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Thomas Joseph Crossword October 21, 2026 Answers
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1Interstellar cloud6 letters7Fundamentals4 letters11Starting bid6 letters12This is one4 letters13Writer Defoe6 letters14Gift-wrapping need4 letters15Line about 23° from the equator6 letters17Physics amount4 letters20Egyptian crosses5 letters23-- Dhabi3 letters24Relinquish7 letters26Fist bump3 letters27Brynner of “The King and I”3 letters28Refiner’s supply3 letters29Eroded7 letters31Depressed3 letters32French thanks5 letters33Lairs4 letters34Sweet drink6 letters37Physics topic4 letters39Plaza resident of children’s books6 letters43Act the nomad4 letters44Fan6 letters45Nasty4 letters46Radio-emitting star6 letters
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1Silent assent3 letters2Clean Water Act org.3 letters3Stiller of films3 letters4Pecks and pounds5 letters5Lewd look4 letters6Singer Guthrie4 letters7Stage work6 letters8High-gravity phenomenon9 letters9Trophy3 letters10Look upon3 letters16Sao --5 letters17Sir’s counterpart5 letters18Ease up5 letters19Exploding star9 letters21Canadian native5 letters22Gushes forth5 letters24Jaded type5 letters25Ump’s call3 letters30Old suppliers6 letters33Salivate5 letters35Maryland player, for short4 letters36Noted baseball family name4 letters37Radius’s place3 letters38Low digit3 letters40“-- not for me to say”3 letters41Yacht spot3 letters42Mess up3 letters