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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, January 17, 2026 Constructed by Ben Zimmer 66 clues
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Across

  1. Sneaks by 10 ℓ
  2. Clods 4 ℓ
  3. Unimaginative 5 ℓ
  4. Pledge drives 6 ℓ
  5. Touchscreen instruction 10 ℓ
  6. Play just for fun 3 ℓ
  7. Dr. King's "highest good" 4 ℓ
  8. All for the maestro 5 ℓ
  9. His name is mud 3 ℓ
  10. Corsica ferry destination 4 ℓ
  11. What you'd never want to be slapped with 10 ℓ
  12. "Mind blown!" 4 ℓ
  13. 1883, e.g. 10 ℓ
  14. Chain key 4 ℓ
  15. "What you're into" shares 10 ℓ
  16. "Anybody home?" 10 ℓ
  17. One of a long-running morning trio 4 ℓ
  18. Break 10 ℓ
  19. Iron-testing org. 4 ℓ
  20. Sports apparel 4 ℓ
  21. Place permanently, perhaps 5 ℓ
  22. Google Maps shortcut 3 ℓ
  23. Effortless way to advance 3 ℓ
  24. Fully unloaded? 10 ℓ
  25. Kaput 6 ℓ
  26. Where to collect your thoughts 5 ℓ
  27. Affair party 8 ℓ
  28. About whom Jack Warner unwisely fumed, "This gangster stuff went out with Cagney" 6 ℓ
  29. DJ sound effects 15 ℓ
  30. Yonder 8 ℓ
  31. Only thought 6 ℓ
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Down

  1. Bonsai material 5 ℓ
  2. Keep from littering 4 ℓ
  3. Provider of routine supplies 9 ℓ
  4. Take out in anger 9 ℓ
  5. Where Chicken & Sausage Gumbo is served weekly 3 ℓ
  6. Stirs 5 ℓ
  7. Held up 6 ℓ
  8. Sci-fi staples 15 ℓ
  9. Public projections 8 ℓ
  10. Craft designation 3 ℓ
  11. Hack work? 3 ℓ
  12. Role-playing secondary characters 4 ℓ
  13. Woman related to Liz 5 ℓ
  14. Hard to see 5 ℓ
  15. First woman on a Wheaties box front (1984) 6 ℓ
  16. Fare on some conveyor belts 5 ℓ
  17. Avid desire 5 ℓ
  18. Turn away 5 ℓ
  19. 54-Across scenery 5 ℓ
  20. Middle management strategy 4 ℓ
  21. Warrior word inspired by samurai films 4 ℓ
  22. Dandy 3 ℓ
  23. Try to follow 3 ℓ
  24. Green seed 3 ℓ
  25. Lacking improvement 8 ℓ
  26. Unsurpassed in incivility 8 ℓ
  27. What all big league pitchers must now be 5 ℓ
  28. Major candy corn confectioner 6 ℓ
  29. English bitter adaptation 6 ℓ
  30. Where Mandela rang a bell in 2002 4 ℓ
  31. Large charge 4 ℓ
  32. Metaphor for major movies 9 ℓ
  33. One of Billboard's Greatest Girl Group Songs 9 ℓ
  34. Immerse yourself (in) 5 ℓ
  35. Most in need of refreshment 8 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, January 17, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Ben Zimmer. The puzzle features 66 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword January 17 2026 Answers