Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, January 14, 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
- 1Capital of France
- 6Government-issued ID
- 9Prefix meaning "all"
- 13Strikingly unusual
- 15"__ cares?" ("So what?")
- 16Regretted
- 17Carefully separate, as hair strands
- 19"If all __ fails..."
- 20Shade tree
- 21Long-lasting attack
- 22Must, informally
- 23Sicilian volcano
- 24Antidrug agcy.
- 26Under the weather
- 27Musical drama with divas
- 30Metaphor for gentle handling
- 33Volcanic flow
- 34Nullify
- 35Get into clothes
- 37Miles __ hour
- 38Wristwatch holder
- 41Sweet fruity drink
- 43Jacob's twin
- 44Large, tender beef cuts
- 47Buy a meal for
- 48Mine resource
- 49Antiques Roadshow network
- 50Is in debt to
- 52Foamy coffee
- 54Daily publication
- 56Medicine-testing agcy.
- 59Low-cal
- 60Actor playing Thanos in Marvel films
- 62__-friendly software
- 63Genesis boat
- 64Serious and dignified
- 65Long-lasting hairdo
- 66Alps, for instance: Abbr.
- 67Actress Witherspoon
Down
- 1Tennis great Sampras
- 2Figure skating jump
- 3Wander around
- 4Part of TGIF
- 5Midday snooze
- 6Gift-bag goodies
- 7Office machine for destroying documents
- 8"Ready or __..."
- 9Triple-decker cookie
- 10Infinite realm of parallel timelines
- 11Snuggle up
- 12Standards of perfection
- 14Adam's eldest
- 18Mountaintop
- 22Fancy parties
- 23Pencil tip
- 25Yolk holder
- 27__-fashioned (quaint)
- 28Golf standard
- 29New and improved
- 31Motionless
- 32Riverbank frolickers
- 36Range of view
- 37Globetrotter's document
- 39Very thin battery
- 40Stay __ (don't move)
- 42Unpaid bill
- 44Furl for storage
- 45Poker declaration
- 46Certain undergrad
- 47"Holy" brat
- 51Attic creations
- 53Time in office
- 55Poses questions
- 56Leave in haste
- 57Grows darker
- 58Actress Hathaway
- 60Strawberry spread
- 61World Cup cheer
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "MAKE FUN TIMES FOUR".
All 78 answers
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- 1ACapital of FrancePARIS
- 6AGovernment-issued IDSSN
- 9APrefix meaning "all"OMNI
- 13AStrikingly unusualEXOTIC
- 15A"__ cares?" ("So what?")WHO
- 16ARegrettedRUED
- 17ACarefully separate, as hair strandsTEASEAPART
- 19A"If all __ fails..."ELSE
- 20AShade treeELM
- 21ALong-lasting attackSIEGE
- 22AMust, informallyGOTTA
- 23ASicilian volcanoETNA
- 24AAntidrug agcy.DEA
- 26AUnder the weatherILL
- 27AMusical drama with divasOPERA
- 30AMetaphor for gentle handlingKIDGLOVES
- 33AVolcanic flowLAVA
- 34ANullifyNEGATE
- 35AGet into clothesDRESS
- 37AMiles __ hourPER
- 38AWristwatch holderSTRAP
- 41ASweet fruity drinkNECTAR
- 43AJacob's twinESAU
- 44ALarge, tender beef cutsRIBROASTS
- 47ABuy a meal forTREAT
- 48AMine resourceORE
- 49AAntiques Roadshow networkPBS
- 50AIs in debt toOWES
- 52AFoamy coffeeLATTE
- 54ADaily publicationPAPER
- 56AMedicine-testing agcy.FDA
- 59ALow-calLITE
- 60AActor playing Thanos in Marvel filmsJOSHBROLIN
- 62A__-friendly softwareUSER
- 63AGenesis boatARK
- 64ASerious and dignifiedSOLEMN
- 65ALong-lasting hairdoPERM
- 66AAlps, for instance: Abbr.MTS
- 67AActress WitherspoonREESE
- 1DTennis great SamprasPETE
- 2DFigure skating jumpAXEL
- 3DWander aroundROAM
- 4DPart of TGIFITS
- 5DMidday snoozeSIESTA
- 6DGift-bag goodiesSWAG
- 7DOffice machine for destroying documentsSHREDDER
- 8D"Ready or __..."NOT
- 9DTriple-decker cookieOREO
- 10DInfinite realm of parallel timelinesMULTIVERSE
- 11DSnuggle upNESTLE
- 12DStandards of perfectionIDEALS
- 14DAdam's eldestCAIN
- 18DMountaintopPEAK
- 22DFancy partiesGALAS
- 23DPencil tipERASER
- 25DYolk holderEGG
- 27D__-fashioned (quaint)OLD
- 28DGolf standardPAR
- 29DNew and improvedEVENBETTER
- 31DMotionlessINERT
- 32DRiverbank frolickersOTTERS
- 36DRange of viewSCOPE
- 37DGlobetrotter's documentPASSPORT
- 39DVery thin batteryAAA
- 40DStay __ (don't move)PUT
- 42DUnpaid billTAB
- 44DFurl for storageROLLUP
- 45DPoker declarationIRAISE
- 46DCertain undergradSOPH
- 47D"Holy" bratTERROR
- 51DAttic creationsWEBS
- 53DTime in officeTERM
- 55DPoses questionsASKS
- 56DLeave in hasteFLEE
- 57DGrows darkerDIMS
- 58DActress HathawayANNE
- 60DStrawberry spreadJAM
- 61DWorld Cup cheerOLE
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The Wednesday, January 14, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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