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SOMEONE'S IN THE KITCHEN: What they're doing there

Sunday, January 18, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 144 clues
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Across

  1. Lengthy exam answers 6 ℓ
  2. In real time 4 ℓ
  3. Common exam choices 4 ℓ
  4. Egotist's priority 4 ℓ
  5. Flies alone 5 ℓ
  6. Cry of dismay 3 ℓ
  7. Smoke-sensing device 8 ℓ
  8. Manipulating ledgers 15 ℓ
  9. Lawn bowling 5 ℓ
  10. Fair hiring letters 3 ℓ
  11. "Laughable-sounding" rapper 8 ℓ
  12. Skewered fare 5 ℓ
  13. Reverberate 4 ℓ
  14. Beethoven's "Fur ___" 5 ℓ
  15. Sch. in Terre Haute or Pocatello 3 ℓ
  16. Greek vowel 3 ℓ
  17. Fomenting unrest 17 ℓ
  18. Tolkien evildoers 4 ℓ
  19. "That is so wrong!" 8 ℓ
  20. Map detail 5 ℓ
  21. Bite like a beaver 4 ℓ
  22. Angelic light 4 ℓ
  23. Language of an ex-Soviet republic 5 ℓ
  24. Italian tower city 4 ℓ
  25. Actor Affleck 3 ℓ
  26. Obsessing over 12 ℓ
  27. Subsided 9 ℓ
  28. __ before (not later than) 4 ℓ
  29. Common computer font 5 ℓ
  30. Extremely irate 16 ℓ
  31. Trilogy with 90-Across, briefly 4 ℓ
  32. "So true!" 4 ℓ
  33. Turkey's wattle 6 ℓ
  34. And others: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  35. Watery expanses 4 ℓ
  36. Poker variety 4 ℓ
  37. __ Prof. 4 ℓ
  38. Thin batteries 4 ℓ
  39. New Year's Day numbers 6 ℓ
  40. Colorful lawn grass 6 ℓ
  41. Egyptian cobras 4 ℓ
  42. Casual shirts 4 ℓ
  43. ATM codes 4 ℓ
  44. Hourglass contents 4 ℓ
  45. Police persistent procedure 16 ℓ
  46. Ancient Scot 4 ℓ
  47. Catfish Southern habitat 5 ℓ
  48. Discussed, as opposing views 9 ℓ
  49. Hunting illegally 12 ℓ
  50. Suffix for legal 3 ℓ
  51. Gravelly voice 4 ℓ
  52. Horse's father 4 ℓ
  53. Winter footwear 5 ℓ
  54. Charged atoms 4 ℓ
  55. Louvre Pyramid architect 5 ℓ
  56. "Not only that..." 4 ℓ
  57. Hits the road 8 ℓ
  58. Before, in verse 3 ℓ
  59. Acting before all others 17 ℓ
  60. Form 1040 destination 3 ℓ
  61. Most Omanis 5 ℓ
  62. On edge 5 ℓ
  63. Squander, so to speak 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Mystery writers' award 5 ℓ
  2. Provide (with) 5 ℓ
  3. Rattler's weapon 5 ℓ
  4. Half-hearted assent 10 ℓ
  5. Layered pasta 7 ℓ
  6. "Spring-ahead" hrs. 3 ℓ
  7. Arizona vegetation 5 ℓ
  8. Nut tree 5 ℓ
  9. Savory jellies 6 ℓ
  10. Part of UNLV 3 ℓ
  11. California mission founder 5 ℓ
  12. Gulps of a drink 5 ℓ
  13. Much less than pleased 8 ℓ
  14. Fourth-oldest US university 4 ℓ
  15. Web site architect 6 ℓ
  16. Smooth transition 5 ℓ
  17. Coup d'__ 4 ℓ
  18. Winter bug 3 ℓ
  19. Reggae relative 3 ℓ
  20. Devoured 3 ℓ
  21. Cedar Rapids college 3 ℓ
  22. Danish shoe brand 4 ℓ
  23. Depose 4 ℓ
  24. In the neighborhood 4 ℓ
  25. Mongolian desert 4 ℓ
  26. Radar images 5 ℓ
  27. River to the Baltic 4 ℓ
  28. "It's __ a while" 4 ℓ
  29. Quadri- doubled 4 ℓ
  30. Alter something for the better 10 ℓ
  31. Barbecue serving 4 ℓ
  32. Land amidst water 4 ℓ
  33. Bird feeder food 4 ℓ
  34. Neighborhood serving Seoul food 5 ℓ
  35. A, in German 3 ℓ
  36. "Dude!" 3 ℓ
  37. "Snowy" bird 5 ℓ
  38. Good fortune 4 ℓ
  39. Cruet contents 3 ℓ
  40. Still wrapped 8 ℓ
  41. Slowpoke 5 ℓ
  42. Asian fusion chain 4 ℓ
  43. Moving forward 7 ℓ
  44. Horseshoe-shaped fasteners 6 ℓ
  45. Japanese sandal 4 ℓ
  46. Oven output 4 ℓ
  47. Last of a relay race team 6 ℓ
  48. Gold bar 5 ℓ
  49. Mag's salesperson 5 ℓ
  50. "__ evil, hear..." 5 ℓ
  51. Supreme happiness 5 ℓ
  52. Licorice flavoring 5 ℓ
  53. 108-Down cousin 5 ℓ
  54. Zesty dip 5 ℓ
  55. Easy gaits 5 ℓ
  56. Welles' publisher 4 ℓ
  57. Graceful bird 4 ℓ
  58. Moo goo __ pan 3 ℓ
  59. Afternoon refresher 3 ℓ
  60. Dracula alter ego 3 ℓ
  61. Carrot, on a snowman 4 ℓ
  62. Petty clash 4 ℓ
  63. OshKosh __ (clothing brand) 5 ℓ
  64. Sibling's girl 5 ℓ
  65. "How very wonderful!" 4 ℓ
  66. Blog additions 5 ℓ
  67. Sundial numeral 3 ℓ
  68. Paint splotch 4 ℓ
  69. Footnote abbr. 4 ℓ
  70. Historian's focus 4 ℓ
  71. Early video console brand 5 ℓ
  72. Rev, as an engine 3 ℓ
  73. Walk-__ (small parts) 3 ℓ
  74. Suffix for buck 4 ℓ
  75. Trees for archery bows 4 ℓ
  76. Mother in Marseilles 4 ℓ
  77. Western defense org. 4 ℓ
  78. Short dog, for short 4 ℓ
  79. Carve in stone 4 ℓ
  80. Grasp intuitively 4 ℓ
  81. Type of pear 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, January 18, 2026 is titled “SOMEONE'S IN THE KITCHEN: What they're doing there” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 144 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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