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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Tough to solve 4 ℓ
  2. Pics on biceps 4 ℓ
  3. Tiny bit of dust 5 ℓ
  4. Gave one's word 5 ℓ
  5. "A mouse!" 3 ℓ
  6. Emcee's opening statement 5 ℓ
  7. Suffix for secret 3 ℓ
  8. Excessively 3 ℓ
  9. Salary of $100,000+ 15 ℓ
  10. Villainous 4 ℓ
  11. Admired celebrity 4 ℓ
  12. Group of orange trees 5 ℓ
  13. Common jeans color 4 ℓ
  14. Person staring 5 ℓ
  15. Earns after taxes 4 ℓ
  16. Solidifies, as cement 4 ℓ
  17. Crystal ball gazers 5 ℓ
  18. Maple or willow 4 ℓ
  19. A long way off 4 ℓ
  20. Person from Houston 5 ℓ
  21. Rebound of a sound 4 ℓ
  22. Toy brick brand 4 ℓ
  23. Orchard fruit 5 ℓ
  24. Eve's first-born 4 ℓ
  25. Person recently a teenager 15 ℓ
  26. EMTs' destinations 3 ℓ
  27. Luau necklace 3 ℓ
  28. Inedible, as old bread 5 ℓ
  29. Non-Mac laptops, for short 3 ℓ
  30. Untidy 5 ℓ
  31. Web phone-line connection 6 ℓ
  32. Mediocre grade 3 ℓ
  33. Cincinnati's state 4 ℓ
  34. Road trip guessing game 15 ℓ
  35. When morning ends 4 ℓ
  36. Deploys again 6 ℓ
  37. Spicy-tasting 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Sentry's "Stop!" 4 ℓ
  2. Vocal tune 4 ℓ
  3. Vanish into __ air 4 ℓ
  4. Purple smoothie berry 4 ℓ
  5. Computer whiz 6 ℓ
  6. Prepare to propose 5 ℓ
  7. Serene 4 ℓ
  8. Trade show, for short 4 ℓ
  9. __ up (enlivens) 4 ℓ
  10. Lingers 5 ℓ
  11. Talked tediously 8 ℓ
  12. Extreme anger 4 ℓ
  13. Not very many 4 ℓ
  14. Hunters' weapons 6 ℓ
  15. Charged atom 3 ℓ
  16. Toaster waffle brand 5 ℓ
  17. Theater levels 5 ℓ
  18. "If all __ fails..." 4 ℓ
  19. Tiny amount 4 ℓ
  20. All __ again (anew) 4 ℓ
  21. At any time 4 ℓ
  22. Acting assignment 4 ℓ
  23. Strong craving 4 ℓ
  24. Cross off 4 ℓ
  25. Not busy at all 4 ℓ
  26. Brothers and sisters, briefly 4 ℓ
  27. Take a taste of 3 ℓ
  28. Entice 5 ℓ
  29. Arouse, as interest 5 ℓ
  30. Insects drawn to light 5 ℓ
  31. "That's amazing!" 5 ℓ
  32. Deceive 5 ℓ
  33. Make happen 5 ℓ
  34. Smooth and shiny 5 ℓ
  35. Scurry away 5 ℓ
  36. Mexican mister 5 ℓ
  37. Query with two possible answers 5 ℓ
  38. Letters for a battleship 3 ℓ
  39. Liquid coloring 3 ℓ
  40. Blameless 8 ℓ
  41. Rome's __ Fountain 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 is titled “HAPPY NEW YEAR” 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 HAPPY NEW YEAR Crossword January 6 2026 Answers