Our Missing Letter Crossword January 21, 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 21, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving the Missing Letter Crossword on 1/21/26, 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 |
ABBREVIATION OR NOUN: "[America's political leader]...often used like a nickname" |
| 6A |
Iranian holy city |
| 9A |
NOUN: "a defense of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission" |
| 10A |
Suffix with fig or stat |
| 11A |
NOUN: "a soft surface-ripened cheese with a thin grayish-white rind and a yellow interior" |
| 13A |
VERB: "to diminish or destroy by degrees" |
| 14A |
ABBREVIATION: "a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation" |
| 16A |
NOUN: "a child's nurse or caregiver" |
| 19A |
VERB: " to talk boastfully" |
| 21A |
NOUN: "an international organization that promotes the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare originally of young men" |
| 22A |
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "country in eastern Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and other islands in the western Pacific" |
| 24A |
Alley ___ (basketball play) |
| 25A |
The nose, casually |
| 27A |
ADJECTIVE: "in a...forceful manner" |
| 31A |
Letter after "kay" |
| 32A |
Gossipy intro |
| 33A |
NOUN: "a sum paid or charged for a service" |
| 34A |
Fail to take quick action |
| 1D |
Ms. ___-Man |
| 2D |
Suffix with pay or Cray |
| 3D |
NOUN: "a container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited (as in a cornerstone) for preservation until discovery by some future age" |
| 4D |
PREFIX: "to an extreme or excessive degree" |
| 5D |
NOUN: "one of the twelve disciples of Jesus" |
| 6D |
NOUN: "[widow] who is [female parent] of the reigning sovereign |
| 7D |
Hockey great Bobby |
| 8D |
NOUN: "one who lives in a [big city] or displays [big-city] manners or customs" |
| 12D |
Party time, briefly |
| 14D |
Prez from Texas |
| 15D |
NOUN: "a [fund] in which income taxes on certain deposits and on all gains are deferred until withdrawals are made" |
| 17D |
Corporal, for example (abbr.) |
| 18D |
Flap one's gums |
| 20D |
NOUN: "a band of antisocial adolescents" |
| 23D |
Like an extremely well-pitched game |
| 26D |
Part of the Labor Dept. |
| 27D |
Foul caller |
| 28D |
"I'm impressed with your work!" |
| 29D |
NOUN: "a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat" |
| 30D |
ADJECTIVE: "lacking precipitation or humidity" |
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