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SHORT LETTERS

Thursday, January 2, 2025 Constructed by Jerry Clarkson 78 clues
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Across

  1. Go along 5 ℓ
  2. "Mamma Mia!" group 4 ℓ
  3. Gravy flaw 4 ℓ
  4. Bygone Aussie bird 8 ℓ
  5. Auto sticker no. 3 ℓ
  6. Childish shout 6 ℓ
  7. As you prefer it 7 ℓ
  8. Subcompact 4 ℓ
  9. Burrito cousins 5 ℓ
  10. Self-identifier 3 ℓ
  11. Paintballs and snowballs 4 ℓ
  12. Parts of the brain 10 ℓ
  13. Insurgents, slangily 4 ℓ
  14. Honey color 5 ℓ
  15. Sch. on the Rio Grande 4 ℓ
  16. "Darn it!" 4 ℓ
  17. Easily upset 4 ℓ
  18. They're not true 5 ℓ
  19. Raise, as rabbits 5 ℓ
  20. Vertical transportation giant 4 ℓ
  21. Home for brothers 4 ℓ
  22. Common cab in many cities 10 ℓ
  23. Sow and hoe for dough 4 ℓ
  24. Light sprays 5 ℓ
  25. "Forget it" 4 ℓ
  26. Coral habitat 3 ℓ
  27. Bridges between buildings 7 ℓ
  28. Vocally scratchy 6 ℓ
  29. MGM motto starter 3 ℓ
  30. Family restaurant offering 8 ℓ
  31. Part of an Uncle Sam costume 5 ℓ
  32. Is unresolved 5 ℓ
  33. Tpks., for instance 3 ℓ
  34. Rugged rocks 5 ℓ
  35. Narrow beams 4 ℓ
  36. Song from Schubert 4 ℓ
  37. Loop segment 3 ℓ
  38. Uniquely 5 ℓ
  39. "Grand" music 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Deep cavity 5 ℓ
  2. Cash conveniences 4 ℓ
  3. Person making the rounds 9 ℓ
  4. Informal restaurant 9 ℓ
  5. Ratify 6 ℓ
  6. Letter ineligible for the theme 3 ℓ
  7. Blender product 3 ℓ
  8. Six-sided state 4 ℓ
  9. Aquatic plant 5 ℓ
  10. Painter Manet 7 ℓ
  11. Sushi staple 3 ℓ
  12. Send on 5 ℓ
  13. The short letters that the four longest Across answers end with 5 ℓ
  14. Share on social media 6 ℓ
  15. One-track 4 ℓ
  16. Apt to topple 5 ℓ
  17. Lion King hero 5 ℓ
  18. Thin gradually 5 ℓ
  19. Sultans' peers 5 ℓ
  20. Urban district 4 ℓ
  21. Video file format 4 ℓ
  22. Ruby, opal, or emerald 3 ℓ
  23. "__ be my pleasure" 3 ℓ
  24. Opposite of ennemi 3 ℓ
  25. Motivations 4 ℓ
  26. Large accumulation 4 ℓ
  27. Hostilities 4 ℓ
  28. Depend (on) 5 ℓ
  29. Half a potpourri pair 4 ℓ
  30. Neo in The Matrix 5 ℓ
  31. __ ORGANIC seal 4 ℓ
  32. Slender nail 4 ℓ
  33. Type of knitted headband 9 ℓ
  34. Bart Simpson catchphrase 9 ℓ
  35. Program preview 5 ℓ
  36. Nile queen nickname 4 ℓ
  37. US Women's Open org. 4 ℓ
  38. PMs 4 ℓ
  39. Visual effect, in film slang 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, January 2, 2025 is titled “SHORT LETTERS” and was constructed by Jerry Clarkson. 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.

Newsday SHORT LETTERS Crossword January 2 2025 Answers