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COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT

Saturday, January 3, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 78 clues
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Across

  1. Checked-bag attachment 5 ℓ
  2. Inc., across the Atlantic 3 ℓ
  3. Telly network, with ''the'' 4 ℓ
  4. Smeltery hot spot 12 ℓ
  5. Be nomadic 4 ℓ
  6. Suffix for puppet 3 ℓ
  7. Kid's bank shape 3 ℓ
  8. Prefix meaning ''large'' 5 ℓ
  9. Swiss money 5 ℓ
  10. Solemn vow 3 ℓ
  11. Captain's diary 3 ℓ
  12. Superstitious ''I hope so'' 11 ℓ
  13. Ostrich's Aussie cousin 3 ℓ
  14. ''__ be sorry!'' 5 ℓ
  15. Movie script contents 5 ℓ
  16. Used to be 3 ℓ
  17. Large antlered animals 4 ℓ
  18. Unlike rolling stones, supposedly 5 ℓ
  19. Scientist Curie 5 ℓ
  20. About the year of 5 ℓ
  21. __ de Cologne 3 ℓ
  22. Irreversibly refuse 11 ℓ
  23. Butter container 3 ℓ
  24. Central connections 5 ℓ
  25. Tries out 5 ℓ
  26. Snakelike fish 3 ℓ
  27. Airport screeners' org. 3 ℓ
  28. Before, in poems 3 ℓ
  29. Thick fruity spreads 4 ℓ
  30. Steel wool pads 12 ℓ
  31. Sign on for more 4 ℓ
  32. Liquid for frying 3 ℓ
  33. Drummer Ringo 5 ℓ
  34. Misplace 4 ℓ
  35. Any assistant 4 ℓ
  36. Metallic mixture 5 ℓ
  37. Worked on stage 5 ℓ
  38. Bovine greeting 3 ℓ
  39. Swiss range 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. ''No more for me!'' 5 ℓ
  2. Gives a nickname to 4 ℓ
  3. With no slack 4 ℓ
  4. ''Show me!'' 9 ℓ
  5. Happy-hour bill 6 ℓ
  6. Earth-friendly prefix 3 ℓ
  7. Cupid's Greek alias 4 ℓ
  8. __ one's time (wait) 4 ℓ
  9. Come close to 7 ℓ
  10. Strive (for) 3 ℓ
  11. Singing syllables 5 ℓ
  12. Broad valleys 5 ℓ
  13. Bring down, in football 6 ℓ
  14. Narrow parts of bottles 5 ℓ
  15. Aviation prefix 4 ℓ
  16. Devout 5 ℓ
  17. Objects of adoration 5 ℓ
  18. Devout 5 ℓ
  19. Went by jet 4 ℓ
  20. Small tomato variety 4 ℓ
  21. Abbey resident 4 ℓ
  22. Virtuosos 4 ℓ
  23. Nothing at all 3 ℓ
  24. Seek to win over 3 ℓ
  25. Signs over 5 ℓ
  26. Bugle or trumpet 4 ℓ
  27. Welcome warmly 7 ℓ
  28. Popular vacation month 4 ℓ
  29. Use crayons 5 ℓ
  30. Persevere 7 ℓ
  31. River, in Spain 3 ℓ
  32. Unmannerly 4 ℓ
  33. Hurried along 4 ℓ
  34. Green veggie with spears 9 ℓ
  35. Turnpike payment 4 ℓ
  36. Thick slice 4 ℓ
  37. Baseball great Gehrig 3 ℓ
  38. Clock radio switch 4 ℓ
  39. Word formed from initials 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, January 3, 2026 is titled “COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT” and was constructed by Mark McClain. 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 COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT Crossword January 3 2026 Answers