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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, January 2, 2026

Friday, January 2, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 2, 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

  • 1Minor anomaly
  • 5Cellphone protector
  • 9Social media user labels
  • 13Subtle vibe
  • 14Twilled cotton
  • 15Novelist O'Brien
  • 16Police procedure
  • 17Lacked
  • 18Printer part
  • 19Metaphors for forgotten history
  • 21Wetlands waders
  • 23Debtor's condition
  • 24Resort on Lake Geneva
  • 25No small favor
  • 28Grassy, for instance
  • 31How chili may be brought
  • 32"Made up" thing
  • 33Facility at Heathrow
  • 34Lyrical lines
  • 35Tot's cone topper
  • 37With 50-Across, very briefly
  • 38Johann's "you"
  • 39Tall and thin
  • 40Wasn't upstanding
  • 43Tart citrus
  • 45Table leaves, e.g.
  • 46Way up high
  • 47Leave off
  • 48Cylindrical sweet
  • 50See 37-Across
  • 54Tattered attire
  • 55Net sales
  • 57Nike alternative
  • 58Lundi __ (NOLA parade day)
  • 59Italy's "Supreme Poet"
  • 60Canadian diver
  • 61Submit to
  • 62Military band participant
  • 63Oral subtlety

Down

  • 1Minstrel versifier
  • 2Type of beach bash
  • 3ID scanner target
  • 4Lo mein cousin
  • 5Knee-ankle connector
  • 6Isn't sincere
  • 7Country quarters
  • 8Zilch
  • 9Four of a kind
  • 10Workout by-product
  • 11Tiny buzzer
  • 12Comes out with
  • 14Trattoria entr�e
  • 20Nectar source
  • 22Encircle
  • 24Mean business
  • 25Push higher
  • 26Forster novel setting
  • 27Food for catfish
  • 29More than double a 9-Down
  • 30Fly catchers
  • 32Jan. honoree
  • 36"What am __ getting?"
  • 39First of 14 popes
  • 41Noah ancestor
  • 42It covers a lot of ground
  • 44Vacant, as stares
  • 47Sofa + chairs + table
  • 48For this reason
  • 49Runner's fuel
  • 50Second starter
  • 51Sauteing staple
  • 52Griffin, in part
  • 53Word turned in the four longest Down answers
  • 56Small flap

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 14 letters and is 8-down.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "TURNDOWNS".

All 74 answers

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  • 1AMinor anomalyBLIP
  • 5ACellphone protectorSKIN
  • 9ASocial media user labelsTAGS
  • 13ASubtle vibeAURA
  • 14ATwilled cottonCHINO
  • 15ANovelist O'BrienEDNA
  • 16APolice procedureRAID
  • 17ALackedHADNT
  • 18APrinter partTRAY
  • 19AMetaphors for forgotten historyDUSTBINS
  • 21AWetlands wadersEGRETS
  • 23ADebtor's conditionHOCK
  • 24AResort on Lake GenevaEVIAN
  • 25ANo small favorBIGASK
  • 28AGrassy, for instanceVERDANT
  • 31AHow chili may be broughtONRICE
  • 32A"Made up" thingMIND
  • 33AFacility at HeathrowLOO
  • 34ALyrical linesODE
  • 35ATot's cone topperNILLA
  • 37AWith 50-Across, very brieflyINA
  • 38AJohann's "you"SIE
  • 39ATall and thinLANK
  • 40AWasn't upstandingLEANED
  • 43ATart citrusTANGELO
  • 45ATable leaves, e.g.INSETS
  • 46AWay up highALOFT
  • 47ALeave offSTOP
  • 48ACylindrical sweetECLAIR
  • 50ASee 37-AcrossNUTSHELL
  • 54ATattered attireRAGS
  • 55ANet salesETAIL
  • 57ANike alternativeAVIA
  • 58ALundi __ (NOLA parade day)GRAS
  • 59AItaly's "Supreme Poet"DANTE
  • 60ACanadian diverLOON
  • 61ASubmit toOBEY
  • 62AMilitary band participantOBOE
  • 63AOral subtletyTONE
  • 1DMinstrel versifierBARD
  • 2DType of beach bashLUAU
  • 3DID scanner targetIRIS
  • 4DLo mein cousinPADTHAI
  • 5DKnee-ankle connectorSHANK
  • 6DIsn't sincereKIDS
  • 7DCountry quartersINN
  • 8DZilchNOTEVENALITTLE
  • 9DFour of a kindTETRAD
  • 10DWorkout by-productADRENALINE
  • 11DTiny buzzerGNAT
  • 12DComes out withSAYS
  • 14DTrattoria entr�eCHICKENALFREDO
  • 20DNectar sourceBOSC
  • 22DEncircleGIRD
  • 24DMean businessEVIL
  • 25DPush higherBOOST
  • 26DForster novel settingINDIA
  • 27DFood for catfishGREENALGAE
  • 29DMore than double a 9-DownNONET
  • 30DFly catchersTOADS
  • 32DJan. honoreeMLK
  • 36D"What am __ getting?"INOT
  • 39DFirst of 14 popesLEOI
  • 41DNoah ancestorENOS
  • 42DIt covers a lot of groundASPHALT
  • 44DVacant, as staresGLASSY
  • 47DSofa + chairs + tableSUITE
  • 48DFor this reasonERGO
  • 49DRunner's fuelCARB
  • 50DSecond starterNANO
  • 51DSauteing stapleEVOO
  • 52DGriffin, in partLION
  • 53DWord turned in the four longest Down answersLANE
  • 56DSmall flapTAB

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The Friday, January 2, 2026 grid has 74 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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