Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, January 3, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, January 3, 2026 features 66 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.9 letters. The longest answer is "ABBREVIATE".
Total Clues
66
Longest
ABBREVIATE
Avg Length
5.9
Shortest
AHI
Featured Clue
"Save space, in a way"
10 Letters
ABBREVIATE
ALLComplete Solution List
Admit
5LETIN
Have a feeling
5SENSE
Campus mil. group
4ROTC
Actor Maguire
5TOBEY
Prefix with sphere
4HEMI
PlayStation 5 maker
4SONY
Work place
4DESK
Allow me?
8ICANHELP
Corner piece
6STAPLE
French fathers
5PERES
Unwanted mail
4BILL
Behold, in Latin
4ECCE
Poke option
3AHI
Spot
4SITE
Building that shouldn't have running water
9ICEPALACE
Fruits related to grapefruits
7POMELOS
One in hand?
3ACE
Ditch digger.
5SPADE
Hairstyle associated with lesbian culture
6MULLET
Spoilers that ruin a whole lot
9BADAPPLES
Really went for
9LIKELIKED
Stretch one's legs, say
5AMBLE
Add pizazz to
7SPICEUP
Save me ___
9LASTDANCE
What "seder" means, literally
5ORDER
Unwasted?
5SOBER
Some chances to get credit, in brief
7APTESTS
Number range for some board games
4AGES
Berry found in swamps
4ACAI
Support from an angel
9SEEDMONEY
Part of many a financial portfolio
4BOND
Lincolnesque, in a way
5LANKY
Uncovered
9AUNATUREL
Save space, in a way
10ABBREVIATE
Blemish
4DING
Direction to get to an address
9CLICKHERE
Place to make offers
4EBAY
Symbols of love on some bridges
8PADLOCKS
Exaggerated speaking style that promotes language development
9PARENTESE
... your point being?
5OKAND
Opposite of "with the works"
5PLAIN
On top of that
8MOREOVER
Appliance that uses a thermostat to know when to stop
10RICECOOKER
Words on an incriminating email, perhaps
10DELETETHIS
Aids in recalling
9MNEMONICS
How someone might be caught
6ONTAPE
Performer who's juggling a lot?
10ONEMANBAND
Emoji indicating interest
4EYES
Language in which "thank you" is "shukriya"
4URDU
European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two letters
5MINSK
Fervent
7INTENSE
When repeated, a fish
4MAHI
Selene's Roman counterpart
4LUNA
Nothing special
4SOSO
Part of a certain steering system
4REIN
Start of a declaration of 47 B.C.
5ICAME
Lake ___, body of water near London
4ERIE
Drifters at sea
8PLANKTON
Where French fries are "frog sticks"
5DINER
Tech that records movement
5MOCAP
Soft, sticky treat
4PEEP
It's conditional
4ELSE
Place with a chapel and mess hall
9BIBLECAMP
Not so simple
6HARDER
Informal endorsements
4RECS
Annual event with baskets
7EGGHUNT