Daily Themed Puzzle January 26 2024 Answers

ACROSS

• Opposite of against in a debate
  FOR
• Card that follows J Q K in a deck
  ACE
• Two-___ tissue paper
  PLY
• Lincoln who delivered the Gettysburg Address fondly
  ABE
• Grain used in risotto
  RICE
• Went downhill unintentionally
  SLID
• The House at ___ Australian author Kate Morton’s debut novel that was a bestseller
  RIVERTON
• Day after Monday for short
  TUES
• Yippee!
  YAY
• John ___ second President of the United States of America
  ADAMS
• Downton ___ historical period drama series
  ABBEY
• Toyota product
  CAR
• Organization for school teachers: Abbr.
  NEA
• Novel by Australian author Jane Harper that was adapted into a movie starring Eric Bana: 2 wds.
  THEDRY
• Endearing term for one’s grandma
  NANA
• Live ___ (Taco Bell slogan)
  MAS
• Synonym and anagram of aye
  YEA
• Relating to the teeth say
  DENTAL
• Construction piece named after an alphabet: Hyph.
  IBEAM
• Hen home
  COOP
• The Thorn ___ novel by Colleen McCullough that’s the best-selling book in Australian history
  BIRDS
• Go around in circles
  SPIN
• ___ Zeppelin who were originally called the New Yardbirds
  LED
• Cinderella’s missing piece?
  SHOE
• Mavericks and Magic organization: Abbr.
  NBA
• Rework as a text
  EDIT
• Night sky’s waxing presence?
  MOON
• Platform that runs Safari and Siri
  IOS
• ___-fi (futuristic genre)
  SCI
• Captain Raymond ___ from Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  HOLT
• NFL six-pointers: Abbr.
  TDS
• Actress Thompson of Switched at Birth
  LEA

DOWN

• Long distance away
  FAR
• ___-Wan Kenobi 2022 mini-series starring Ewan McGregor
  OBI
• Accelerate as an engine
  REV
• Wide selection of options say
  ARRAY
• Seattle or Atlanta e.g.
  CITY
• Environmental-friendly prefix
  ECO
• Fruit that’s dried to make a prune
  PLUM
• Big Little ___ novel by Liane Moriarty that was adapted into a TV series starring Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep
  LIES
• Football field measurements for short
  YDS
• Passes as a law
  ENACTS
• Long often unblinking gaze
  STARE
• Organ of sight
  EYE
• Well lah-di-___!
  DAH
• ___ Taylor popular clothing retailer
  ANN
• Necklace component
  BEAD
• She’s the ___ of my existence (arch-nemesis)
  BANE
• One who colors textiles (anagram of ryed)
  DYER
• ___ between the lines (decipher extra info)
  READ
• Starchy Thanksgiving tubers
  YAMS
• Seven ___ Wonders bestselling novel by Australian author Matthew Reilly
  ANCIENT
• China’s Chairman ___
  MAO
• Snowy European peak
  ALP
• Heavy weight
  TON
• Should ___ worried?: 2 wds.
  IBE
• ___ one’s time (wait)
  BIDE
• Beat it! to a bug
  SHOO
• Place for a backstroke or a cannonball
  POOL
• Galloway girl
  LASS
• I disapprove on text: Abbr.
  SMH
• ___-picking (petty criticism)
  NIT
• Beach ___ (physique informally)
  BOD
• High-speed Internet option: Abbr.
  DSL
• You might break this by saying something?
  ICE
• Spanish aunt
  TIA