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Thomas Joseph Crossword January 2, 2026 Answers
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1Nuisances5 letters6Quick kisses5 letters11Heep of fiction5 letters12Unaccompanied5 letters13Flower’s friend5 letters14Light unit5 letters15Dad, in slang4 letters17Expedited4 letters18Ring of light4 letters20Satanic4 letters22Luau strings3 letters23Forcible ejection7 letters26Uncertain state5 letters28Michener book5 letters29Counterparts7 letters31Patriots’ org.3 letters32Musical close4 letters33Lot buy4 letters34Canyon sound4 letters36Lip protector4 letters38Filth5 letters40Spa garments5 letters43Dead duck5 letters44Swindle5 letters45Garbo, for one5 letters46Dwight’s predecessor5 letters
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1Place for a pint3 letters2Historic age3 letters3Wedge or lever, e.g.13 letters4Off limits5 letters5Fleet unit4 letters6Bud3 letters7Hard to catch7 letters8It has both real and imaginary parts13 letters9Pants part4 letters10Dispatch4 letters16Take in3 letters18Island dance4 letters19Related4 letters21Brewery sights4 letters23Parka part4 letters24Dagger handle4 letters25Ibsen’s home4 letters27Opened, in a way7 letters30Yak it up3 letters33Honolulu hello5 letters34Quiche base4 letters35Be boastful4 letters37St. Louis sight4 letters39Before, to bards3 letters41Lobe setting3 letters42Sow site3 letters