Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, April 18, 2026
Saturday, April 18, 2026/66 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, April 18, 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
- 1It hits a mark
- 5Silken Mist wearable
- 1012, another way
- 13Impressed reaction
- 14Ready for camping
- 15Hot stuff
- 16With accuracy
- 18What one is not
- 19Unimpressed reaction
- 20Likely to blow up
- 21Tony's Brit partner for "Body in Soul" on Duets II (2011)
- 22Noted precursor
- 2350-Across type
- 24Hampers
- 25To complement
- 27Joint
- 28Flats, for instance
- 31Pays it forward
- 32Becoming chilly
- 33Person being dispatched
- 34WWII reenactment wear
- 35Let slip
- 36Big zero
- 38Back cover
- 39Roughly
- 42Pax equivalent
- 4321-Tony winner (two each for Cabaret and Fiddler)
- 45Lentil or quinoa
- 46Start slugging it out
- 47They're tops at commencements
- 48"Get me?"
- 49Proceed on
- 50Questionable
- 51Early times
- 52Bass line
Down
- 1Fifth in her family with an Oscar
- 2Major breach
- 3Positive feelings
- 4"I drag my __ around with me": Orson Welles
- 5Tacit
- 6Correspondence symbols
- 7Product of running water
- 8Bass organ
- 9Element in a ring
- 10With 44-Down, Quad-City Times home
- 11Symbol of cinema sci-fi resistance
- 12Products of running water
- 15Symbol of cinema sci-fi resistance
- 17Planned (for)
- 20News freeze
- 24Squawk
- 25Approve advancement?
- 26Fajita filling
- 28"Apparently"
- 29Nutrient-poor soil
- 30Send flying
- 31Prototypical mad scientist
- 32Takes off the market
- 37Loose __
- 38Serve a function
- 39Dirt on runners
- 40Jam base
- 41Attends to
- 43A few laughs
- 44See 10-Down
- 46Elliptical building
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 66 entries.
- There are 35 across and 31 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 28-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 66 answers
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- 1AIt hits a markSCAM
- 5ASilken Mist wearableLEGGS
- 10A12, another wayDEC
- 13AImpressed reactionOHMY
- 14AReady for campingEQUIP
- 15AHot stuffLAVA
- 16AWith accuracyFAITHFULLY
- 18AWhat one is notEVEN
- 19AUnimpressed reactionISTHATALL
- 20ALikely to blow upFIERY
- 21ATony's Brit partner for "Body in Soul" on Duets II (2011)AMY
- 22ANoted precursorDULY
- 23A50-Across typeRANDO
- 24AHampersBINS
- 25ATo complementFRO
- 27AJointPEN
- 28AFlats, for instanceSENSIBLESHOES
- 31APays it forwardDOESAGOODTURN
- 32ABecoming chillyDRIFTINGAPART
- 33APerson being dispatchedEMT
- 34AWWII reenactment wearODS
- 35ALet slipTELL
- 36ABig zeroLOSER
- 38ABack coverCAPE
- 39ARoughlyISH
- 42APax equivalentIRENE
- 43A21-Tony winner (two each for Cabaret and Fiddler)HALPRINCE
- 45ALentil or quinoaSEED
- 46AStart slugging it outGOTOETOTOE
- 47AThey're tops at commencementsTAMS
- 48A"Get me?"YHEAR
- 49AProceed onWEND
- 50AQuestionableSUS
- 51AEarly timesMORNS
- 52ABass lineALES
- 1DFifth in her family with an OscarSOFIA
- 2DMajor breachCHASM
- 3DPositive feelingsAMITY
- 4D"I drag my __ around with me": Orson WellesMYTH
- 5DTacitLEFTUNSAID
- 6DCorrespondence symbolsEQUALSIGNS
- 7DProduct of running waterGULLY
- 8DBass organGILL
- 9DElement in a ringSPY
- 10DWith 44-Down, Quad-City Times homeDAVENPORT
- 11DSymbol of cinema sci-fi resistanceEVERDEEN
- 12DProducts of running waterCANYONS
- 15DSymbol of cinema sci-fi resistanceLEIA
- 17DPlanned (for)HADINSTORE
- 20DNews freezeFROSTALERT
- 24DSquawkBEEF
- 25DApprove advancement?FLOATALOAN
- 26DFajita fillingREDPEPPERS
- 28D"Apparently"SOITSEEMS
- 29DNutrient-poor soilBOG
- 30DSend flyingHURL
- 31DPrototypical mad scientistDRMOREAU
- 32DTakes off the marketDELISTS
- 37DLoose __ENDS
- 38DServe a functionCATER
- 39DDirt on runnersINTEL
- 40DJam baseSCONE
- 41DAttends toHEEDS
- 43DA few laughsHOHO
- 44DSee 10-DownIOWA
- 46DElliptical buildingGYM
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