Puzzle Page Crossword January 16 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 21 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Puzzle Page Crossword January 16 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 21 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

BoostUPLIFT6Across6 Reinforced area of garmentWELT4Across7 Tiny thingMITE4Across8 Circle around moonCORONA6Across9 Make choiceOPT3Across12 Codeword for letter YYANKEE6Across17 ExtolLAUD4Across19 Not fictionalREAL4Across20 Type of ringSIGNET6Across21

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Imp, sometimes in waterSPRITE6Down1 Drained of energyTIRED5Down2 Small branchSTICK5Down3 Affirmed, pledgedSWORE5Down4 Tart with fillingFLAN4Down5 Sculpture, for exampleART3Down10 Asian cooking sauceSOY3Down11 Streamed continuouslyPOURED6Down13 Sneak aroundSKULK5Down14 A tetherLEASH5Down15 Put into lineALIGN5Down16 Got highest possible scoreACED4Down18

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Puzzle Page crossword published on Friday, January 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.