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WELL-PROTECTED

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Tempted 5 ℓ
  2. Complain constantly 4 ℓ
  3. Makes an inquiry 4 ℓ
  4. So far 3 ℓ
  5. Dog's hair 3 ℓ
  6. Feeling anxious 6 ℓ
  7. Charged atom 3 ℓ
  8. Volcano in Sicily 4 ℓ
  9. Mailer for breakable items 14 ℓ
  10. Woodwind instrument 4 ℓ
  11. Ins and __ (important details) 4 ℓ
  12. Very angry 5 ℓ
  13. Jazz singer Fitzgerald 4 ℓ
  14. At no charge 4 ℓ
  15. Spicy-tasting 5 ℓ
  16. Narrate 4 ℓ
  17. Military outpost 4 ℓ
  18. Lauder of cosmetics 5 ℓ
  19. Wear away 5 ℓ
  20. Fly like a butterfly 4 ℓ
  21. Burn-soothing plant 4 ℓ
  22. Sir __ Newton 5 ℓ
  23. Wedding cake layer 4 ℓ
  24. Slacks-loop insert 4 ℓ
  25. Military tank, for example 14 ℓ
  26. Seldom seen 4 ℓ
  27. It rises at dawn 3 ℓ
  28. Find a purpose for 3 ℓ
  29. On top of the water 6 ℓ
  30. Clever humor 3 ℓ
  31. Board game cubes 4 ℓ
  32. Elaborate party 4 ℓ
  33. Cause to swell up 5 ℓ
  34. Pain reliever with an antacid coating 15 ℓ
  35. Makes level 5 ℓ
  36. Solemn vow 4 ℓ
  37. When planes are expected: Abbr. 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Hawaiian necklace 3 ℓ
  2. St. __ (city near Tampa) 4 ℓ
  3. Bagel or bun 4 ℓ
  4. Actor Baldwin 4 ℓ
  5. Home made of logs 5 ℓ
  6. Emphasizes 8 ℓ
  7. Former spelling of Ukraine's capital 4 ℓ
  8. Playground chute 5 ℓ
  9. "...happily ever __" 5 ℓ
  10. Adorn 8 ℓ
  11. Dutch cheese 4 ℓ
  12. Lion's bellow 4 ℓ
  13. __ Major (Big Dipper constellation) 4 ℓ
  14. Enemy 3 ℓ
  15. Smallest till bill 3 ℓ
  16. Best possible 5 ℓ
  17. "Come in!" 5 ℓ
  18. Sports bar screen 5 ℓ
  19. "Small" suffix for kitchen 4 ℓ
  20. In the __ (before now) 4 ℓ
  21. Rocks that are mined 4 ℓ
  22. Money in Italy and Germany 4 ℓ
  23. Barbie or Ken 4 ℓ
  24. Equal to a task 4 ℓ
  25. Verse writer 4 ℓ
  26. Hurricane's center 3 ℓ
  27. Lab maze runner 3 ℓ
  28. Nuance of color 3 ℓ
  29. Home for monks 5 ℓ
  30. High-pitched woodwind 5 ℓ
  31. Lite, on food labels 5 ℓ
  32. Clumsy people 4 ℓ
  33. Salt Lake's state 4 ℓ
  34. Did electrical work 5 ℓ
  35. Cupcake topper 5 ℓ
  36. Feeling anxious 5 ℓ
  37. Be worried about 4 ℓ
  38. Jump into a pool 4 ℓ
  39. Summer hrs. in DC 3 ℓ
  40. Impose a punishment on 8 ℓ
  41. Approximate 92.3 with 90, say 8 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, January 28, 2025 is titled “WELL-PROTECTED” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 WELL-PROTECTED Crossword January 28 2025 Answers