Newsday Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 18, 2026
Sunday, October 18, 2026/140 clues solved
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Across
- 1Bottles-on-wall array of song
- 6Individually
- 10Class clown
- 15The original leading man
- 19Castle employee
- 20Spicy cuisine
- 21Francois' farewell
- 22Asian wasteland
- 23Car's torque transmitter
- 2560-Across owner
- 27Keeper of REM records
- 28Uncompromising
- 30Procedural pain
- 31Savings partner
- 32Savings combinations
- 33Has bought
- 34Corporate advancement
- 37Kors competitor
- 38One holding 46-Across
- 42Hold in reserve
- 43Predatory insects
- 45Chocolate or cherry
- 46Debt notes
- 47Two-use
- 48Sound of swine
- 49Castaways' homes
- 50Novelist Patchett
- 51Water sport of a sort
- 55Artist Matisse
- 56Retail proceeds
- 58Ward worker
- 59Winless racehorse
- 60Venerable luxury car, for short
- 61IQ test developer
- 62Telegraph pioneer
- 63Artistic approaches
- 65"Eureka," for California
- 66Green guarder, often
- 69Electrified weapon
- 70Freudian study
- 72Tenth-century starter
- 73Surrounded by
- 74Arias, for example
- 75Moonwalker Cernan
- 76Moonwalker Shepard
- 77Checkers choice
- 78West Side Story weapon
- 82Flavor of the month
- 83Property tort
- 85Quite a while
- 86Improvised in a band
- 87Acknowledge
- 88Police squad
- 89Dubbed titles
- 90Narrow channel
- 93Burn slightly
- 94'90s fad dance
- 98'20s fad dance
- 100What the 10 longest answers (including this one) all lack
- 102Lobby for
- 103Crime-story story
- 104Russia's __ Mountains
- 105Musical's usual conclusion
- 106Club collection
- 107Societal customs
- 108Fun and games
- 109Naval commandos
Down
- 1Hanes alternatives
- 2Rank below marquis
- 3Author Wiesel
- 4Boisterous celebrants
- 5Instructions starter
- 6Actor Hawke
- 7Ishmael's boss
- 8Half-__ (latte order)
- 9Top-40 tune
- 10Decathlon event
- 11Aromas
- 12Oven for ceramics
- 13Cry of fright
- 14Sorority recruitment period
- 15Four-time Australian Open champ
- 16Follows relentlessly
- 17Son of 15-Across
- 18Miser's shout
- 24Board under a bed
- 26Harry Potter film props
- 29Ruckus
- 32Bell sounds
- 33Circular gasket
- 34Like most people
- 35Sculpting medium
- 36Rural region
- 37Ruckuses
- 38Loretta Lynn mentor
- 39Storm sound
- 40Far-out
- 41Amber, for one
- 43Bros
- 44Impose (on)
- 47Toys that may talk
- 49Film caper
- 51Harvest machine
- 52Storage rentals
- 53Total
- 54Chemical coolant
- 55Tess Durbeyfield creator
- 57Put new bottoms on
- 59Word in many Alps names
- 61Antiseptic acid
- 62It's west of New Brunswick
- 63Get going
- 64Not as scintillating
- 65Gets mushy
- 66Motorless vehicles
- 67Render speechless
- 68Longed (for)
- 70Presence of mind
- 71Ice-cream thickeners
- 74Police squad
- 76What some detentes have deterred
- 78Treat too well
- 79Cape Cod hub
- 80Glacier remnant
- 81Ready to skate
- 82South American capital
- 84Entangles
- 86End of a Latin boast
- 88Mythical weeper
- 89Sister of Charlie Brown
- 90Gulf War missile
- 91Via, for short
- 92Angry episode
- 93Ruckus
- 94PG assigner, formerly
- 95"At Last" singer James
- 96Moonwalker Armstrong
- 97With no representations
- 99Pavement caution
- 101Browser bookmark
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 140 entries.
- There are 67 across and 73 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 43-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "NOT AGAIN: Explained at 100-Across".
