Newsday Crossword January 5, 2026 Answers

Across

Difficult4 Stand in line4 Book of maps5 Out of town4 "Additionally..."4 Sparkled, as shoes5 Urban overnight accommodation9 Cheese chunk5 Pub beverage3 Prayer endings5 Raring to go5 Cub fees4 Makes changes to6 Fast-moving river sections6 Physically nimble5 Unwrap4 Made docile5 Numbered roads: Abbr.4 Actor Penn or Connery4 Compete in a marathon3 Keep for later4 Car's wheel rod4 More sensible5 Highway off-ramp4 Providence, __ Island5 Online messages6 Give, as an award6 Be introduced to4 Wedding vow platform5 Prophetic signs5 Large body of water3 Big pieces of concrete5 Auto picked up at an airport9 Book's name5 So what __ is new?''4 Toward sunrise4 Three letters in "fusses''5 Leading performer4 Small wallet bills4

Down

"You're hilarious!"4 Army no-show, for short4 Evaluate4 Fabric coloring3 At the hottest temperature7 Skin-soothing plants5 "The shoe __ the other foot"4 Male cats4 In addition6 Place to watch a play11 Ski resort inn5 Make furious5 Fortune-tellers5 Praise highly4 Place to order a fine meal11 Assist3 Civil rights icon Parks4 Mountain's acme4 Bell's loud sound4 Cause to laugh5 Bit of heredity4 Very dry, as a desert4 Metered car4 Wicked4 Sinks, as the sun4 "Gee, I'm impressed!"3 Come in again7 Racetrack animals6 Southwestern plateau4 Moisten while roasting5 __ Island (former immigration center)5 Lots of data5 High-IQ club5 Metals from mines4 Turn to slush4 Read quickly4 Make simpler4 Martial __ (kung fu and karate)4 Zodiac feline3