The daily puzzleTHURSDAY EDITION
Thomas Joseph Crossword November 5, 2026 Answers
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1Galleon pole4 letters52004 Olympics setting6 letters11Lake near Buffalo4 letters12Fictional castaway6 letters13Poet Sexton4 letters14“Are you glad I’m back?”6 letters15Reward for sitting8 letters17Summer sign3 letters18Union chapter5 letters22Vigilant5 letters24Trap5 letters25Take notes3 letters26Gun, as a motor3 letters27Attests5 letters30Clinic cost5 letters32Kidney-related5 letters33Poem of praise3 letters34Cambridge coin8 letters38Get by6 letters41Sax great Getz4 letters42Come into sight6 letters43Broadcast4 letters44Christmas tree stuff6 letters45Dance and music, e.g.4 letters
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1Honeyed drink4 letters2Florence’s river4 letters3John who directed “Boyz n the Hood”9 letters4Wobble6 letters5High point4 letters6Ordeals6 letters7John who directed “The African Queen”6 letters8Curvy letter3 letters9-- de plume3 letters10Take in3 letters16Nonsense3 letters19John who directed “Halloween”9 letters20Vicinity4 letters21Impose, as taxes4 letters22Not quite closed4 letters23Cherish4 letters28John who directed “Hairspray”6 letters29Hammer type6 letters30Force member3 letters31Texas city6 letters35Seasonal song4 letters36Jargon4 letters37Cuts off4 letters38Ran into3 letters39Paris pal3 letters40Filmmaker Burns3 letters