Crossword Answers for Wednesday, 7 January 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Wednesday, 7 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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A teasing remark RIB
4
Long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation PEW
7
A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together SEMI
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Rounded like an egg OVAL
10
Be worth it PAID
11
Make children SIRE
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Naturally disposed toward APT
13
A woman's sleeveless undergarment TEDDY
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Out of the way ASIDE
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Eight people considered as a unit OCTET
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Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman NEE
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Not excessive or extreme FAIR
22
Adult male deer STAG
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A person of French descent FROG
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In addition ALSO
25
The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE
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The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet WYE

Down

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Get or derive REAP
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Something copied or derived from an original IMITATION
3
Invoke upon BID
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Be a mystery or bewildering to POSED
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Unmistakably EVIDENTLY
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A division of a prison WARD
7
A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
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A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock LEY
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Small insectivorous birds TIT
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A twilled woolen fabric SERGE
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In an unpalatable state OFF
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An anxious feeling CARE
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Make easier EASE
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The conscious mind EGO
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A power tool for cutting wood SAW