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Thomas Joseph Crossword February 16, 2026 Answers
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1Fronts of ships5 letters6Vitality4 letters10Put a cap on5 letters11Some golf clubs5 letters13Banded quartz5 letters14Make extremely dry5 letters15Sine qua --3 letters16Drake’s music3 letters18Inventor Whitney3 letters19Beach Boys legend11 letters22“Very funny!” online3 letters23Move slowly4 letters24Room sides5 letters27Not so many5 letters28Huron neighbor4 letters29Knight’s title3 letters30“It’s a Heartache” singer11 letters35Cow’s chew3 letters36Possess3 letters37Count start3 letters38Useful skill5 letters40Omit phonetically5 letters42Comedian Anne5 letters43Fathered5 letters44Coloring agents4 letters45Run-down5 letters
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1Fallback strategy5 letters2Strictness5 letters3Muscat native5 letters4Humor3 letters5Cans under catering dishes7 letters6Painter Fra Filippo --5 letters7Lyricist Gershwin3 letters8Predicted7 letters9Surround7 letters12Black eye6 letters17Cobbler’s tool3 letters20Patriot Ethan5 letters21Distrustful5 letters24Video chat need6 letters25Awakened7 letters26Lohan of “Freaky Friday”7 letters27Gym goal7 letters29Attach a patch3 letters31Smidgens5 letters32River of France5 letters33Concluded5 letters34Frail5 letters39Before, in poems3 letters41Tell tales3 letters