Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 3, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleCOMPLAINT DEPARTMENT
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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Checked-bag attachment (5)
Starts with I, ends with GIDTAG→
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Telly network, with ''the'' (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBEEB→
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Inc., across the Atlantic (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLTD→
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Scientist Curie (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMARIE→
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About the year of (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACIRCA→
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__ de Cologne (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEAU→
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Irreversibly refuse (11)
Starts with S, ends with RSLAMTHEDOOR→
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Butter container (3)
Starts with T, ends with BTUB→
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Snakelike fish (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
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Central connections (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNODES→
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Tries out (5)
Starts with T, ends with STESTS→
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Airport screeners' org. (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
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Before, in poems (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Thick fruity spreads (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJAMS→
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Steel wool pads (12)
Starts with P, ends with SPANSCRUBBERS→
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Drummer Ringo (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSTARR→
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Liquid for frying (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
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Sign on for more (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREUP→
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Misplace (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOSE→
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Metallic mixture (5)
Starts with A, ends with YALLOY→
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Any assistant (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIDE→
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Swiss range (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALPS→
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Bovine greeting (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMOO→
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Worked on stage (5)
Starts with A, ends with DACTED→
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Smeltery hot spot (12)
Starts with B, ends with EBLASTFURNACE→
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Be nomadic (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROAM→
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Suffix for puppet (3)
Starts with E, ends with REER→
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Kid's bank shape (3)
Starts with P, ends with GPIG→
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Swiss money (5)
Starts with F, ends with CFRANC→
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Prefix meaning ''large'' (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMACRO→
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Solemn vow (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
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Captain's diary (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLOG→
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Superstitious ''I hope so'' (11)
Starts with K, ends with DKNOCKONWOOD→
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Ostrich's Aussie cousin (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEMU→
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Movie script contents (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLINES→
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''__ be sorry!'' (5)
Starts with Y, ends with LYOULL→
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Used to be (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWAS→
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Large antlered animals (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELKS→
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Unlike rolling stones, supposedly (5)
Starts with M, ends with YMOSSY→
Down
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''No more for me!'' (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIMSET→
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Broad valleys (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDALES→
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Singing syllables (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATRALA→
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Strive (for) (3)
Starts with A, ends with MAIM→
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Come close to (7)
Starts with G, ends with RGETNEAR→
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__ one's time (wait) (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBIDE→
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Cupid's Greek alias (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEROS→
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Earth-friendly prefix (3)
Starts with E, ends with OECO→
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Happy-hour bill (6)
Starts with B, ends with BBARTAB→
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''Show me!'' (9)
Starts with L, ends with TLETSSEEIT→
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With no slack (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTAUT→
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Gives a nickname to (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDUBS→
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Signs over (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCEDES→
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Bugle or trumpet (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHORN→
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Welcome warmly (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEMBRACE→
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Popular vacation month (4)
Starts with J, ends with YJULY→
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Persevere (7)
Starts with P, ends with NPRESSON→
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Use crayons (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCOLOR→
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River, in Spain (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
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Unmannerly (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERUDE→
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Hurried along (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSPED→
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Thick slice (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSLAB→
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Turnpike payment (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOLL→
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Green veggie with spears (9)
Starts with A, ends with SASPARAGUS→
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Clock radio switch (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAMFM→
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Baseball great Gehrig (3)
Starts with L, ends with ULOU→
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Word formed from initials (7)
Starts with A, ends with MACRONYM→
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Bring down, in football (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETACKLE→
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Narrow parts of bottles (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNECKS→
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Aviation prefix (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAERO→
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Devout (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPIOUS→
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Objects of adoration (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIDOLS→
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Devout (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGODLY→
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Went by jet (4)
Starts with F, ends with WFLEW→
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Small tomato variety (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROMA→
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Abbey resident (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMONK→
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Virtuosos (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACES→
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Nothing at all (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
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Seek to win over (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWOO→
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.
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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 3, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Checked-bag attachment (IDTAG); Telly network, with ''the'' (BEEB); Inc., across the Atlantic (LTD).
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.
