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Thomas Joseph Crossword December 9, 2025 Answers
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1College studies6 letters7Travel document4 letters11Strangely different6 letters12Luau instruments4 letters13Nodded off11 letters15Early Mexican5 letters16Like lawns in the morning4 letters18Fancy party4 letters21Cougar4 letters22Comic strip sections6 letters24In the style of3 letters25Feel poorly3 letters26Foot part3 letters27Tight group6 letters29Present4 letters30Wallop4 letters31Litter’s littlest4 letters32“Yippee!”5 letters34Remained unused11 letters40Vicinity4 letters41“The Bathers” painter6 letters42Some rodents4 letters43Pencil end6 letters
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1Kitten cry3 letters2Log chopper3 letters3Singer Bon Jovi3 letters4Canada’s capital6 letters5Posh5 letters6Edinburgh native4 letters7Spock, for one6 letters8Mamie’s husband3 letters9Notice3 letters10Nile serpent3 letters14“Love Story” writer5 letters16Blunts5 letters17Phone messages5 letters19Admit5 letters20Up in the air5 letters21Ocean off Cal.3 letters22Cobbler’s cousin3 letters23Harden3 letters25Zero5 letters28Sales goals6 letters29Neighbor of Venezuela6 letters31Crew member5 letters33Tedious fellow4 letters34Simple card game3 letters35Pitching stat3 letters36Tennis divider3 letters37Sinking signal3 letters38Make a bow in3 letters39Mess up3 letters