Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 29, 2026
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
TitleHAPPY ENDING
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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Keeps out (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBARS→
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Psyche sections (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIDS→
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Mis followers (3)
Starts with F, ends with SFAS→
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Dovetail part (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTENON→
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Really remote place (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENOWHERE→
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Start of a social sequence (15)
Starts with C, ends with RCHANCEENCOUNTER→
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Flour source (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOAT→
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Female pheasant (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHEN→
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Culinary guide (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERECIPE→
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What might follow 14-Across (10)
Starts with D, ends with EDINNERDATE→
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Biblical twin (4)
Starts with E, ends with UESAU→
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Most Indians were born there (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Kimono accessory (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOBI→
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Tattered tees, e.g. (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRAGS→
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Fast food franchisor founder (4)
Starts with K, ends with CKROC→
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Winter blanket (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSNOW→
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Apt adjective after a 59-Across (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENEE→
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What might follow 20-Across (9)
Starts with C, ends with PCOURTSHIP→
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One of two former UN members (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSSR→
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Something urged (4)
Starts with P, ends with APLEA→
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Small proof of purchase (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTUB→
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White hat wearer (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCHEF→
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Never: Ger. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENIE→
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Show up (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOME→
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Wealthy, in Juarez (4)
Starts with R, ends with ORICO→
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What might follow 35-Across (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBENDEDKNEE→
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"And yet..." (6)
Starts with E, ends with OEVENSO→
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"What a surprise!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
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Outlaw (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBAN→
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Happy ending for the sequence (15)
Starts with W, ends with YWEDDINGCEREMONY→
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Sandwiches with sauerkraut (7)
Starts with R, ends with SREUBENS→
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Presses on (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIRONS→
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GPS reading (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESSE→
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HS department (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISCI→
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Slippery swimmers (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEELS→
Down
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Kerouac persona (7)
Starts with B, ends with KBEATNIK→
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Novelist Patchett (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
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Magnetite, par example (5)
Starts with R, ends with EROCHE→
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Look unhappy (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSNEER→
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Lodging option (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
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Grumpy coworker (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDOC→
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Affirmed formally (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESWORE→
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Blade wielder (6)
Starts with F, ends with RFENCER→
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Smith, for instance (7)
Starts with A, ends with NARTISAN→
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Plumbing problem (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESEEPAGE→
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Malaysians' neighbors (5)
Starts with T, ends with STHAIS→
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Cry partner (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHUE→
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Melodic epilogue (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACODA→
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"Inner" opener (4)
Starts with E, ends with OENDO→
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One of an environmental trio (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREUSE→
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Certain Fed (4)
Starts with N, ends with CNARC→
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Take no part (7)
Starts with A, ends with NABSTAIN→
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Spam cans (4)
Starts with T, ends with STINS→
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Alley ender (3)
Starts with O, ends with POOP→
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__-de-sac (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCUL→
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Cries of surprise (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOHS→
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Rib tickler (3)
Starts with W, ends with TWIT→
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Painter Magritte (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
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Pro sports missile (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPUCK→
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Bookcase fastener (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSCREW→
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Quakes in the cold (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSHIVERS→
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Drops off (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRECEDES→
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Sweet spheres (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBONBONS→
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Party dip of a sort (6)
Starts with F, ends with EFONDUE→
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Move sideways (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
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Resources (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEANS→
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Extremely small (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEENY→
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Ribs, e.g. (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBONES→
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Far from the ordinary (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
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Fairway mower maker (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDEERE→
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Family member (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSIB→
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Vitamin World rival (3)
Starts with G, ends with CGNC→
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Major CBS franchise (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICSI→
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Grp. of atoms (3)
Starts with M, ends with LMOL→
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 29, 2026?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Lin Josephson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Keeps out (BARS); Psyche sections (IDS); Mis followers (FAS).
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.
