Crossword puzzle for January 18, 2026

ACROSS 1. Of higher order 5. After-bath powder 9. Astrological transition point 13. Anagram of "Bale" 14. Wall climbers 16. Whale 17. Yearn 18. Prison-related 19. Close 20. Terminated 22. Immune 24. River in Spain 26. Interior layout and furnishings 27. Guarantee 30. Frees from mist 33. Decoration 35. Hawaiian greeting 37. Compete 38. A post in the ground 41. Right after nine 42. An analytic composition 45. Carom 48. Property 51. Nutty confection 52. They can be fraternal or identical 54. Acid related to gout 55. Moving staircase 59. Tiny 62. Alliance 63. Hardship 65. Color of a clear sky 66. A tiered bed 67. Debate 68. River to the North Sea 69. Notices 70. Got a good look at 71. Colors
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	1. Not female 2. Black, in poetry 3. Affection 4. Arithmetic 5. Gratuity 6. Assert 7. Delineated 8. Stopped 9. Dominance 10. Fertilizer component 11. Glance over 12. Not the whole 15. Portion	21. Small amount 23. Couch 25. 1 1 1 1 27. Threaded 28. Come up 29. Explosive 31. Vampishly 32. Gloss 34. Driveway surface 36. Initial wager 39. Laotian money 40. Beige 43. Assails	44. Small two-master 46. Paddles 47. Clambered 49. Coronet 50. Complete 53. Damp 55. Declines 56. Turn on a pivot 57. Funnel shape 58. Debauchee 60. Lubricate 61. Dregs 64. Color of some sunsets