Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, January 12, 2026
Monday, January 12, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, January 12, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1Zeus and Athena
- 5Store's lower-price event
- 9Parking lot slot
- 14Pizzeria appliance
- 15Power cord's end
- 16Christmas song
- 17Tra __ (singing syllables)
- 18"Tickle Me" Muppet
- 19Hoops great Shaquille
- 20Beach footwear
- 23Elevation: Abbr.
- 24Coffee alternative
- 25Voices below altos
- 29Resort with mineral springs
- 31Wide belt
- 35Squad of best players
- 36Central Florida city
- 38Life story, in brief
- 39Hoopsters' footwear
- 42Ignited
- 43Plant's underground parts
- 44Inn for skiers
- 45Otherwise
- 47Scale's second notes
- 48Wigwam relatives
- 49Navigation technology: Abbr.
- 51"__ we having fun yet?"
- 52Footwear with pajamas
- 61Ram of the zodiac
- 62At the summit of
- 63Hawaiian feast
- 64Very funny folks
- 65Nevada city
- 66Dry as a desert
- 67Sight or hearing
- 68Went rapidly
- 69Signals "OK" silently
Down
- 118-hole sport
- 2Egg shape
- 3Sandwich shop
- 4Break suddenly
- 5Witch's hexes
- 6Parcel out
- 7Sugar cube
- 8Swelled heads
- 9British pastry
- 10Black-and-white bears
- 11Neighborhood
- 12Fuel for old furnaces
- 13Right-angle shapes
- 21Person growing crops
- 22In any way
- 25Furniture with chairs around it
- 26Online commerce
- 27Birds' homes in trees
- 28Acorn producer
- 29Shoos away
- 30Good buddies
- 32"Humble" home
- 33Prolonged attack
- 34Fire hydrant attachments
- 36Woodwind instrument
- 37In dreamland
- 40Human body sculpture
- 41Move like a bunny
- 46White herons
- 48Three-legged stand
- 50Sheriff's search party
- 51Without assistance
- 52Cakes of soap
- 53A Great Lake
- 54Pop singer Celine
- 55"The Red Planet"
- 56A __ in the right direction
- 57Prepare (for)
- 58French money
- 59Sudden police action
- 60Soap bubbles
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "ON YOUR FEET".
All 78 answers
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- 1AZeus and AthenaGODS
- 5AStore's lower-price eventSALE
- 9AParking lot slotSPACE
- 14APizzeria applianceOVEN
- 15APower cord's endPLUG
- 16AChristmas songCAROL
- 17ATra __ (singing syllables)LALA
- 18A"Tickle Me" MuppetELMO
- 19AHoops great ShaquilleONEAL
- 20ABeach footwearFLIPFLOPSANDALS
- 23AElevation: Abbr.ALT
- 24ACoffee alternativeTEA
- 25AVoices below altosTENORS
- 29AResort with mineral springsSPA
- 31AWide beltSASH
- 35ASquad of best playersATEAM
- 36ACentral Florida cityOCALA
- 38ALife story, in briefBIO
- 39AHoopsters' footwearBASKETBALLSHOES
- 42AIgnitedLIT
- 43APlant's underground partsROOTS
- 44AInn for skiersLODGE
- 45AOtherwiseELSE
- 47AScale's second notesRES
- 48AWigwam relativesTEPEES
- 49ANavigation technology: Abbr.GPS
- 51A"__ we having fun yet?"ARE
- 52AFootwear with pajamasBEDROOMSLIPPERS
- 61ARam of the zodiacARIES
- 62AAt the summit ofATOP
- 63AHawaiian feastLUAU
- 64AVery funny folksRIOTS
- 65ANevada cityRENO
- 66ADry as a desertARID
- 67ASight or hearingSENSE
- 68AWent rapidlySPED
- 69ASignals "OK" silentlyNODS
- 1D18-hole sportGOLF
- 2DEgg shapeOVAL
- 3DSandwich shopDELI
- 4DBreak suddenlySNAP
- 5DWitch's hexesSPELLS
- 6DParcel outALLOT
- 7DSugar cubeLUMP
- 8DSwelled headsEGOS
- 9DBritish pastrySCONE
- 10DBlack-and-white bearsPANDAS
- 11DNeighborhoodAREA
- 12DFuel for old furnacesCOAL
- 13DRight-angle shapesELLS
- 21DPerson growing cropsFARMER
- 22DIn any wayATALL
- 25DFurniture with chairs around itTABLE
- 26DOnline commerceETAIL
- 27DBirds' homes in treesNESTS
- 28DAcorn producerOAK
- 29DShoos awaySCATS
- 30DGood buddiesPALS
- 32D"Humble" homeABODE
- 33DProlonged attackSIEGE
- 34DFire hydrant attachmentsHOSES
- 36DWoodwind instrumentOBOE
- 37DIn dreamlandASLEEP
- 40DHuman body sculptureTORSO
- 41DMove like a bunnyHOP
- 46DWhite heronsEGRETS
- 48DThree-legged standTRIPOD
- 50DSheriff's search partyPOSSE
- 51DWithout assistanceALONE
- 52DCakes of soapBARS
- 53DA Great LakeERIE
- 54DPop singer CelineDION
- 55D"The Red Planet"MARS
- 56DA __ in the right directionSTEP
- 57DPrepare (for)PLAN
- 58DFrench moneyEURO
- 59DSudden police actionRAID
- 60DSoap bubblesSUDS
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The Monday, January 12, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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