Crossword Answers for Friday, 9 January 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 9 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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A lyric poem with complex stanza forms ODE
4
The act of preventing BAR
7
A toroidal shape RING
9
Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills IBIS
11
Be envious of; set one's heart on ENVY
12
Be the cause or source of GAVE
13
One who is playfully mischievous IMP
15
Use to the limit TAX
16
To a massive degree or in a massive manner MASSIVELY
19
A wing of an insect ALA
20
A sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan GEM
21
United States baseball player YOGI
23
Of a bluish shade of green TEAL
26
Get rid of SHED
27
As soon as ONCE
28
A public promotion of some product or service ADS
29
The starting place for each hole on a golf course TEE

Down

1
A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined ORE
2
A loud harsh or strident noise DIN
3
Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case ENVISAGED
4
Prodigious BIG
5
The act of abating ABATEMENT
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The contestant you hope to defeat RIVAL
8
Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training GYMS
10
Exciting sexual desire SEXY
14
Eat greedily PIG
16
United States baseball player MAYS
17
An acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye ALOHA
18
Command against VETO
22
A state in the Rocky Mountains IDS
24
Succeed at easily ACE
25
Soldier of the American Revolution LEE