Crossword Answers for Friday, 24 July 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 24 July 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Cause to slow down or get stuck BOG
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The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother OBS
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Sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women BABE
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A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines POEM
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Having a strong healthy body ABLE
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A (usually) large and scholarly book TOME
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An upward slope or grade RAISE
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Young goat KID
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A boy or man GENTS
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A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
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Turn away from by persuasion DETER
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The lowest female singing voice ALTO
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Any thickened enlargement NODE
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Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers DEER
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A light or nimble tread TRIP
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A public promotion of some product or service ADS
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A unit of play in tennis or squash SET

Down

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A small cake leavened with yeast BABA
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Force somebody to do something OBLIGATED
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Flesh of a goose GEESE
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Select as an alternative over another OPT
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A shop where books are sold BOOKSTORE
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A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together SEMI
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The act of preventing BAR
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A master's degree in education MED
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A final state END
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A portable shelter TENTS
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Bad; unfortunate SAD
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A defendant's answer by a factual matter PLEA
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Cut or eliminate EDIT
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A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs REP
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A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific ORS