Crossword Answers for Friday, 16 January 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 16 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet TAU
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A small amount of liquid food SUP
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An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk DADS
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At another time ANON
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The highest point ACME
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Very small TINY
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Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow SKI
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Stick to firmly BINDS
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Precipitate as rain RAINS
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A grant made by a law court AWARD
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A large pot for making coffee or tea URN
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A shop selling ready-to-eat food products DELI
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Stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree TREE
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Take a seat SITS
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Make hot or hotter HEAT
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The seed of the cereal grass RYE
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Not used up ODD

Down

1
Gear for a horse TACK
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The office of admiral ADMIRALTY
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The act of using USE
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A smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back SATIN
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Not covered by insurance UNINSURED
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A small lake POND
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An official prosecutor for a judicial district DAS
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A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies NYS
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Invoke upon BID
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Move upward ARISE
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A public promotion of some product or service ADS
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A fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish WEIR
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Obtain data from magnetic tapes READ
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The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time NET
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A branch of the Tai languages THO