Word before winner or after Wonder Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Word before winner or after Wonder” from the New York Times crossword of January 4, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 4, 2026
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BREAD is the answer to “Word before winner or after Wonder”. It means to cover with crumbs of a baked foodstuff made from flour.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To cover with crumbs of a baked foodstuff made from flour.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: RDEBA.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Basis for croutons”.
More clues from the New York Times (January 4, 2026)
Across
- 1. It protects the heart7 letters, starts with RRIBCAGE
- 8. Egyptian god of the underworld6 letters, starts with OOSIRIS
- 14. Dr.'s order?3 letters, starts with AAMA
- 17. Substances found in cured meats and explosives8 letters, starts with NNITRATES
- 18. Theme park with attractions like The Count's Splash Castle and Oscar's Rusty Rotten Rockets11 letters, starts with SSESAMEPLACE
- 21. High marks8 letters, starts with AAPLUSSES
- 22. "That's enough bickering!"12 letters, starts with SSTOPITYOUTWO
- 24. Valletta's land5 letters, starts with MMALTA
- 25. Sci-fi protagonist who says "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life"3 letters, starts with NNEO
- 27. Max's opposite3 letters, starts with MMIN
- 28. Morpheus, to 25-Across6 letters, starts with MMENTOR
- 29. Good ol' boy5 letters, starts with BBUBBA
- 31. Actor Thomas ___ Church5 letters, starts with HHADEN
- 34. Stares stupidly5 letters, starts with GGAWKS
- 35. General who crossed the Rubicon6 letters, starts with CCAESAR
- 37. Snubs7 letters, starts with IIGNORES
- 39. Ultimate end, to Aristotle5 letters, starts with TTELOS
- 40. TV E.T.3 letters, starts with AALF
- 41. Secondary list of options7 letters, starts with SSUBMENU
- 43. ___ Veronese, "The Wedding at Cana" painter5 letters, starts with PPAOLO
- 45. Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway)4 letters, starts with MMAUD
- 47. Classification that anyone can donate to6 letters, starts with TTYPEAB
- 48. Got off4 letters, starts with AALIT
- 49. With warts and all4 letters, starts with AASIS
- 53. Pesto ingredients8 letters, starts with PPINENUTS
- 55. Made less angry now8 letters, starts with PPLACATED
- 58. Ozone no-no, for short3 letters, starts with CCFC
- 59. The dash in many an emoticon4 letters, starts with NNOSE
- 60. It's a "tyrannical discipline," said Sylvia Plath6 letters, starts with PPOETRY
- 61. Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel6 letters, starts with MMUFASA
- 63. Derived from gold5 letters, starts with AAURIC
- 66. Steals, informally7 letters, starts with FFILCHES
- 67. Something a bug produces5 letters, starts with EERROR
- 68. Certain Army noncom6 letters, starts with SSGTMAJ
- 70. Points to a church?6 letters, starts with SSPIRES
- 71. What the 7 may mean in 7/114 letters, starts with JJULY
- 73. Brewed beverage3 letters, starts with AALE
- 74. Perseveres8 letters, starts with PPUSHESON
- 76. Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website8 letters, starts with PPOPSUGAR
- 80. "Horsefeathers!"4 letters, starts with PPISH
- 82. "Fiddlesticks!"4 letters, starts with DDRAT
- 83. Combine using heat without melting, as particles6 letters, starts with SSINTER
- 85. Make a lot, say?4 letters, starts with PPAVE
- 86. Famed firefighter Red5 letters, starts with AADAIR
- 88. "All right, but that's not my opinion"7 letters, starts with SSAYSYOU
- 90. L.A.P.D. unit?3 letters, starts with LLOS
- 91. The Lamb5 letters, starts with JJESUS
- 93. Devoted effort to looking attractive7 letters, starts with PPREENED
- 96. Leaning6 letters, starts with AASLANT
- 98. Bandage brand5 letters, starts with CCURAD
- 99. Possessed, biblically5 letters, starts with HHADST
- 100. Word before winner or after Wonder5 letters, starts with BBREAD
- 101. Brick homes6 letters, starts with AADOBES
- 103. Buffalo's home: Abbr.3 letters, starts with NNYS
- 104. "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"3 letters, starts with SSIE
- 106. Eponym of element 965 letters, starts with CCURIE
- 109. They'll get there eventually12 letters, starts with LLATEBLOOMERS
- 113. Like the cultivation of land8 letters, starts with AAGRARIAN
- 115. Country whose border shape is the world's roundest11 letters, starts with SSIERRALEONE
- 116. Zero8 letters, starts with GGOOSEEGG
- 117. Co.'s $$ head3 letters, starts with CCFO
- 118. Steal for ransom6 letters, starts with KKIDNAP
- 119. Whence the phrase "wear one's heart on one's sleeve"7 letters, starts with OOTHELLO
Down
- 1. Kelly of morning TV4 letters, starts with RRIPA
- 2. "Come on and let loose for a while!"9 letters, starts with IITLLBEFUN
