Newsday Crossword Answers Today
Monday, October 5, 2026/78 clues solved Updated daily
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, October 5, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1"Now hear __!"
- 5HS student's exam
- 9nderworld of Greek myth
- 14Impetuous
- 15Need to scratch
- 16Gone With the Wind surname
- 17Norway's capital
- 18Animal's den
- 19Four-star general Powell
- 20Tale with a baby swan
- 23Also
- 24Stop-sign color
- 25Military jet's home: Abbr.
- 28Dorm room sleeping spot
- 32Donkey
- 35Cheerless atmosphere
- 37Ripped
- 38Diarist __ Frank
- 39Tale with a "guess my name" guy
- 42Recedes, as the tide
- 43Mystical glow
- 44Stops marching
- 45Letter before tee
- 46Take note of
- 48Point opposite WNW
- 49Great pitcher
- 50Balloon contents
- 52Tale with a gingerbread house
- 61Nebraska's largest city
- 62Boyfriend
- 63Secret writing
- 64Enlarge, as a road
- 65Husband or wife
- 66Matures
- 67Tilts a little
- 68Telescope sight
- 69Skillets and woks
Down
- 1Jogging pace
- 2Corned-beef concoction
- 3Spot of land in the sea
- 4Yell
- 5Sleeper's headrest
- 6Stick around
- 7Corrosive substance
- 8Drive-__ window
- 9Pawned
- 10Get __ of (grasp)
- 11Artist Salvador
- 12Ireland nickname
- 13Performed a tune
- 21"I've no idea"
- 22Fishing basket
- 25Think alike
- 26Bungles
- 27Does poorly on stage
- 29Group's response to "Who's there?"
- 30University of __ Dame
- 31Prickly shrub
- 32Leg joint
- 33Peevish moods
- 34Feel intuitively
- 36Photo __ (camera sessions)
- 38"__ matter of fact..."
- 40Clothing tag
- 41That group's
- 46Atlantic and Pacific
- 47Less specific
- 49Very pale
- 51News summary
- 52Coyote's cry
- 53French female friend
- 54Nothing, in Mexico
- 55Rocket interceptors: Abbr.
- 56Well-groomed
- 57Facts and figures
- 58Garment for Caesar
- 59Biblical paradise
- 60Not so much
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "ONCE UPON A TIME".
All 78 answers
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- 1A"Now hear __!"THIS
- 5AHS student's examPSAT
- 9Anderworld of Greek mythHADES
- 14AImpetuousRASH
- 15ANeed to scratchITCH
- 16AGone With the Wind surnameOHARA
- 17ANorway's capitalOSLO
- 18AAnimal's denLAIR
- 19AFour-star general PowellCOLIN
- 20ATale with a baby swanTHEUGLYDUCKLING
- 23AAlsoTOO
- 24AStop-sign colorRED
- 25AMilitary jet's home: Abbr.AFB
- 28ADorm room sleeping spotTWINBED
- 32ADonkeyASS
- 35ACheerless atmosphereGLOOM
- 37ARippedTORE
- 38ADiarist __ FrankANNE
- 39ATale with a "guess my name" guyRUMPELSTILTSKIN
- 42ARecedes, as the tideEBBS
- 43AMystical glowAURA
- 44AStops marchingHALTS
- 45ALetter before teeESS
- 46ATake note ofOBSERVE
- 48APoint opposite WNWESE
- 49AGreat pitcherACE
- 50ABalloon contentsAIR
- 52ATale with a gingerbread houseHANSELANDGRETEL
- 61ANebraska's largest cityOMAHA
- 62ABoyfriendBEAU
- 63ASecret writingCODE
- 64AEnlarge, as a roadWIDEN
- 65AHusband or wifeMATE
- 66AMaturesAGES
- 67ATilts a littleLEANS
- 68ATelescope sightSTAR
- 69ASkillets and woksPANS
- 1DJogging paceTROT
- 2DCorned-beef concoctionHASH
- 3DSpot of land in the seaISLE
- 4DYellSHOUT
- 5DSleeper's headrestPILLOW
- 6DStick aroundSTAY
- 7DCorrosive substanceACID
- 8DDrive-__ windowTHRU
- 9DPawnedHOCKED
- 10DGet __ of (grasp)AHOLD
- 11DArtist SalvadorDALI
- 12DIreland nicknameERIN
- 13DPerformed a tuneSANG
- 21D"I've no idea"GOTME
- 22DFishing basketCREEL
- 25DThink alikeAGREE
- 26DBunglesFLUBS
- 27DDoes poorly on stageBOMBS
- 29DGroup's response to "Who's there?"ITSUS
- 30DUniversity of __ DameNOTRE
- 31DPrickly shrubBRIAR
- 32DLeg jointANKLE
- 33DPeevish moodsSNITS
- 34DFeel intuitivelySENSE
- 36DPhoto __ (camera sessions)OPS
- 38D"__ matter of fact..."ASA
- 40DClothing tagLABEL
- 41DThat group'sTHEIR
- 46DAtlantic and PacificOCEANS
- 47DLess specificVAGUER
- 49DVery paleASHEN
- 51DNews summaryRECAP
- 52DCoyote's cryHOWL
- 53DFrench female friendAMIE
- 54DNothing, in MexicoNADA
- 55DRocket interceptors: Abbr.ABMS
- 56DWell-groomedNEAT
- 57DFacts and figuresDATA
- 58DGarment for CaesarTOGA
- 59DBiblical paradiseEDEN
- 60DNot so muchLESS
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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?
The Monday, October 5, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?
Today's grid has 78 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.