Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, January 5, 2026
Monday, January 5, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, January 5, 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
- 1Difficult
- 5Stand in line
- 9Book of maps
- 14Out of town
- 15"Additionally..."
- 16Sparkled, as shoes
- 17Urban overnight accommodation
- 19Cheese chunk
- 20Pub beverage
- 21Prayer endings
- 22Raring to go
- 23Cub fees
- 24Makes changes to
- 25Fast-moving river sections
- 28Physically nimble
- 30Unwrap
- 31Made docile
- 33Numbered roads: Abbr.
- 37Actor Penn or Connery
- 38Compete in a marathon
- 39Keep for later
- 40Car's wheel rod
- 41More sensible
- 43Highway off-ramp
- 44Providence, __ Island
- 46Online messages
- 48Give, as an award
- 51Be introduced to
- 52Wedding vow platform
- 53Prophetic signs
- 55Large body of water
- 58Big pieces of concrete
- 59Auto picked up at an airport
- 61Book's name
- 62So what __ is new?''
- 63Toward sunrise
- 64Three letters in "fusses''
- 65Leading performer
- 66Small wallet bills
Down
- 1"You're hilarious!"
- 2Army no-show, for short
- 3Evaluate
- 4Fabric coloring
- 5At the hottest temperature
- 6Skin-soothing plants
- 7"The shoe __ the other foot"
- 8Male cats
- 9In addition
- 10Place to watch a play
- 11Ski resort inn
- 12Make furious
- 13Fortune-tellers
- 18Praise highly
- 23Place to order a fine meal
- 24Assist
- 25Civil rights icon Parks
- 26Mountain's acme
- 27Bell's loud sound
- 28Cause to laugh
- 29Bit of heredity
- 32Very dry, as a desert
- 34Metered car
- 35Wicked
- 36Sinks, as the sun
- 41"Gee, I'm impressed!"
- 42Come in again
- 45Racetrack animals
- 47Southwestern plateau
- 48Moisten while roasting
- 49__ Island (former immigration center)
- 50Lots of data
- 51High-IQ club
- 53Metals from mines
- 54Turn to slush
- 55Read quickly
- 56Make simpler
- 57Martial __ (kung fu and karate)
- 60Zodiac feline
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 10-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "RESERVATIONS".
All 78 answers
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- 1ADifficultHARD
- 5AStand in lineWAIT
- 9ABook of mapsATLAS
- 14AOut of townAWAY
- 15A"Additionally..."ALSO
- 16ASparkled, as shoesSHONE
- 17AUrban overnight accommodationHOTELROOM
- 19ACheese chunkWEDGE
- 20APub beverageALE
- 21APrayer endingsAMENS
- 22ARaring to goEAGER
- 23ACub feesDUES
- 24AMakes changes toALTERS
- 25AFast-moving river sectionsRAPIDS
- 28APhysically nimbleAGILE
- 30AUnwrapOPEN
- 31AMade docileTAMED
- 33ANumbered roads: Abbr.RTES
- 37AActor Penn or ConnerySEAN
- 38ACompete in a marathonRUN
- 39AKeep for laterSAVE
- 40ACar's wheel rodAXLE
- 41AMore sensibleWISER
- 43AHighway off-rampEXIT
- 44AProvidence, __ IslandRHODE
- 46AOnline messagesEMAILS
- 48AGive, as an awardBESTOW
- 51ABe introduced toMEET
- 52AWedding vow platformALTAR
- 53AProphetic signsOMENS
- 55ALarge body of waterSEA
- 58ABig pieces of concreteSLABS
- 59AAuto picked up at an airportRENTALCAR
- 61ABook's nameTITLE
- 62ASo what __ is new?''ELSE
- 63AToward sunriseEAST
- 64AThree letters in "fusses''ESSES
- 65ALeading performerSTAR
- 66ASmall wallet billsONES
- 1D"You're hilarious!"HAHA
- 2DArmy no-show, for shortAWOL
- 3DEvaluateRATE
- 4DFabric coloringDYE
- 5DAt the hottest temperatureWARMEST
- 6DSkin-soothing plantsALOES
- 7D"The shoe __ the other foot"ISON
- 8DMale catsTOMS
- 9DIn additionASWELL
- 10DPlace to watch a playTHEATERSEAT
- 11DSki resort innLODGE
- 12DMake furiousANGER
- 13DFortune-tellersSEERS
- 18DPraise highlyLAUD
- 23DPlace to order a fine mealDINNERTABLE
- 24DAssistAID
- 25DCivil rights icon ParksROSA
- 26DMountain's acmeAPEX
- 27DBell's loud soundPEAL
- 28DCause to laughAMUSE
- 29DBit of heredityGENE
- 32DVery dry, as a desertARID
- 34DMetered carTAXI
- 35DWickedEVIL
- 36DSinks, as the sunSETS
- 41D"Gee, I'm impressed!"WOW
- 42DCome in againREENTER
- 45DRacetrack animalsHORSES
- 47DSouthwestern plateauMESA
- 48DMoisten while roastingBASTE
- 49D__ Island (former immigration center)ELLIS
- 50DLots of dataSTATS
- 51DHigh-IQ clubMENSA
- 53DMetals from minesORES
- 54DTurn to slushMELT
- 55DRead quicklySCAN
- 56DMake simplerEASE
- 57DMartial __ (kung fu and karate)ARTS
- 60DZodiac felineLEO
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