Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 4, 2026
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Clues142
Across69
Down73
TitleA CENTURY AGO: What happened in 1926
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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Wedding vow locale (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTAR→
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Goad into action (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPUR→
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Insignificant (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMERE→
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__ latte (breakfast beverage) (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECAFFE→
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Designer Geoffrey (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBEENE→
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Barcelona bull (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
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Ice cream thickener (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAGAR→
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Folklore brutes (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOGRES→
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He recorded the first of his 2000+ tunes (10)
Starts with B, ends with YBINGCROSBY→
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George Bernard Shaw declined it (10)
Starts with N, ends with ENOBELPRIZE→
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Federal Reserve increase (8)
Starts with R, ends with ERATEHIKE→
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Ease off (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABATE→
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Watch carefully (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEYE→
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Fill with cargo (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELADE→
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Secret schemes (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPLOTS→
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Race's safety vehicle (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPACECAR→
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Military swords (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSABERS→
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Request for a card (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHITME→
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Verdi opera (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAIDA→
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X __ (tic-tac-toe choices) (3)
Starts with O, ends with OORO→
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Dracula title (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCOUNT→
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20-Grammy pop star was born (11)
Starts with T, ends with TTONYBENNETT→
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Nautical diary (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLOG→
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"And besides..." (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
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High-quality, as collectibles (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFINE→
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Bart's bus driver (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
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Sky shade (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBLUE→
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Was introduced to (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
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He lost his heavyweight title to Gene Tunney (11)
Starts with J, ends with YJACKDEMPSEY→
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Talk show visitor (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGUEST→
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Multivariety retail cartons (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPREPACKS→
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Burrowing mammals (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOLES→
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Sharp increases (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSURGES→
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Doesn't stay put (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROVES→
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Subtraction word (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMINUS→
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1926, today (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEME→
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Rubber stamp refresher (6)
Starts with I, ends with DINKPAD→
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Seasons, as fries (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSALTS→
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What whiteboards are (8)
Starts with E, ends with EERASABLE→
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Leaks out slowly (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEEPS→
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Babe Ruth slugged them in one World Series game (11)
Starts with T, ends with STHREEHOMERS→
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Boathouse blade (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
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Out of town (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWAY→
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Cleverly done (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEAT→
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__ legs (dog's twosome) (4)
Starts with H, ends with DHIND→
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Actress Teri (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGARR→
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Launcher of the 71-Across (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBAT→
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He made the first flight over the North Pole (11)
Starts with R, ends with DRICHARDBYRD→
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Small canyon (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGORGE→
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Self-image (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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Protest singer Phil (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOCHS→
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Sign before Taurus (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARIES→
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Welded together (6)
Starts with B, ends with DBONDED→
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Taking quite a while (7)
Starts with L, ends with YLENGTHY→
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Cancels a deletion (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTETS→
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Kitchen herb (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAGE→
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"Steady as __ goes" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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Intermission follower (5)
Starts with A, ends with IACTII→
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Film fan (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECINEASTE→
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Rocket propellent first used (10)
Starts with L, ends with LLIQUIDFUEL→
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Broadcast media group founded (10)
Starts with N, ends with KNBCNETWORK→
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Just waking up (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASTIR→
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One of the Brontes (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
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Robin's friar friend (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTUCK→
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Bert's kid-vid friend (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERNIE→
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Somewhat, informally (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASORTA→
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GPS calculations (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRTES→
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Elevator giant (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOTIS→
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"Good heavens!" (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMYGOD→
Down
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GNP or MIT (4)
Starts with A, ends with RABBR→
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Star Wars princess (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALEIA→
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Circus venue (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTENT→
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SoCal urbanite (8)
Starts with A, ends with OANGELENO→
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Reach the Top-40 again (7)
Starts with R, ends with TRECHART→
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Feed, as a fire (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTOKE→
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Sit for a picture (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOSE→
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Metro area (3)
Starts with U, ends with BURB→
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Income for an author (7)
Starts with R, ends with YROYALTY→
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Everglades mammal (7)
Starts with M, ends with EMANATEE→
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Four-award achievements (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOTS→
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Broccoli __ (salad green) (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERABE→
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Poetic preposition (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Imitative person (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCOPYCAT→
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Concur (with) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGREE→
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Calendar column (3)
Starts with F, ends with IFRI→
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Turkish tasseled topper (3)
Starts with F, ends with ZFEZ→
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Nationality suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Unburdens (of) (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIDS→
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Result in (6)
Starts with L, ends with OLEADTO→
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Film fiasco (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBOMB→
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Longed (for) (5)
Starts with P, ends with DPINED→
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Devoutness (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPIETY→
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It administered its first SATs (12)
Starts with C, ends with DCOLLEGEBOARD→
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Spark to action (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAROUSE→
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Synonym source (6)
Starts with R, ends with SROGETS→
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Scoundrel (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCAMP→
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Early Web browser (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAOLER→
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His comedy classic The General debuted (12)
Starts with B, ends with NBUSTERKEATON→
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Makes noise in traffic (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHONKS→
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Poker fees (5)
Starts with A, ends with SANTES→
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Antique clock sounds (5)
Starts with T, ends with STICKS→
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Snoops (around) (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNOSES→
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Confronted (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFACED→
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Myanmar alias (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABURMA→
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Diner beverages (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJAVAS→
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Novelist Zola (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMILE→
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__ Carlo, Monaco (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMONTE→
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Luxurious (5)
Starts with P, ends with HPLUSH→
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Take a stab (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGUESS→
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Bread seed source (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPOPPY→
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Glass fragment (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSHARD→
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Georgia urban transport system (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMARTA→
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General drift (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTREND→
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Writer Allende (6)
Starts with I, ends with LISABEL→
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Modern music genre (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENEWAGE→
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Mideast rulers of yore (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHAHS→
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Mideast rulers (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEMIRS→
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Went wrong (5)
Starts with E, ends with DERRED→
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Hardware expert (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTECHY→
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Emphatic assent (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOHYES→
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Placed in a recess (6)
Starts with N, ends with DNICHED→
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Failed to happen as planned (8)
Starts with G, ends with YGONEAWRY→
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Nest egg option (7)
Starts with R, ends with AROTHIRA→
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Unnerves (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRATTLES→
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Eins + 2 (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDREI→
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Started chewing (7)
Starts with B, ends with OBITINTO→
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Encouraging words (7)
Starts with G, ends with MGOGETEM→
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Bugaboo (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBANE→
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Astronaut attire (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGSUIT→
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Movie excerpt (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCENE→
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Loses altitude (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSINKS→
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Possible babysitter (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAUNT→
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Fourth century starter (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICCCI→
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23- or 44-Across performance (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSONG→
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Duo + 1 (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
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Squeaked (out) (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEKED→
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Part of UNLV (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLAS→
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Prefix like equi- (3)
Starts with I, ends with OISO→
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15 min. of football (3)
Starts with Q, ends with RQTR→
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Many miles from here (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFAR→
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"On the other hand..." (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBUT→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for January 4, 2026?+
142 clues: 69 Across and 73 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Wedding vow locale (ALTAR); Goad into action (SPUR); Insignificant (MERE).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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