- 3. Name of Ohio State's buckeye mascot6 letters, starts with BBRUTUS
- 4. Wrinkly fruits7 letters, starts with CCASABAS
- 5. Parts of many online handles3 letters, starts with AATS
- 6. Davis of "Thelma & Louise"5 letters, starts with GGEENA
- 7. "___ quam videri" (North Carolina's motto)4 letters, starts with EESSE
- 8. 1940s spy grp.3 letters, starts with OOSS
- 9. Ready … or a word after ready3 letters, starts with SSET
- 10. Chemist's variant6 letters, starts with IISOMER
- 11. Violent seizure, as of property6 letters, starts with RRAPINE
- 12. "Sign me up"4 letters, starts with IIMIN
- 13. He scattered his brother's remains across the land and usurped his throne3 letters, starts with SSET
- 14. Soothing goo7 letters, starts with AALOEGEL
- 15. Hawaiian for "long mountain"8 letters, starts with MMAUNALOA
- 16. Intermission follower on Broadway6 letters, starts with AACTTWO
- 17. War zone for Rambo, informally3 letters, starts with NNAM
- 19. Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___"3 letters, starts with PPYM
- 20. Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g.5 letters, starts with EEWOKS
- 23. Hosp. areas3 letters, starts with OORS
- 26. "I'm flattered!"5 letters, starts with OOHGEE
- 30. Believing his friend and ally had too much power, he led a party of conspirators to put an end to him6 letters, starts with BBRUTUS
- 32. State capital that's closest to the U.S. Capitol9 letters, starts with AANNAPOLIS
- 33. Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively13 letters, starts with DDOUBLECROSSED
- 35. Kids' summer getaway4 letters, starts with CCAMP
- 36. Kyrgyzstani mountain range4 letters, starts with AALAI
- 37. Urchins4 letters, starts with IIMPS
- 38. Fans out6 letters, starts with SSPLAYS
- 39. Where idols go head-to-head?5 letters, starts with TTOTEM
- 42. Small part in a gig4 letters, starts with BBYTE
- 44. British isle3 letters, starts with AAIT
- 46. It's in your jeans5 letters, starts with DDENIM
- 48. Plot divisions5 letters, starts with AACRES
- 50. Traumatize4 letters, starts with SSCAR
- 51. "Assuming that's true …"4 letters, starts with IIFSO
- 52. He led his brother to his demise by endangering his nephew4 letters, starts with SSCAR
- 54. "Not gonna lie …"5 letters, starts with NNOCAP
- 56. First enactors of democracy9 letters, starts with AATHENIANS
- 57. Fencing contests5 letters, starts with DDUELS
- 60. Chemistry lab dropper5 letters, starts with PPIPET
- 62. Prepare quickly, as eggs for breakfast5 letters, starts with FFRYUP
- 63. Chop-chop4 letters, starts with AASAP
- 64. Wrinkly fruit4 letters, starts with UUGLI
- 65. GPS lines: Abbr.4 letters, starts with RRTES
- 66. Programming language that's also a musical key6 letters, starts with FFSHARP
- 69. He sold out his master in exchange for silver5 letters, starts with JJUDAS
- 71. Baby in a pouch4 letters, starts with JJOEY
- 72. Pandemonium6 letters, starts with UUPROAR
- 75. Title for a guru3 letters, starts with SSRI
- 76. Survivor's affliction, for short4 letters, starts with PPTSD
- 77. Elf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring"9 letters, starts with GGALADRIEL
- 78. Big name in makeup4 letters, starts with AAVON
- 79. Music score squiggle4 letters, starts with RREST
- 81. Disagrees (with)8 letters, starts with HHASABEEF
- 84. Ixnays from Irkutsk5 letters, starts with NNYETS
- 87. Obnoxious fratty sort, colloquially7 letters, starts with DDUDEBRO
- 89. Possible scenario, to a coder7 letters, starts with UUSECASE
- 91. 2011 Lady Gaga hit5 letters, starts with JJUDAS
- 92. Steamy6 letters, starts with EEROTIC
- 94. Paired chips with dips?6 letters, starts with RRHYMED
- 95. Touch lightly, as a gas pedal6 letters, starts with EEASEON
- 97. Floral victory symbol6 letters, starts with LLAUREL
- 98. Lead-in to Tech3 letters, starts with CCAL
- 100. Spawned5 letters, starts with BBEGOT
- 102. Camera inits.3 letters, starts with SSLR
- 103. ___ me tangere (Latin warning)4 letters, starts with NNOLI
- 105. Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin"4 letters, starts with IIAGO
- 107. Driven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfall4 letters, starts with IIAGO
- 108. Official lang. of Liberia3 letters, starts with EENG
- 110. Acorn, in the future3 letters, starts with OOAK
- 111. Messenger ___3 letters, starts with RRNA
- 112. Birth month of most Virgos: Abbr.3 letters, starts with SSEP
- 114. "Ruh-___!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons")3 letters, starts with RROH
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Questions
What is the answer to “Word before winner or after Wonder”?
BREAD, 5 letters: to cover with crumbs of a baked foodstuff made from flour.
When was “Word before winner or after Wonder” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of January 4, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with B.