Newsday Crossword Answers for Sunday, January 4, 2026
Sunday, January 4, 2026/142 clues solved
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Across
- 1Wedding vow locale
- 6Goad into action
- 10Insignificant
- 14__ latte (breakfast beverage)
- 19Designer Geoffrey
- 20Barcelona bull
- 21Ice cream thickener
- 22Folklore brutes
- 23He recorded the first of his 2000+ tunes
- 25George Bernard Shaw declined it
- 27Federal Reserve increase
- 28Ease off
- 30Watch carefully
- 31Fill with cargo
- 32Secret schemes
- 33Race's safety vehicle
- 37Military swords
- 40Request for a card
- 41Verdi opera
- 42X __ (tic-tac-toe choices)
- 43Dracula title
- 4420-Grammy pop star was born
- 46Nautical diary
- 47"And besides..."
- 48High-quality, as collectibles
- 49Bart's bus driver
- 50Sky shade
- 51Was introduced to
- 52He lost his heavyweight title to Gene Tunney
- 56Talk show visitor
- 57Multivariety retail cartons
- 59Burrowing mammals
- 60Sharp increases
- 61Doesn't stay put
- 62Subtraction word
- 631926, today
- 64Rubber stamp refresher
- 66Seasons, as fries
- 67What whiteboards are
- 70Leaks out slowly
- 71Babe Ruth slugged them in one World Series game
- 73Boathouse blade
- 74Out of town
- 75Cleverly done
- 76__ legs (dog's twosome)
- 77Actress Teri
- 78Launcher of the 71-Across
- 79He made the first flight over the North Pole
- 83Small canyon
- 84Self-image
- 85Protest singer Phil
- 86Sign before Taurus
- 87Welded together
- 88Taking quite a while
- 90Cancels a deletion
- 91Kitchen herb
- 92"Steady as __ goes"
- 93Intermission follower
- 94Film fan
- 98Rocket propellent first used
- 102Broadcast media group founded
- 104Just waking up
- 105One of the Brontes
- 106Robin's friar friend
- 107Bert's kid-vid friend
- 108Somewhat, informally
- 109GPS calculations
- 110Elevator giant
- 111"Good heavens!"
Down
- 1GNP or MIT
- 2Star Wars princess
- 3Circus venue
- 4SoCal urbanite
- 5Reach the Top-40 again
- 6Feed, as a fire
- 7Sit for a picture
- 8Metro area
- 9Income for an author
- 10Everglades mammal
- 11Four-award achievements
- 12Broccoli __ (salad green)
- 13Poetic preposition
- 14Imitative person
- 15Concur (with)
- 16Calendar column
- 17Turkish tasseled topper
- 18Nationality suffix
- 24Unburdens (of)
- 26Result in
- 29Film fiasco
- 32Longed (for)
- 33Devoutness
- 34It administered its first SATs
- 35Spark to action
- 36Synonym source
- 37Scoundrel
- 38Early Web browser
- 39His comedy classic The General debuted
- 40Makes noise in traffic
- 41Poker fees
- 44Antique clock sounds
- 45Snoops (around)
- 48Confronted
- 50Myanmar alias
- 52Diner beverages
- 53Novelist Zola
- 54__ Carlo, Monaco
- 55Luxurious
- 56Take a stab
- 58Bread seed source
- 60Glass fragment
- 62Georgia urban transport system
- 63General drift
- 64Writer Allende
- 65Modern music genre
- 66Mideast rulers of yore
- 67Mideast rulers
- 68Vast
- 69Went wrong
- 71Hardware expert
- 72Emphatic assent
- 75Placed in a recess
- 77Failed to happen as planned
- 79Nest egg option
- 80Unnerves
- 81Eins + 2
- 82Started chewing
- 83Encouraging words
- 87Bugaboo
- 89Astronaut attire
- 90Movie excerpt
- 91Loses altitude
- 93Possible babysitter
- 94Fourth century starter
- 9523- or 44-Across performance
- 96Duo + 1
- 97Squeaked (out)
- 98Part of UNLV
- 99Prefix like equi-
- 10015 min. of football
- 101Many miles from here
- 103"On the other hand..."
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 142 entries.
- There are 69 across and 73 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 34-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "A CENTURY AGO: What happened in 1926".
