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SELF-REFLECTION

Friday, January 16, 2026 Constructed by Winston Emmons 76 clues
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Across

  1. Service academy studies 4 ℓ
  2. Several thousand pounds of wood 4 ℓ
  3. Military's band 4 ℓ
  4. App or main 8 ℓ
  5. Got comfy 6 ℓ
  6. Erupter of 2025 6 ℓ
  7. Street map letters 3 ℓ
  8. Lawn from farms 3 ℓ
  9. How nearly all countries measure 12 ℓ
  10. Between, to Racine 5 ℓ
  11. Verdi princess 4 ℓ
  12. Band sample 4 ℓ
  13. Mando cousins 4 ℓ
  14. Get moving 4 ℓ
  15. Dance or dip 5 ℓ
  16. Unexcelled 4 ℓ
  17. No great distance 4 ℓ
  18. Hacienda hireling 4 ℓ
  19. Very little salt 5 ℓ
  20. Sea hunter 4 ℓ
  21. Treat with cocoa 4 ℓ
  22. Dusseldorf's water 5 ℓ
  23. Sound of fans 4 ℓ
  24. On its way 4 ℓ
  25. Complex challenge 12 ℓ
  26. Long lead-in 3 ℓ
  27. "Here's a thought..." 3 ℓ
  28. Star-studded arrays 6 ℓ
  29. Real estate tech company 6 ℓ
  30. Camp David Accords signer Begin 8 ℓ
  31. "...but maybe not?" 6 ℓ
  32. Doctor show sets 3 ℓ
  33. "Himno Nacional," south of the border 13 ℓ
  34. Point poorly 6 ℓ
  35. "You don't mean me?!" 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. "You're getting close" 6 ℓ
  2. Iota of ink 3 ℓ
  3. __ Faire (role-playing place) 3 ℓ
  4. It might hold gold 3 ℓ
  5. Of immense extent 6 ℓ
  6. Novelist Coben or Ellison 6 ℓ
  7. Sign of healing 4 ℓ
  8. Suffix for buck 4 ℓ
  9. "Beg pardon?" 5 ℓ
  10. Return IDs 4 ℓ
  11. Bred 6 ℓ
  12. Stay attached 6 ℓ
  13. Maximum effort 6 ℓ
  14. Ending meaning "made of" 3 ℓ
  15. Certain Siberians 6 ℓ
  16. Rat someone out 6 ℓ
  17. Very very 6 ℓ
  18. Put down 6 ℓ
  19. Hair holder 5 ℓ
  20. Break (off) 4 ℓ
  21. Pointless 4 ℓ
  22. Barrel of laughs 4 ℓ
  23. Barely manage, with "by" 3 ℓ
  24. Add sound effects 3 ℓ
  25. Pair that the five longest answers start and (reflected) end with 3 ℓ
  26. Apple phone activator 7 ℓ
  27. What Pam is missing 3 ℓ
  28. Barrel of laughs 5 ℓ
  29. "Slip-on" wear 4 ℓ
  30. Duration 4 ℓ
  31. Texting format: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  32. Aesop's "sour grapes" beast 3 ℓ
  33. Fluid ounce fraction 5 ℓ
  34. Harbormaster data 4 ℓ
  35. "I'll order that also" 4 ℓ
  36. Back-in-fashion shirts 7 ℓ
  37. Champagne name 4 ℓ
  38. Austrian article 4 ℓ
  39. Thinnest iPods 5 ℓ
  40. Royal Navy designation 3 ℓ
  41. "Delish!" 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 16, 2026 is titled “SELF-REFLECTION” and was constructed by Winston Emmons. 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.

Newsday SELF-REFLECTION Crossword January 16 2026 Answers