Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 18, 2026
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Clues144
Across63
Down81
TitleSOMEONE'S IN THE KITCHEN: What they're doing there
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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Lengthy exam answers (6)
Starts with E, ends with SESSAYS→
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Egotist's priority (4)
Starts with S, ends with FSELF→
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Common exam choices (4)
Starts with A, ends with DABCD→
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In real time (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIVE→
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Turkey's wattle (6)
Starts with D, ends with PDEWLAP→
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And others: Abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
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Watery expanses (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEAS→
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"So true!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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Police persistent procedure (16)
Starts with G, ends with TGRILLINGASUSPECT→
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Hourglass contents (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSAND→
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Discussed, as opposing views (9)
Starts with A, ends with TARGUEDOUT→
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Ancient Scot (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPICT→
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Catfish Southern habitat (5)
Starts with B, ends with UBAYOU→
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Gravelly voice (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
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Suffix for legal (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Hunting illegally (12)
Starts with P, ends with EPOACHINGGAME→
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Horse's father (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIRE→
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Winter footwear (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBOOTS→
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Charged atoms (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIONS→
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Louvre Pyramid architect (5)
Starts with I, ends with IIMPEI→
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"Not only that..." (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
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Hits the road (8)
Starts with G, ends with YGOESAWAY→
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Acting before all others (17)
Starts with B, ends with HBEATINGTOTHEPUNCH→
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Before, in verse (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Form 1040 destination (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIRS→
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Most Omanis (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARABS→
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On edge (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETENSE→
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Squander, so to speak (4)
Starts with B, ends with WBLOW→
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Smoke-sensing device (8)
Starts with D, ends with RDETECTOR→
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Cry of dismay (3)
Starts with A, ends with KACK→
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Flies alone (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOLOS→
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Manipulating ledgers (15)
Starts with C, ends with SCOOKINGTHEBOOKS→
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Lawn bowling (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBOCCE→
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Fair hiring letters (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEOE→
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"Laughable-sounding" rapper (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLUDACRIS→
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Reverberate (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
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Skewered fare (5)
Starts with K, ends with BKEBAB→
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Beethoven's "Fur ___" (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELISE→
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Sch. in Terre Haute or Pocatello (3)
Starts with I, ends with UISU→
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Greek vowel (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
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Fomenting unrest (17)
Starts with S, ends with ESTIRRINGUPTROUBLE→
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"That is so wrong!" (8)
Starts with N, ends with ONONONONO→
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Tolkien evildoers (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORCS→
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Map detail (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINSET→
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Bite like a beaver (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGNAW→
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Language of an ex-Soviet republic (5)
Starts with U, ends with KUZBEK→
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Angelic light (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHALO→
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Obsessing over (12)
Starts with S, ends with TSTEWINGABOUT→
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Actor Affleck (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBEN→
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Italian tower city (4)
Starts with P, ends with APISA→
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Common computer font (5)
Starts with A, ends with LARIAL→
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__ before (not later than) (4)
Starts with O, ends with RONOR→
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Subsided (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSLACKENED→
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Trilogy with 90-Across, briefly (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLOTR→
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Extremely irate (16)
Starts with B, ends with RBOILINGWITHANGER→
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Poker variety (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSTUD→
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__ Prof. (4)
Starts with A, ends with TASST→
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Thin batteries (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAAAS→
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New Year's Day numbers (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONEONE→
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Egyptian cobras (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASPS→
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Casual shirts (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEES→
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ATM codes (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPINS→
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Colorful lawn grass (6)
Starts with R, ends with PREDTOP→
Down
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Mystery writers' award (5)
Starts with E, ends with REDGAR→
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California mission founder (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASERRA→
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Gulps of a drink (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSWIGS→
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Much less than pleased (8)
Starts with A, ends with TALLUPSET→
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Fourth-oldest US university (4)
Starts with Y, ends with EYALE→
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Web site architect (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSPIDER→
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Smooth transition (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESEGUE→
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Coup d'__ (4)
Starts with E, ends with TETAT→
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Part of UNLV (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLAS→
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Winter bug (3)
