Partner of 26, or just the opposite (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Partner of 26, or just the opposite (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 9, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NORTH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NORTH Partner of 26, or just the opposite (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
9% SOUTH Partner of 11, or just the opposite (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% NNE Opposite of SSW (3) New York Times Jan 8, 2026
6% GOODKID Troublemaker's opposite (7) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
6% OUTPUTS Opposite of "inputs" (7)
6% ESE Opposite of WNW (3) LA Times Daily Jan 5, 2026
6% NOONE The opposite of everybody (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 3, 2026
6% FORTE Opposite of piano (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
6% NON Opposite of oui (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
6% STRAIT Isthmus' opposite (6) Newsday Jan 1, 2026

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