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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, January 23, 2026

Friday, January 23, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 23, 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

  • 1Collegian's key letter
  • 6What you used to be
  • 10Lemony Snicket villain
  • 14Shark Tank thumbs-down
  • 15Painter's purchases
  • 16Downsides
  • 17__ at
  • 20Medium power
  • 21Biblical approval
  • 22Telltale sign
  • 23__ at
  • 28Today, to Jose
  • 29Vintage
  • 30Applies, as varnish
  • 32Overcrowded (with)
  • 35Not well
  • 37Send forth
  • 39__ at
  • 42Hand (out)
  • 43Assembly line user before Ford
  • 44Let all know about
  • 45Maine's "I direct" motto
  • 47Situation Room airer
  • 48Wagering ctr.
  • 49__ at
  • 55Malodorously, in poetry
  • 57"You bet"
  • 58QANTAS hub
  • 59__ at
  • 64__'acte
  • 65Storage containers
  • 66Olympics swimming star Ledecky
  • 67Absolut alternative
  • 68Yucca cousin
  • 69Intermediary

Down

  • 1Toys with tails
  • 2Horse-and-buggy group
  • 3Family nickname
  • 4Young seal
  • 5Filled up on
  • 6Canvas products
  • 7Cymbals + stand
  • 8Fiesta cry
  • 9Pacific Fleet designation
  • 10Plug-in vehicle
  • 11Slugger's swat, sometimes
  • 12Remember with acronyms, perhaps
  • 13School paper
  • 18Pair
  • 19Reminiscent of dried mud
  • 24Permissible
  • 25Certain school years
  • 26Mag business art
  • 27Low-lying islands
  • 31Paired with
  • 32Paired with
  • 33Cedar chest, essentially
  • 34Seeking work, in Variety ads
  • 35Aptly named ice chest brand
  • 36Inc. close relative
  • 38Dr. Seuss, to his friends
  • 40Canceled
  • 41Da __, Vietnam
  • 46Varieties
  • 47A for-instance
  • 48National Book Award three-name novelist
  • 50Former Japanese capital
  • 51Congested
  • 52Show your feelings
  • 53Amber, for instance
  • 54Winter fall
  • 56Eliza's musical mentor
  • 60Sch. Jefferson founded
  • 61Confidant
  • 62Jamaican jazz
  • 63Constant critic

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 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "AT LAST".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ACollegian's key letterKAPPA
  • 6AWhat you used to beTHOU
  • 10ALemony Snicket villainESME
  • 14AShark Tank thumbs-downIMOUT
  • 15APainter's purchasesOILS
  • 16ADownsidesCONS
  • 17A__ atTIPPEDTHESCALES
  • 20AMedium powerESP
  • 21ABiblical approvalYEA
  • 22ATelltale signAROMA
  • 23A__ atSHAKEASTICK
  • 28AToday, to JoseHOY
  • 29AVintageOLD
  • 30AApplies, as varnishLAYSON
  • 32AOvercrowded (with)AWASH
  • 35ANot wellILLY
  • 37ASend forthEMIT
  • 39A__ atNOTHINGTOSNEEZE
  • 42AHand (out)DOLE
  • 43AAssembly line user before FordOLDS
  • 44ALet all know aboutAIRED
  • 45AMaine's "I direct" mottoDIRIGO
  • 47ASituation Room airerCNN
  • 48AWagering ctr.OTB
  • 49A__ atLOOKDAGGERS
  • 55AMalodorously, in poetryAREEK
  • 57A"You bet"YES
  • 58AQANTAS hubMEL
  • 59A__ atTURNSUPONESNOSE
  • 64A__'acteENTR
  • 65AStorage containersVATS
  • 66AOlympics swimming star LedeckyKATIE
  • 67AAbsolut alternativeSKYY
  • 68AYucca cousinALOE
  • 69AIntermediaryAGENT
  • 1DToys with tailsKITES
  • 2DHorse-and-buggy groupAMISH
  • 3DFamily nicknamePOPPA
  • 4DYoung sealPUP
  • 5DFilled up onATE
  • 6DCanvas productsTOTES
  • 7DCymbals + standHIHAT
  • 8DFiesta cryOLE
  • 9DPacific Fleet designationUSS
  • 10DPlug-in vehicleECAR
  • 11DSlugger's swat, sometimesSOLOHOMER
  • 12DRemember with acronyms, perhapsMNEMONIZE
  • 13DSchool paperESSAY
  • 18DPairDYAD
  • 19DReminiscent of dried mudCAKY
  • 24DPermissibleKOSHER
  • 25DCertain school yearsELHI
  • 26DMag business artILLOS
  • 27DLow-lying islandsCAYS
  • 31DPaired withSEEING
  • 32DPaired withAND
  • 33DCedar chest, essentiallyWOODTRUNK
  • 34DSeeking work, in Variety adsATLIBERTY
  • 35DAptly named ice chest brandIGLOO
  • 36DInc. close relativeLTD
  • 38DDr. Seuss, to his friendsTED
  • 40DCanceledNOGO
  • 41DDa __, VietnamNANG
  • 46DVarietiesILKS
  • 47DA for-instanceCASE
  • 48DNational Book Award three-name novelistOATES
  • 50DFormer Japanese capitalKYOTO
  • 51DCongestedDENSE
  • 52DShow your feelingsEMOTE
  • 53DAmber, for instanceRESIN
  • 54DWinter fallSLEET
  • 56DEliza's musical mentorENRY
  • 60DSch. Jefferson foundedUVA
  • 61DConfidantPAL
  • 62DJamaican jazzSKA
  • 63DConstant criticNAG

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The Friday, January 23, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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