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MULTIPLE MEANINGS

Friday, January 9, 2026 Constructed by Prasanna Keshava 74 clues
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Across

  1. Map app 4 ℓ
  2. "Later!" 4 ℓ
  3. Breaks ground 4 ℓ
  4. Wine variety 4 ℓ
  5. Majority 10 ℓ
  6. Lots and lots 5 ℓ
  7. __ before 4 ℓ
  8. Percolator feature 3 ℓ
  9. Not yet resolved 4 ℓ
  10. Leave alone 5 ℓ
  11. Big spender's maxim 14 ℓ
  12. Ms. Swift's two dozen+ trophies 4 ℓ
  13. Film with Aykroyd voicing a wasp 4 ℓ
  14. Eiffel Tower, essentially 4 ℓ
  15. Adherents, at last 4 ℓ
  16. Ascendancy 4 ℓ
  17. Synonym of the last word of the four longest answers 4 ℓ
  18. Young Y wearers 4 ℓ
  19. Mark's successor 4 ℓ
  20. Short story of a sort 4 ℓ
  21. Oscar category 14 ℓ
  22. Spa wear 4 ℓ
  23. Hunks 5 ℓ
  24. Corporate IDs 3 ℓ
  25. Nickname that sounds like its first two letters 4 ℓ
  26. Invites home 5 ℓ
  27. Event's exclusive area 10 ℓ
  28. Deal with it 4 ℓ
  29. What may move you 3 ℓ
  30. Piehole 4 ℓ
  31. Name related to Hannah 5 ℓ
  32. Place for a pin 5 ℓ
  33. Straight up 5 ℓ
  34. Fielding feats, for short 3 ℓ
  35. Grade school tool 5 ℓ
  36. Glide high 4 ℓ
  37. Attribute (to) 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Cardinal point 4 ℓ
  2. Solemn endorsement 4 ℓ
  3. Soap south of the border 10 ℓ
  4. Extremely small 6 ℓ
  5. Wears down 5 ℓ
  6. Prince, for instance 3 ℓ
  7. Detroit River's destination 4 ℓ
  8. Bump, as a bluffer 6 ℓ
  9. Dauntless 6 ℓ
  10. Uncommon sense 3 ℓ
  11. Moves fast 4 ℓ
  12. PennStater recipient 4 ℓ
  13. Assails 6 ℓ
  14. Common beach policy 6 ℓ
  15. Scoff (at) 6 ℓ
  16. Vast depth 5 ℓ
  17. Terse caution 4 ℓ
  18. Victor Frankenstein aide 4 ℓ
  19. Heavenly harp 4 ℓ
  20. Bus starter 4 ℓ
  21. Pants prename 4 ℓ
  22. Sort of small swallow 3 ℓ
  23. It may move you 3 ℓ
  24. Tough times 7 ℓ
  25. Sub-Saharan nation 5 ℓ
  26. Punto cardinale 4 ℓ
  27. __ d'oeuvres 4 ℓ
  28. Unattainable ambitions 10 ℓ
  29. Dauntless nature 5 ℓ
  30. Knocked out 5 ℓ
  31. Tech helper 5 ℓ
  32. Car in the lead 5 ℓ
  33. __ nous 5 ℓ
  34. Public face 7 ℓ
  35. Region with many autobahns 4 ℓ
  36. Party platform 4 ℓ
  37. Ancient Mexican 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, January 9, 2026 is titled “MULTIPLE MEANINGS” and was constructed by Prasanna Keshava. The puzzle features 74 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 MULTIPLE MEANINGS Crossword January 9 2026 Answers