Newsday Crossword January 2, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Newsday crossword puzzle from January 2, 2025.

Newsday Crossword January 2, 2025 Answers

This Newsday puzzle from January 2, 2025 contains 78 total clues—39 across and 39 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Newsday crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Go along	BOP
6A	Gravy flaw	LUMP
10A	"Mamma Mia!" group	ABBA
14A	Raise, as rabbits	BREED
15A	Vertical transportation giant	OTIS
16A	Home for brothers	FRAT
17A	Common cab in many cities	YELLOWTAXI
19A	Sow and hoe for dough	FARM
20A	Coral habitat	SEA
21A	"Forget it"	NEVER
22A	Light sprays	MISTS
23A	Bridges between buildings	SKYWAYS
25A	Vocally scratchy	HOARSE
27A	MGM motto starter	ARS
28A	Family restaurant offering	KIDSMENU
30A	Part of an Uncle Sam costume	BEARD
33A	Is unresolved	PENDS
34A	Tpks., for instance	RDS
35A	Narrow beams	RAYS
36A	Rugged rocks	CRAGS
37A	Song from Schubert	LIED
38A	Loop segment	ARC
39A	Uniquely	ALONE
40A	"Grand" music	OPERA
41A	Bygone Aussie bird	DWARFEMU
43A	Auto sticker no.	MPG
44A	Childish shout	ARETOO
45A	As you prefer it	TOTASTE
49A	Burrito cousins	WRAPS
50A	Subcompact	MINI
51A	Self-identifier	IAM
52A	Paintballs and snowballs	AMMO
53A	Parts of the brain	HIPPOCAMPI
56A	Insurgents, slangily	REBS
57A	Sch. on the Rio Grande	UTEP
58A	Honey color	AMBER
59A	"Darn it!"	DANG
60A	Easily upset	EDGY
61A	They're not true	LIARS

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Deep cavity	ABYSS
2D	The short letters that the four longest Across answers end with	GREEK
3D	Send on	RELAY
4D	Sushi staple	SEAEEL
5D	Painter Manet	EDOUARD
6D	Aquatic plant	ALGA
7D	Six-sided state	UTAH
8D	Blender product	MIX
9D	Letter ineligible for the theme	PSI
10D	Ratify	AFFIRM
11D	Informal restaurant	BRASSERIE
12D	Person making the rounds	BARTENDER
13D	Cash conveniences	ATMS
18D	Motivations	WHYS
22D	Large accumulation	MASS
24D	Hostilities	WARS
25D	Depend (on)	RELY
26D	Half a potpourri pair	ODDS
28D	Neo in The Matrix	KEANU
29D	__ ORGANIC seal	USDA
30D	Slender nail	BRAD
31D	Type of knitted headband	EARWARMER
32D	Bart Simpson catchphrase	AYCARAMBA
33D	Program preview	PROMO
36D	Nile queen nickname	CLEO
37D	US Women's Open org.	LPGA
39D	PMs	AFTS
40D	Visual effect, in film slang	OPTICAL
42D	Share on social media	REPOST
43D	One-track	MONO
45D	Apt to topple	TIPPY
46D	Lion King hero	SIMBA
47D	Thin gradually	TAPER
48D	Sultans' peers	EMIRS
49D	Urban district	WARD
50D	Video file format	MPEG
53D	Ruby, opal, or emerald	HUE
54D	"__ be my pleasure"	ITD
55D	Opposite of ennemi	AMI