Newsday Crossword January 1, 2026 Answers
By Prasanna Keshava · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from January 1, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Whirling water4 Bridge phrase5 SoCal school4 Bollywood wrap4 Anime featuring robots5 Ballpark suffix for jumbo4 "Agreed!"10 Get moving4 Established custom5 Cruise around Hollywood3 Island-sharing nation5 American football club org.3 "Agreed!"9 Makes ready for the printer5 Chartbuster3 Extended stretches4 Twist of fiction6 Red Cross or CARE3 "Agreed!"15 Width letters3 Car radio button6 S-shaped molding4 Bard's "Bah!"3 Campus contingent5 "Agreed!"9 Skilled finesse3 Bountiful5 End of Q13 Couldn't commit5 Rant and rave4 "Agreed!"10 Casino supply4 Chaucer tale teller5 Dexterity4 Olympic racer4 Not engaged5 Stowe novel4Down
Genesis twin4 Power plant constructions4 Romantic ideal9 Combo language with "kibitzer" and "chutzpah"8 Texter's qualifier3 Insignificant5 Blessing elicitor5 Former SeaWorld performer5 Was benched3 Isthmus' opposite6 Sci-fi servant5 Longtime Chicago Symphony leader5 In darkness5 Class struggle?4 Narrow winning margins5 Bed linen6 Weird-sounding water4 Became bitter6 Farm mom3 Cellphone tech letters3 Brightness measures3 Vision, in product names3 Undercover attire?9 Decamps4 Word on pennies3 Have a say5 Universally acclaimed8 Vacant no more6 American island with a reef runway4 Cloth measures5 Text ancestor5 Zesty enhancement5 Plant deeply5 Stand for canvas5 Motored5 Apart from the others4 Made more colorful, maybe4 NFC West team3 Went first3Frequently Asked Questions
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