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Newsday Crossword January 21 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword January 21 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Zigzag ski raceSLALOM6Across Highly decoratedORNATE6Across Hunts, as a lion, with "on"PREYS5Across Formal ceremonyRITE4Across Collects in bulkAMASSES7Across "Super!"GREAT5Across Crystal ball gazerSEER4Across Spoken aloudORAL4Across Three, on a sundialIII3Across "It's a __ formality"MERE4Across "Blowin' in the Wind" composerDYLAN5Across Oboe accessoryREED4Across Three, in SpainTRES4Across Lloyd Webber musicalEVITA5Across Vampire novelist RiceANNE4Across Part for an actorROLE4Across 50%HALF4Across Parts of novels visible on a shelfBOOKSPINES10Across Help in wrongdoingABET4Across Lawyers' assignmentsCASES5Across "Dear sir or __..."MADAM5Across Workers' pay rangesWAGESCALES10Across Very hard to findRARE4Across Folded Tex-Mex foodTACO4Across Chicago airportOHARE5Across Astaire or FlintstoneFRED4Across Resorts with hot springsSPAS4Across Already in useTAKEN5Across Per item, informallyAPOP4Across Slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammalSLOTH5Across Bike's foot leversPEDALS6Across Confidential matterSECRET6Across Stately houseMANOR5Across Sheet-fastening deviceSTAPLER7Across Slow-moving animal in a shellSNAIL5Across Slipped upERRED5Across Novelist O'Brien or FerberEDNA4Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Hefty volumesTOMES5Down British singing starADELE5Down Parts and __ (repair bill lines)LABOR5Down IntelligentSMART5Down Spoke hoarselyRASPED6Down CD-__ driveROM3Down Emerald or rubyGEM3Down Runs away fromFLEES5Down Espresso with milkLATTE5Down Diva's solosARIAS5Down Wall-climbing plantIVY3Down __ Juan, PRSAN3Down Incoming plane stat: Abbr.ETA3Down NothingNIL3Down Common butter shapeBAR3Down Top-tierAONE4Down Edible ice cream holderCONE4Down Posed a queryASKED5Down Ship's distress signalSOS3Down Handed out poker cardsDEALT5Down Bert's Sesame Street buddyERNIE5Down Airplane-tracking deviceRADAR5Down Coiled brass instrumentsFRENCHHORNS11Down Wave's topCREST5Down Scored 100% onACED4Down Nearly colorlessPALE4Down Ringo of the BeatlesSTARR5Down Offer used goodsRESELL6Down Mineral that's minedORE3Down Pester persistentlyNAG3Down "I get it now!"AHA3Down Cut the grassMOW3Down Disposable picnic dishesPAPERPLATES11Down Well-ventilatedAIRY4Down Star Wars princessLEIA4Down Birds fly through themSKIES5Down Boy in the familySON3Down Really loveADORE5Down Old West tent dwellingTEPEE5Down Sends junk email toSPAMS5Down "On your mark, get __..."SET3Down

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.