Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Wednesday, January 21, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Stately house
- 6Resorts with hot springs
- 10Astaire or Flintstone
- 14Chicago airport
- 15Folded Tex-Mex food
- 16Very hard to find
- 17Workers' pay ranges
- 19Novelist O'Brien or Ferber
- 20Slipped up
- 21Slow-moving animal in a shell
- 22Sheet-fastening device
- 26Confidential matter
- 27Bike's foot levers
- 28Slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammal
- 30Per item, informally
- 31Already in use
- 3350%
- 37"It's a __ formality"
- 38Three, on a sundial
- 39Spoken aloud
- 40Crystal ball gazer
- 41"Super!"
- 43Formal ceremony
- 44Hunts, as a lion, with "on"
- 46Highly decorated
- 48Zigzag ski race
- 51Collects in bulk
- 52"Dear sir or __..."
- 53Lawyers' assignments
- 55Help in wrongdoing
- 56Parts of novels visible on a shelf
- 61Part for an actor
- 62Vampire novelist Rice
- 63Lloyd Webber musical
- 64Three, in Spain
- 65Oboe accessory
- 66"Blowin' in the Wind" composer
Down
- 1Cut the grass
- 2"I get it now!"
- 3Pester persistently
- 4Mineral that's mined
- 5Offer used goods
- 6Ringo of the Beatles
- 7Nearly colorless
- 8Scored 100% on
- 9Ship's distress signal
- 10Coiled brass instruments
- 11Airplane-tracking device
- 12Bert's Sesame Street buddy
- 13Handed out poker cards
- 18Wave's top
- 21"On your mark, get __..."
- 22Sends junk email to
- 23Old West tent dwelling
- 24Really love
- 25Disposable picnic dishes
- 26Boy in the family
- 28Birds fly through them
- 29Star Wars princess
- 32Well-ventilated
- 34Diva's solos
- 35Espresso with milk
- 36Runs away from
- 41Emerald or ruby
- 42Hefty volumes
- 45CD-__ drive
- 47Spoke hoarsely
- 48Intelligent
- 49Parts and __ (repair bill lines)
- 50British singing star
- 51Posed a query
- 53Edible ice cream holder
- 54Top-tier
- 56Common butter shape
- 57Wall-climbing plant
- 58Nothing
- 59Incoming plane stat: Abbr.
- 60__ Juan, PR
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 10-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "ANIMAL PROTECTION".
All 78 answers
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- 1AStately houseMANOR
- 6AResorts with hot springsSPAS
- 10AAstaire or FlintstoneFRED
- 14AChicago airportOHARE
- 15AFolded Tex-Mex foodTACO
- 16AVery hard to findRARE
- 17AWorkers' pay rangesWAGESCALES
- 19ANovelist O'Brien or FerberEDNA
- 20ASlipped upERRED
- 21ASlow-moving animal in a shellSNAIL
- 22ASheet-fastening deviceSTAPLER
- 26AConfidential matterSECRET
- 27ABike's foot leversPEDALS
- 28ASlow-moving, tree-dwelling mammalSLOTH
- 30APer item, informallyAPOP
- 31AAlready in useTAKEN
- 33A50%HALF
- 37A"It's a __ formality"MERE
- 38AThree, on a sundialIII
- 39ASpoken aloudORAL
- 40ACrystal ball gazerSEER
- 41A"Super!"GREAT
- 43AFormal ceremonyRITE
- 44AHunts, as a lion, with "on"PREYS
- 46AHighly decoratedORNATE
- 48AZigzag ski raceSLALOM
- 51ACollects in bulkAMASSES
- 52A"Dear sir or __..."MADAM
- 53ALawyers' assignmentsCASES
- 55AHelp in wrongdoingABET
- 56AParts of novels visible on a shelfBOOKSPINES
- 61APart for an actorROLE
- 62AVampire novelist RiceANNE
- 63ALloyd Webber musicalEVITA
- 64AThree, in SpainTRES
- 65AOboe accessoryREED
- 66A"Blowin' in the Wind" composerDYLAN
- 1DCut the grassMOW
- 2D"I get it now!"AHA
- 3DPester persistentlyNAG
- 4DMineral that's minedORE
- 5DOffer used goodsRESELL
- 6DRingo of the BeatlesSTARR
- 7DNearly colorlessPALE
- 8DScored 100% onACED
- 9DShip's distress signalSOS
- 10DCoiled brass instrumentsFRENCHHORNS
- 11DAirplane-tracking deviceRADAR
- 12DBert's Sesame Street buddyERNIE
- 13DHanded out poker cardsDEALT
- 18DWave's topCREST
- 21D"On your mark, get __..."SET
- 22DSends junk email toSPAMS
- 23DOld West tent dwellingTEPEE
- 24DReally loveADORE
- 25DDisposable picnic dishesPAPERPLATES
- 26DBoy in the familySON
- 28DBirds fly through themSKIES
- 29DStar Wars princessLEIA
- 32DWell-ventilatedAIRY
- 34DDiva's solosARIAS
- 35DEspresso with milkLATTE
- 36DRuns away fromFLEES
- 41DEmerald or rubyGEM
- 42DHefty volumesTOMES
- 45DCD-__ driveROM
- 47DSpoke hoarselyRASPED
- 48DIntelligentSMART
- 49DParts and __ (repair bill lines)LABOR
- 50DBritish singing starADELE
- 51DPosed a queryASKED
- 53DEdible ice cream holderCONE
- 54DTop-tierAONE
- 56DCommon butter shapeBAR
- 57DWall-climbing plantIVY
- 58DNothingNIL
- 59DIncoming plane stat: Abbr.ETA
- 60D__ Juan, PRSAN
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