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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, January 17, 2026

Saturday, January 17, 2026/66 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, January 17, 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

  • 1Sneaks by
  • 11Clods
  • 15"Anybody home?"
  • 16One of a long-running morning trio
  • 17Break
  • 18Iron-testing org.
  • 19Sports apparel
  • 20Place permanently, perhaps
  • 22Google Maps shortcut
  • 23Effortless way to advance
  • 24Fully unloaded?
  • 27Kaput
  • 28Where to collect your thoughts
  • 30Affair party
  • 33About whom Jack Warner unwisely fumed, "This gangster stuff went out with Cagney"
  • 34DJ sound effects
  • 36Only thought
  • 37Yonder
  • 38Unimaginative
  • 39Pledge drives
  • 40Touchscreen instruction
  • 42Play just for fun
  • 45His name is mud
  • 46All for the maestro
  • 47Dr. King's "highest good"
  • 48Corsica ferry destination
  • 50What you'd never want to be slapped with
  • 53"Mind blown!"
  • 541883, e.g.
  • 55Chain key
  • 56"What you're into" shares

Down

  • 1Bonsai material
  • 2Hard to see
  • 3Woman related to Liz
  • 4Role-playing secondary characters
  • 5Hack work?
  • 6Craft designation
  • 7Public projections
  • 8Sci-fi staples
  • 9Held up
  • 10Stirs
  • 11Where Chicken & Sausage Gumbo is served weekly
  • 12Take out in anger
  • 13Provider of routine supplies
  • 14Keep from littering
  • 21Lacking improvement
  • 24Unsurpassed in incivility
  • 25What all big league pitchers must now be
  • 26Major candy corn confectioner
  • 27English bitter adaptation
  • 29Where Mandela rang a bell in 2002
  • 30Large charge
  • 31Metaphor for major movies
  • 32One of Billboard's Greatest Girl Group Songs
  • 33Immerse yourself (in)
  • 35Most in need of refreshment
  • 39First woman on a Wheaties box front (1984)
  • 41Fare on some conveyor belts
  • 42Avid desire
  • 43Turn away
  • 4454-Across scenery
  • 45Warrior word inspired by samurai films
  • 47Middle management strategy
  • 49Try to follow
  • 51Green seed
  • 52Dandy

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 66 entries.
  2. There are 31 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 34-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 66 answers

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  • 1ASneaks bySTEALSPAST
  • 11AClodsLUGS
  • 15A"Anybody home?"HELLOHELLO
  • 16AOne of a long-running morning trioSNAP
  • 17ABreakRESTPERIOD
  • 18AIron-testing org.USGA
  • 19ASports apparelUNIS
  • 20APlace permanently, perhapsSEWON
  • 22AGoogle Maps shortcutHWY
  • 23AEffortless way to advanceBYE
  • 24AFully unloaded?STONESOBER
  • 27AKaputRUINED
  • 28AWhere to collect your thoughtsBRAIN
  • 30AAffair partyOTHERMAN
  • 33AAbout whom Jack Warner unwisely fumed, "This gangster stuff went out with Cagney"BEATTY
  • 34ADJ sound effectsNEEDLESCRATCHES
  • 36AOnly thoughtUNSAID
  • 37AYonderOUTTHERE
  • 38AUnimaginativeSTALE
  • 39APledge drivesRUSHES
  • 40ATouchscreen instructionPRESSENTER
  • 42APlay just for funJAM
  • 45AHis name is mudJOE
  • 46AAll for the maestroTUTTI
  • 47ADr. King's "highest good"LOVE
  • 48ACorsica ferry destinationELBA
  • 50AWhat you'd never want to be slapped withSTEEPFINES
  • 53A"Mind blown!"DEEP
  • 54A1883, e.g.HORSEOPERA
  • 55AChain keyISLE
  • 56A"What you're into" sharesINSTAPOSTS
  • 1DBonsai materialSHRUB
  • 2DHard to seeTEENY
  • 3DWoman related to LizELSIE
  • 4DRole-playing secondary charactersALTS
  • 5DHack work?LOP
  • 6DCraft designationSHE
  • 7DPublic projectionsPERSONAS
  • 8DSci-fi staplesALIENENCOUNTERS
  • 9DHeld upSLOWED
  • 10DStirsTODOS
  • 11DWhere Chicken & Sausage Gumbo is served weeklyLSU
  • 12DTake out in angerUNSHEATHE
  • 13DProvider of routine suppliesGAGWRITER
  • 14DKeep from litteringSPAY
  • 21DLacking improvementNOBETTER
  • 24DUnsurpassed in incivilitySURLIEST
  • 25DWhat all big league pitchers must now beTIMED
  • 26DMajor candy corn confectionerBRACHS
  • 27DEnglish bitter adaptationREDALE
  • 29DWhere Mandela rang a bell in 2002NYSE
  • 30DLarge chargeONUS
  • 31DMetaphor for major moviesTENTPOLES
  • 32DOne of Billboard's Greatest Girl Group SongsHESAREBEL
  • 33DImmerse yourself (in)BATHE
  • 35DMost in need of refreshmentRUSTIEST
  • 39DFirst woman on a Wheaties box front (1984)RETTON
  • 41DFare on some conveyor beltsSUSHI
  • 42DAvid desireJONES
  • 43DTurn awayAVERT
  • 44D54-Across sceneryMESAS
  • 45DWarrior word inspired by samurai filmsJEDI
  • 47DMiddle management strategyLIPO
  • 49DTry to followAPE
  • 51DGreen seedPEA
  • 52DDandyFOP

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