Crossword Answers for Saturday, 17 January 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Saturday, 17 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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A pedal that controls the throttle valve GAS
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Vulgar slang for anus ARSE
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A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico UTE
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Transfer property or ownership ALIEN
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Appointed by nomination NOMINATED
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Spanish surrealist painter MIRO
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A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium ERS
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A quad with a square body EMS
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A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
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A person who has received a degree from a school ALUM
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Loss of the ability to move a body part PARALYSIS
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The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number UNITY
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Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller EMU
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The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue REDS
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A unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts DEN

Down

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Large but transportable armament GUN
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A tiny piece of anything ATOM
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A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together SEMI
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A wing of an insect ALA
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Any customary observance or practice RITE
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An observer who perceives visually SEER
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A final state ENDS
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A person who is unusual ANOMALY
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Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong IRE
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Marked by skill in deception SLY
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Incite or stimulate SPUR
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Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide PANE
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Lacking sufficient water or rainfall ARID
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Take or consume USED
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A performance using gestures and body movements without words MIME
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100 at equal 1 kip in Laos ATS
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Any star around which a planetary system revolves SUN