All 142 answers
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- 1AWedding vow localeALTAR
- 6AGoad into actionSPUR
- 10AInsignificantMERE
- 14A__ latte (breakfast beverage)CAFFE
- 19ADesigner GeoffreyBEENE
- 20ABarcelona bullTORO
- 21AIce cream thickenerAGAR
- 22AFolklore brutesOGRES
- 23AHe recorded the first of his 2000+ tunesBINGCROSBY
- 25AGeorge Bernard Shaw declined itNOBELPRIZE
- 27AFederal Reserve increaseRATEHIKE
- 28AEase offABATE
- 30AWatch carefullyEYE
- 31AFill with cargoLADE
- 32ASecret schemesPLOTS
- 33ARace's safety vehiclePACECAR
- 37AMilitary swordsSABERS
- 40ARequest for a cardHITME
- 41AVerdi operaAIDA
- 42AX __ (tic-tac-toe choices)ORO
- 43ADracula titleCOUNT
- 44A20-Grammy pop star was bornTONYBENNETT
- 46ANautical diaryLOG
- 47A"And besides..."ALSO
- 48AHigh-quality, as collectiblesFINE
- 49ABart's bus driverOTTO
- 50ASky shadeBLUE
- 51AWas introduced toMET
- 52AHe lost his heavyweight title to Gene TunneyJACKDEMPSEY
- 56ATalk show visitorGUEST
- 57AMultivariety retail cartonsPREPACKS
- 59ABurrowing mammalsMOLES
- 60ASharp increasesSURGES
- 61ADoesn't stay putROVES
- 62ASubtraction wordMINUS
- 63A1926, todayTHEME
- 64ARubber stamp refresherINKPAD
- 66ASeasons, as friesSALTS
- 67AWhat whiteboards areERASABLE
- 70ALeaks out slowlySEEPS
- 71ABabe Ruth slugged them in one World Series gameTHREEHOMERS
- 73ABoathouse bladeOAR
- 74AOut of townAWAY
- 75ACleverly doneNEAT
- 76A__ legs (dog's twosome)HIND
- 77AActress TeriGARR
- 78ALauncher of the 71-AcrossBAT
- 79AHe made the first flight over the North PoleRICHARDBYRD
- 83ASmall canyonGORGE
- 84ASelf-imageEGO
- 85AProtest singer PhilOCHS
- 86ASign before TaurusARIES
- 87AWelded togetherBONDED
- 88ATaking quite a whileLENGTHY
- 90ACancels a deletionSTETS
- 91AKitchen herbSAGE
- 92A"Steady as __ goes"SHE
- 93AIntermission followerACTII
- 94AFilm fanCINEASTE
- 98ARocket propellent first usedLIQUIDFUEL
- 102ABroadcast media group foundedNBCNETWORK
- 104AJust waking upASTIR
- 105AOne of the BrontesANNE
- 106ARobin's friar friendTUCK
- 107ABert's kid-vid friendERNIE
- 108ASomewhat, informallySORTA
- 109AGPS calculationsRTES
- 110AElevator giantOTIS
- 111A"Good heavens!"MYGOD
- 1DGNP or MITABBR
- 2DStar Wars princessLEIA
- 3DCircus venueTENT
- 4DSoCal urbaniteANGELENO
- 5DReach the Top-40 againRECHART
- 6DFeed, as a fireSTOKE
- 7DSit for a picturePOSE
- 8DMetro areaURB
- 9DIncome for an authorROYALTY
- 10DEverglades mammalMANATEE
- 11DFour-award achievementsEGOTS
- 12DBroccoli __ (salad green)RABE
- 13DPoetic prepositionERE
- 14DImitative personCOPYCAT
- 15DConcur (with)AGREE
- 16DCalendar columnFRI
- 17DTurkish tasseled topperFEZ
- 18DNationality suffixESE
- 24DUnburdens (of)RIDS
- 26DResult inLEADTO
- 29DFilm fiascoBOMB
- 32DLonged (for)PINED
- 33DDevoutnessPIETY
- 34DIt administered its first SATsCOLLEGEBOARD
- 35DSpark to actionAROUSE
- 36DSynonym sourceROGETS
- 37DScoundrelSCAMP
- 38DEarly Web browserAOLER
- 39DHis comedy classic The General debutedBUSTERKEATON
- 40DMakes noise in trafficHONKS
- 41DPoker feesANTES
- 44DAntique clock soundsTICKS
- 45DSnoops (around)NOSES
- 48DConfrontedFACED
- 50DMyanmar aliasBURMA
- 52DDiner beveragesJAVAS
- 53DNovelist ZolaEMILE
- 54D__ Carlo, MonacoMONTE
- 55DLuxuriousPLUSH
- 56DTake a stabGUESS
- 58DBread seed sourcePOPPY
- 60DGlass fragmentSHARD
- 62DGeorgia urban transport systemMARTA
- 63DGeneral driftTREND
- 64DWriter AllendeISABEL
- 65DModern music genreNEWAGE
- 66DMideast rulers of yoreSHAHS
- 67DMideast rulersEMIRS
- 68DVastLARGE
- 69DWent wrongERRED
- 71DHardware expertTECHY
- 72DEmphatic assentOHYES
- 75DPlaced in a recessNICHED
- 77DFailed to happen as plannedGONEAWRY
- 79DNest egg optionROTHIRA
- 80DUnnervesRATTLES
- 81DEins + 2DREI
- 82DStarted chewingBITINTO
- 83DEncouraging wordsGOGETEM
- 87DBugabooBANE
- 89DAstronaut attireGSUIT
- 90DMovie excerptSCENE
- 91DLoses altitudeSINKS
- 93DPossible babysitterAUNT
- 94DFourth century starterCCCI
- 95D23- or 44-Across performanceSONG
- 96DDuo + 1TRIO
- 97DSqueaked (out)EKED
- 98DPart of UNLVLAS
- 99DPrefix like equi-ISO
- 100D15 min. of footballQTR
- 101DMany miles from hereFAR
- 103D"On the other hand..."BUT
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