WSJ Crossword Answers Today January 31, 2026: Detailed Solving Guide

By Word Finder Tips Team | January 31, 2026

Navigating the multifaceted linguistic challenges of the WSJ for January 31, 2026 requires a high degree of cognitive agility and lateral thinking. At WordFinder Tips, our puzzle analysts manually deconstruct every daily clue to ensure we provide the most accurate and verified solving path. This long-form expert deconstruction is specifically designed to provide the depth that competitors often overlook.

Grid Analysis & Statistics

Puzzle Metric	Verified Data
Crossword Brand	WSJ
Clue Composition	70 Across & 70 Down
Source	Manual Expert Verification

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Across Solutions Guide

1. Pool marking

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💡 Starts with D (18 letters)

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DEPTHAJOBACIDBTEAM

6. Do ___ on (harm)

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💡 Starts with I (18 letters)

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IDAHODURALAMAOWETO

10. Heartburn cause

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💡 Starts with R (20 letters)

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REDONIONCHUTNEYLILTS

14. Second stringers

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💡 Starts with E (19 letters)

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ENSUEDCASSAVAPULPIT

19. Craters of the Moon National Monument site

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💡 Starts with A (14 letters)

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ALTORANGESLICE

20. Tough membrane covering the brain

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💡 Starts with M (18 letters)

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MADAMOUCHSTATESEAL

21. Teacher of the dharma

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💡 Starts with A (14 letters)

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AMOCOBREACHTES

22. Have because of

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💡 Starts with Y (20 letters)

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YELLOWBELLPEPPERPEDI

23. Sharp-yet-sweet condiment

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💡 Starts with A (16 letters)

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AXEJAYUDALLDORIC

26. Pleasing cadences

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💡 Starts with T (16 letters)

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TUTPLOGREENOLIVE

27. Resulted

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💡 Starts with B (18 letters)

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BASICPLANEMAGAZINE

28. Tapioca source

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💡 Starts with B (16 letters)

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BLUECHEESESATGEO

29. Preacher's perch

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💡 Starts with B (16 letters)

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BORNENAKEDSADTIS

30. Cockpit fig.

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💡 Starts with S (20 letters)

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SWAGINDIGOROSETOMATO

32. Garnish for an Old-Fashioned or Negroni

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💡 Starts with F (14 letters)

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FRIGEHRIGFIRTH

34. Respectful address

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💡 Starts with A (18 letters)

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ALTERABLEORMEFROYO

39. Smart reaction?

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💡 Starts with V (14 letters)

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VIOLETSALADORS

42. Minnesota's features a loon

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💡 Starts with I (19 letters)

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ISPOSECYNICALKOKOMO

43. Brand with a torch logo

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💡 Starts with A (20 letters)

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ATEINTASTETHERAINBOW

44. Rupture

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💡 Starts with T (18 letters)

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TERSEAGEEROOMNEILL

47. They may block for the QB

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💡 Starts with E (18 letters)

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EDSELZEESLYNNKEELS

48. Sweet vegetable that might be stuffed

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

52. Toenail treatment, for short

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

56. Woodsman's tool

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

57. Raucous bird

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

58. Former New Mexico senator Tom

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

59. Alternative to Ionic and Corinthian

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

60. King found in 1922, familiarly

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

61. Grp. based in the West Bank

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

64. Briny bit on a pizza

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

66. No-frills membership tier

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

69. Paperless periodical

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

70. Crumbly base for dips and dressings

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

71. Plopped down

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

72. Start for metric or magnetic

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

73. Carried

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

74. How athletes competed in the original Olympics

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

76. Lamentable

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

77.

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

80. Bagged booty

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

81. Garden fruit whose unique color comes from the antioxidant anthocyanin

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

86. Sixth col. out of seven

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

87. Baseball's

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

88. Narrow inlet

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

89. Subject to change

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

95.

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

96. Dessert portmanteau

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

97. Wildflower side dish

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

100. Where M.D.s scrub in

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

102.

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

103. Distrustful of the motivations of others

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

106. The Beach Boys' last hit

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

112. Ordered pizza, say

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

113. Skittles slogan, and a hint to this puzzle's theme

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

115. To the point

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

116.

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

117. Part of a Clue guess

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

118. Sam of

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

119. The Villager station wagon, e.g.

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

120. They're easier to catch with closed eyes

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

121.

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

122. Hull features

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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1. Extremely urgent

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💡 Starts with D (4 letters)

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DIRE

2. Tree of Life site

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💡 Starts with M (4 letters)

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MAYA

3. Punter's protection

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💡 Starts with B (3 letters)

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BBS

4. Grand

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💡 Starts with A (6 letters)

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AVIATE

5. Refine over time

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💡 Starts with E (4 letters)

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EDEN

6. Furor

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💡 Starts with A (4 letters)

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AMEX

7. Particular point in time

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💡 Starts with B (4 letters)

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BLOW

8. Oceanic predator

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💡 Starts with L (6 letters)

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LISTED

Down Solutions Guide

9. Derisive cries

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💡 Starts with P (4 letters)

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PADS

10. Place of unveilings

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💡 Starts with D (4 letters)

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DOLE

11. Art store purchase

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💡 Starts with A (4 letters)

