Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, January 9, 2026
Friday, January 9, 2026/74 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 9, 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
- 1Map app
- 5Breaks ground
- 9"Later!"
- 13Young Y wearers
- 14Mark's successor
- 15Short story of a sort
- 16Oscar category
- 19Corporate IDs
- 20Spa wear
- 21Hunks
- 22Nickname that sounds like its first two letters
- 23Invites home
- 24Event's exclusive area
- 28Deal with it
- 31Name related to Hannah
- 32Piehole
- 34What may move you
- 35Place for a pin
- 36Fielding feats, for short
- 37Straight up
- 39Attribute (to)
- 40Glide high
- 42Grade school tool
- 43Wine variety
- 45Majority
- 48Lots and lots
- 50__ before
- 51Leave alone
- 52Not yet resolved
- 53Percolator feature
- 56Big spender's maxim
- 59Ms. Swift's two dozen+ trophies
- 60Film with Aykroyd voicing a wasp
- 61Eiffel Tower, essentially
- 62Adherents, at last
- 63Ascendancy
- 64Synonym of the last word of the four longest answers
Down
- 1Cardinal point
- 2PennStater recipient
- 3Moves fast
- 4Uncommon sense
- 5Dauntless
- 6Bump, as a bluffer
- 7Detroit River's destination
- 8Prince, for instance
- 9Wears down
- 10Extremely small
- 11Soap south of the border
- 12Solemn endorsement
- 17Tough times
- 18Sub-Saharan nation
- 22Punto cardinale
- 23__ d'oeuvres
- 24Dauntless nature
- 25Knocked out
- 26Unattainable ambitions
- 27Tech helper
- 29Car in the lead
- 30__ nous
- 33Public face
- 36Party platform
- 38Region with many autobahns
- 41Ancient Mexican
- 44Assails
- 46Common beach policy
- 47Scoff (at)
- 49Vast depth
- 51Pants prename
- 52Bus starter
- 53Heavenly harp
- 54Victor Frankenstein aide
- 55Terse caution
- 57It may move you
- 58Sort of small swallow
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 37 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 16-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "MULTIPLE MEANINGS".
All 74 answers
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- 1AMap appWAZE
- 5ABreaks groundHOES
- 9A"Later!"TATA
- 13AYoung Y wearersELIS
- 14AMark's successorEURO
- 15AShort story of a sortITEM
- 16AOscar categorySUPPORTINGROLE
- 19ACorporate IDsTMS
- 20ASpa wearROBE
- 21AHunksHEMEN
- 22ANickname that sounds like its first two lettersEDIE
- 23AInvites homeHASIN
- 24AEvent's exclusive areaVIPSECTION
- 28ADeal with itCOPE
- 31AName related to HannahANITA
- 32APieholeTRAP
- 34AWhat may move youVAN
- 35APlace for a pinLAPEL
- 36AFielding feats, for shortDPS
- 37AStraight upERECT
- 39AAttribute (to)OWE
- 40AGlide highSOAR
- 42AGrade school toolRULER
- 43AWine varietyREDS
- 45AMajorityLIONSSHARE
- 48ALots and lotsREAMS
- 50A__ beforeONOR
- 51ALeave aloneLETBE
- 52ANot yet resolvedOPEN
- 53APercolator featureLID
- 56ABig spender's maximEASYCOMEEASYGO
- 59AMs. Swift's two dozen+ trophiesVMAS
- 60AFilm with Aykroyd voicing a waspANTZ
- 61AEiffel Tower, essentiallyIRON
- 62AAdherents, at lastISTS
- 63AAscendancyRISE
- 64ASynonym of the last word of the four longest answersPART
- 1DCardinal pointWEST
- 2DPennStater recipientALUM
- 3DMoves fastZIPS
- 4DUncommon senseESP
- 5DDauntlessHEROIC
- 6DBump, as a blufferOUTBET
- 7DDetroit River's destinationERIE
- 8DPrince, for instanceSON
- 9DWears downTIRES
- 10DExtremely smallATOMIC
- 11DSoap south of the borderTELENOVELA
- 12DSolemn endorsementAMEN
- 17DTough timesORDEALS
- 18DSub-Saharan nationGHANA
- 22DPunto cardinaleESTE
- 23D__ d'oeuvresHORS
- 24DDauntless natureVALOR
- 25DKnocked outINAWE
- 26DUnattainable ambitionsPIPEDREAMS
- 27DTech helperITPRO
- 29DCar in the leadPACER
- 30D__ nousENTRE
- 33DPublic facePERSONA
- 36DParty platformDAIS
- 38DRegion with many autobahnsRUHR
- 41DAncient MexicanOLMEC
- 44DAssailsSETSAT
- 46DCommon beach policyNOPETS
- 47DScoff (at)SNEEZE
- 49DVast depthABYSS
- 51DPants prenameLEVI
- 52DBus starterOMNI
- 53DHeavenly harpLYRA
- 54DVictor Frankenstein aideIGOR
- 55DTerse cautionDONT
- 57DIt may move youOAR
- 58DSort of small swallowSIP
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The Friday, January 9, 2026 grid has 74 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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