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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, October 16, 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 16, 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

  • 1Criticisms, so to speak
  • 5Not that much
  • 9Like, with "to"
  • 13Scarlett O'Hara, e.g.
  • 14What Lindbergh flew to Paris
  • 16Newman/Field film
  • 18Sub on a set
  • 19Strong denial
  • 20LSU award
  • 21Widespread US chain
  • 24Amalgamate
  • 25Pale pink
  • 30For fun, for short
  • 32Trattoria staple
  • 33Accessorizes
  • 34Health care VIPs
  • 35Ferry stops, at times
  • 37Ocean State sch.
  • 38Garb for Gandhi
  • 40Night school subj.
  • 41Harpist's ritual
  • 44Vivacity
  • 45Fixed beforehand
  • 46Anywhere you go
  • 48Word on macadamia cans
  • 50Polished off
  • 51Previous
  • 52Vicksburg victor
  • 54Fish's propulsion aid
  • 58Where Fort Wayne is
  • 62Extraneous ingredient
  • 63Emissary
  • 64Novelist Gerritsen
  • 65Capital symbol, on maps
  • 66Out in the open

Down

  • 1Unpaid balance
  • 2She's told, "We'll always have Paris"
  • 3City near Los Angeles
  • 4Mail source
  • 5Strong assent
  • 6Show displeasure
  • 7Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony __ major
  • 8Pig purloiner of rhyme
  • 9Let pass
  • 10Popular burger holder
  • 11Secondary
  • 12Poetic adverb
  • 13LSU awards
  • 15Criticism, so to speak
  • 17Health care giant
  • 21Older laptop component
  • 22Opticalm alternative
  • 23Wintry-looking, in brand names
  • 25Educational octet
  • 26Erstwhile pie filling
  • 27Battle cry
  • 28Mag space for sale
  • 29Cancel
  • 31CBS series, 2004-13
  • 36Alphabetic trio
  • 39Lead the cast
  • 42Italian article
  • 43Show displeasure
  • 47Crime lab purchase
  • 49Those opposed
  • 52Airborne pest
  • 53Tweet of gratitude
  • 54Stratum
  • 55Top choice, for short
  • 56Not shut out from
  • 57One opposed
  • 59GRE developer
  • 60Treadmill, so to speak
  • 61Org. once led by Heston

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 16-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "LADIES LAST".

All 74 answers

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  • 1ACriticisms, so to speakDIGS
  • 5ANot that muchABIT
  • 9ALike, with "to"AKIN
  • 13AScarlett O'Hara, e.g.BELLE
  • 14AWhat Lindbergh flew to ParisMONOPLANE
  • 16ANewman/Field filmABSENCEOFMALICE
  • 18ASub on a setSTANDIN
  • 19AStrong denialNOSIR
  • 20ALSU awardDEG
  • 21AWidespread US chainCVS
  • 24AAmalgamateWED
  • 25APale pinkINCARNADINE
  • 30AFor fun, for shortREC
  • 32ATrattoria stapleVEAL
  • 33AAccessorizesADDSON
  • 34AHealth care VIPsRNS
  • 35AFerry stops, at timesISLES
  • 37AOcean State sch.URI
  • 38AGarb for GandhiDHOTI
  • 40ANight school subj.ESL
  • 41AHarpist's ritualTUNING
  • 44AVivacityELAN
  • 45AFixed beforehandSET
  • 46AAnywhere you goUNIVERSALLY
  • 48AWord on macadamia cansLOA
  • 50APolished offATE
  • 51APreviousOLD
  • 52AVicksburg victorGRANT
  • 54AFish's propulsion aidTAILFIN
  • 58AWhere Fort Wayne isNORTHERNINDIANA
  • 62AExtraneous ingredientADMIXTURE
  • 63AEmissaryENVOY
  • 64ANovelist GerritsenTESS
  • 65ACapital symbol, on mapsSTAR
  • 66AOut in the openSEEN
  • 1DUnpaid balanceDEBT
  • 2DShe's told, "We'll always have Paris"ILSA
  • 3DCity near Los AngelesGLENDALE
  • 4DMail sourceSENDER
  • 5DStrong assentAMEN
  • 6DShow displeasureBOO
  • 7DBeethoven's Pastoral Symphony __ majorINF
  • 8DPig purloiner of rhymeTOM
  • 9DLet passALLOW
  • 10DPopular burger holderKAISERROLL
  • 11DSecondaryINCIDENTAL
  • 12DPoetic adverbNEER
  • 13DLSU awardsBAS
  • 15DCriticism, so to speakPAN
  • 17DHealth care giantCIGNA
  • 21DOlder laptop componentCDDRIVE
  • 22DOpticalm alternativeVISINE
  • 23DWintry-looking, in brand namesSNO
  • 25DEducational octetIVIES
  • 26DErstwhile pie fillingNESSELRODE
  • 27DBattle cryCALLTOARMS
  • 28DMag space for saleADUNIT
  • 29DCancelEND
  • 31DCBS series, 2004-13CSINY
  • 36DAlphabetic trioSTU
  • 39DLead the castHEADLINE
  • 42DItalian articleUNA
  • 43DShow displeasureGROAN
  • 47DCrime lab purchaseSLIDES
  • 49DThose opposedANTIS
  • 52DAirborne pestGNAT
  • 53DTweet of gratitudeTHX
  • 54DStratumTIER
  • 55DTop choice, for shortFAVE
  • 56DNot shut out fromINON
  • 57DOne opposedNAY
  • 59DGRE developerETS
  • 60DTreadmill, so to speakRUT
  • 61DOrg. once led by HestonNRA

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