Crossword Answers for Wednesday, 21 January 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Wednesday, 21 January 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed ROM
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A herd of whales GAM
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A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined ORE
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A person's reputation NAMES
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Of grammatical gender MASCULINE
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Fear resulting from the awareness of danger ALARM
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A street or road in France RUE
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An affirmative YEA
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Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder ASP
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A horizontal bar RAILS
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A datum that can be represented numerically STATISTIC
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Violent and needless disturbance HAVOC
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The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet ETA
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A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs REP
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The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet MEM

Down

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Memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed ROMA
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Using speech rather than writing ORAL
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Flat tableland with steep edges MESA
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Alliterative term for girl GAL
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An independent ruler or chieftain AMIR
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An agenda of things to do MENU
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Measured or expressed in numbers NUMERIC
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Deem to be SEE
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A fit of weeping CRY
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An associate degree in arts AAS
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The residue that remains when something is burned ASH
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An actor who plays a principal role STAR
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A setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows PAVE
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An individual instance of a type of symbol ITEM
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Having relatively few calories LITE
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Deprive of by deceit SCAM
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The upper part of anything TOP