Starts with F, ends with UFLU→
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Savory jellies (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASPICS→
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Nut tree (5)
Starts with B, ends with HBEECH→
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Arizona vegetation (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICACTI→
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"Spring-ahead" hrs. (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDST→
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Layered pasta (7)
Starts with L, ends with ALASAGNA→
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Half-hearted assent (10)
Starts with I, ends with LIMAYASWELL→
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Rattler's weapon (5)
Starts with V, ends with MVENOM→
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Provide (with) (5)
Starts with E, ends with EENDUE→
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Carrot, on a snowman (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOSE→
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Petty clash (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPAT→
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OshKosh __ (clothing brand) (5)
Starts with B, ends with HBGOSH→
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Blog additions (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOSTS→
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"How very wonderful!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOOOH→
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Sibling's girl (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENIECE→
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Sundial numeral (3)
Starts with I, ends with IIII→
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Paint splotch (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBLOB→
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Footnote abbr. (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIBID→
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Mother in Marseilles (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMERE→
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Historian's focus (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPAST→
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Early video console brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
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Rev, as an engine (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGUN→
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Walk-__ (small parts) (3)
Starts with O, ends with SONS→
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Suffix for buck (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAROO→
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Trees for archery bows (4)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEWS→
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Western defense org. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONATO→
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Grasp intuitively (4)
Starts with G, ends with KGROK→
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Carve in stone (4)
Starts with E, ends with HETCH→
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Short dog, for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPEKE→
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Type of pear (4)
Starts with B, ends with CBOSC→
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Danish shoe brand (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECCO→
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Cedar Rapids college (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECOE→
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Devoured (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
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Reggae relative (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASKA→
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In the neighborhood (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNEAR→
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Mongolian desert (4)
Starts with G, ends with IGOBI→
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Radar images (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBLIPS→
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Depose (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOUST→
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River to the Baltic (4)
Starts with O, ends with RODER→
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"It's __ a while" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEEN→
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Quadri- doubled (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOCTO→
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Alter something for the better (10)
Starts with C, ends with PCHANGEITUP→
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Barbecue serving (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIBS→
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Land amidst water (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
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Bird feeder food (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSUET→
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Neighborhood serving Seoul food (5)
Starts with K, ends with NKTOWN→
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A, in German (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEIN→
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"Dude!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBRO→
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"Snowy" bird (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEGRET→
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Good fortune (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLUCK→
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Slowpoke (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSNAIL→
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Asian fusion chain (4)
Starts with N, ends with UNOBU→
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Cruet contents (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
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Still wrapped (8)
Starts with U, ends with DUNOPENED→
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Moving forward (7)
Starts with O, ends with SONWARDS→
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Horseshoe-shaped fasteners (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUBOLTS→
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Japanese sandal (4)
Starts with Z, ends with IZORI→
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Oven output (4)
Starts with H, ends with THEAT→
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Last of a relay race team (6)
Starts with A, ends with RANCHOR→
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Zesty dip (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASALSA→
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Easy gaits (5)
Starts with T, ends with STROTS→
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108-Down cousin (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGOOSE→
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Licorice flavoring (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANISE→
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Supreme happiness (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBLISS→
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Gold bar (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINGOT→
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"__ evil, hear..." (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSEENO→
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Mag's salesperson (5)
Starts with A, ends with PADREP→
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Graceful bird (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSWAN→
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Welles' publisher (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKANE→
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Dracula alter ego (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBAT→
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Afternoon refresher (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
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Moo goo __ pan (3)
Starts with G, ends with IGAI→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for January 18, 2026?+
144 clues: 63 Across and 81 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Lengthy exam answers (ESSAYS); Egotist's priority (SELF); Common exam choices (ABCD).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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