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"CHOCOLATY" TWOSOMES

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. President John or John Quincy __ 5 ℓ
  2. "Gee!" 4 ℓ
  3. Sleep in a tent 4 ℓ
  4. Oahu and Maui 5 ℓ
  5. Glasses in monocles 6 ℓ
  6. "Same here" 6 ℓ
  7. Junior, to Senior 3 ℓ
  8. Hoopsters' org. 3 ℓ
  9. At a steadily increasing rate 11 ℓ
  10. Hungry feeling 4 ℓ
  11. Lock openers 4 ℓ
  12. Allied (with) 5 ℓ
  13. Beef inspection org. 4 ℓ
  14. Alter, as legislation 5 ℓ
  15. "Beware the __ of March" 4 ℓ
  16. Fill-in worker, for short 4 ℓ
  17. Prone to snooping 4 ℓ
  18. Irritable 5 ℓ
  19. Traditional Native American dwelling 5 ℓ
  20. Two-tone cookie 4 ℓ
  21. Initial poker bet 4 ℓ
  22. Last Greek letter 5 ℓ
  23. Intend (to) 4 ℓ
  24. Hollywood headliner 4 ℓ
  25. "A long time __..." 3 ℓ
  26. Versatile, as a wardrobe 11 ℓ
  27. US espionage org. 3 ℓ
  28. Occur 6 ℓ
  29. Nail-hitting tool 6 ℓ
  30. Go bad, as food 5 ℓ
  31. Add impurities to 5 ℓ
  32. Three-person band 4 ℓ
  33. India's continent 4 ℓ
  34. Disney's rodent couple 15 ℓ
  35. A single time 4 ℓ
  36. Deceptive ploy 4 ℓ
  37. Hard to climb 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Electron's home 4 ℓ
  2. Blue marsh bird 5 ℓ
  3. Theater platform 5 ℓ
  4. Served from a keg 5 ℓ
  5. Car fuel 3 ℓ
  6. Pullover rainwear 6 ℓ
  7. Pork or beef 4 ℓ
  8. Vicinity 4 ℓ
  9. Part of a semicolon 5 ℓ
  10. Seer's session around a table 6 ℓ
  11. "Huge" prefix for bucks 4 ℓ
  12. Peak's acme 4 ℓ
  13. Actress Moore 4 ℓ
  14. Pay a brief visit to, with "on" 6 ℓ
  15. Continues until 6 ℓ
  16. Enter for a spreadsheet 5 ℓ
  17. Belittle 5 ℓ
  18. "Chocolaty" theme of the puzzle 5 ℓ
  19. Smart-mouthed 5 ℓ
  20. A sight for sore __ 4 ℓ
  21. Change the decor of 4 ℓ
  22. Silent performer 4 ℓ
  23. Poetic tributes 4 ℓ
  24. Payment to a landlord 4 ℓ
  25. Swirling seawater 4 ℓ
  26. Space, as between teeth 3 ℓ
  27. Needing a good scrubbing 5 ℓ
  28. French-speaking Caribbean country 5 ℓ
  29. Get ready for 6 ℓ
  30. What 40-Across are 4 ℓ
  31. Performers who overact 4 ℓ
  32. "Be that __ may..." 4 ℓ
  33. Achieve success 6 ℓ
  34. Decongestant target 5 ℓ
  35. Pea holders 4 ℓ
  36. Golf pegs 4 ℓ
  37. "Good job!" 4 ℓ
  38. Rustic hotels 4 ℓ
  39. Extremely scarce 4 ℓ
  40. Cantaloupe or honeydew 5 ℓ
  41. __ salts (bath additive) 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, January 13, 2026 is titled “"CHOCOLATY" TWOSOMES” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday "CHOCOLATY" TWOSOMES Crossword January 13 2026 Answers