AT LAST
Across
- Collegian's key letter
- Lemony Snicket villain
- What you used to be
- Maine's "I direct" motto
- Situation Room airer
- Wagering ctr.
- __ at
- Malodorously, in poetry
- "You bet"
- QANTAS hub
- __ at
- __'acte
- Olympics swimming star Ledecky
- Storage containers
- Absolut alternative
- Yucca cousin
- Intermediary
- Shark Tank thumbs-down
- Painter's purchases
- Downsides
- __ at
- Biblical approval
- Telltale sign
- Medium power
- __ at
- Today, to Jose
- Applies, as varnish
- Vintage
- Overcrowded (with)
- Not well
- Send forth
- __ at
- Let all know about
- Assembly line user before Ford
- Hand (out)
Down
- Toys with tails
- School paper
- Remember with acronyms, perhaps
- Slugger's swat, sometimes
- Plug-in vehicle
- Pacific Fleet designation
- Fiesta cry
- Cymbals + stand
- Canvas products
- Filled up on
- Young seal
- Family nickname
- Horse-and-buggy group
- Varieties
- A for-instance
- National Book Award three-name novelist
- Former Japanese capital
- Congested
- Show your feelings
- Amber, for instance
- Winter fall
- Eliza's musical mentor
- Sch. Jefferson founded
- Confidant
- Jamaican jazz
- Constant critic
- Pair
- Reminiscent of dried mud
- Permissible
- Certain school years
- Mag business art
- Low-lying islands
- Paired with
- Paired with
- Cedar chest, essentially
- Seeking work, in Variety ads
- Aptly named ice chest brand
- Inc. close relative
- Dr. Seuss, to his friends
- Da __, Vietnam
- Canceled
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 23, 2026 is titled “AT LAST” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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