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AURA

12. Clarifying words

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💡 Starts with T (6 letters)

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TOPERS

13. End for 86-Across

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💡 Starts with T (4 letters)

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THOU

14. Vet's pills

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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ACL

15. Fabrics with diagonal ridges

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💡 Starts with T (5 letters)

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TSENG

16. Baked British fish dish

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💡 Starts with E (6 letters)

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ELOISE

17. Region unified by Theseus

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💡 Starts with H (4 letters)

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HONE

18. Zero with three Tonys

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💡 Starts with M (8 letters)

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MOOJUICE

24. Muckraker Tarbell

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💡 Starts with F (7 letters)

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FRESNEL

25. Org. that throws private parties?

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💡 Starts with I (3 letters)

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IDA

29. Sellers of movies

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💡 Starts with W (5 letters)

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WATCH

31. Hotel area

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💡 Starts with I (5 letters)

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IRATE

33. Table type

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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ADO

34. Ancient Yucatán native

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💡 Starts with L (5 letters)

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LOBBY

35. Visa alternative

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💡 Starts with P (7 letters)

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PENNIBS

36. Parcel out

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💡 Starts with T (3 letters)

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TAZ

37. Sports injury initials

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💡 Starts with J (8 letters)

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JUNCTURE

38. Milk, facetiously

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💡 Starts with P (5 letters)

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PLEAD

40. Cartoon collectible

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💡 Starts with L (6 letters)

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LACAGE

41.

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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)

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ORCA

45. PC's brain

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💡 Starts with C (3 letters)

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CEL

46. Maze walls, sometimes

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💡 Starts with L (5 letters)

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LASKI

49. Second-hand item?

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💡 Starts with E (6 letters)

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ELYSEE

50. Italian city known for its ham

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💡 Starts with B (4 letters)

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BAHS

51. Fabric fold

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💡 Starts with H (3 letters)

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HAL

52. Elvis was publicly vaccinated against it in 1956

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💡 Starts with O (6 letters)

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ONEEGG

53. Dublin's land, poetically

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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)

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ANTES

54. Seedy joint

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💡 Starts with U (3 letters)

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USO

55. Rangers work on it

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💡 Starts with C (3 letters)

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CPU

59. Nodded

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💡 Starts with D (3 letters)

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DOE

60. LPGA Tour golfer Yani

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💡 Starts with D (3 letters)

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DIE

61. Beg

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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)

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ALTAR

62. British economist Harold

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💡 Starts with H (6 letters)

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HEDGES

63. Dieter's breakfast

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💡 Starts with R (3 letters)

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RHO

65. Hound

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💡 Starts with C (4 letters)

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CTRL

66. Sudden misfortune

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💡 Starts with C (6 letters)

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CANVAS

67. Mysterious quality

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💡 Starts with P (5 letters)

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PARMA

68. Ink spots?

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💡 Starts with O (3 letters)

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ORR

70. Little shots

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💡 Starts with A (4 letters)

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AHOY

75. Female rabbit

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💡 Starts with I (6 letters)

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IMEANT

76.

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💡 Starts with P (5 letters)

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PLEAT

77. Poi root

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💡 Starts with S (8 letters)

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SIMOLEON

78. Wee

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💡 Starts with D (3 letters)

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DAY

79. Neighbor of Mayfair and Covent Garden

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💡 Starts with G (7 letters)

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GATELEG

81. Fuming

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💡 Starts with S (5 letters)

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SEGER

82. P look-alike

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💡 Starts with R (3 letters)

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RMN

83. Hockey great Bobby

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💡 Starts with P (5 letters)

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PETER

84. Buck

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💡 Starts with N (5 letters)

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NAGAT

85. Peace, to Pasternak

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💡 Starts with S (3 letters)

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SKA

86. Lens used in lighthouses

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💡 Starts with B (7 letters)

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BOLUSES

89. Take to the skies

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💡 Starts with D (8 letters)

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DOZEDOFF

90. Began to capsize, say

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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)

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OINK

91. Barflies

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💡 Starts with T (6 letters)

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TWILLS

92. Fictional resident of the Plaza Hotel

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💡 Starts with P (5 letters)

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POLIO

93.

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💡 Starts with M (3 letters)

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MIR

94. Macron's palace

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💡 Starts with K (4 letters)

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KNEE

98. Pot growers?

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💡 Starts with E (6 letters)

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EELPIE

99. Casino cube

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💡 Starts with E (4 letters)

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ERIN

101. Rocksteady relative

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💡 Starts with T (4 letters)

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TARO

104. PC key

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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)

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OBIE

105. Hand's hello

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💡 Starts with A (6 letters)

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ATTICA

107. Farm sound

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💡 Starts with D (4 letters)

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DIVE

108. 37-Down site

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💡 Starts with I (4 letters)

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ITTY

109. Theater award

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💡 Starts with M (4 letters)

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MOLL

110. Gangster's girl

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💡 Starts with M (6 letters)

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MOSTEL

111. Stealthy fliers

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💡 Starts with I (3 letters)

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ICE

113. Animated devil, familiarly

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💡 Starts with S (4 letters)

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SOHO

114. DDE's veep

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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)

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OWLS

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