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Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 15, 2026

Thursday, October 15, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 15, 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

  • 1Botanical specimen
  • 6Big name in ranges
  • 11Dispenser treat
  • 14Barrel-race venue
  • 15"Don't play" instruction
  • 16Material in some seams
  • 17Kick __
  • 19Something to flip
  • 20Author Rita __ Brown
  • 21City south of Tel Aviv
  • 22Gaping hole
  • 24Accept a challenge
  • 26Shakespeare contemporary
  • 28Kick __
  • 33Funds borrowed
  • 36"And the __ raths outgrabe"
  • 37Be a plaintiff
  • 38They lay green eggs
  • 39Kelly's former TV partner
  • 40Place for an aloe
  • 41DC ballplayer
  • 42Pulitzer novelist Jennifer
  • 43Not at all reputable
  • 44Kick __
  • 48Eggs on
  • 49In
  • 53Drag one's feet
  • 55The way it sits
  • 57DJIA components
  • 58Armed conflict
  • 59Kick __
  • 63Mentally acute
  • 64Heron look-alike
  • 65Give one's address
  • 66"May I help you?"
  • 67Holy book
  • 68Dovetail part

Down

  • 1Chaperoned events
  • 2Dietary designation
  • 3Cost for airtime, say
  • 4Largest US union
  • 5Big kahunas
  • 6All-inclusive
  • 7Goya subject
  • 8Air hero
  • 9Japanese PC maker
  • 10Email option
  • 11South Sea Islands
  • 12Most massive dwarf planet
  • 13Snore symbols in Sussex
  • 18Mesmerized
  • 23Peat source
  • 25ATM inputs
  • 26Island group east of Miami
  • 27Seemingly forever
  • 29Rolex alternatives
  • 30Golf legend Ben
  • 311/1 song word
  • 32Have faith in, with "on"
  • 33Director Dunham
  • 34General under Ike
  • 35Junkyard inventory
  • 39Whom Jamie chose his surname to honor
  • 40Erstwhile Mideast ruler
  • 43Two-handed hoops attempt
  • 45Website ID
  • 46"That didn't work"
  • 47Seats-of-honor setup
  • 50Great quantity
  • 51Very, on a score
  • 52City near Dusseldorf
  • 53Lobby successfully
  • 54Binding strip
  • 55A princess in Frozen
  • 56In the public eye
  • 60Debate side
  • 61Gondolier's implement
  • 62Poet's preposition

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 12 letters and is 28-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "KICKSTARTERS".

All 78 answers

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  • 1ABotanical specimenPLANT
  • 6ABig name in rangesAMANA
  • 11ADispenser treatPEZ
  • 14ABarrel-race venueRODEO
  • 15A"Don't play" instructionTACET
  • 16AMaterial in some seamsORE
  • 17AKick __OFFAPROJECT
  • 19ASomething to flipLID
  • 20AAuthor Rita __ BrownMAE
  • 21ACity south of Tel AvivGAZA
  • 22AGaping holeABYSS
  • 24AAccept a challengeSTEPUP
  • 26AShakespeare contemporaryBACON
  • 28AKick __INTOHIGHGEAR
  • 33AFunds borrowedLOANS
  • 36A"And the __ raths outgrabe"MOME
  • 37ABe a plaintiffSUE
  • 38AThey lay green eggsEMUS
  • 39AKelly's former TV partnerREGIS
  • 40APlace for an aloeSILL
  • 41ADC ballplayerNAT
  • 42APulitzer novelist JenniferEGAN
  • 43ANot at all reputableSHADY
  • 44AKick __AROUNDANIDEA
  • 48AEggs onPRODS
  • 49AInATHOME
  • 53ADrag one's feetSTALL
  • 55AThe way it sitsASIS
  • 57ADJIA componentsCOS
  • 58AArmed conflictWAR
  • 59AKick __UPONESHEELS
  • 63AMentally acuteAPT
  • 64AHeron look-alikeCRANE
  • 65AGive one's addressORATE
  • 66A"May I help you?"YES
  • 67AHoly bookKORAN
  • 68ADovetail partTENON
  • 1DChaperoned eventsPROMS
  • 2DDietary designationLOFAT
  • 3DCost for airtime, sayADFEE
  • 4DLargest US unionNEA
  • 5DBig kahunasTOPGUNS
  • 6DAll-inclusiveATOZ
  • 7DGoya subjectMAJA
  • 8DAir heroACE
  • 9DJapanese PC makerNEC
  • 10DEmail optionATTACH
  • 11DSouth Sea IslandsPOLYNESIA
  • 12DMost massive dwarf planetERIS
  • 13DSnore symbols in SussexZEDS
  • 18DMesmerizedRAPT
  • 23DPeat sourceBOG
  • 25DATM inputsPINS
  • 26DIsland group east of MiamiBIMINI
  • 27DSeemingly foreverAGES
  • 29DRolex alternativesOMEGAS
  • 30DGolf legend BenHOGAN
  • 31D1/1 song wordAULD
  • 32DHave faith in, with "on"RELY
  • 33DDirector DunhamLENA
  • 34DGeneral under IkeOMAR
  • 35DJunkyard inventoryAUTOPARTS
  • 39DWhom Jamie chose his surname to honorREDD
  • 40DErstwhile Mideast rulerSHAH
  • 43DTwo-handed hoops attemptSETSHOT
  • 45DWebsite IDURL
  • 46D"That didn't work"NOLUCK
  • 47DSeats-of-honor setupDAIS
  • 50DGreat quantityOCEAN
  • 51DVery, on a scoreMOLTO
  • 52DCity near DusseldorfESSEN
  • 53DLobby successfullySWAY
  • 54DBinding stripTAPE
  • 55DA princess in FrozenANNA
  • 56DIn the public eyeSEEN
  • 60DDebate sidePRO
  • 61DGondolier's implementOAR
  • 62DPoet's prepositionERE

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