Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, January 15, 2026
Thursday, January 15, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, January 15, 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
- 1Bulk food holders
- 5Convinced
- 9Doctrinal ending
- 12Slender mushroom
- 14Kids' song's closing
- 16CSI concern
- 17Would-be performer's training
- 19Eye-level organ
- 20Anthem's bulwarks
- 21Just slightly
- 23Compass reading
- 24Boo follower
- 25Something to write home about
- 26Thanks for thoughtfulness
- 30Final score
- 33Excel element
- 34Bit of some jams
- 35Carol opening
- 36Winning streak
- 37It means "resembling"
- 39OK campus
- 40Sail failure
- 41Sack stuff
- 42Overexertion aftermath
- 46__ sac
- 47Viperine beast
- 48Many desktops
- 51Mideast capital
- 53Switches
- 55Hacker's equipment
- 56Gutenberg claim to fame
- 58NHL official
- 59Yoga pose
- 60__ Lama
- 6148-Across, et al.
- 62Many an MIT grad
- 63Ump's conclusion
Down
- 1Withstands
- 2Ancient South Americans
- 3Informal denial
- 4Decide to miss
- 5Economy component
- 6Artist's supply
- 7Green span
- 8Repudiate
- 9More than similar
- 10Project impediment
- 11Zebra's mom
- 13Under even
- 15Bony prefix
- 18Thin mortar
- 22What covered 56-Across
- 25Town on the Thames
- 26"Tastes great!"
- 27Boil over
- 28Exploratory agency
- 29Percolator sound
- 30Capacity
- 31Light beige
- 32Culinary aides
- 36Path toward fame
- 37Rendered wisecracks
- 38Large planter
- 40Beacon in a year-end song
- 41Underlying
- 43Surly sort
- 44Camel cousin
- 45Seafood server
- 48Legendary games guy
- 49Butterflies-to-be
- 50Lager holder
- 51Ersatz sail
- 52Higher-up
- 53Emulated orioles
- 54Table number
- 57Cargo holder
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 26-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "PUZZLE OF SORTS".
All 76 answers
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- 1ABulk food holdersBINS
- 5AConvincedSOLD
- 9ADoctrinal endingISM
- 12ASlender mushroomENOKI
- 14AKids' song's closingEIEIO
- 16ACSI concernDNA
- 17AWould-be performer's trainingACTINGCLASS
- 19AEye-level organEAR
- 20AAnthem's bulwarksRAMPARTS
- 21AJust slightlyATINGE
- 23ACompass readingSSE
- 24ABoo followerHOO
- 25ASomething to write home aboutEVENT
- 26AThanks for thoughtfulnessYOURETOOKIND
- 30AFinal scoreRESULT
- 33AExcel elementROW
- 34ABit of some jamsCAR
- 35ACarol openingOCOME
- 36AWinning streakRUN
- 37AIt means "resembling"QUASI
- 39AOK campusORU
- 40ASail failureRIP
- 41ASack stuffBURLAP
- 42AOverexertion aftermathMUSCLESTRAIN
- 46A__ sacCULDE
- 47AViperine beastASP
- 48AMany desktopsHPS
- 51AMideast capitalTEHRAN
- 53ASwitchesSWAPSOUT
- 55AHacker's equipmentAXE
- 56AGutenberg claim to fameMOVABLETYPE
- 58ANHL officialREF
- 59AYoga poseASANA
- 60A__ LamaDALAI
- 61A48-Across, et al.PCS
- 62AMany an MIT gradENGR
- 63AUmp's conclusionTEEN
- 1DWithstandsBEARS
- 2DAncient South AmericansINCAS
- 3DInformal denialNOTME
- 4DDecide to missSKIP
- 5DEconomy componentSECTOR
- 6DArtist's supplyOILS
- 7DGreen spanLEA
- 8DRepudiateDISAVOW
- 9DMore than similarIDENTICAL
- 10DProject impedimentSNAG
- 11DZebra's momMARE
- 13DUnder evenINAHOLE
- 15DBony prefixOSTEO
- 18DThin mortarGROUT
- 22DWhat covered 56-AcrossINK
- 25DTown on the ThamesETON
- 26D"Tastes great!"YUM
- 27DBoil overERUPT
- 28DExploratory agencyNASA
- 29DPercolator soundDRIP
- 30DCapacityROOM
- 31DLight beigeECRU
- 32DCulinary aidesSOUSCHEFS
- 36DPath toward fameRISE
- 37DRendered wisecracksQUIPPED
- 38DLarge planterURN
- 40DBeacon in a year-end songREDNOSE
- 41DUnderlyingBASAL
- 43DSurly sortCUR
- 44DCamel cousinLLAMA
- 45DSeafood serverRAWBAR
- 48DLegendary games guyHOYLE
- 49DButterflies-to-bePUPAE
- 50DLager holderSTEIN
- 51DErsatz sailTARP
- 52DHigher-upEXEC
- 53DEmulated oriolesSANG
- 54DTable numberSTAT
- 57DCargo holderVAN
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