Deck units

Latest answer — September 07, 2026

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Clue explained

CARDS are the individual units that make up a deck, whether a playing-card deck or another card set. The plural agrees with “units.”

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Playing cards spread out from a standard deck

Thomas Joseph Crossword

This clue's Monday, September 07, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Bowlers and derbies
  2. 5Toil away
  3. 10TV’s Falco
  4. 11Lucky charm
  5. 13Explorer of kids’ TV
  6. 14Grand Canal setting
  7. 15Mischievous gnome
  8. 17Dachshund doc
  9. 18Infinite
  10. 19Wedding words
  11. 20Ordinal number ending
  12. 21New driver, often
  13. 22Unrefined
  14. 25Deck units
  15. 26Towel word
  16. 27Me, to Miss Piggy
  17. 28Poem of praise
  18. 29Like some beaches
  19. 33Lupino of film
  20. 34New York university
  21. 352001’s “Ocean’s Eleven,” for one
  22. 37Bus. sch. course
  23. 38Traps
  24. 39In need of a massage
  25. 40Wasn’t thrifty
  26. 41Hearty dish

Down

  1. 1Bushy boundary
  2. 2Decorate
  3. 3Ready for bed
  4. 4Smooth, as a transition
  5. 5Sumptuous
  6. 6Church replies
  7. 7Hot dog holder
  8. 8“Sleuth” actor
  9. 9Ebbed
  10. 12Wyoming range
  11. 16“Why don’t we!”
  12. 21Like toads and guinea pigs
  13. 22Hymn singers
  14. 23Blushes
  15. 24Hotel giveaway
  16. 25Make do
  17. 27Unassuming
  18. 29Reserved
  19. 30Orlando attraction
  20. 31Wave setting
  21. 32Tendon
  22. 36Verb for you

The answer to “Deck units” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is CARDS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 7, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 25-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Deck units” answer

CARDS (5 letters)

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What does CARDS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CARDS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on
  • a small rectangular piece of plastic containing personal data in a machine-readable form and used to obtain cash or credit or to pay for a phone call, gain entry to a room or building, etc.
  • a playing card

When else has “Deck units” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 7, 2026 (most recent) → CARDS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Deck units”?

The answer is CARDS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 7, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Deck units”?

5 letters: CARDS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 7, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 25-Across.

Can “Deck units” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for September 7, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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