Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 26, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues142
Across68
Down74
TitleGOTCHA: A collection of catches
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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Tart-tasting fruits (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLEMONS→
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__ Lee cakes (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASARA→
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Recedes gradually (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEBBS→
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Dog show org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with CAKC→
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Just slightly (6)
Starts with A, ends with HATOUCH→
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Nile queen, for short (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCLEO→
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Author Emile (4)
Starts with Z, ends with AZOLA→
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Group of sled dogs (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTEAM→
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Barrie bad guy (11)
Starts with C, ends with KCAPTAINHOOK→
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Bona fide (4)
Starts with R, ends with LREAL→
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Supermodel Banks (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATYRA→
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New Haven student (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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"Forward!" in Florence (6)
Starts with A, ends with IAVANTI→
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Something taken to the curb (10)
Starts with G, ends with GGARBAGEBAG→
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Road reversals, informally (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUIES→
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Test-drive vehicle (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODEMO→
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Have some (9)
Starts with P, ends with FPARTAKEOF→
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Raise a glass to (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTOAST→
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Aussie exports (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOPALS→
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Sugarcane, for instance (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSTALK→
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"Not another word!" (12)
Starts with S, ends with PSHUTYOURTRAP→
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Bottom line (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSUM→
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Guileful (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSLY→
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Cetacean vocalization (9)
Starts with W, ends with GWHALESONG→
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Corp. alias (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADBA→
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Upper level of execs (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECSUITE→
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Coop group (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHENS→
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B'way purchase (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTKT→
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Whispered summons (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
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Health insurance giant (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAETNA→
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From way back (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOFOLD→
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Common polar surface (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESEAICE→
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Spoil your manicure (10)
Starts with B, ends with LBREAKANAIL→
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Genealogy record (10)
Starts with F, ends with EFAMILYTREE→
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Stairway posts (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWELS→
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Squeaky sound (5)
Starts with C, ends with KCREAK→
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To be: Lat. (4)
Starts with E, ends with EESSE→
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Leather punch (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAWL→
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As compared to (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHAN→
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Quick look (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGLANCE→
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Cut (off) (3)
Starts with L, ends with PLOP→
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Most like meadows (9)
Starts with G, ends with TGRASSIEST→
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Garden product syllable (3)
Starts with G, ends with OGRO→
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What the TSA is part of (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDHS→
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Did some web browsing (12)
Starts with S, ends with TSURFEDTHENET→
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Archaeologist's interest (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUINS→
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Middlemarch author (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELIOT→
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Tenth president (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTYLER→
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Parts of paragraphs (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSENTENCES→
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Swamp hopper (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTOAD→
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Personal resources (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASSETS→
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Bedside light (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLAMP→
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Nook for nestling (10)
Starts with C, ends with RCOZYCORNER→
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Vessel vacation (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECRUISE→
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Grp. of cops or keglers (3)
Starts with P, ends with APBA→
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Sony co-founder Morita (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAKIO→
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Food plan (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIET→
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What a tee hasn't (11)
Starts with S, ends with RSHIRTCOLLAR→
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Home of St. Paul (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMINN→
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Class rank nos. (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGPAS→
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Symbolic warning (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
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Riles up (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANGERS→
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With 86-Down, Chinese dinner (3)
Starts with E, ends with GEGG→
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Catch sight of (4)
Starts with E, ends with YESPY→
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Supervisor (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOSS→
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Dangerous fly (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETSETSE→
Down
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Prepare to skate (6)
Starts with L, ends with PLACEUP→
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Footnote phrase (6)
Starts with E, ends with AETALIA→
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More pouty (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMOPIER→
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Sound asleep (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOUT→
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ESPN media partner (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANCAA→
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Makeshift knife (4)
Starts with S, ends with VSHIV→
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Many, many (6)
Starts with A, ends with FALOTOF→
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Add more lubricant to (5)
Starts with R, ends with LREOIL→
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NASA affirmative (3)
Starts with A, ends with KAOK→
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Poet Pound (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEZRA→
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Dutch South African (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBOER→
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Spill a secret (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBLAB→
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Course of greens (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSALAD→
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Have a go at (7)
Starts with A, ends with TATTEMPT→
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Typists' targets (9)
Starts with K, ends with SKEYBOARDS→
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Italian endearment (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACARA→
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Waiting-room reading (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMAG→
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"To be specific..." (6)
Starts with N, ends with YNAMELY→
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Evil spirits (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGHOULS→
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Physicist Ohm (5)
Starts with G, ends with GGEORG→
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Frequent ave. crossers (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSTS→
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Within reach (6)
Starts with A, ends with DATHAND→
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Being bet (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATSTAKE→
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Possible 14-Down ingredient (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKALE→
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Devoured (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
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Bodies of methods (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSYSTEMS→
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Readied a bow (7)
Starts with T, ends with MTOOKAIM→
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Research rooms (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLABS→
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Minor squabble (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPAT→
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Taco's exterior (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSHELL→
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Sign of healing (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSCAB→
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Library patron (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
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Remote button (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMUTE→
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Jeopardy! answer starter (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWHOIS→
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Ludicrous (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINANE→
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Historic city of Jordan (5)
Starts with P, ends with APETRA→
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Very little power (7)
Starts with O, ends with TONEWATT→
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Come up short (7)
Starts with F, ends with YFALLSHY→
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Virtuous person (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSAINT→
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Wizard of Oz transportation (7)
Starts with C, ends with ECYCLONE→
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Bestow (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAWARD→
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Abundant meal (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFEAST→
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Tear to pieces (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREND→
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Per item (4)
Starts with E, ends with HEACH→
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Just manages, with "out" (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEKES→
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Thin curtains (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHEERS→
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Otherwise (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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Pop music category (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSOUL→
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Spraying lightly (9)
Starts with S, ends with GSPRITZING→
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Musical liability (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTINEAR→
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Sandy stuff (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGRIT→
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Do so-so on an exam (5)
Starts with G, ends with CGETAC→
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Parisian salt (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSEL→
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Puts the pedal to the metal (6)
Starts with G, ends with TGUNSIT→
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See 117-Across (7)
Starts with F, ends with GFOOYONG→
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Takes back (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRETURNS→
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NBC 91-Down since '75 (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
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Weekly program (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSERIES→
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Oval pill (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCAPLET→
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Hinders (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEMBARS→
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Thinly scattered (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESPARSE→
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Sidestep (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDODGE→
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Hard-to-like person (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSCHMO→
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Video recorder, for short (3)
Starts with C, ends with MCAM→
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Sooner Stater (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOKIE→
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What patches cover (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIPS→
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Tide table term (4)
Starts with N, ends with PNEAP→
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Artisans' website (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
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"Amscray!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
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Very long time (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
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Sound unhappy (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSOB→
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Sweater size, for short (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELGE→
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for January 26, 2025?+
142 clues: 68 Across and 74 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Tart-tasting fruits (LEMONS); __ Lee cakes (SARA); Recedes gradually (EBBS).
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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