Newsday Crossword January 18, 2026 Answers
By Billie Truitt · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from January 18, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Lengthy exam answers6 Egotist's priority4 Common exam choices4 In real time4 Turkey's wattle6 And others: Abbr.4 Watery expanses4 "So true!"4 Police persistent procedure16 Hourglass contents4 Discussed, as opposing views9 Ancient Scot4 Catfish Southern habitat5 Gravelly voice4 Suffix for legal3 Hunting illegally12 Horse's father4 Winter footwear5 Charged atoms4 Louvre Pyramid architect5 "Not only that..."4 Hits the road8 Acting before all others17 Before, in verse3 Form 1040 destination3 Most Omanis5 On edge5 Squander, so to speak4 Smoke-sensing device8 Cry of dismay3 Flies alone5 Manipulating ledgers15 Lawn bowling5 Fair hiring letters3 "Laughable-sounding" rapper8 Reverberate4 Skewered fare5 Beethoven's "Fur ___"5 Sch. in Terre Haute or Pocatello3 Greek vowel3 Fomenting unrest17 "That is so wrong!"8 Tolkien evildoers4 Map detail5 Bite like a beaver4 Language of an ex-Soviet republic5 Angelic light4 Obsessing over12 Actor Affleck3 Italian tower city4 Common computer font5 __ before (not later than)4 Subsided9 Trilogy with 90-Across, briefly4 Extremely irate16 Poker variety4 __ Prof.4 Thin batteries4 New Year's Day numbers6 Egyptian cobras4 Casual shirts4 ATM codes4 Colorful lawn grass6Down
Mystery writers' award5 California mission founder5 Gulps of a drink5 Much less than pleased8 Fourth-oldest US university4 Web site architect6 Smooth transition5 Coup d'__4 Part of UNLV3 Winter bug3 Savory jellies6 Nut tree5 Arizona vegetation5 "Spring-ahead" hrs.3 Layered pasta7 Half-hearted assent10 Rattler's weapon5 Provide (with)5 Carrot, on a snowman4 Petty clash4 OshKosh __ (clothing brand)5 Blog additions5 "How very wonderful!"4 Sibling's girl5 Sundial numeral3 Paint splotch4 Footnote abbr.4 Mother in Marseilles4 Historian's focus4 Early video console brand5 Rev, as an engine3 Walk-__ (small parts)3 Suffix for buck4 Trees for archery bows4 Western defense org.4 Grasp intuitively4 Carve in stone4 Short dog, for short4 Type of pear4 Danish shoe brand4 Cedar Rapids college3 Devoured3 Reggae relative3 In the neighborhood4 Mongolian desert4 Radar images5 Depose4 River to the Baltic4 "It's __ a while"4 Quadri- doubled4 Alter something for the better10 Barbecue serving4 Land amidst water4 Bird feeder food4 Neighborhood serving Seoul food5 A, in German3 "Dude!"3 "Snowy" bird5 Good fortune4 Slowpoke5 Asian fusion chain4 Cruet contents3 Still wrapped8 Moving forward7 Horseshoe-shaped fasteners6 Japanese sandal4 Oven output4 Last of a relay race team6 Zesty dip5 Easy gaits5 108-Down cousin5 Licorice flavoring5 Supreme happiness5 Gold bar5 "__ evil, hear..."5 Mag's salesperson5 Graceful bird4 Welles' publisher4 Dracula alter ego3 Afternoon refresher3 Moo goo __ pan3Frequently Asked Questions
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