Crossword Answers for Friday, 10 July 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 10 July 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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A disparaging term for a British person POM
4
Informal terms for a mother MUM
7
A fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair ABA
8
Having died recently LATE
9
Admit as valid SUSTAINED
11
The act of using USE
12
A gangster's pistol ROD
13
A short newspaper article about a particular person or group PERSONALS
17
The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one VIS
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The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet TAU
19
A scandal that is kept secret SKELETONS
22
A Scottish church KIRK
23
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong IRE
24
A state in midwestern United States INS
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A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies NYS

Down

1
Temporary inactivity PAUSE
2
An expert who observes and comments on something OBSERVERS
3
A master's degree in teaching MAT
4
Required by rule MANDATORY
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A member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico UTE
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A master's degree in education MED
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A person who is born while the sun is in Leo LION
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A small amount of liquid food SUP
10
Move upward AROSE
14
A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae SILK
15
A narrow way or road LANES
16
Type genus of the Suidae SUS
19
Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow SKI
20
Related by blood KIN
21
Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour TIN