Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 20, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleTHINK PINK
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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Flying insects attracted to light (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOTHS→
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Grocery sack (3)
Starts with B, ends with GBAG→
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Poker player's wager-matching comment (5)
Starts with I, ends with LICALL→
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Deplete completely (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUSEUP→
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Nation south of Canada: Abbr. (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
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"It's the truth!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOLIE→
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Often-pink long-legged shore birds (9)
Starts with F, ends with SFLAMINGOS→
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Kitchen's range (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTOVE→
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On behalf of (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFOR→
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__ of Mexico (water west of Florida) (4)
Starts with G, ends with FGULF→
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Feminine parent (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMOTHER→
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Here today, __ tomorrow (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGONE→
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Add more film to a camera (6)
Starts with R, ends with DRELOAD→
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Nasal sounds of scorn (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNORTS→
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Towel or pillowcase (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLINEN→
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Masculine parents, informally (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPAPAS→
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Endow, as a scholarship (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFUND→
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Police officers (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOPS→
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Immediately, in a memo (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
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Tunes performed (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSONGS→
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Ready, willing and __ (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
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Rooster or ram (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMALE→
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Price labels (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAGS→
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Nose, slangily (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSNOOT→
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Holder for a gallery painting (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFRAME→
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West Point students (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCADETS→
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Without a doubt (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSURELY→
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General's fighting force (4)
Starts with A, ends with YARMY→
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"That didn't work" (6)
Starts with N, ends with KNOLUCK→
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Radar screen flash (4)
Starts with B, ends with PBLIP→
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"Now I understand!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
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Loosen, as shoelaces (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNTIE→
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Often-pink chew for kids (9)
Starts with B, ends with MBUBBLEGUM→
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Retail shops (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMARTS→
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Written promise to pay (3)
Starts with I, ends with UIOU→
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Major social gathering (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEVENT→
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Tuba's metallic alloy (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBRASS→
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Place to exercise (3)
Starts with G, ends with MGYM→
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Stops for a break (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRESTS→
Down
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Ear covering in winter (4)
Starts with M, ends with FMUFF→
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Capital of Norway (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
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Shed a __ (weep) (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTEAR→
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How to play the kazoo (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHUM→
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Water faucets (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSPIGOTS→
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Military trumpet (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBUGLE→
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__ now (so far) (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASOF→
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Car fuel (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
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Shoe's padding (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINSOLE→
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Often-pink carnival confection (11)
Starts with C, ends with YCOTTONCANDY→
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Hawaiian greeting (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALOHA→
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Resided (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLIVED→
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Impolite look (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLEER→
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Convent residents (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNUNS→
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Repairs with thread (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMENDS→
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Often-pink sources of breakfast juice (11)
Starts with G, ends with SGRAPEFRUITS→
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Wedding bands (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRINGS→
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Unwelcome email (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSPAM→
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Rocket-launching agency (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
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Whitish gemstone (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPAL→
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Fencer's thrust (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELUNGE→
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Having much lather (5)
Starts with F, ends with YFOAMY→
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Woodwind instrument (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
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Evil scheme (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPLOT→
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Full collections (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSETS→
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Piece of celery (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSTALK→
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Promotional assortment to try (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSAMPLER→
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Courtroom break (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRECESS→
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Infant's bed (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRIB→
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Ship's tracking device (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSONAR→
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Prefix for violet (5)
Starts with U, ends with AULTRA→
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Book of personal photos (5)
Starts with A, ends with MALBUM→
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Feeling nothing (4)
Starts with N, ends with BNUMB→
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Harbor's floating marker (4)
Starts with B, ends with YBUOY→
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Improves, as wine (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
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Search (for) (4)
Starts with H, ends with THUNT→
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Quantities: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMTS→
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Enormous (3)
Starts with B, ends with GBIG→
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Day before a holiday (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
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 20, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Sally R. Stein.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Flying insects attracted to light (MOTHS); Grocery sack (BAG); Poker player's wager-matching comment (ICALL).
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.
