Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 7, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
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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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Crisp ginger cookie (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
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Identical (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAME→
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Commercial for a sedan, say (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCARAD→
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Signals "yes" with one's head (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNODS→
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In a group with (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
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Fully informed (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAWARE→
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Keep __ (persevere) (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
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a la __ (topped with ice cream) (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMODE→
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Cooks cakes in an oven (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBAKES→
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Adversary (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFOE→
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Time off in March for college students (11)
Starts with S, ends with KSPRINGBREAK→
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Luau instrument (7)
Starts with U, ends with EUKULELE→
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Help out (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAID→
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Chimp or gorilla (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
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Pining for a sweetheart (8)
Starts with L, ends with KLOVESICK→
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"Me too" (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASAMI→
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Remove, as an apple peel (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPARE→
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Edgar Allan __ (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPOE→
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Year off for a professor (15)
Starts with S, ends with ESABBATICALLEAVE→
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Make a knot in (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
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Back part of a shoe (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHEEL→
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__ days (days of yore) (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOLDEN→
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Inactive state (8)
Starts with I, ends with SIDLENESS→
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Increases, as a bet (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUPS→
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Any precious stone (3)
Starts with G, ends with MGEM→
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Person giving a talk (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSPEAKER→
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Saturday-to-Monday time off (11)
Starts with L, ends with DLONGWEEKEND→
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Metallic mineral (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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"You win" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EILOSE→
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Four-star review (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAVE→
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Pickle containers (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJARS→
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Office messages (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEMOS→
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Trebek of Jeopardy! (4)
Starts with A, ends with XALEX→
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Very often (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
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Actor's negotiator (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAGENT→
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Mailed out (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
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Fourth planet from the sun (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMARS→
Down
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Chaotic mess (5)
Starts with S, ends with USNAFU→
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Unacceptable (5)
Starts with N, ends with KNOTOK→
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French farewell (5)
Starts with A, ends with UADIEU→
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Seattle winter clock setting: Abbr. (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPST→
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Take a small taste of (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESAMPLE→
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Strong affection, in Italy (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMORE→
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Calf-length skirt (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMIDI→
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Genesis garden (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Taxi driver (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECABBIE→
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Emmys and Oscars (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAWARDS→
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Leaf-gathering tool (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAKE→
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Neighborhood (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
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Writing table (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDESK→
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Brown photo tint (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASEPIA→
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Judge's hammer (5)
Starts with G, ends with LGAVEL→
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Young sheep (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLAMB→
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Shoestrings (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLACES→
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Taken by mouth (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
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Apple's tablet (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
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Small sheltered bay (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOVE→
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Razor-sharp (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKEEN→
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__ spumante wine (4)
Starts with A, ends with IASTI→
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Stated (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSAID→
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Eve's second son (4)
Starts with A, ends with LABEL→
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Crusty desserts (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPIES→
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Main idea (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEME→
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Ran with ease (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLOPED→
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Queen in Frozen (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELSA→
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Prods into action (6)
Starts with E, ends with NEGGSON→
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Most recent (6)
Starts with N, ends with TNEWEST→
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Scheduled right after this (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUPNEXT→
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Snow White and the __ Dwarfs (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEVEN→
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Aussie bearlike animal (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKOALA→
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Mistake (5)
Starts with E, ends with RERROR→
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Takes a breather (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRESTS→
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Capital of Peru (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALIMA→
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Designer Cassini (4)
Starts with O, ends with GOLEG→
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Alaskan port city (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOME→
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Chapters of history (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
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Curly-leafed cabbage (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKALE→
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Fruity bread spread (3)
Starts with J, ends with MJAM→
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 7, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Crisp ginger cookie (SNAP); Identical (SAME); Commercial for a sedan, say (CARAD).
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.
