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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, January 16, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 16, 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

  • 1Service academy studies
  • 5Military's band
  • 9Several thousand pounds of wood
  • 13Very little salt
  • 15Sea hunter
  • 16Treat with cocoa
  • 17Dusseldorf's water
  • 18Sound of fans
  • 19On its way
  • 20Complex challenge
  • 23Long lead-in
  • 24"Here's a thought..."
  • 25Star-studded arrays
  • 29Real estate tech company
  • 31Camp David Accords signer Begin
  • 33"...but maybe not?"
  • 35Doctor show sets
  • 36"Himno Nacional," south of the border
  • 41"You don't mean me?!"
  • 42Point poorly
  • 43App or main
  • 47Got comfy
  • 51Erupter of 2025
  • 52Lawn from farms
  • 53Street map letters
  • 54How nearly all countries measure
  • 58Band sample
  • 61Verdi princess
  • 62Between, to Racine
  • 63Mando cousins
  • 64Get moving
  • 65Dance or dip
  • 66Unexcelled
  • 67No great distance
  • 68Hacienda hireling

Down

  • 1"You're getting close"
  • 2Stay attached
  • 3Bred
  • 4Return IDs
  • 5"Beg pardon?"
  • 6Suffix for buck
  • 7Sign of healing
  • 8Novelist Coben or Ellison
  • 9Of immense extent
  • 10It might hold gold
  • 11__ Faire (role-playing place)
  • 12Iota of ink
  • 14Apple phone activator
  • 21Barrel of laughs
  • 22What Pam is missing
  • 26"Slip-on" wear
  • 27Duration
  • 28Texting format: Abbr.
  • 30Aesop's "sour grapes" beast
  • 31Fluid ounce fraction
  • 32Harbormaster data
  • 34"I'll order that also"
  • 36Champagne name
  • 37Austrian article
  • 38Thinnest iPods
  • 39Back-in-fashion shirts
  • 40Royal Navy designation
  • 41"Delish!"
  • 44Maximum effort
  • 45Ending meaning "made of"
  • 46Certain Siberians
  • 48Rat someone out
  • 49Very very
  • 50Put down
  • 52Hair holder
  • 55Barrel of laughs
  • 56Pointless
  • 57Break (off)
  • 58Add sound effects
  • 59Barely manage, with "by"
  • 60Pair that the five longest answers start and (reflected) end with

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 36-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SELF-REFLECTION".

All 76 answers

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  • 1AService academy studiesWARS
  • 5AMilitary's bandSASH
  • 9ASeveral thousand pounds of woodCORD
  • 13AVery little saltADASH
  • 15ASea hunterORCA
  • 16ATreat with cocoaOREO
  • 17ADusseldorf's waterRHINE
  • 18ASound of fansROAR
  • 19AOn its waySENT
  • 20AComplex challengeMESSYPROBLEM
  • 23ALong lead-inERE
  • 24A"Here's a thought..."SAY
  • 25AStar-studded arraysALISTS
  • 29AReal estate tech companyREDFIN
  • 31ACamp David Accords signer BeginMENACHEM
  • 33A"...but maybe not?"ORISIT
  • 35ADoctor show setsORS
  • 36A"Himno Nacional," south of the borderMEXICANANTHEM
  • 41A"You don't mean me?!"MOI
  • 42APoint poorlyMISAIM
  • 43AApp or mainMENUITEM
  • 47AGot comfyNESTED
  • 51AErupter of 2025MTETNA
  • 52ALawn from farmsSOD
  • 53AStreet map lettersAVE
  • 54AHow nearly all countries measureMETRICSYSTEM
  • 58ABand sampleDEMO
  • 61AVerdi princessAIDA
  • 62ABetween, to RacineENTRE
  • 63AMando cousinsUKES
  • 64AGet movingROLL
  • 65ADance or dipSALSA
  • 66AUnexcelledBEST
  • 67ANo great distanceSTEP
  • 68AHacienda hirelingPEON
  • 1D"You're getting close"WARMER
  • 2DStay attachedADHERE
  • 3DBredRAISED
  • 4DReturn IDsSSNS
  • 5D"Beg pardon?"SORRY
  • 6DSuffix for buckAROO
  • 7DSign of healingSCAB
  • 8DNovelist Coben or EllisonHARLAN
  • 9DOf immense extentCOSMIC
  • 10DIt might hold goldORE
  • 11D__ Faire (role-playing place)REN
  • 12DIota of inkDOT
  • 14DApple phone activatorHEYSIRI
  • 21DBarrel of laughsPANIC
  • 22DWhat Pam is missingELA
  • 26D"Slip-on" wearSHOE
  • 27DDurationTERM
  • 28DTexting format: Abbr.SMS
  • 30DAesop's "sour grapes" beastFOX
  • 31DFluid ounce fractionMINIM
  • 32DHarbormaster dataETAS
  • 34D"I'll order that also"SAME
  • 36DChampagne nameMOET
  • 37DAustrian articleEINE
  • 38DThinnest iPodsNANOS
  • 39DBack-in-fashion shirtsTIEDYES
  • 40DRoyal Navy designationHMS
  • 41D"Delish!"MMM
  • 44DMaximum effortUTMOST
  • 45DEnding meaning "made of"INE
  • 46DCertain SiberiansTATARS
  • 48DRat someone outTATTLE
  • 49DVery veryEVERSO
  • 50DPut downDEMEAN
  • 52DHair holderSCALP
  • 55DBarrel of laughsRIOT
  • 56DPointlessIDLE
  • 57DBreak (off)SNAP
  • 58DAdd sound effectsDUB
  • 59DBarely manage, with "by"EKE
  • 60DPair that the five longest answers start and (reflected) end withMES

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