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Thomas Joseph Crossword January 12, 2026 Answers

Complete clue list for the January 12, 2026 edition — click any clue to reveal its answer

Date

January 12, 2026

Across

Down

Total Clues

Across (25)

1 Places View answer
5 Not quite closed View answer
9 “Be quiet!” View answer
10 “Forget it!” View answer
12 Sung drama View answer
13 Spiny plant View answer
14 Vacillates View answer
16 Filmmaker Burns View answer
17 Looks over View answer
18 Out-of-the-park hits View answer
21 Sprinted View answer
22 Baltimore team View answer
23 Metal fastener View answer
24 Ninth-inning pitcher View answer
26 Vigor View answer
29 Corporate shark View answer
30 Therefore View answer
31 “Now -- seen everything!” View answer
32 Frugal fellows View answer
34 Sandwich shops View answer
37 “American Buffalo” playwright View answer
38 Eat away View answer
39 Fixes copy View answer
40 Try for a fly View answer
41 Beholds View answer

Down (25)

1 Tropical fruit View answer
2 Irregular View answer
3 Radials, e.g. View answer
4 Asterisk View answer
5 Santa --, California View answer
6 Steady run View answer
7 Rouse View answer
8 Dance party crowd View answer
9 Shrink in fear View answer
11 Longings View answer
15 Tykes View answer
19 Finished View answer
20 Got together View answer
22 Increase View answer
23 Scepter View answer
24 Spelunkers View answer
25 Go into hiding View answer
26 Baby born early, for short View answer
27 Long-plumed birds View answer
28 Fence supports View answer
29 Take the bus View answer
30 Steer clear of View answer
33 Iowa State setting View answer
35 Lupino of films View answer
36 Ready to go View answer

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About the January 12, 2026 Thomas Joseph Crossword

This page lists every Across and Down clue from the Thomas Joseph Crossword puzzle published on January 12, 2026. The puzzle contains 50 total clues, made up of 25 Across entries and 25 Down entries.

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About the Thomas Joseph Crossword

The Thomas Joseph Crossword is a daily American crossword distributed by King Features Syndicate. It runs in over a hundred newspapers and on a number of online puzzle platforms. Compared with bigger 15×15 weekday puzzles, the Thomas Joseph is more compact — usually an 11×13 grid — with friendlier clues, shorter answers and a consistent voice from day to day. Most regular solvers finish a Thomas Joseph in well under fifteen minutes.