Crossword Answers for Thursday, 1 January 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 1 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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An interest followed with exaggerated zeal FAD
4
A quad with a square body EMS
7
Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs MORE
8
A deep wide chasm GULF
10
Having the character of an anecdote ANECDOTAL
12
Put at risk STAKE
13
Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller EMU
14
Marked by skill in deception SLY
16
A fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair ABA
19
Discussion; TALKS
23
Throw with an underhand motion SUBMARINE
25
The underside of the foot SOLE
26
Get or derive DREW
27
A yearning for something or to do something YEN
28
A power tool for cutting wood SAW

Down

1
Bowl for baptismal water FONT
2
A subject of study AREA
3
Knock down with force DECKS
4
The conscious mind EGO
5
A deaf person who is unable to speak MUTE
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Close violently SLAM
7
Informal terms for a mother MAS
9
An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease FLU
11
The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet DELTA
15
A unit of volume YARDS
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A pompous fool ASS
17
Keep afloat BUOY
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Having a strong healthy body ABLE
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The basic unit of money in Turkey LIRA
21
Have fixed in the mind KNEW
22
Create (clothes) with cloth SEW
24
A male subordinate MEN