Crossword Answers for Friday, 31 July 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 31 July 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Of a bluish shade of green TEAL
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A truck with an enclosed cargo space VAN
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(of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow ARCO
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Decorate with frosting ICED
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A slow inhalation DRAG
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A long skirt ending below the calf MAXI
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God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto DIS
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Scheduled to arrive DUE
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Come into existence BECOMES
18
The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet MEM
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A disparaging term for a British person POM
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Wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills IBIS
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An acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye CIAO
25
Keep engaged LOCK
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Aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities HERB
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A unit of pressure PSI
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Inquire about ASKS

Down

1
A slight amount or degree of difference TAD
2
To make a mistake or be incorrect ERR
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An educator who works at a college or university ACADEMICS
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A system of reasoning LOGIC
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An imaginative lively style VIM
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A secondary school ACADEMIES
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A connected series or group NEXUS
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Feel indifferent towards DIE
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Dip into liquid SOP
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An early form of modern jazz BEBOP
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A dark brown color MOCHA
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A Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km MIL
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Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow SKI
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A boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood ARK
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The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother OBS