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RESERVATIONS

Monday, January 5, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Difficult 4 ℓ
  2. Book of maps 5 ℓ
  3. Stand in line 4 ℓ
  4. Providence, __ Island 5 ℓ
  5. Online messages 6 ℓ
  6. Give, as an award 6 ℓ
  7. Be introduced to 4 ℓ
  8. Wedding vow platform 5 ℓ
  9. Prophetic signs 5 ℓ
  10. Large body of water 3 ℓ
  11. Big pieces of concrete 5 ℓ
  12. Auto picked up at an airport 9 ℓ
  13. Book's name 5 ℓ
  14. Toward sunrise 4 ℓ
  15. So what __ is new?'' 4 ℓ
  16. Three letters in "fusses'' 5 ℓ
  17. Leading performer 4 ℓ
  18. Small wallet bills 4 ℓ
  19. Out of town 4 ℓ
  20. "Additionally..." 4 ℓ
  21. Sparkled, as shoes 5 ℓ
  22. Urban overnight accommodation 9 ℓ
  23. Cheese chunk 5 ℓ
  24. Raring to go 5 ℓ
  25. Prayer endings 5 ℓ
  26. Pub beverage 3 ℓ
  27. Cub fees 4 ℓ
  28. Makes changes to 6 ℓ
  29. Physically nimble 5 ℓ
  30. Fast-moving river sections 6 ℓ
  31. Numbered roads: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  32. Made docile 5 ℓ
  33. Unwrap 4 ℓ
  34. Actor Penn or Connery 4 ℓ
  35. Keep for later 4 ℓ
  36. Compete in a marathon 3 ℓ
  37. Highway off-ramp 4 ℓ
  38. More sensible 5 ℓ
  39. Car's wheel rod 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. "You're hilarious!" 4 ℓ
  2. Fortune-tellers 5 ℓ
  3. Make furious 5 ℓ
  4. Ski resort inn 5 ℓ
  5. Place to watch a play 11 ℓ
  6. In addition 6 ℓ
  7. Male cats 4 ℓ
  8. "The shoe __ the other foot" 4 ℓ
  9. Skin-soothing plants 5 ℓ
  10. At the hottest temperature 7 ℓ
  11. Fabric coloring 3 ℓ
  12. Evaluate 4 ℓ
  13. Army no-show, for short 4 ℓ
  14. Racetrack animals 6 ℓ
  15. Southwestern plateau 4 ℓ
  16. Moisten while roasting 5 ℓ
  17. __ Island (former immigration center) 5 ℓ
  18. Lots of data 5 ℓ
  19. High-IQ club 5 ℓ
  20. Turn to slush 4 ℓ
  21. Metals from mines 4 ℓ
  22. Read quickly 4 ℓ
  23. Make simpler 4 ℓ
  24. Martial __ (kung fu and karate) 4 ℓ
  25. Zodiac feline 3 ℓ
  26. Praise highly 4 ℓ
  27. Place to order a fine meal 11 ℓ
  28. Assist 3 ℓ
  29. Civil rights icon Parks 4 ℓ
  30. Mountain's acme 4 ℓ
  31. Bell's loud sound 4 ℓ
  32. Cause to laugh 5 ℓ
  33. Bit of heredity 4 ℓ
  34. Wicked 4 ℓ
  35. Sinks, as the sun 4 ℓ
  36. Metered car 4 ℓ
  37. Very dry, as a desert 4 ℓ
  38. Come in again 7 ℓ
  39. "Gee, I'm impressed!" 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, January 5, 2026 is titled “RESERVATIONS” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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 RESERVATIONS Crossword January 5 2026 Answers