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Thomas Joseph Crossword January 20, 2026 Answers
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1Origami need5 letters6Chin cover5 letters11Writer Zola5 letters12Be of one mind5 letters13Making explicit11 letters15Boy king of Egypt3 letters16Squid’s squirt3 letters17First número3 letters18Typewriter bars7 letters20Caret’s key3 letters21Broad st.3 letters22Postmark part4 letters23Brief rest5 letters26Holds power5 letters27Prepares for war4 letters28Singing Sandra3 letters29Hip-hop music3 letters30Supplant7 letters34Play division3 letters35Flamenco cheer3 letters36“Oh, wow!”3 letters37Paying, painfully11 letters40Ryan of “Paper Moon”5 letters41Keyed up5 letters42Gives for a time5 letters43Rocker Bob5 letters
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1Nuisances5 letters2Increase5 letters3Michelangelo sculpture5 letters4Building wing3 letters5Take over for7 letters6River’s bounds5 letters7Easter find3 letters8Stirring state7 letters9Get together again7 letters10Gets clean7 letters14Memo heading4 letters19One of the Mamas4 letters22“Hamilton” event4 letters23Umbrella look-alike7 letters24Weaver of myth7 letters25Very many7 letters26Feels remorse7 letters28Sub shop4 letters30Bakery buys5 letters31In the middle of5 letters32Lead to5 letters33Stage direction5 letters38Young fellow3 letters39“My word!"3 letters