Our Missing Letter Crossword January 1, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.
The Missing Letter Crossword January 1, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving the Missing Letter Crossword on 1/1/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!
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| # |
Clue |
| 1A |
VERB: "to affect disagreeably; unsettle" |
| 4A |
"The ___ the Affair" |
| 9A |
Gobbled up |
| 10A |
NOUN: "a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army and marine corps above a corporal" |
| 11A |
NOUN: "a female parent" |
| 12A |
NOUN: "a unit of capacity equal to 1/4 gallon" |
| 13A |
"I guess that'll work" |
| 15A |
ADJECTIVE: "affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint" |
| 16A |
NOUN: "a case of dough filled with a typically savory filling (as of meat, cheese, or vegetables) and cooked by boiling and then pan-frying" |
| 18A |
NOUN: "a time, place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness" |
| 21A |
ADJECTIVE: "lacking definition or focus" |
| 23A |
NOUN: "[a] Bantu language" |
| 26A |
___ gin fizz (drink mentioned in Loretta Lynn and Jack White's "Portland, Oregon") |
| 27A |
"Boardwalk Empire" role |
| 29A |
Cassidy or Longoria |
| 30A |
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "state of the northwestern U.S. bordering on British Columbia, Canada" |
| 31A |
Spanish 101 verb |
| 32A |
"Time ___ the barricades" |
| 33A |
Nine-digit ID |
| 1D |
Get clogged, as a printer |
| 2D |
ADJECTIVE: "used in or produced by a nuclear reaction (such as fission)" |
| 3D |
NOUN: "any of a family (Echeneidae) of marine bony fishes that have the anterior dorsal fin modified into a suctorial disk on the head by means of which they adhere especially to other fishes" |
| 4D |
ABBREVIATION: "used as a title of courtesy often by attorneys usually placed...after the surname" |
| 5D |
NOUN: "any of a genus...of cephalopod mollusks of the South Pacific and Indian oceans with a spiral chambered shell that is pearly on the inside" |
| 6D |
NOUN: "a [football] play that simulates a pass play so a runner can go straight up the middle past the pass rushers" |
| 7D |
NOUN: "a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings" |
| 8D |
NOUN: "a lavish often outdoor entertainment" |
| 14D |
NOUN: "a somewhat effervescent fermented beverage prepared by fermenting black or green tea with sugar" |
| 17D |
NOUN: "a...preparation used in styling hair" |
| 19D |
Words after a number |
| 20D |
Treasure ___ |
| 22D |
VERB: "to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly" |
| 23D |
German for "time" |
| 24D |
VERB: "to open or loosen by releasing a fastening" |
| 25D |
NOUN: "a soil consisting of a friable mixture of varying proportions of clay, silt, and sand" |
| 28D |
NOUN: "a loved one; sweetheart" |
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