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Thomas Joseph Crossword January 2, 2025 Answers
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1Soccer legend4 letters5Continuing story6 letters11File stand-in4 letters12Anxious6 letters13Easy gait4 letters14Flew alone6 letters15Japanese meat dish8 letters17Rink surface3 letters18Key5 letters22Walking aids5 letters24Rude push5 letters25Kin of calc.3 letters26Espionage org.3 letters27One-sided wins5 letters30Magic Johnson, once5 letters32Bus terminal5 letters33Yale rooter3 letters34Lauren, for one8 letters38Music range6 letters41Fairy tale monster4 letters42Blanch6 letters43Destroy4 letters44Bemoan6 letters45Dueling weapon4 letters
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1Cherry centers4 letters2Beige4 letters3Improving9 letters4Lead on6 letters5Slugger Sammy4 letters6Cook’s mushrooms6 letters7Burger topper6 letters8Groom’s answer3 letters9Period3 letters10Was ahead3 letters16“You bet!”3 letters19Jailing9 letters20Pop singer Sands4 letters21Eye drop4 letters22Jack or joker4 letters23Balm ingredient4 letters28So far6 letters29Director Spielberg6 letters30Maui souvenir3 letters311990s veep6 letters35Dispatched4 letters36Lake near Buffalo4 letters37Painter Magritte4 letters38Athena’s symbol3 letters39Tea, in British slang3 letters40Singer McGraw3 letters