Today's The Atlantic Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The Atlantic

(January 2, 2026)

ACROSS

• 1. Common cooking oil - Crossword Clue
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• 7. "The snack that smiles back" cracker whose shape is depicted in the center of this grid - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Stick your tongue out, say - Crossword Clue
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• 10. Card with a famous Centurion tier: abbr. - Crossword Clue
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• 11. Offline, online - Crossword Clue
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• 12. "since u asked ..." - Crossword Clue
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• 13. Taste of Dr Pepper, maybe - Crossword Clue
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• 14. Societal iniquities - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Takes the wrong way? - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Scuba material also used for board-gaming mats - Crossword Clue
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• 19. Merci in Spanish - Crossword Clue
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• 20. ___ of approval - Crossword Clue
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DOWN

• 1. Cola-and-ice-cream treat - Crossword Clue
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• 2. Longtime Jeopardy host Trebek - Crossword Clue
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• 3. It's meant to prevent leaks: abbr. - Crossword Clue
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• 4. "Let's Call the Whole Thing ___" (Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers song) - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Illicit affairs - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Chalk up - Crossword Clue
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• 7. People who might like to roll the dice, literally and metaphorically - Crossword Clue
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• 8. What a teacher's aide does - Crossword Clue
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• 9. ___ dance (courtship ritual) - Crossword Clue
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• 15. Org. concerned about a shepherd's safety? - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Harvest - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Grand Canyon edge - Crossword Clue
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