All 140 answers
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- 1ABottles-on-wall array of songBEERS
- 6AIndividuallyEACH
- 10AClass clownJOKER
- 15AThe original leading manADAM
- 19ACastle employeeVALET
- 20ASpicy cuisineTHAI
- 21AFrancois' farewellADIEU
- 22AAsian wastelandGOBI
- 23ACar's torque transmitterDRIVESHAFT
- 25A60-Across ownerVOLKSWAGEN
- 27AKeeper of REM recordsSLEEPLAB
- 28AUncompromisingSTERN
- 30AProcedural painHASSLE
- 31ASavings partnerLOAN
- 32ASavings combinationsPOOLS
- 33AHas boughtOWNS
- 34ACorporate advancementASCENT
- 37AKors competitorFENDI
- 38AOne holding 46-AcrossCREDITOR
- 42AHold in reserveSTORE
- 43APredatory insectsDRAGONFLIES
- 45AChocolate or cherryHUE
- 46ADebt notesIOUS
- 47ATwo-useDUAL
- 48ASound of swineOINK
- 49ACastaways' homesHUTS
- 50ANovelist PatchettANN
- 51AWater sport of a sortBODYSURFING
- 55AArtist MatisseHENRI
- 56ARetail proceedsNETSALES
- 58AWard workerNURSE
- 59AWinless racehorseMAIDEN
- 60AVenerable luxury car, for shortROLLS
- 61AIQ test developerBINET
- 62ATelegraph pioneerMORSE
- 63AArtistic approachesSTYLES
- 65A"Eureka," for CaliforniaMOTTO
- 66AGreen guarder, oftenSANDTRAP
- 69AElectrified weaponTASER
- 70AFreudian studyPERSONALITY
- 72ATenth-century starterCMI
- 73ASurrounded byAMID
- 74AArias, for exampleSOLI
- 75AMoonwalker CernanGENE
- 76AMoonwalker ShepardALAN
- 77ACheckers choiceRED
- 78AWest Side Story weaponSWITCHBLADE
- 82AFlavor of the monthCRAZE
- 83AProperty tortTRESPASS
- 85AQuite a whileYEARS
- 86AImprovised in a bandVAMPED
- 87AAcknowledgeNOTE
- 88APolice squadNARCS
- 89ADubbed titlesSIRS
- 90ANarrow channelSTRAIT
- 93ABurn slightlySINGE
- 94A'90s fad danceMACARENA
- 98A'20s fad danceCHARLESTON
- 100AWhat the 10 longest answers (including this one) all lackDUPLICATES
- 102ALobby forURGE
- 103ACrime-story storyALIBI
- 104ARussia's __ MountainsURAL
- 105AMusical's usual conclusionACTII
- 106AClub collectionDUES
- 107ASocietal customsMORES
- 108AFun and gamesPLAY
- 109ANaval commandosSEALS
- 1DHanes alternativesBVDS
- 2DRank below marquisEARL
- 3DAuthor WieselELIE
- 4DBoisterous celebrantsREVELERS
- 5DInstructions starterSTEPONE
- 6DActor HawkeETHAN
- 7DIshmael's bossAHAB
- 8DHalf-__ (latte order)CAF
- 9DTop-40 tuneHITSONG
- 10DDecathlon eventJAVELIN
- 11DAromasODORS
- 12DOven for ceramicsKILN
- 13DCry of frightEEK
- 14DSorority recruitment periodRUSHWEEK
- 15DFour-time Australian Open champAGASSI
- 16DFollows relentlesslyDOGS
- 17DSon of 15-AcrossABEL
- 18DMiser's shoutMINE
- 24DBoard under a bedSLAT
- 26DHarry Potter film propsWANDS
- 29DRuckusTODO
- 32DBell soundsPEALS
- 33DCircular gasketORING
- 34DLike most peopleASIAN
- 35DSculpting mediumSTONE
- 36DRural regionCOUNTRYSIDE
- 37DRuckusesFRAYS
- 38DLoretta Lynn mentorCLINE
- 39DStorm soundTHUNDERCLAP
- 40DFar-outOUTRE
- 41DAmber, for oneRESIN
- 43DBrosDUDES
- 44DImpose (on)FOIST
- 47DToys that may talkDOLLS
- 49DFilm caperHEIST
- 51DHarvest machineBALER
- 52DStorage rentalsUNITS
- 53DTotalRUNTO
- 54DChemical coolantFREON
- 55DTess Durbeyfield creatorHARDY
- 57DPut new bottoms onSOLED
- 59DWord in many Alps namesMONTE
- 61DAntiseptic acidBORIC
- 62DIt's west of New BrunswickMAINE
- 63DGet goingSTART
- 64DNot as scintillatingTAMER
- 65DGets mushyMELTS
- 66DMotorless vehiclesSLEDS
- 67DRender speechlessAMAZE
- 68DLonged (for)PINED
- 70DPresence of mindPOISE
- 71DIce-cream thickenersAGARS
- 74DPolice squadSWATTEAM
- 76DWhat some detentes have deterredARMSRACE
- 78DTreat too wellSPOIL
- 79DCape Cod hubHYANNIS
- 80DGlacier remnantBERG
- 81DReady to skateLACEDUP
- 82DSouth American capitalCARACAS
- 84DEntanglesSNARES
- 86DEnd of a Latin boastVICI
- 88DMythical weeperNIOBE
- 89DSister of Charlie BrownSALLY
- 90DGulf War missileSCUD
- 91DVia, for shortTHRU
- 92DAngry episodeRAGE
- 93DRuckusSTIR
- 94DPG assigner, formerlyMPAA
- 95D"At Last" singer JamesETTA
- 96DMoonwalker ArmstrongNEIL
- 97DWith no representationsASIS
- 99DPavement cautionSLO
- 101DBrowser bookmarkURL
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