___ Rica Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “___ Rica” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of January 11, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
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COSTA is the answer to “___ Rica”. It means a rib.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A rib.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: OASCT.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “San José, ___ Rica”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (January 11, 2026)
Across
- 1. Ring in some Renaissance paintings4 letters, starts with HHALO
- 5. Put into law5 letters, starts with EENACT
- 10. Macronutrient in a "loading" regimen, briefly4 letters, starts with CCARB
- 14. Colas filling in the blanks of "alte_natives to _oke and Pep_i"3 letters, starts with RRCS
- 17. Gift that shouldn't be given5 letters, starts with BBRIBE
- 19. Relaxed while on base6 letters, starts with AATEASE
- 20. Astra automaker4 letters, starts with OOPEL
- 21. Manning of the NFL3 letters, starts with EELI
- 22. Cause outrage while wearing some cravat? (on)12 letters, starts with OOFFENDINATIE
- 24. Rapid greeting from an excited dog? (off)8 letters, starts with SSPEEDWAG
- 26. Ballpark figure8 letters, starts with EESTIMATE
- 27. Bit of ink, briefly3 letters, starts with TTAT
- 29. Jog for joy6 letters, starts with FFUNRUN
- 30. "Whipped" topping5 letters, starts with CCREAM
- 31. ___ for Humanity7 letters, starts with HHABITAT
- 34. Opera that has been staged with real elephants and camels4 letters, starts with AAIDA
- 35. Blurt from a bleater3 letters, starts with BBAA
- 36. Frost's foot4 letters, starts with IIAMB
- 39. Aang's winged lemur companion in "Avatar: The Last Airbender"4 letters, starts with MMOMO
- 40. Horror director Craven3 letters, starts with WWES
- 43. Up to, for short3 letters, starts with TTIL
- 44. Blood and guts in a butcher shop? (on)9 letters, starts with OOFFALGORE
- 47. Where groupers can become grooms? (off)11 letters, starts with WWEDDINGSEAS
- 50. "Spaghetti With the ___" (children's book by Adam and Charlotte Guillain)4 letters, starts with YYETI
- 51. Verboten5 letters, starts with TTABOO
- 53. Mean6 letters, starts with DDENOTE
- 54. Having lots of dough4 letters, starts with RRICH
- 57. Seals using a door7 letters, starts with SSHUTSIN
- 59. Animal rescue figure of the Bible4 letters, starts with NNOAH
- 63. Jello ___, former Dead Kennedys lead singer6 letters, starts with BBIAFRA
- 66. Like "Saw X" in the Saw film franchise5 letters, starts with TTENTH
- 67. Aquamarine, e.g.3 letters, starts with GGEM
- 69. Unsharpen, say?4 letters, starts with TTUNE
- 70. Comment from the protagonist of "The Handmaid's Tale"? (on)10 letters, starts with OOFFREDLINE
- 72. Ball game played when feeling lustful? (off)10 letters, starts with RRANDYJACKS
- 75. Vets' insurance option4 letters, starts with UUSAA
- 76. Brief period of time?3 letters, starts with SSEC
- 77. Needing correction5 letters, starts with AAMISS
- 79. "Like ...?"6 letters, starts with SSUCHAS
- 80. Ripped4 letters, starts with TTORN
- 81. Branch of classical mechanics focusing on objects in equilibrium7 letters, starts with SSTATICS
- 83. Blues legend James4 letters, starts with EETTA
- 84. Gallic Wars commander6 letters, starts with CCAESAR
- 87. Check the numbers, in a way5 letters, starts with RREADD
- 89. Angled surface4 letters, starts with RRAMP
- 93. Physician making a proposition? (on)11 letters, starts with OOFFERDOCTOR
- 97. Entertainment with charming kings and queens? (off)9 letters, starts with MMAGICDRAG
- 100. Short "short"3 letters, starts with LLIL
- 101. Dastardly sort3 letters, starts with CCUR
- 102. Elitist4 letters, starts with SSNOB
- 104. Note in a cubicle4 letters, starts with MMEMO
- 105. Important chapter in history3 letters, starts with EERA
- 106. One-eighth of an apothecaries' ounce4 letters, starts with DDRAM
- 108. Show contempt for7 letters, starts with SSNEERAT
- 111. Conference badge5 letters, starts with IIDTAG
- 113. Lengths of London Bridge and Tower Bridge?6 letters, starts with MMETRES
- 116. H on frat row3 letters, starts with EETA
- 117. Hybrid film genre that features elements of sci-fi and crime drama8 letters, starts with TTECHNOIR
- 120. Chopper at the workplace? (on)8 letters, starts with OOFFICEAX
- 122. Behind in a political race? (off)12 letters, starts with CCAMPAIGNBUTT
- 126. Soccer stadium cry3 letters, starts with OOLE
- 127. Topping for linguine4 letters, starts with RRAGU
- 128. Blue eyes, brown eyes, etc.6 letters, starts with TTRAITS
- 129. Greek summation symbol5 letters, starts with SSIGMA
- 130. "Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World" author Bill3 letters, starts with NNYE
- 131. Indigenous people for whom the Beehive State is named4 letters, starts with UUTES
- 132. Smooths with abrasive paper5 letters, starts with SSANDS
