Our Missing Letter Crossword January 17, 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 17, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving the Missing Letter Crossword on 1/17/26, 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 |
ADJECTIVE: "troublesome; vexatious" |
| 6A |
COMBINING FORM: "correct" |
| 7A |
Wine missing its "fandel" |
| 10A |
Holy text |
| 11A |
"Obamacare," casually |
| 12A |
Perfect place |
| 13A |
PREFIX: "to an extreme or excessive degree" |
| 14A |
Ruby in "Do the Right Thing" |
| 15A |
BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Mathew B. 1823?–1896 American photographer" |
| 16A |
NOUN: "a harsh quick ringing sound like that of a plucked banjo string" |
| 18A |
Evil guy in Disney's "Aladdin" |
| 20A |
ADJECTIVE: "deficient in firmness" |
| 23A |
AL MVP of 2003, 2005, and 2007 |
| 24A |
Full of climbing plants |
| 25A |
NOUN: "a couple in love, engaged, or married" |
| 26A |
Try again on, as a malfunctioning machine |
| 27A |
Grand finale |
| 28A |
Board game that's the Greek word for "five" |
| 29A |
NOUN: "the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat" |
| 1D |
Tried to wake up, as a napper |
| 2D |
VERB: "to diminish or destroy by degrees" |
| 3D |
NOUN: "[sustenance] of a kind that is typically sold to customers on a street or sidewalk and that is often designed to be carried and eaten while walking" |
| 4D |
NOUN: "a medieval sovereign of China and ruler over the Turkish, Tatar, and Mongol tribes" |
| 5D |
ADVERB: "in that indicated more or less distant place usually within sight" |
| 7D |
NOUN: "a whipped dessert or topping consisting of a mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and usually Marsala wine" |
| 8D |
ADJECTIVE: "containing [frozen cubes of water]" |
| 9D |
ADJECTIVE: "[not any]" |
| 13D |
Decorative container |
| 15D |
Candy shape, often |
| 17D |
NOUN: "a small mass of a chewing substance" |
| 18D |
NOUN: "either of two tough compact typically green gemstones that take a high polish" |
| 19D |
Give someone ___ for their money |
| 21D |
Ekberg or Bryant |
| 22D |
NOUN: "a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants" |
| 24D |
VERB: "to change direction or course" |
| 26D |
Wedding invite enclosure, briefly |
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