Crossword Answers for Thursday, 16 July 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 16 July 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Proceed slowly or with difficulty LIMP
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A person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war POW
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Anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume OCEAN
10
Person who resembles a nonhuman primate APE
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The rate of some repeating event TEMPO
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The starting place for each hole on a golf course TEE
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The act of gambling BET
14
A final state END
15
An unpaid overdue debt ARREARS
17
A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
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Informal terms for the leg PIN
19
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers INN
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A friend or comrade AMIGO
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Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman NEE
24
Turn away from by persuasion DETER
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An official prosecutor for a judicial district DAS
26
Color with dye DYES

Down

1
Any collection in its entirety LOT
2
Water frozen in the solid state ICE
3
A thin pliable sheet of material MEMBRANES
4
A medium for written communication PAPER
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The kinship relation between an offspring and the father PATERNITY
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Become open OPENS
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Street names for marijuana WEED
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A pad of paper for keeping notes NOTEPAD
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Transient cessation of respiration APNEA
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Propose or intend AIMED
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A region of southeastern Pakistan SIND
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Turn to the right side GEE
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A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific ORS