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THRILLER

Friday, January 30, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 72 clues
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Across

  1. Whaler's adverb 4 ℓ
  2. Legally establish 5 ℓ
  3. Once more 4 ℓ
  4. Number in El Mundo 3 ℓ
  5. Sushi staple 3 ℓ
  6. Big league aide 6 ℓ
  7. Historic German architectural school 7 ℓ
  8. Carve for display 6 ℓ
  9. End of quote 14 ℓ
  10. They whom shall not be named 4 ℓ
  11. MLB spring training center 4 ℓ
  12. Dances done in shell bracelets 5 ℓ
  13. "Time is __ of trouble": Dickinson 5 ℓ
  14. One from the Baltics 4 ℓ
  15. Baltic capital 4 ℓ
  16. Holiday hen contingent 5 ℓ
  17. Brief moment, briefly 4 ℓ
  18. Peak south of Olympus 4 ℓ
  19. Round dance 4 ℓ
  20. Kellerman of whodunits 4 ℓ
  21. Clear-headed 5 ℓ
  22. SOS responder 4 ℓ
  23. Boxer biter 4 ℓ
  24. Easily offended type 5 ℓ
  25. Start of an Oscar Wilde quote 14 ℓ
  26. Betrothed 7 ℓ
  27. Heads off 6 ℓ
  28. Drink that may be dark 3 ℓ
  29. Dismount 6 ℓ
  30. Bug with a season 3 ℓ
  31. Model plane kit part 5 ℓ
  32. Extensive 5 ℓ
  33. Heavy-hearted 3 ℓ
  34. Middle of quote 9 ℓ
  35. Jrs.' challenges 5 ℓ
  36. Audio attachment 5 ℓ
  37. Tampa NFLer 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Calendar abbr. 3 ℓ
  2. Gold-__ (blonde) 7 ℓ
  3. Facade feature 7 ℓ
  4. Guatemala grandmas 7 ℓ
  5. The Scandinavians 5 ℓ
  6. Airer of many conferences' games 5 ℓ
  7. Work with a sickle 4 ℓ
  8. Sight seers 4 ℓ
  9. Worth 5 ℓ
  10. Made up for 6 ℓ
  11. Being loudly angry with 8 ℓ
  12. Way out of date 7 ℓ
  13. Antagonistic 7 ℓ
  14. Zola contemporary 6 ℓ
  15. Multi-Grammy singer Mary J. 5 ℓ
  16. Ski trail 5 ℓ
  17. Take for a term 5 ℓ
  18. Camera aperture 4 ℓ
  19. Congenial 4 ℓ
  20. BYU degree 3 ℓ
  21. Tedious trip 6 ℓ
  22. Hold a candle to 5 ℓ
  23. Baggy jeans, in the 2020s 3 ℓ
  24. Superfluity 5 ℓ
  25. Maple leaf shape 4 ℓ
  26. What might sub for ricotta 4 ℓ
  27. Chicago university 6 ℓ
  28. "You need kissing, badly" speaker of filmdom 5 ℓ
  29. "Really?" 8 ℓ
  30. Disconcerts 7 ℓ
  31. Train cars' connection 7 ℓ
  32. Ill-mannered 7 ℓ
  33. Aussie army topper 7 ℓ
  34. Publicity people 7 ℓ
  35. __ admin (IT pro) 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 30, 2026 is titled “THRILLER” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 72 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 THRILLER Crossword January 30 2026 Answers