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Thomas Joseph Crossword August 22, 2026 Answers
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1Dull pain4 letters5Does’ mates5 letters10First lady before Michelle5 letters12Seasonal song5 letters13Brat’s opposite5 letters14Yucca’s kin5 letters15Soviet jet3 letters16Set fire to3 letters18Garden area3 letters19Like some garages6 letters21Knights’ titles4 letters22Chant type9 letters24Cruller’s cousin5 letters25Salem native9 letters29Conks out4 letters30Haphazard6 letters32Wing3 letters33Stake3 letters34Be a contender3 letters35Deli fixture5 letters37Biscotti flavor5 letters39Journalist Couric5 letters40Trouble5 letters41Contemptuous look5 letters42Hardy heroine4 letters
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1Texas landmark5 letters2Some chair work6 letters3Overtly friendly sort6 letters4Before, to bards3 letters5Jazz style4 letters6Price setting3 letters7Mideast peninsula6 letters8Rule6 letters9Goes downhill5 letters11Excited7 letters17Magnetite, e.g.7 letters20Gives over5 letters21Peaceful protest5 letters23Drink now, pay later7 letters25Tin Man’s prop6 letters26Feel empathy6 letters27Counsel6 letters28Sounds6 letters29Newsroom fixtures5 letters31Convenes5 letters33Tavern order4 letters36Tell tales3 letters38Take in3 letters