TRUST THEM
Across
- Garden soil
- Rope fiber
- Italian luxury fashion label
- Chaotic mess
- Make a mistake
- Errand runner, informally
- And so on: Abbr.
- Use scissors
- Where authoritative info is "right from"
- Spiced tea of India
- Flop of a film
- Tear to shreds
- Fan club's hero
- Honda's upscale brand
- Heavy burden
- Portion of medicine
- Strung along
- Outdoor parking areas
- Strong smell
- Happen multiple times
- Milky white gem
- Fitzgerald of jazz
- Propelled a rowboat
- Well-ventilated
- Newspaper's trustworthy contact
- Compass point opposite SSW
- MDs' associates
- Rouse from sleep
- __-mo replay
- Stop
- Shape of a bedspring
- Pasture
- __ vera (medicinal plant)
- Info from an eyewitness
- Roam around
- Cash in, as coupons
- Golf peg
Down
- Person taking action
- Two-__ paper towels
- Colt's mother
- Heroic tale
- Scratchy-throated
- Strong enthusiasm
- Membership fees
- Farmland measure
- Authentic
- Investigate thoroughly
- Workers learning the basics
- Bagel or bun
- Doing nothing
- Flimsy, as an excuse
- Bubble-making chew
- Reef material
- Cable channel of Congress
- Snake sound
- Stretched tightly
- Hesitant refusal
- Coin in Italy and France
- Potato, informally
- Grain in sushi
- Medical insurance orgs.
- Well-__ (wealthy)
- Take part in an auction
- Raggedy doll's name
- Parent's brother
- Small garden shovel
- Floats on a breeze
- Pilot of a flying saucer
- Seoul, South __
- Cruise ship
- Give a command to
- Not very friendly
- Start a tennis match
- Restaurant patron
- Jacket's sleeve
- Female pronoun (not "her")
- Diplomatic etiquette
- Factual statement
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, January 14, 2025 is titled “TRUST THEM” 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.