Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 21, 2025
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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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Healthful resorts (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSPAS→
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Golf pegs (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEES→
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Used needle and thread (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEWN→
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Row of a poem (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELINE→
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__ mater (former school) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALMA→
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Extra tire (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPARE→
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Part of a molecule (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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Animal's den (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLAIR→
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ONE WAY sign shape (5)
Starts with A, ends with WARROW→
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Cylindrical stuffed pasta (9)
Starts with M, ends with IMANICOTTI→
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Slight colorations (5)
Starts with T, ends with STINTS→
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__ in a million (very rare) (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
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Remove soap from (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERINSE→
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Entices (6)
Starts with T, ends with STEMPTS→
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Informal language (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSLANG→
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Strong smells (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
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Clean and orderly (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEAT→
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Salespeople, for short (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREPS→
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Storybook brute (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
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Bit of a jigsaw puzzle (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPIECE→
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Creme-filled cookie (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
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Gave temporarily (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLENT→
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Farmland measure (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
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More crafty (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSLIER→
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Urban districts (5)
Starts with Z, ends with SZONES→
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Not making a sound (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSILENT→
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Eyeglasses, informally (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPECS→
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Traditionally rainy mo. (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAPR→
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Petroleum-yielding rock (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHALE→
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Cylindrical filled tortilla (9)
Starts with E, ends with AENCHILADA→
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Mrs. George W. Bush (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALAURA→
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Cast a ballot (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVOTE→
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Enthusiastic, as a sports fan (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAVID→
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Fire-setting crime (5)
Starts with A, ends with NARSON→
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Frankenstein's assistant (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
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Tolkien's __ of the Rings (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLORD→
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Unwanted garden plant (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWEED→
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Folk wisdom (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELORE→
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Amazes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAWES→
Down
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Shut (a door) angrily (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSLAM→
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Mideast pocket bread (4)
Starts with P, ends with APITA→
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Author unknown: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
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"Half" prefix for circle (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMI→
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Eagle's claws (6)
Starts with T, ends with STALONS→
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Make ecstatic (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELATE→
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Give off, as light (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
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Dress of India (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
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Cylindrical Chinese appetizer (10)
Starts with S, ends with LSPRINGROLL→
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Deserves to receive (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEARNS→
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Composed a letter (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWROTE→
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Current events (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWS→
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Glossy gown fabric (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSATIN→
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Foldable beds (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOTS→
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Hourly charge (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERATE→
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Hacksaw or drill (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOOL→
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Small advantage (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
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Poetic daybreak (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMORN→
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Cylindrical salty snack (10)
Starts with P, ends with DPRETZELROD→
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Fortune-tellers (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEERS→
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Doily material (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELACE→
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Pleasant (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENICE→
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A Great Lake (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Ball-__ hammer (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPEEN→
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Arrange in some order (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSORT→
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Skillets and woks (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPANS→
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Voice of the iPhone (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
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Large body of water (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOCEAN→
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Shape of a globe (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESPHERE→
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Divide up with others (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHARE→
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Temporary halt (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPAUSE→
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Film performer (5)
Starts with A, ends with RACTOR→
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Picnic's shredded cabbage (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSLAW→
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Wickedness (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
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Canceled, as a rocket launch (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONOGO→
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Tra __ (singing sounds) (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALALA→
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Declare to be true (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAVOW→
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Highly worrisome (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDIRE→
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Says further (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
Want the full method? Read our Newsday Crossword strategy and tips, or check how to play the Newsday Crossword on the hub.
Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for January 21, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Fred Piscop.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Healthful resorts (SPAS); Golf pegs (TEES); Used needle and thread (SEWN).
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?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
