Crossword Answers For: Monday, January 5, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Insurance company with a gecko mascot => GEICO
Down: What __ is new? => ELSE
Down: Freeway exit => RAMP
Down: Heavy coat? => ARMOR
Down: WhatsApp's parent company => META
Down: Gumbo pod => OKRA
Down: Sweetener used on a Providence campus? => BROWNSUGAR
Down: See 12-Down => DASH
Down: Restroom, to a Brit => LAV
Down: Forearm bones => ULNAE
Down: __ dreaming? => AMI
Down: Horse that's saddled up for a tour of a Philadelphia campus? => TEMPLEMOUNT
Down: Hybrid orange fruit => TANGELO
Down: Physician => DOCTOR
Down: Oft-grilled fish, on menus => MAHI
Down: Flirts (with) => TOYS
Down: Adventure novelist Cussler => CLIVE
Down: Time for extracurricular activities, or where the ends of 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across literally are => AFTERSCHOOL
Down: Basil-based sauce => PESTO
Down: Author Wiesel => ELIE
Down: Hot spot service => WIFI
Down: Toward the back of a boat => ASTERN
Down: Supplied, as funds => FRONTED
Down: Quad found on a Portland campus? => REEDSECTION
Down: Totally! => YES
Down: Australian marsupial => KOALA
Down: Provisos => IFS
Down: With 27-Down, The Substance Oscar nominee => DEMI
Down: Kitchen appliance used at a Houston campus? => RICECOOKER
Down: Wowed => AWED
Down: Genesis grandson => ENOS
Down: Mediterranean oil source => OLIVE
Down: Beseeches => BEGS
Down: Take a break => REST
Down: Sacred carving => TOTEM
Down: Chitchat => GAB
Down: Make a wrong turn, say => ERR
Down: Seems to me shorthand => IMO
Down: Monastic hood => COWL
Down: Elaborately decorated => ORNATE
Down: Australian bird => EMU
Down: Boost => LEGUP
Down: Horse stable unit => STALL
Down: Brought home, as a salary => EARNED
Down: Performer in bull riding competitions => RODEOCLOWN
Down: Letters between names => AKA
Down: With 19-Across, salt-free seasoning brand => MRS
Down: Dismissive sound => PAH
Down: Gracefully slim => SVELTE
Down: Gas brand with a torch logo => AMOCO
Down: Spot for short people? => ATM
Down: Barnyard bleat => MAA
Down: Without bothering to be careful => INHASTE
Down: See 59-Across => MOORE
Down: __ knife: handy kitchen tool => UTILITY
Down: Thanksgiving mo. => NOV
Down: Italian three => TRE
Down: Naturally talented youngsters => GIFTEDKIDS
Down: French fashion monogram => YSL
Down: Futuristic genre => SCIFI
Down: Upper body => TORSO
Down: Brave and noble => HEROIC
Down: __ for the course => PAR
Down: Opposite of WNW => ESE
Down: Extra charge => FEE
Down: Docs with DOBs, often => IDS
Down: Not as far => NEARER
Down: By walking => ONFOOT
Down: Country singer Patsy => CLINE
Down: Food truck fare => TACOS
Down: Without backup => SOLO
Down: Pat gently => DAB
Down: Female sheep => EWE
Down: Actress Ryan => MEG
Down: Ballpark fig. => EST
Down: Baby beaver => KIT
Down: Genesis matriarch => EVE
Down: Sleep cycle letters => REM

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This crossword has 0 across clues and 79 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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