Crossword Answers for Thursday, 15 January 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 15 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Informal terms for a mother MAS
4
Person who resembles a nonhuman primate APES
8
The conscious mind EGO
9
A stick that people can lean on to help them walk CANE
10
To draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl GRIN
11
Stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree TREE
12
Angular distance above the horizon ALT
13
Slang for a paunch POT
14
Have certain dimensions MEASURING
18
Cause to tilt TIP
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A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida CAY
20
Being sour to the taste ACID
22
Take off weight SLIM
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U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof SHOE
24
The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen PEL
25
Informal terms for the leg PINS
26
A pompous fool ASS

Down

1
Common black European thrush MERLE
2
Disturbance usually in protest AGITATION
3
A male human offspring SON
4
A theatrical performer ACTOR
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A tiny piece of anything PARTICLES
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The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE
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Deem to be SEE
10
A herd of whales GAM
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An inexperienced young person PUP
15
An aspect of something SIDES
16
Take into custody NAILS
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Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training GYM
20
Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder ASP
21
The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet CHI
22
A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA