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Thomas Joseph Crossword January 12, 2026 Answers
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1Places4 letters5Not quite closed4 letters9“Be quiet!”5 letters10“Forget it!”5 letters12Sung drama5 letters13Spiny plant5 letters14Vacillates6 letters16Filmmaker Burns3 letters17Looks over4 letters18Out-of-the-park hits6 letters21Sprinted3 letters22Baltimore team6 letters23Metal fastener5 letters24Ninth-inning pitcher6 letters26Vigor3 letters29Corporate shark6 letters30Therefore4 letters31“Now -- seen everything!”3 letters32Frugal fellows6 letters34Sandwich shops5 letters37“American Buffalo” playwright5 letters38Eat away5 letters39Fixes copy5 letters40Try for a fly4 letters41Beholds4 letters
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1Tropical fruit6 letters2Irregular6 letters3Radials, e.g.5 letters4Asterisk4 letters5Santa --, California3 letters6Steady run3 letters7Rouse6 letters8Dance party crowd6 letters9Shrink in fear5 letters11Longings4 letters15Tykes7 letters19Finished4 letters20Got together3 letters22Increase4 letters23Scepter3 letters24Spelunkers6 letters25Go into hiding6 letters26Baby born early, for short6 letters27Long-plumed birds6 letters28Fence supports5 letters29Take the bus4 letters30Steer clear of5 letters33Iowa State setting4 letters35Lupino of films3 letters36Ready to go3 letters