Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 17, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, October 17, 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
- 1Quad developers
- 9What many a team adopts
- 15Aftermarket buy
- 16Calendar starter
- 17Charged thoughtfully
- 18Ruffles
- 19Played
- 20Took many courses
- 21Moving communication: Abbr.
- 22Party __
- 23Accordingly
- 24Requirement for some fellowships
- 27Omega-3 fatty acid source
- 29Propel nonstop
- 30Designee, informally
- 31Space on a container ship
- 32Shock-avoidance request
- 34Reason for diminished returns
- 37Far beyond patched
- 38"__ it pretty to think so?" (The Sun Also Rises ender)
- 39Not following
- 40Sparkling
- 41Pompous pronouncement
- 42Some Sunday School drawings
- 43Balky one
- 44What a larva may become
- 45Six-time award for DDE
- 47"Not a surprise"
- 49Leader between Jacques and Francois
- 53Nicaraguan nana
- 54Awesome prospect
- 55Unoriginal, as bronze replicas
- 56Gains elbow room, perhaps
- 57Refractory response
- 58Idle
Down
- 1Term sensitive for some Finns
- 2Its 50 got a redesign in 2017
- 3Some 2010s Ferraris
- 4Owner of Maybelline
- 5They have shake-to-undo settings
- 6Undoing of many Bard protagonists
- 7Un tercio de nueve
- 8Short yardstick
- 9Certain Colonial-era protectors
- 10Name on the cover of Breathing Lessons
- 11Cato and Tacitus
- 12Trend scout
- 13Starting order
- 14Puts a strain on
- 20Vb. category
- 22Razzie role for Silverstone
- 24Echolocation user
- 251 or pi, for instance
- 26Baker's butter substitute
- 28OED initialism since 2011
- 29Exhibit polypnea
- 31Undo a body modification, perhaps
- 32Bashes
- 33Undone items
- 35Visibly worried
- 36__ group
- 41Metaphorical obsession
- 42Beyond good and evil
- 43One-named R&B diva
- 44Mythical lyre player
- 46Word on some Oscars
- 48"You may __ like" (etailer prompt)
- 49Region touting "bottled poetry"
- 50Put something on
- 51It's between Minneapolis and Kansas City on I-35
- 52Possible cause for a time-out
- 54Potter universe's Three Broomsticks
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 35 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 34-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 72 answers
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- 1AQuad developersLEGLIFTS
- 9AWhat many a team adoptsMASCOT
- 15AAftermarket buyAUTOPART
- 16ACalendar starterONEONE
- 17ACharged thoughtfullyPRORATED
- 18ARufflesANNOYS
- 19APlayedPOSEDAS
- 20ATook many coursesATEALOT
- 21AMoving communication: Abbr.ASL
- 22AParty __BUS
- 23AAccordinglyTHUS
- 24ARequirement for some fellowshipsORAL
- 27AOmega-3 fatty acid sourceFLAX
- 29APropel nonstopPOUR
- 30ADesignee, informallyREP
- 31ASpace on a container shipSLOT
- 32AShock-avoidance requestWARNME
- 34AReason for diminished returnsCAPITALGAINSTAX
- 37AFar beyond patchedALLNEW
- 38A"__ it pretty to think so?" (The Sun Also Rises ender)ISNT
- 39ANot followingERE
- 40ASparklingNEAT
- 41APompous pronouncementBRAG
- 42ASome Sunday School drawingsARKS
- 43ABalky oneCUSS
- 44AWhat a larva may becomeEEL
- 45ASix-time award for DDEDSM
- 47A"Not a surprise"IMAWARE
- 49ALeader between Jacques and FrancoisNICOLAS
- 53ANicaraguan nanaABUELA
- 54AAwesome prospectPANORAMA
- 55AUnoriginal, as bronze replicasRECAST
- 56AGains elbow room, perhapsUPGRADES
- 57ARefractory responseARETOO
- 58AIdleBASELESS
- 1DTerm sensitive for some FinnsLAPP
- 2DIts 50 got a redesign in 2017EURO
- 3DSome 2010s FerrarisGTOS
- 4DOwner of MaybellineLOREAL
- 5DThey have shake-to-undo settingsIPADS
- 6DUndoing of many Bard protagonistsFATALFLAW
- 7DUn tercio de nueveTRES
- 8DShort yardstickSTD
- 9DCertain Colonial-era protectorsMOATS
- 10DName on the cover of Breathing LessonsANNE
- 11DCato and TacitusSENATORS
- 12DTrend scoutCOOLHUNTER
- 13DStarting orderONYOURMARK
- 14DPuts a strain onTESTS
- 20DVb. categoryAUX
- 22DRazzie role for SilverstoneBATGIRL
- 24DEcholocation userORCA
- 25D1 or pi, for instanceREALNUMBER
- 26DBaker's butter substituteAPPLESAUCE
- 28DOED initialism since 2011LOL
- 29DExhibit polypneaPANT
- 31DUndo a body modification, perhapsSTET
- 32DBashesWINGDINGS
- 33DUndone itemsEXES
- 35DVisibly worriedINASWEAT
- 36D__ groupASA
- 41DMetaphorical obsessionBEE
- 42DBeyond good and evilAMORAL
- 43DOne-named R&B divaCIARA
- 44DMythical lyre playerERATO
- 46DWord on some OscarsSCORE
- 48D"You may __ like" (etailer prompt)ALSO
- 49DRegion touting "bottled poetry"NAPA
- 50DPut something onLADE
- 51DIt's between Minneapolis and Kansas City on I-35AMES
- 52DPossible cause for a time-outSASS
- 54DPotter universe's Three BroomsticksPUB
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