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HAPPY ENDING

Thursday, January 29, 2026 Constructed by Lin Josephson 74 clues
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Across

  1. Keeps out 4 ℓ
  2. Mis followers 3 ℓ
  3. Psyche sections 3 ℓ
  4. White hat wearer 4 ℓ
  5. Never: Ger. 3 ℓ
  6. Show up 4 ℓ
  7. What might follow 35-Across 10 ℓ
  8. Wealthy, in Juarez 4 ℓ
  9. Outlaw 3 ℓ
  10. "What a surprise!" 3 ℓ
  11. "And yet..." 6 ℓ
  12. Happy ending for the sequence 15 ℓ
  13. Sandwiches with sauerkraut 7 ℓ
  14. Presses on 5 ℓ
  15. GPS reading 3 ℓ
  16. HS department 3 ℓ
  17. Slippery swimmers 4 ℓ
  18. Dovetail part 5 ℓ
  19. Really remote place 7 ℓ
  20. Start of a social sequence 15 ℓ
  21. Flour source 3 ℓ
  22. Culinary guide 6 ℓ
  23. Female pheasant 3 ℓ
  24. What might follow 14-Across 10 ℓ
  25. Biblical twin 4 ℓ
  26. Kimono accessory 3 ℓ
  27. Most Indians were born there 4 ℓ
  28. Tattered tees, e.g. 4 ℓ
  29. Fast food franchisor founder 4 ℓ
  30. Winter blanket 4 ℓ
  31. Apt adjective after a 59-Across 3 ℓ
  32. What might follow 20-Across 9 ℓ
  33. One of two former UN members 3 ℓ
  34. Something urged 4 ℓ
  35. Small proof of purchase 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Kerouac persona 7 ℓ
  2. Plumbing problem 7 ℓ
  3. Smith, for instance 7 ℓ
  4. Blade wielder 6 ℓ
  5. Affirmed formally 5 ℓ
  6. Grumpy coworker 3 ℓ
  7. Lodging option 3 ℓ
  8. Look unhappy 5 ℓ
  9. Magnetite, par example 5 ℓ
  10. Novelist Patchett 3 ℓ
  11. Party dip of a sort 6 ℓ
  12. Move sideways 4 ℓ
  13. Resources 5 ℓ
  14. Extremely small 4 ℓ
  15. Fairway mower maker 5 ℓ
  16. Far from the ordinary 5 ℓ
  17. Ribs, e.g. 5 ℓ
  18. Family member 3 ℓ
  19. Grp. of atoms 3 ℓ
  20. Major CBS franchise 3 ℓ
  21. Vitamin World rival 3 ℓ
  22. Malaysians' neighbors 5 ℓ
  23. Cry partner 3 ℓ
  24. Melodic epilogue 4 ℓ
  25. "Inner" opener 4 ℓ
  26. One of an environmental trio 5 ℓ
  27. Certain Fed 4 ℓ
  28. Take no part 7 ℓ
  29. Spam cans 4 ℓ
  30. Alley ender 3 ℓ
  31. __-de-sac 3 ℓ
  32. Cries of surprise 3 ℓ
  33. Rib tickler 3 ℓ
  34. Painter Magritte 4 ℓ
  35. Pro sports missile 4 ℓ
  36. Drops off 7 ℓ
  37. Quakes in the cold 7 ℓ
  38. Bookcase fastener 5 ℓ
  39. Sweet spheres 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, January 29, 2026 is titled “HAPPY ENDING” and was constructed by Lin Josephson. The puzzle features 74 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 HAPPY ENDING Crossword January 29 2026 Answers