Crossword Answers for Tuesday, 13 January 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Tuesday, 13 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk DAD
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Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck' DOE
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Love intensely ADORE
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Good hearing EAR
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Hike with a backpack BACKPACKS
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Angular distance above the horizon ALT
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A desire for sexual intimacy EROS
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A person who owns something OWNER
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One-hundredth of a right angle GRAD
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Completely given to or absorbed by ALL
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Make certain of GUARANTEE
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The creation of beautiful or significant things ART
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Poor enough to need help from others NEEDY
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Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against SUE
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A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes TED

Down

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One of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university DOCTORATE
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A boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood ARK
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Addicted to a drug DEPENDANT
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Be beautiful to look at DECORATED
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A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves OAKS
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A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium ERS
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A fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair ABA
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A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters DAL
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Form or compose ARE
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The waging of armed conflict against an enemy WAR
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Each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion GURU
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Be in charge of LED
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A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock LEY
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A pedal that controls the throttle valve GAS
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Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman NEE