TEASERS
Across
- Orchestral accessories
- Twins and kings
- Japanese room divider
- "The Oracle of Omaha"
- Furnace capacity measure
- __ kwon do
- Devices with pilots
- Non-studio
- Predator of penguins
- Arrested Development star
- For the birds
- Real hoot
- Self-assembly chain
- Hands, unkindly
- Irish poet
- Prized possessions
- Without delay
- Brings under control
- Release into the air
- Jurassic World trilogy star
- Daddy's mommy
- Employee-abetted caper
- Can't help but
- Source of silver
- FDR-era agency
- Waiting for Godot dramatist
- French state
- Saint of Kiev
- In first
- Wordplay rearrangement
- Nightclub's open __ night
- Something simple, supposedly
- Prefix for a boot-shaped land
- Armoire part
- School Ben Franklin founded
Down
- Baroque music VIP
- Shot in the dark
- What a thesaurus is not
- Four-sharp key: Abbr.
- Not worthy of
- Self-critical remark
- Spurts of water
- Desert Storm ally
- Mata __
- Car care brand
- Say angrily
- History Channel topics
- Labor Dep. agency
- Fashion show fixture
- Equitable
- Backpacker's snack
- Stage solo
- Harbor hauler
- Cave in
- Director Kazan
- Crib component
- Rink ploy
- Gossipy topic
- Depot data
- Test taker's T or F
- Peeved
- Idealistic aspiration
- First name at X
- Provoke with a dare
- Convoy vehicle
- Bickering
- Big-beaked talker
- Bit of grass
- Cocoa substitute
- Old West abode
- Informal contraction
- Minor reduction
- Vital vessel
- In __ (stagnating)
- Maze explorers
- Euro cent predecessor
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, January 16, 2025 is titled “TEASERS” and was constructed by Fred Piscop. The puzzle features 76 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.