Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Wednesday, April 22, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, April 22, 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
- 1Simplicity
- 5In separate places
- 10Enjoy some gum
- 14Any Hollywood headliner
- 15Pop singer Mariah
- 16Israeli circle dance
- 17Flue top to keep out squirrels
- 19Mideast ruler
- 20Depended (on)
- 21Make eco-friendly changes
- 23For days __ (ceaselessly)
- 24Double-helix molecule
- 26Massage
- 27Walk through water
- 281990s stuffed animal fad
- 32Half-melted snow
- 34Scottish monster's nickname
- 35Boxer's punch
- 38Bother greatly
- 39TV network regulator
- 40Extremely long time
- 41Commotion
- 43Sad song genre
- 45League member rolling for strikes
- 47Atop
- 51Low-tech animation frame
- 52Devoured
- 53Cherish deeply
- 54Forever young
- 57Serious stage plays
- 58Burrowing mammal
- 59Positive impression from a single trait
- 62Worry (about)
- 63"Humble" dwelling
- 64French fashion mag
- 65Big Apple sluggers
- 66Jumbled together
- 67Active person
Down
- 1Real estate account
- 2Goddess of wisdom
- 3Left a harbor
- 4White weasels
- 5Passed easily
- 6Salary
- 7Circle segment
- 8'80s president
- 9Keyboarding error
- 10Sweet little kids
- 11Headquarters
- 12Lake near Niagara Falls
- 13Put on notice
- 18Homer's toon neighbor
- 22Where 2-Down was revered
- 24Work station
- 25Slangy refusal
- 28Southwestern donkey
- 29Run up, as costs
- 30Life story, in brief
- 31Money in Tokyo
- 33Likely (to)
- 35Stick (out)
- 36Chimp, for instance
- 37Wrist jewelry
- 39Escape in a hurry
- 42Eggy entrees
- 43Crunchy sandwich, for short
- 44Cold remedy brand
- 46Spicy sushi condiment
- 48Large citrus fruit
- 49Fortune-teller
- 50Bird assembling twigs
- 53Comic strip bark
- 54Two-band, as radios
- 55Clinton's veep
- 56Fake facade
- 57House's proof of purchase
- 60Smoked salmon
- 61Poem of praise
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 38 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "OVER HEADS".
All 78 answers
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- 1ASimplicityEASE
- 5AIn separate placesAPART
- 10AEnjoy some gumCHEW
- 14AAny Hollywood headlinerSTAR
- 15APop singer MariahCAREY
- 16AIsraeli circle danceHORA
- 17AFlue top to keep out squirrelsCHIMNEYCAP
- 19AMideast rulerEMIR
- 20ADepended (on)RELIED
- 21AMake eco-friendly changesGOGREEN
- 23AFor days __ (ceaselessly)ONEND
- 24ADouble-helix moleculeDNA
- 26AMassageRUB
- 27AWalk through waterWADE
- 28A1990s stuffed animal fadBEANIEBABY
- 32AHalf-melted snowSLUSH
- 34AScottish monster's nicknameNESSIE
- 35ABoxer's punchJAB
- 38ABother greatlyIRK
- 39ATV network regulatorFCC
- 40AExtremely long timeEON
- 41ACommotionUPROAR
- 43ASad song genreBLUES
- 45ALeague member rolling for strikesTEAMBOWLER
- 47AAtopUPON
- 51ALow-tech animation frameCEL
- 52ADevouredATE
- 53ACherish deeplyADORE
- 54AForever youngAGELESS
- 57ASerious stage playsDRAMAS
- 58ABurrowing mammalMOLE
- 59APositive impression from a single traitHALOEFFECT
- 62AWorry (about)FRET
- 63A"Humble" dwellingABODE
- 64AFrench fashion magELLE
- 65ABig Apple sluggersMETS
- 66AJumbled togetherMIXED
- 67AActive personDOER
- 1DReal estate accountESCROW
- 2DGoddess of wisdomATHENA
- 3DLeft a harborSAILED
- 4DWhite weaselsERMINES
- 5DPassed easilyACED
- 6DSalaryPAY
- 7DCircle segmentARC
- 8D'80s presidentREAGAN
- 9DKeyboarding errorTYPO
- 10DSweet little kidsCHERUBS
- 11DHeadquartersHOMEBASE
- 12DLake near Niagara FallsERIE
- 13DPut on noticeWARN
- 18DHomer's toon neighborNED
- 22DWhere 2-Down was reveredGREECE
- 24DWork stationDESK
- 25DSlangy refusalNAH
- 28DSouthwestern donkeyBURRO
- 29DRun up, as costsINCUR
- 30DLife story, in briefBIO
- 31DMoney in TokyoYEN
- 33DLikely (to)LIABLE
- 35DStick (out)JUT
- 36DChimp, for instanceAPE
- 37DWrist jewelryBRACELET
- 39DEscape in a hurryFLEE
- 42DEggy entreesOMELETS
- 43DCrunchy sandwich, for shortBLT
- 44DCold remedy brandSUDAFED
- 46DSpicy sushi condimentWASABI
- 48DLarge citrus fruitPOMELO
- 49DFortune-tellerORACLE
- 50DBird assembling twigsNESTER
- 53DComic strip barkARF
- 54DTwo-band, as radiosAMFM
- 55DClinton's veepGORE
- 56DFake facadeSHAM
- 57DHouse's proof of purchaseDEED
- 60DSmoked salmonLOX
- 61DPoem of praiseODE
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