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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, April 17, 2026

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, April 17, 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

  • 1Modern Family father, e.g.
  • 8Nashville awards grp.
  • 11Flaw in fiction
  • 12Transportation for Sinbad
  • 13All-inclusive dinners
  • 14And higher, as prices
  • 16Azure gem
  • 17Woman with will power
  • 20Binge-watch, say
  • 21MouthHealthy.org org.
  • 22Drill directive
  • 2311-time Emmy nominee as a bartender
  • 25Besieged
  • 26Strong aversion
  • 29Female version of Aidan
  • 30Aztec souvenir stone
  • 34Strong-willed
  • 36The best of anything
  • 37Kin of the cardinal
  • 40Dance in a disco
  • 45Blackout thief
  • 46Bowl goals
  • 48Sensed
  • 49It's between Boardwalk and Park Place
  • 51Big name in the Wild West Show
  • 52Pre-euro money
  • 53Web page input spaces
  • 55Cowboys, on scoreboards
  • 56Made unnecessary
  • 57Ragtime author's initials
  • 58Canine or clue

Down

  • 1Like loafers
  • 2Antidotes antonym
  • 3Vanguard S&P 500 et al.
  • 4Sorority letter
  • 5E-published as punishment
  • 6"Sorry, I don't know that one" sayer
  • 7Dis and dis
  • 8En __ (wrapped in pastry)
  • 9City near Big Sur
  • 10Honda compact upscale SUV
  • 11Coach competitor
  • 13Walk wearily
  • 15Galileo, by birth
  • 18CLE cager
  • 19Sword wielder of '90s TV
  • 21End of a double first-person redundancy
  • 24Tic-tac-toe nonwinner
  • 25Semi- doubled
  • 27Zamboni in action
  • 28Its hubs include DEN and SFO
  • 30What O can stand for
  • 31Part of the A major scale
  • 32Betting settings
  • 33Starter for classical
  • 34"__ take some doing"
  • 35Rudolph, in Rouen
  • 38Whom Jimmy defeated
  • 39Ending for crock or mock
  • 41Significant
  • 42One among the teen tech-savvy pioneers
  • 43Duper's admission
  • 44Parisian seasons
  • 46Cardio/martial arts program
  • 47263 dovbled
  • 50Muscle car option
  • 51"Grab __" (manager's order to pinch-hitters)
  • 54Metal in window glass

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 68 entries.
  2. There are 31 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 30-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "DOUBLE-CROSSERS".

All 68 answers

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  • 1AModern Family father, e.g.STEPDAD
  • 8ANashville awards grp.CMA
  • 11AFlaw in fictionPLOTHOLE
  • 12ATransportation for SinbadROC
  • 13AAll-inclusive dinnersPRIXFIXES
  • 14AAnd higher, as pricesONUP
  • 16AAzure gemLAPIS
  • 17AWoman with will powerEXECUTRIX
  • 20ABinge-watch, sayODON
  • 21AMouthHealthy.org org.ADA
  • 22ADrill directiveATEASE
  • 23A11-time Emmy nominee as a bartenderDANSON
  • 25ABesiegedOVERRAN
  • 26AStrong aversionODIUM
  • 29AFemale version of AidanEDNA
  • 30AAztec souvenir stoneMEXICANONYX
  • 34AStrong-willedIRON
  • 36AThe best of anythingELITE
  • 37AKin of the cardinalTANAGER
  • 40ADance in a discoBOOGIE
  • 45ABlackout thiefLOOTER
  • 46ABowl goalsTDS
  • 48ASensedFELT
  • 49AIt's between Boardwalk and Park PlaceLUXURYTAX
  • 51ABig name in the Wild West ShowANNIE
  • 52APre-euro moneyLIRA
  • 53AWeb page input spacesTEXTBOXES
  • 55ACowboys, on scoreboardsDAL
  • 56AMade unnecessaryOBVIATED
  • 57ARagtime author's initialsELD
  • 58ACanine or cluePOINTER
  • 1DLike loafersSLIPON
  • 2DAntidotes antonymTOXINS
  • 3DVanguard S&P 500 et al.ETFS
  • 4DSorority letterPHI
  • 5DE-published as punishmentDOXED
  • 6D"Sorry, I don't know that one" sayerALEXA
  • 7DDis and disDESE
  • 8DEn __ (wrapped in pastry)CROUTE
  • 9DCity near Big SurMONTEREY
  • 10DHonda compact upscale SUVACURARDX
  • 11DCoach competitorPRADA
  • 13DWalk wearilyPLOD
  • 15DGalileo, by birthPISAN
  • 18DCLE cagerCAV
  • 19DSword wielder of '90s TVXENA
  • 21DEnd of a double first-person redundancyANDI
  • 24DTic-tac-toe nonwinnerOOX
  • 25DSemi- doubledOMNI
  • 27DZamboni in actionICER
  • 28DIts hubs include DEN and SFOUAL
  • 30DWhat O can stand forMONOXIDE
  • 31DPart of the A major scaleENATURAL
  • 32DBetting settingsOTBS
  • 33DStarter for classicalNEO
  • 34D"__ take some doing"ITLL
  • 35DRudolph, in RouenRAOUL
  • 38DWhom Jimmy defeatedGERALD
  • 39DEnding for crock or mockERY
  • 41DSignificantOFNOTE
  • 42DOne among the teen tech-savvy pioneersGENXER
  • 43DDuper's admissionILIED
  • 44DParisian seasonsETES
  • 46DCardio/martial arts programTAEBO
  • 47D263 dovbledDXXVI
  • 50DMuscle car optionTTOP
  • 51D"Grab __" (manager's order to pinch-hitters)ABAT
  • 54DMetal in window glassTIN

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