Crossword Answers for Thursday, 22 January 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 22 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

1
Collect fees or profits FARM
5
Good hearing EAR
8
A subject of study AREA
9
(used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently ERGO
10
The absence of heat COLD
11
The cry of a cock CROW
12
Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller EMU
13
The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet RHO
14
Something done ACTIONS
17
The upper part of anything TOP
18
The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet ETA
20
Unwanted e-mail SPAM
22
Indulge in horseplay FOOL
23
A fortified position LINE
24
The goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene LUNA
25
Up to the present time YET
26
The act of using USES

Down

1
The general outward appearance of something FACE
2
A distinctive odor that is pleasant AROMA
3
Disinclined to become involved RELUCTANT
4
Very foolish MAD
5
Containing or characterized by error ERRONEOUS
6
In the past AGO
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An angry dispute ROW
9
To say again or imitate ECHO
13
Tear or be torn violently RIP
15
A (usually) large and scholarly book TOME
16
United States filmmaker STONE
19
By bad luck ALAS
20
Marked by skill in deception SLY
21
Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top PIE
22
An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease FLU