Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, January 30, 2026
Friday, January 30, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 30, 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
- 1Whaler's adverb
- 5Once more
- 9Legally establish
- 14Round dance
- 15Kellerman of whodunits
- 16Clear-headed
- 17SOS responder
- 18Boxer biter
- 19Easily offended type
- 20Start of an Oscar Wilde quote
- 23Betrothed
- 24Heads off
- 25Dismount
- 26Bug with a season
- 28Drink that may be dark
- 29Model plane kit part
- 30Extensive
- 32Heavy-hearted
- 33Middle of quote
- 36Tampa NFLer
- 39Audio attachment
- 40Jrs.' challenges
- 44Number in El Mundo
- 45Sushi staple
- 46Big league aide
- 47Carve for display
- 50Historic German architectural school
- 51End of quote
- 54Dances done in shell bracelets
- 55MLB spring training center
- 56They whom shall not be named
- 58"Time is __ of trouble": Dickinson
- 59Balkan capital
- 60One from the Baltics
- 61Holiday hen contingent
- 62Brief moment, briefly
- 63Peak south of Olympus
Down
- 1Calendar abbr.
- 2Antagonistic
- 3Way out of date
- 4Being loudly angry with
- 5Made up for
- 6Worth
- 7Sight seers
- 8Work with a sickle
- 9Airer of many conferences' games
- 10The Scandinavians
- 11Guatemala grandmas
- 12Facade feature
- 13Gold-__ (blonde)
- 21Tedious trip
- 22Hold a candle to
- 23Baggy jeans, in the 2020s
- 26Superfluity
- 27Maple leaf shape
- 30What might sub for ricotta
- 31Chicago university
- 34"You need kissing, badly" speaker of filmdom
- 35"Really?"
- 36Aussie army topper
- 37Ill-mannered
- 38Train cars' connection
- 41Disconcerts
- 42Publicity people
- 43__ admin (IT pro)
- 46Zola contemporary
- 48Take for a term
- 49Ski trail
- 50Multi-Grammy singer Mary J.
- 52Congenial
- 53Camera aperture
- 57BYU degree
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 37 across and 35 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "THRILLER".
All 72 answers
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- 1AWhaler's adverbTHAR
- 5AOnce moreOVER
- 9ALegally establishENACT
- 14ARound danceHORA
- 15AKellerman of whodunitsFAYE
- 16AClear-headedSOBER
- 17ASOS responderUSCG
- 18ABoxer biterFLEA
- 19AEasily offended typePRUDE
- 20AStart of an Oscar Wilde quoteTHISSUSPENSEIS
- 23ABetrothedFIANCEE
- 24AHeads offQUELLS
- 25ADismountALIGHT
- 26ABug with a seasonFLU
- 28ADrink that may be darkALE
- 29AModel plane kit partDECAL
- 30AExtensiveBROAD
- 32AHeavy-heartedSAD
- 33AMiddle of quoteTERRIBLEI
- 36ATampa NFLerBUC
- 39AAudio attachmentPHILE
- 40AJrs.' challengesPSATS
- 44ANumber in El MundoUNO
- 45ASushi stapleEEL
- 46ABig league aideBATBOY
- 47ACarve for displaySCULPT
- 50AHistoric German architectural schoolBAUHAUS
- 51AEnd of quoteHOPEITWILLLAST
- 54ADances done in shell braceletsHULAS
- 55AMLB spring training centerARIZ
- 56AThey whom shall not be namedTHEM
- 58A"Time is __ of trouble": DickinsonATEST
- 59ABalkan capitalRIGA
- 60AOne from the BalticsSERB
- 61AHoliday hen contingentTHREE
- 62ABrief moment, brieflyMSEC
- 63APeak south of OlympusOSSA
- 1DCalendar abbr.THU
- 2DAntagonisticHOSTILE
- 3DWay out of dateARCHAIC
- 4DBeing loudly angry withRAGINGAT
- 5DMade up forOFFSET
- 6DWorthVALUE
- 7DSight seersEYES
- 8DWork with a sickleREAP
- 9DAirer of many conferences' gamesESPNU
- 10DThe ScandinaviansNORSE
- 11DGuatemala grandmasABUELAS
- 12DFacade featureCEDILLA
- 13DGold-__ (blonde)TRESSED
- 21DTedious tripSCHLEP
- 22DHold a candle toEQUAL
- 23DBaggy jeans, in the 2020sFAD
- 26DSuperfluityFRILL
- 27DMaple leaf shapeLOBE
- 30DWhat might sub for ricottaBRIE
- 31DChicago universityDEPAUL
- 34D"You need kissing, badly" speaker of filmdomRHETT
- 35D"Really?"ISTHATSO
- 36DAussie army topperBUSHHAT
- 37DIll-manneredUNCOUTH
- 38DTrain cars' connectionCOUPLER
- 41DDisconcertsABASHES
- 42DPublicity peopleTOUTERS
- 43D__ admin (IT pro)SYS
- 46DZola contemporaryBALZAC
- 48DTake for a termLEASE
- 49DSki trailPISTE
- 50DMulti-Grammy singer Mary J.BLIGE
- 52DCongenialWARM
- 53DCamera apertureIRIS
- 57DBYU degreeMBA
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