Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, April 16, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026/74 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, April 16, 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
- 1Mind-manners connection
- 5Hutch collection
- 10Sari's venerable cousin
- 14Present prefix
- 15Southwestern wolves
- 16Rink leap
- 17Shareholder's interest
- 19Female lobsters
- 20__ Ark
- 21Enter very slowly
- 23Look intently
- 25Wasn't used
- 26Sales scam
- 32Pick up
- 34Lloyd Webber title character
- 35Go courting
- 36Cardinal point
- 37None of the above
- 38Place for many a plant
- 39Warning sound
- 40Horticultural study
- 41John D. MacDonald sleuth
- 42Marching band members
- 45Escape clause
- 46Something to build on
- 47Subs
- 52Beach crawlers
- 55Nickname like Christie
- 56Obama debater in 2008
- 59Word in LAX's full name
- 60Calendario opener
- 61They're collected in cribs
- 62Swampland stalk
- 63Exemplar of evil
- 64Bygone phone feature
Down
- 1Over there, of yore
- 2Forewarning
- 3Golden Rule word
- 4Shred
- 5Hanger hangout
- 6MLB or NBA attraction
- 7Heron kin
- 8Any Federal Reserve bill
- 9Tax official
- 10French Polynesian island
- 11Big bovines
- 12Gracious guy
- 13Likewise
- 18River of Koln
- 22Sell in a hurry
- 24Falcon, for instance
- 26Port of Iraq
- 27"George Washington of India"
- 28Night visions
- 29Many a nest
- 30Nursery rhyme monarch
- 31Flaw in logic
- 32Tripod, mostly
- 33Qualify for
- 37Days of yore
- 38Called to mind very strongly
- 40Long-term squabble
- 41Urban newspaper section
- 43...Jimmy, __, George...
- 44Tiny length
- 47Begin to move
- 48Antler prong
- 49Fee for all
- 50Guatemalan girl
- 51Don't strike
- 53__ B'rith
- 54Blood components
- 57Singsong sound
- 58Fashionable handbag logo
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 35 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 26-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "CATCHERS".
All 74 answers
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- 1AMind-manners connectionYOUR
- 5AHutch collectionCHINA
- 10ASari's venerable cousinTOGA
- 14APresent prefixOMNI
- 15ASouthwestern wolvesLOBOS
- 16ARink leapAXEL
- 17AShareholder's interestNETPROFITS
- 19AFemale lobstersHENS
- 20A__ ArkNOAHS
- 21AEnter very slowlySEEPINTO
- 23ALook intentlyPEER
- 25AWasn't usedSAT
- 26ASales scamBAITANDSWITCH
- 32APick upLEARN
- 34ALloyd Webber title characterPERON
- 35AGo courtingWOO
- 36ACardinal pointEAST
- 37ANone of the aboveOTHER
- 38APlace for many a plantSILL
- 39AWarning soundGRR
- 40AHorticultural studyFLORA
- 41AJohn D. MacDonald sleuthMCGEE
- 42AMarching band membersSNAREDRUMMERS
- 45AEscape clauseOUT
- 46ASomething to build onSITE
- 47ASubsSTANDINS
- 52ABeach crawlersCRABS
- 55ANickname like ChristieTINA
- 56AObama debater in 2008MITTROMNEY
- 59AWord in LAX's full nameINTL
- 60ACalendario openerENERO
- 61AThey're collected in cribsEARS
- 62ASwampland stalkREED
- 63AExemplar of evilSATAN
- 64ABygone phone featureDIAL
- 1DOver there, of yoreYON
- 2DForewarningOMEN
- 3DGolden Rule wordUNTO
- 4DShredRIPAPART
- 5DHanger hangoutCLOSET
- 6DMLB or NBA attractionHOF
- 7DHeron kinIBIS
- 8DAny Federal Reserve billNOTE
- 9DTax officialASSESSOR
- 10DFrench Polynesian islandTAHITI
- 11DBig bovinesOXEN
- 12DGracious guyGENT
- 13DLikewiseALSO
- 18DRiver of KolnRHEIN
- 22DSell in a hurryPAWN
- 24DFalcon, for instanceRAPTOR
- 26DPort of IraqBASRA
- 27D"George Washington of India"NEHRU
- 28DNight visionsDREAMS
- 29DMany a nestTWIGS
- 30DNursery rhyme monarchCOLE
- 31DFlaw in logicHOLE
- 32DTripod, mostlyLEGS
- 33DQualify forEARN
- 37DDays of yoreOLDTIMES
- 38DCalled to mind very stronglySCREAMED
- 40DLong-term squabbleFEUD
- 41DUrban newspaper sectionMETRO
- 43D...Jimmy, __, George...RONALD
- 44DTiny lengthMICRON
- 47DBegin to moveSTIR
- 48DAntler prongTINE
- 49DFee for allANTE
- 50DGuatemalan girlNINA
- 51DDon't strikeSTET
- 53D__ B'rithBNAI
- 54DBlood componentsSERA
- 57DSingsong soundTRA
- 58DFashionable handbag logoYSL
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