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Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, January 8, 2026

Thursday, January 8, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, January 8, 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

  • 1Too fluent
  • 5Name hidden in "woolgathering"
  • 9Course with greens
  • 14Cooler brand named for a monster
  • 15Trattoria staple
  • 16Keep entertained
  • 17Soybeans in soup
  • 18Waffle brand
  • 19Italian peak
  • 20Two-notes-at-a-time vocal artist
  • 23Matches
  • 26Staked sum
  • 27Larynx-lungs link
  • 29Interactive demo, in brief
  • 30Warming by simmering
  • 32Emperor of yore
  • 36Wonder-ful feeling
  • 37Fussing
  • 38What a toaster might hold
  • 3935mm purchases
  • 41With great disdain
  • 45Rapid, in brand names
  • 47Dostoevsky contemporary
  • 48Pretty much all things
  • 50Party with a pinata
  • 51Martian extremities
  • 55Tennis great Agassi
  • 56Aloha Stadium locale
  • 57Just OK
  • 61Tears up
  • 62Pecanlike
  • 63Expression of surprise
  • 64Bring to bear
  • 65Didn't toss
  • 66Ready to eat

Down

  • 1Workout venue
  • 2Floral neckwear
  • 3"__ all good"
  • 4Modern medical industry
  • 5Across the pond
  • 6Major brand of bricks
  • 7Lady with many Grammys
  • 8Much
  • 9Seuss character
  • 10In our group
  • 11Desperate move
  • 12Daisy cousin
  • 13A buck or two
  • 21Little laugh
  • 22Large swallow
  • 23Pages and pages of places
  • 24Talk angrily
  • 25Less cultured
  • 28Sharp as __
  • 29Sound of disdain
  • 31Words from a witness
  • 33Goes no further
  • 34Ration out
  • 35Informal welcome
  • 40Not as cool
  • 41"Ciertamente!"
  • 42Insurance category
  • 43Sassy
  • 44Employs as
  • 46Turbulence
  • 48OTC at the pharmacy
  • 49Nostalgic number
  • 51Betray nervousness
  • 52Omelet maker
  • 53Roof border
  • 54Roughen from the cold
  • 58Sashimi fish
  • 59Little pest
  • 60Grain not hidden in the four longest answers

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 12 letters and is 20-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "GRAINY".

All 74 answers

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  • 1AToo fluentGLIB
  • 5AName hidden in "woolgathering"OLGA
  • 9ACourse with greensSALAD
  • 14ACooler brand named for a monsterYETI
  • 15ATrattoria stapleVEAL
  • 16AKeep entertainedAMUSE
  • 17ASoybeans in soupMISO
  • 18AWaffle brandEGGO
  • 19AItalian peakMONTE
  • 20ATwo-notes-at-a-time vocal artistTHROATSINGER
  • 23AMatchesAGREES
  • 26AStaked sumWAGER
  • 27ALarynx-lungs linkTRACHEA
  • 29AInteractive demo, in briefSIMU
  • 30AWarming by simmeringLOWHEATING
  • 32AEmperor of yoreSHAH
  • 36AWonder-ful feelingAWE
  • 37AFussingADO
  • 38AWhat a toaster might holdALE
  • 39A35mm purchasesSLRS
  • 41AWith great disdainSCORNFULLY
  • 45ARapid, in brand namesQUIK
  • 47ADostoevsky contemporaryTOLSTOY
  • 48APretty much all thingsNOUNS
  • 50AParty with a pinataFIESTA
  • 51AMartian extremitiesPOLARICECAPS
  • 55ATennis great AgassiANDRE
  • 56AAloha Stadium localeOAHU
  • 57AJust OKFAIR
  • 61ATears upCRIES
  • 62APecanlikeOVAL
  • 63AExpression of surpriseOHMY
  • 64ABring to bearEXERT
  • 65ADidn't tossKEPT
  • 66AReady to eatRIPE
  • 1DWorkout venueGYM
  • 2DFloral neckwearLEI
  • 3D"__ all good"ITS
  • 4DModern medical industryBIOTECH
  • 5DAcross the pondOVERSEA
  • 6DMajor brand of bricksLEGO
  • 7DLady with many GrammysGAGA
  • 8DMuchALOT
  • 9DSeuss characterSAMIAM
  • 10DIn our groupAMONGUS
  • 11DDesperate moveLUNGE
  • 12DDaisy cousinASTER
  • 13DA buck or twoDEER
  • 21DLittle laughHEHE
  • 22DLarge swallowSWIG
  • 23DPages and pages of placesATLAS
  • 24DTalk angrilyGROWL
  • 25DLess culturedRAWER
  • 28DSharp as __ATACK
  • 29DSound of disdainSNORT
  • 31DWords from a witnessIDO
  • 33DGoes no furtherHALTS
  • 34DRation outALLOT
  • 35DInformal welcomeHEYYA
  • 40DNot as coolSQUARER
  • 41D"Ciertamente!"SISI
  • 42DInsurance categoryNOFAULT
  • 43DSassyFLIP
  • 44DEmploys asUSESFOR
  • 46DTurbulenceUNREST
  • 48DOTC at the pharmacyNONRX
  • 49DNostalgic numberOLDIE
  • 51DBetray nervousnessPACE
  • 52DOmelet makerCOOK
  • 53DRoof borderEAVE
  • 54DRoughen from the coldCHAP
  • 58DSashimi fishAHI
  • 59DLittle pestIMP
  • 60DGrain not hidden in the four longest answersRYE

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The Thursday, January 8, 2026 grid has 74 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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