Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Running sport => TRACK
Down: Thrown for a loop => AWED
Down: Lure (in) => ROPE
Down: Moves like a fleeing deer => BOUNDS
Down: Sushi wrapper => NORI
Down: Rep on arm day => CURL
Down: 1991 operation that ended with the liberation of Kuwait => DESERTSTORM
Down: Molecule part => ATOM
Down: Focus to win a contest? => STARE
Down: Flower bed tool => HOE
Down: Sault __ Marie => STE
Down: Sushi option => AHI
Down: Celestial event such as the Perseids => METEORSHOWER
Down: Succession actor Culkin => KIERAN
Down: Steal from => ROB
Down: Prototype: Abbr. => ORIG
Down: Basilica niche => APSE
Down: __ economy => GIG
Down: Structure whose roof begins near its foundation => AFRAME
Down: Communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing => BITTORRENT
Down: Two __ and a lie: icebreaker game => TRUTHS
Down: Leb. neighbor => ISR
Down: Frittata need => EGGS
Down: Lucky acorns, eventually => OAKS
Down: Superlative suffix => EST
Down: Balance sheet column => ASSETS
Down: Sweet finish for fried chicken => HONEYDRIZZLE
Down: Large load => TON
Down: Cards, in NFL scores => ARI
Down: __ got it! => IVE
Down: Freeze over => ICEUP
Down: Make a bad impression? => DENT
Down: Perfectly satisfactory, or an apt description of 18-, 26-, 39-, and 54-Across => RIGHTASRAIN
Down: Puts away the dishes? => EATS
Down: Taiwanese computer company => ACER
Down: Stewpot with a conical lid => TAGINE
Down: Chow for a sow => SLOP
Down: Surrender, as territory => CEDE
Down: Stiletto alternative => WEDGE
Down: Up in the air, briefly => TBD
Down: Fish-to-be => ROE
Down: Down Under denizens => AUSSIES
Down: Site with tech reviews => CNET
Down: Hwang Dong-hyuk's Squid Game, e.g. => KDRAMA
Down: Hill worker => ANT
Down: Happy holler => WOOHOO
Down: Representation of uncertainty on a graph => ERRORBARS
Down: Assists, in hoops lingo => DIMES
Down: Type of A/V connector => RCA
Down: Best in a pool => OUTSWIM
Down: Mentee => PROTEGE
Down: __ Fudd => ELMER
Down: Area of expertise => STRENGTH
Down: Good to go => SET
Down: Alias lead-in => AKA
Down: With it => HIP
Down: Conclusion starter => ERGO
Down: Beeper? => HORN
Down: Provides an address => ORATES
Down: Chew out => REBUKE
Down: Hardware and software support => ITSERVICE
Down: Feline in an alley => FERALCAT
Down: Wee => ITSY
Down: Nabisco cracker => RITZ
Down: Painfully close to home => TOOREAL
Down: Met by chance => RANINTO
Down: Make bank => GETPAID
Down: Classic Pontiac => GTO
Down: Oft-protected fig. => SSN
Down: Completely surrounded => SIEGED
Down: Move back and forth => SEESAW
Down: God of the underworld => HADES
Down: Nobel-winning physicist Paul => DIRAC
Down: Skin blemish => ZIT
Down: Encourage => URGE
Down: Baking meas. => TSP
Down: Ancient Eur. realm => HRE
Down: Bank corp. with an orange lion logo => ING
Down: Once called => NEE

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