Crossword Answers for Friday, 2 January 2026
All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 2 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.
Across
- 1
- Pitch of the voice KEY
- 4
- A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific ORS
- 7
- Destroy and strip of its possession RAPE
- 8
- Large American feline resembling a lion PUMA
- 10
- Something copied or derived from an original IMITATION
- 12
- A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC
- 13
- A toroidal shape RINGS
- 14
- A police officer who investigates crimes TEC
- 15
- The surrounding environment MEDIA
- 18
- A tube in which a body fluid circulates VAS
- 21
- Stock excessively OVERSTOCK
- 23
- A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing TILE
- 24
- Open to or abounding in fresh air AIRY
- 25
- Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers LIS
- 26
- A lyric poem with complex stanza forms ODE
Down
- 1
- Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara KAMA
- 2
- A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds EPIC
- 3
- Up to the present time YET
- 4
- The organ of sight OPTIC
- 5
- Destroy or cause to fail RUIN
- 6
- Air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog SMOG
- 7
- The hoop from which the net is suspended RIM
- 9
- An associate degree in nursing ANS
- 11
- A subject of study AREAS
- 14
- Cause to be bored TIRES
- 15
- A clever remark MOT
- 16
- Morally bad or wrong EVIL
- 17
- A shop selling ready-to-eat food products DELI
- 18
- Declare invalid VOID
- 19
- A territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru ACRE
- 20
- Throw or toss with a light motion SKY
- 22
- The ultimate principle of the universe TAO