Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 18, 2025
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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(Without) even (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSOMUCHAS→
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Plant procedure (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGRAFT→
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Pinterest recycling suggestions (8)
Starts with T, ends with TTRASHART→
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Approach exhaustion (6)
Starts with R, ends with WRUNLOW→
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Fixer-upper (8)
Starts with R, ends with RREPAIRER→
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Kid-lit pessimist (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEEYORE→
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Be off (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
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Movement's moral (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTENET→
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Bolts or bars (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHUTS→
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Part of every Julian month (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDES→
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California map word near Bruno (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMATEO→
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Fulfilling an order (4)
Starts with O, ends with TONIT→
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Try before you buy, say (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETASTE→
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Certain Miniature/Miniature mix (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESCHNOODLE→
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Attempting to follow (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
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What some fight like (4)
Starts with H, ends with KHECK→
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Himalayan center (3)
Starts with E, ends with LELL→
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Live wire? (15)
Starts with S, ends with MSINGINGTELEGRAM→
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It's sorta like -like (3)
Starts with I, ends with EINE→
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Alternatively briefly (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOTOH→
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Overdramatic one (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
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First musical act with a permanent retail store (Carnaby Street, since 2020) (9)
Starts with T, ends with STHESTONES→
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Ready when you are (5)
Starts with O, ends with PONTAP→
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Word from Latin for "yield" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECEDE→
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Marginalia (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNOTES→
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High-spirited (4)
Starts with G, ends with OGOGO→
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Website with a Find Your Brush Match page (5)
Starts with O, ends with BORALB→
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Cardinal cousins (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWRENS→
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Six-film supervillain/spy (from 2010) (3)
Starts with G, ends with UGRU→
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Threw off or took in (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMISLED→
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Tony winner (1951) for Grace Kelly's Oscar role (1954) (8)
Starts with U, ends with NUTAHAGEN→
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Set forth formally (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSTATED→
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Atingle (8)
Starts with T, ends with DTHRILLED→
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Ladybug adornment (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPOTS→
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High and dry (8)
Starts with H, ends with SHELPLESS→
Down
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Japan/Korea separator (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSTRAIT→
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Maker of Crispy Crinkles and Crispy Shoestrings (6)
Starts with O, ends with AOREIDA→
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Bowling pins, informally (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMAPLES→
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It's above Betty Ford on 2024 stamps (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
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Obligation evidence (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCHIT→
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Women's group (5)
Starts with H, ends with MHAREM→
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Stages surrounded by seats (6)
Starts with A, ends with SARENAS→
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Blow things up (15)
Starts with S, ends with HSTRETCHTHETRUTH→
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U. administration (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGRE→
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Repents of (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRUES→
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Subject-changing intro (6)
Starts with A, ends with OANYHOO→
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Thrash about (8)
Starts with F, ends with RFLOUNDER→
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Literally, "little cake" (8)
Starts with T, ends with ATORTILLA→
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Williams-Sonoma furniture division (7)
Starts with W, ends with MWESTELM→
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Falsetto snicker (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEHEE→
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Brit's tom turkey (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSTAG→
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Participant a la reunion (5)
Starts with O, ends with EONCLE→
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Founder of a UK poetry prize (1953) (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELIOT→
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Resort not far from Mount Snow (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOKEMO→
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Peter O'Toole's Ratatouille voice (5)
Starts with A, ends with NANTON→
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Entertainment since radio days (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSITCOMS→
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Is left (8)
Starts with I, ends with SINHERITS→
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Can't wait for (8)
Starts with N, ends with PNEEDASAP→
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"Class dismissed" (5)
Starts with G, ends with WGONOW→
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Purchase for a pagoda (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGONG→
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Unload on (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSELLTO→
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Get rather hot (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESEETHE→
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Alternate (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETOGGLE→
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Corresponds (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAGREES→
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Coins with a leek, thistle and shamrock (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPOUNDS→
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Tress distress (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSNARL→
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Source for red or yellow food coloring (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBEET→
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It may be headed by a figurehead (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSHIP→
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Mouth mirror buyer (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDDS→
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__ ears (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for January 18, 2025?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Lester Ruff.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: (Without) even (SOMUCHAS); Plant procedure (GRAFT); Pinterest recycling suggestions (TRASHART).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
