NYT Crossword January 4, 2026 Answers

Across

1A It protects the heart 7 8A Egyptian god of the underworld 6 14A Dr.'s order? 3 17A Substances found in cured meats and explosives 8 18A Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets 11 21A High marks 8 22A "That's enough bickering!" 12 24A Valletta's land 5 25A Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life" 3 27A Max's opposite 3 28A Morpheus, to 25-Across 6 29A Good ol' boy 5 31A Actor Thomas ___ Church 5 34A Stares stupidly 5 35A General who crossed the Rubicon 6 37A Snubs 7 39A Ultimate end, to Aristotle 5 40A TV E.T. 3 41A Secondary list of options 7 43A ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter 5 45A Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway) 4 47A Classification that anyone can donate to 6 48A Got off 4 49A With warts and all 4 53A Pesto ingredients 8 55A Made less angry now 8 58A Ozone no-no, for short 3 59A The dash in many an emoticon 4 60A It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath 6 61A Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel 6 63A Derived from gold 5 66A Steals, informally 7 67A Something a bug produces 5 68A Certain Army noncom 6 70A Points to a church? 6 71A What the 7 may mean in 7/11 4 73A Brewed beverage 3 74A Perseveres 8 76A Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website 8 80A "Horsefeathers!" 4 82A "Fiddlesticks!" 4 83A Combine using heat without melting, as particles 6 85A Make a lot, say? 4 86A Famed firefighter Red 5 88A "All right, but that's not my opinion" 7 90A L.A.P.D. unit? 3 91A The Lamb 5 93A Devoted effort to looking attractive 7 96A Leaning 6 98A Bandage brand 5 99A Possessed, biblically 5 100A Word before winner or after Wonder 5 101A Brick homes 6 103A Buffalo's home: Abbr. 3 104A "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?" 3 106A Eponym of element 96 5 109A They'll get there eventually 12 113A Like the cultivation of land 8 115A Country whose border shape is the world's roundest 11 116A Zero 8 117A Co.'s $$$ head 3 118A Steal for ransom 6 119A Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve" 7

Down

1D Kelly of morning TV 4 2D "Come on and let loose for a while!" 9 3D Name of Ohio State's buckeye mascot 6 4D Wrinkly fruits 7 5D Parts of many online handles 3 6D Davis of "Thelma & Louise" 5 7D "___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto) 4 8D 1940s spy grp. 3 9D Ready … or a word after ready 3 10D Chemist's variant 6 11D Violent seizure, as of property 6 12D "Sign me up" 4 13D He scattered his brother's remains across the land and usurped his throne 3 14D Soothing goo 7 15D Hawaiian for "long mountain" 8 16D Intermission follower on Broadway 6 17D War zone for Rambo, informally 3 19D Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___" 3 20D Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g. 5 23D Hosp. areas 3 26D "I'm flattered!" 5 30D Believing his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to him 6 32D State capital that's closest to the U.S. Capitol 9 33D Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively 13 35D Kids' summer getaway 4 36D Kyrgyzstani mountain range 4 37D Urchins 4 38D Fans out 6 39D Where idols go head-to-head? 5 42D Small part in a gig 4 44D British isle 3 46D It's in your jeans 5 48D Plot divisions 5 50D Traumatize 4 51D "Assuming that's true …" 4 52D He led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephew 4 54D "Not gonna lie …" 5 56D First enactors of democracy 9 57D Fencing contests 5 60D Chemistry lab dropper 5 62D Prepare quickly, as eggs for breakfast 5 63D Chop-chop 4 64D Wrinkly fruit 4 65D GPS lines: Abbr. 4 66D Programming language that's also a musical key 6 69D He sold out his master in exchange for silver 5 71D Baby in a pouch 4 72D Pandemonium 6 75D Title for a guru 3 76D Survivor's affliction, for short 4 77D Elf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring" 9 78D Big name in makeup 4 79D Music score squiggle 4 81D Disagrees (with) 8 84D Ixnays from Irkutsk 5 87D Obnoxious fratty sort, colloquially 7 89D Possible scenario, to a coder 7 91D 2011 Lady Gaga hit 5 92D Steamy 6 94D Paired chips with dips? 6 95D Touch lightly, as a gas pedal 6 97D Floral victory symbol 6 98D Lead-in to Tech 3 100D Spawned 5 102D Camera inits. 3 103D ___ me tangere (Latin warning) 4 105D Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin" 4 107D Driven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfall 4 108D Official lang. of Liberia 3 110D Acorn, in the future 3 111D Messenger ___ 3 112D Birth month of most Virgos: Abbr. 3 114D "Ruh-___!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons") 3