- 133. Seller's stipulation4 letters, starts with AASIS
Down
- 1. "Dune: Prophecy" network3 letters, starts with HHBO
- 2. "Throw me the ball!"3 letters, starts with AARF
- 3. Inflatable rescue vessel8 letters, starts with LLIFERAFT
- 4. Body mass index classification that can contribute to weight stigma5 letters, starts with OOBESE
- 5. Mountain that experienced an eruption in its eastern flank on Jan. 1, 20264 letters, starts with EETNA
- 6. Not o'er, in a poem5 letters, starts with NNEATH
- 7. The Harrisburg Senators of Minor League Baseball, e.g.6 letters, starts with AAATEAM
- 8. Vegas-based procedural3 letters, starts with CCSI
- 9. When a round begins7 letters, starts with TTEETIME
- 10. ___ Rica5 letters, starts with CCOSTA
- 11. iOS user's download3 letters, starts with AAPP
- 12. Coral formation4 letters, starts with RREEF
- 13. Monet's water color?4 letters, starts with BBLEU
- 14. Author's overhaul7 letters, starts with RREWRITE
- 15. Mexican president Sheinbaum7 letters, starts with CCLAUDIA
- 16. Turn ___ (driver's indicators)7 letters, starts with SSIGNALS
- 18. Call for6 letters, starts with EENTAIL
- 19. Asset in archery3 letters, starts with AAIM
- 23. Joltin' Joe, familiarly5 letters, starts with DDIMAG
- 25. The stuff of 99 Down3 letters, starts with DDNA
- 28. Conflicting (with)6 letters, starts with AATODDS
- 30. Croissant seller4 letters, starts with CCAFE
- 32. Leave the race6 letters, starts with BBOWOUT
- 33. Paired7 letters, starts with TTWINNED
- 35. Young man3 letters, starts with BBOY
- 37. Lamp lover4 letters, starts with MMOTH
- 38. Fantasie garment3 letters, starts with BBRA
- 41. Ambient pioneer Brian3 letters, starts with EENO
- 42. Boot camp title: Abbr.3 letters, starts with SSGT
- 45. Carrier seen at Charles de Gaulle9 letters, starts with AAIRFRANCE
- 46. Buddy of '60s-'70s TV5 letters, starts with EEBSEN
- 48. Stoops (to)6 letters, starts with DDEIGNS
- 49. Wished somebody happy holidays with mail, say9 letters, starts with SSENTACARD
- 52. "Hey, that's cool!"6 letters, starts with OOHNEAT
- 55. Boiling-mad state3 letters, starts with IIRE
- 56. Rude dudes4 letters, starts with CCADS
- 58. Once and again ... and again6 letters, starts with TTHRICE
- 60. "Dang, that's painful!"4 letters, starts with OOUCH
- 61. "My Way" lyricist Paul4 letters, starts with AANKA
- 62. Oil company acquired by Chevron in 20254 letters, starts with HHESS
- 63. Boxing match4 letters, starts with BBOUT
- 64. "Assuming I'm right ..."4 letters, starts with IIFSO
- 65. Way over yonder4 letters, starts with AAFAR
- 66. "Refresh your good vibes" brand6 letters, starts with TTICTAC
- 68. PC game island4 letters, starts with MMYST
- 71. Rent check collectors7 letters, starts with LLESSORS
- 73. State in northeast India5 letters, starts with AASSAM
- 74. Protrude3 letters, starts with JJUT
- 78. Source of a self-image?6 letters, starts with MMIRROR
- 82. Young painter's kit6 letters, starts with AARTSET
- 83. Cutting-___ research4 letters, starts with EEDGE
- 85. "The ___ of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice": Martin Luther King Jr.3 letters, starts with AARC
- 86. College website letters3 letters, starts with EEDU
- 88. Site of a spillway3 letters, starts with DDAM
- 90. They provide partial coverage8 letters, starts with AAREARUGS
- 91. 8 Down actress Helgenberger4 letters, starts with MMARG
- 92. Links org.3 letters, starts with PPGA
- 93. Lunar phase followed by a "new" phase7 letters, starts with OOLDMOON
- 94. Bioluminescent insect7 letters, starts with FFIREFLY
- 95. Fixed amount to pay7 letters, starts with FFLATFEE
- 96. Plays with no breaks7 letters, starts with OONEACTS
- 98. Contacting on Telegram, for short5 letters, starts with IIMING
- 99. Three-nucleotide sequences in genetics6 letters, starts with CCODONS
- 103. Penguin's adversary6 letters, starts with BBATMAN
- 107. X-ray alternative3 letters, starts with MMRI
- 109. Central point5 letters, starts with NNEXUS
- 110. Somewhat warm5 letters, starts with TTEPID
- 112. Lower leg bone5 letters, starts with TTIBIA
- 114. Grayish yellow shade4 letters, starts with EECRU
- 115. Chair or sofa, e.g.4 letters, starts with SSEAT
- 118. Animals that loaf and make "biscuits"4 letters, starts with CCATS
- 119. "___ name is Robert Paulson" (chant in "Fight Club")3 letters, starts with HHIS
- 121. 1, 2 or 3, for a toddler3 letters, starts with AAGE
- 123. Altar constellation3 letters, starts with AARA
- 124. "OMG stop!"3 letters, starts with TTMI
- 125. Univ. class helpers3 letters, starts with TTAS
Seen before
This clue also appeared in the Washington Post Sunday on November 23, 2025.
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Questions
What is the answer to “___ Rica”?
COSTA, 5 letters: a rib.
When was “___ Rica” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of January 11, 2026, and 1 more time before that.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with C.