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Thomas Joseph Crossword December 16, 2025 Answers
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1Clothing store fixtures5 letters6Brief rest5 letters11Open a jacket, in a way5 letters12Cruise ship5 letters13Something crossed on a road trip11 letters15That woman3 letters16Grass coating3 letters17Harvest goddess3 letters18Powerful chess piece5 letters20Increase5 letters23Karate studios5 letters27Opera piece4 letters28Indian gown4 letters29Unspoken5 letters31Ambulance sound5 letters32Like some eclipses5 letters34In the past3 letters37Whistle blower3 letters38CPR pro3 letters41Slopes athlete11 letters44Hummer’s instrument5 letters45Baseball’s Pee Wee5 letters46Lovable5 letters47Slangy denial5 letters
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1Haste4 letters2Poker payment4 letters3Nicholas, for one4 letters4Young fox3 letters5Accelerated6 letters6Worked the fields6 letters7Vacuum lack3 letters8Edit menu choice4 letters9Percolate4 letters10Goes astray4 letters14Flower visitor3 letters18Partridge’s cousin5 letters19Polite denial5 letters20Mob pariah3 letters21Memorable time3 letters22Singer Damone3 letters24Pickle buy3 letters25Bauxite, e.g.3 letters26Immoral act3 letters30European fish6 letters31Game outing6 letters33Role for Keanu3 letters34Inquires4 letters35Use one’s incisors4 letters36Percolate4 letters38Genesis setting4 letters39Butte’s kin4 letters40Low card4 letters42Misery3 letters43Sheepdog in “Babe"3 letters