Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 11, 2026
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Clues146
Across67
Down79
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Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Very quick, in brand names (5)
Starts with I, ends with AINSTA→
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Reggae relative (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASKA→
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Poetic tributes (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
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38th president (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFORD→
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Diet drink phrase (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNOCAL→
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Loads and loads (4)
Starts with T, ends with STONS→
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Pioneering computer (5)
Starts with E, ends with CENIAC→
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State positively (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAVER→
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"Chess champ" rap DJ (16)
Starts with G, ends with HGRANDMASTERFLASH→
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Granny (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANANA→
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Before now (7)
Starts with E, ends with REARLIER→
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Books with 83-Across (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISCIFI→
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Needing speeding (7)
Starts with T, ends with WTOOSLOW→
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"Agnus __" (Mass prayer) (3)
Starts with D, ends with IDEI→
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Poetic planet (3)
Starts with O, ends with BORB→
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Halifax, __ Scotia (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOVA→
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Big name in nail polish (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
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January ritual (18)
Starts with N, ends with NNEWYEARSRESOLUTION→
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Balance sheet column (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASSETS→
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Welcome warmly (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGREET→
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Keep safe (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPRESERVE→
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Great time (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBLAST→
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No longer valid (4)
Starts with V, ends with DVOID→
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Oboe insert (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREED→
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Mauna __ (Hawaii's highest volcano) (3)
Starts with K, ends with AKEA→
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Pay cash for (3)
Starts with B, ends with YBUY→
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Sports coliseum (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
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Made a web (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSPUN→
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Never existed (5)
Starts with W, ends with TWASNT→
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Worker welfare agcy. (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOSHA→
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NL West team (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
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Literary whaler (4)
Starts with A, ends with BAHAB→
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Not in the clergy (4)
Starts with L, ends with CLAIC→
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PR person's advice (21)
Starts with T, ends with ETHISISBADFORYOURIMAGE→
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Brewery supply (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHOPS→
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Mars alias (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARES→
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SNL airer (3)
Starts with N, ends with CNBC→
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Former partners (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEXES→
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Parcels (out) (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOLES→
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Low poker pair (4)
Starts with T, ends with STWOS→
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Lock of hair (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRESS→
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UFO passengers (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
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Devoured (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
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De-wrinkle (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
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Lettuce purchase (4)
Starts with H, ends with DHEAD→
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Skate park trick (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLLIE→
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With a bent-page corner (8)
Starts with D, ends with DDOGEARED→
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Biblical song (5)
Starts with P, ends with MPSALM→
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Raises, as flags (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHOISTS→
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Succinct (18)
Starts with S, ends with TSHORTANDTOTHEPOINT→
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Extremely long time (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
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Holiday season (4)
Starts with Y, ends with EYULE→
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35mm camera type (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSLR→
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How-__ (manuals) (3)
Starts with T, ends with STOS→
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Spicy sausages (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSALAMIS→
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Japanese warrior (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANINJA→
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Leaves high and dry (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDESERTS→
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Tablet hardware brand (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
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Copland narrated work (16)
Starts with A, ends with TALINCOLNPORTRAIT→
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"Don't just sit there!" (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMOVE→
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"Long time __!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOSEE→
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Loki's movie stepfather (4)
Starts with O, ends with NODIN→
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Blue Cross competitor (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAETNA→
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Practice punching (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPAR→
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Shut securely (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSEAL→
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Half a rodeo cry (3)
Starts with Y, ends with EYEE→
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Shamrock shade (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGREEN→
Down
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Picnic playwright (4)
Starts with I, ends with EINGE→
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US/Canada defense group (5)
Starts with N, ends with DNORAD→
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Fill with fear (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCARE→
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Sunbathing evidence (8)
Starts with T, ends with STANLINES→
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German-based grocer (4)
Starts with A, ends with IALDI→
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Twinkly, as night skies (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSTARRY→
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Ring victories (3)
Starts with K, ends with SKOS→
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Colony insects (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
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Broadcasting now (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONLIVE→
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Spanish day (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADIA→
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Daybreak direction (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEAST→
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Educated (8)
Starts with S, ends with DSCHOOLED→
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Beyonceworld.com, e.g. (7)
Starts with F, ends with EFANSITE→
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Shaped like 0 (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
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City near Carson City (4)
Starts with R, ends with ORENO→
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Lottery broadcast (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDRAW→
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Brief moment, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSEC→
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Exertion (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEFFORT→
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Cats' comments (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEOWS→
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Dishwasher cycle (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERINSE→
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Major musical work (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOPUS→
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Window box flower (7)
Starts with B, ends with ABEGONIA→
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Colorado ski spot (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASPEN→
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Blues singer __ James (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
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Diva's solo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
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Signal to stop (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRED→
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Mined mineral (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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Bakery fixture (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOVEN→
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Uncluttered (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEAT→
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Monastery leader (5)
Starts with A, ends with TABBOT→
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Half-melted snow (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSLUSH→
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Welcome quickly (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISAYHI→
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"Kiss" and "tell" (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVERBS→
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Lipstick hue (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRUBY→
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Hoarse voice (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
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Bowling rentals (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOES→
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Stats on golf scorecards (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPARS→
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Nintendo game system (3)
Starts with W, ends with IWII→
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Pinnacle (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACME→
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Tennis icon Arthur (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
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Puffy hair (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAFRO→
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Applied oil to (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLUBED→
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Story trajectories (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARCS→
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What Macs run on (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIOS→
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First light (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDAWN→
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Access to highways (7)
Starts with O, ends with SONRAMPS→
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Skaters' jumps (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAXELS→
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"Understand?" (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGETIT→
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Most of "Swiss" (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESSES→
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June honorees (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDADS→
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Texter's "That said..." (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOTOH→
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Toy brick giant (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLEGO→
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Hot winter drink (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTODDY→
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Prefix for commuting (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETELE→
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Any day now (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSOON→
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Certain Mideasterners (8)
Starts with I, ends with SIRANIANS→
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__ Faire (jousting venue) (3)
Starts with R, ends with NREN→
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"That's a laugh!" (3)
Starts with H, ends with HHAH→
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Careless trash tosser (8)
Starts with L, ends with RLITTERER→
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Kindle or a competitor (7)
Starts with E, ends with REREADER→
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Bit of bromine (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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Urban force (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPOLICE→
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Court reporter (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSTENO→
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Personnel person (5)
Starts with H, ends with RHIRER→
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Underwater passage (6)
Starts with T, ends with LTUNNEL→
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Much-told joke (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOLDONE→
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Deliver a speech (5)
Starts with O, ends with EORATE→
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Goosebumps author (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTINE→
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Virtual game people (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSIMS→
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Rocky outpouring (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
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Type of plum (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESLOE→
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Former Idol judge, familiarly (3)
Starts with J, ends with OJLO→
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Artist Warhol (4)
Starts with A, ends with YANDY→
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Deer with antlers (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSTAG→
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Lee of Marvel fame (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAN→
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"Patience __ virtue" (3)
Starts with I, ends with AISA→
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Last course with a crust (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPIE→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for January 11, 2026?+
146 clues: 67 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Very quick, in brand names (INSTA); Reggae relative (SKA); Poetic tributes (ODES).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
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