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COOKBOOK BITS

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Constructed by Steve Faiella 76 clues
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Across

  1. Aromatic closet wood 5 ℓ
  2. Belly muscles 3 ℓ
  3. Informal discussion 4 ℓ
  4. Quickly send some correspondence 14 ℓ
  5. Fencing sword 4 ℓ
  6. Granite State sch. 3 ℓ
  7. Boxes for oranges 6 ℓ
  8. Ranch hands tending cattle 8 ℓ
  9. Mishandle an opportunity 11 ℓ
  10. "Now I understand!" 3 ℓ
  11. Half of a dozen 3 ℓ
  12. Feudal laborers 5 ℓ
  13. Treat poorly 5 ℓ
  14. Any plaything 3 ℓ
  15. Job to be done 4 ℓ
  16. Saw socially 5 ℓ
  17. Wonderland girl 5 ℓ
  18. Backyard barbecue spot 5 ℓ
  19. Zodiac feline 3 ℓ
  20. Speedy Dodger or Yankee substitute 11 ℓ
  21. Light brown shade 3 ℓ
  22. Small sofa 6 ℓ
  23. Extremely attractive 8 ℓ
  24. Ingested 3 ℓ
  25. Word-of-mouth 4 ℓ
  26. Help slightly with a clue 14 ℓ
  27. "__ we there yet?" 3 ℓ
  28. Liquid in a pen 3 ℓ
  29. Parks of civil rights fame 4 ℓ
  30. Merely 4 ℓ
  31. Targets for a hammer 5 ℓ
  32. Voice of the iPhone 4 ℓ
  33. Shakespeare's river 4 ℓ
  34. Boy king of Egypt 3 ℓ
  35. "Drink" suffix for lemon 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Toothpaste tube tops 4 ℓ
  2. Male children 4 ℓ
  3. Boyfriend 4 ℓ
  4. Female choral voice 4 ℓ
  5. __ del Fuego (South American island group) 6 ℓ
  6. When many go to lunch 6 ℓ
  7. Install on a wall 4 ℓ
  8. PC's "brain" 3 ℓ
  9. Get leftovers ready 6 ℓ
  10. S&L ID 4 ℓ
  11. By __ of (due to) 4 ℓ
  12. Novelist Wiesel 4 ℓ
  13. Sarcastic laugh 3 ℓ
  14. Newspaper essays, for short 5 ℓ
  15. Weasel-like animal 6 ℓ
  16. Indiana Jones' hat 6 ℓ
  17. Sewing needle insert 6 ℓ
  18. Winter glider 4 ℓ
  19. "If all __ fails..." 4 ℓ
  20. With no slack 4 ℓ
  21. Swedish singing foursome 4 ℓ
  22. UV protection numbers 4 ℓ
  23. Candlelike in feel 4 ℓ
  24. Cincinnati's state 4 ℓ
  25. Group seen in a play 4 ℓ
  26. Scolding sound 3 ℓ
  27. Cathedral instrument 5 ℓ
  28. Keep possession of 6 ℓ
  29. Right-angle shapes 3 ℓ
  30. Sicilian volcano 4 ℓ
  31. Roll-call "no" vote 3 ℓ
  32. Toyota rival 5 ℓ
  33. Maui and Sicily 5 ℓ
  34. Japanese dog 5 ℓ
  35. Give up, as a right 5 ℓ
  36. Wrong move 5 ℓ
  37. Horse rider's strap 4 ℓ
  38. Highway 4 ℓ
  39. Amazing thing 4 ℓ
  40. Occupied a chair 3 ℓ
  41. Foul odor 6 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, January 8, 2025 is titled “COOKBOOK BITS” and was constructed by Steve Faiella. The puzzle features 76 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 COOKBOOK BITS Crossword January 8 2025 Answers