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Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Wednesday, October 14, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 14, 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

  • 1Fine sprays
  • 6Potato, informally
  • 10Droops
  • 14Lauder of cosmetics
  • 15Dog in Oz
  • 16"That's correct"
  • 17Paying close attention
  • 18Actor Alda
  • 19Taj Mahal city
  • 20Hold nothing back
  • 23Yellowstone grazer
  • 24Tip of a shoe
  • 25OPEC, for instance
  • 29Tavern mugful
  • 31Permissible actions
  • 34Sunburn soother
  • 35Border on
  • 37Handball or hockey
  • 39Spoil a surprise
  • 42Adversary
  • 43In addition
  • 44Spoil a surprise
  • 45"Absolutely!"
  • 46Skin opening
  • 48Threatening phrase
  • 50Do tailoring
  • 51Sign of a theater hit
  • 52Yak and yak
  • 61Neck of the woods
  • 62Pennsylvania port
  • 63Exodus peak
  • 64Fabric fuzz
  • 65Make angry
  • 66Carpet fasteners
  • 67Soothe
  • 68Kilt wearer
  • 69Winter driving hazard

Down

  • 1Brunch, for one
  • 2Emerald __ (Ireland)
  • 3Editor's direction
  • 4Actress Hatcher
  • 5Small sofa
  • 6Piece of celery
  • 7Opinion survey
  • 8Four Corners state
  • 9Contribute to a cause
  • 10Phase of a project
  • 11Golden Fleece vessel
  • 12Wise advisor
  • 135-Down, for example
  • 21Islamic Almighty
  • 22Of the Vikings
  • 25Shrewd
  • 26Drop __ to (write)
  • 27Travels all over
  • 28Be abundant
  • 29"Taps" instrument
  • 30Incoming flight data: Abbr.
  • 31Carpentry peg
  • 32Face-to-face exams
  • 33Panache
  • 36Chicago NFLer
  • 38Top of the head
  • 40Universal blood donor
  • 41Oscar actress Julianne
  • 47Deed holders
  • 49Cooks, as chestnuts
  • 50Play hockey
  • 51Piece of paper
  • 52"Tall" story
  • 53Diva's solo
  • 54Telescope part
  • 55Former Attorney General Holder
  • 56Fodder storage place
  • 57Reduce, with "down"
  • 58In the past
  • 59Counterfeit
  • 60Symbol of aggression

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 20-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "ON VACATION".

All 78 answers

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  • 1AFine spraysMISTS
  • 6APotato, informallySPUD
  • 10ADroopsSAGS
  • 14ALauder of cosmeticsESTEE
  • 15ADog in OzTOTO
  • 16A"That's correct"TRUE
  • 17APaying close attentionALERT
  • 18AActor AldaALAN
  • 19ATaj Mahal cityAGRA
  • 20AHold nothing backLETITALLHANGOUT
  • 23AYellowstone grazerELK
  • 24ATip of a shoeTOE
  • 25AOPEC, for instanceCARTEL
  • 29ATavern mugfulBEER
  • 31APermissible actionsDOS
  • 34ASunburn sootherALOE
  • 35ABorder onABUT
  • 37AHandball or hockeySPORT
  • 39ASpoil a surpriseGIVETHEGAMEAWAY
  • 42AAdversaryENEMY
  • 43AIn additionALSO
  • 44ASpoil a surpriseTELL
  • 45A"Absolutely!"YES
  • 46ASkin openingPORE
  • 48AThreatening phraseORELSE
  • 50ADo tailoringSEW
  • 51ASign of a theater hitSRO
  • 52AYak and yakTALKONESHEADOFF
  • 61ANeck of the woodsAREA
  • 62APennsylvania portERIE
  • 63AExodus peakSINAI
  • 64AFabric fuzzLINT
  • 65AMake angryRILE
  • 66ACarpet fastenersTACKS
  • 67ASootheEASE
  • 68AKilt wearerSCOT
  • 69AWinter driving hazardSLEET
  • 1DBrunch, for oneMEAL
  • 2DEmerald __ (Ireland)ISLE
  • 3DEditor's directionSTET
  • 4DActress HatcherTERI
  • 5DSmall sofaSETTEE
  • 6DPiece of celerySTALK
  • 7DOpinion surveyPOLL
  • 8DFour Corners stateUTAH
  • 9DContribute to a causeDONATE
  • 10DPhase of a projectSTAGE
  • 11DGolden Fleece vesselARGO
  • 12DWise advisorGURU
  • 13D5-Down, for exampleSEAT
  • 21DIslamic AlmightyALLAH
  • 22DOf the VikingsNORSE
  • 25DShrewdCAGEY
  • 26DDrop __ to (write)ALINE
  • 27DTravels all overROVES
  • 28DBe abundantTEEM
  • 29D"Taps" instrumentBUGLE
  • 30DIncoming flight data: Abbr.ETAS
  • 31DCarpentry pegDOWEL
  • 32DFace-to-face examsORALS
  • 33DPanacheSTYLE
  • 36DChicago NFLerBEAR
  • 38DTop of the headPATE
  • 40DUniversal blood donorTYPEO
  • 41DOscar actress JulianneMOORE
  • 47DDeed holdersOWNERS
  • 49DCooks, as chestnutsROASTS
  • 50DPlay hockeySKATE
  • 51DPiece of paperSHEET
  • 52D"Tall" storyTALE
  • 53DDiva's soloARIA
  • 54DTelescope partLENS
  • 55DFormer Attorney General HolderERIC
  • 56DFodder storage placeSILO
  • 57DReduce, with "down"DIAL
  • 58DIn the pastONCE
  • 59DCounterfeitFAKE
  • 60DSymbol of aggressionFIST

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