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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, October 2, 2026

Friday, October 2, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 2, 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

  • 1Big brood
  • 5A bit of change
  • 9Scratching (out)
  • 14TV host Kotb
  • 15"And don't forget..."
  • 16Kind of sports contract
  • 17Madame's mine
  • 18KOA client
  • 19Chatting privately with
  • 20Source of the quote
  • 23Explosive sounds
  • 24"It's true" intro
  • 28Period
  • 29Kind of canine
  • 31Male admirer
  • 34Past regulation, briefly
  • 35Poetic monogram
  • 36Start of a quote
  • 40RSVP card, e.g.
  • 41Andalusian's other
  • 42Prominent
  • 43Sort of
  • 46Shell game
  • 47City cited in "That's Amore"
  • 48Frantically
  • 52End of quote
  • 55What 1-A or 3-D might be
  • 58German-based grocer
  • 59Earth sci.
  • 60Rod in Cooperstown
  • 61Piece of a chain
  • 62Family nickname
  • 63Dance flourish
  • 64Bad marks
  • 65"And next..."

Down

  • 1Blokes
  • 2Stage salesperson
  • 3Acrobat's company
  • 4Did something perfectly
  • 5Legendary flier
  • 6Inspiration for the Beatles
  • 7Very short time
  • 8Afghanistan's __ Bora
  • 9Concludes by
  • 10Large lizard's habitat
  • 11In this ville
  • 12Mother or sister
  • 13"Ta-ta" text
  • 21Lightning by-product
  • 22Centroamerica country count
  • 25Bach choral piece
  • 26Arrival announcement
  • 27"I thought __ never leave!"
  • 29Between, to Racine
  • 30Pirate chant part
  • 31Schooner cousin
  • 32"__ bet?"
  • 33Copyright enforcement org.
  • 34Adherents ending
  • 37Charged, as particles
  • 38Ramen bowl morsel
  • 39Nothingburger
  • 44Preferably
  • 45Sparrow-sized raptor
  • 46Global dots
  • 48Big dipper
  • 49Book after Jonah
  • 50Put wrongs right
  • 51First composer Nobelist
  • 53Maraud
  • 54In addition to those
  • 55Show piece
  • 56Offer from an Airedale
  • 57Sesqui- doubled

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 36-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "ART FOR ART'S SAKE".

All 74 answers

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  • 1ABig broodCLAN
  • 5AA bit of changeCENT
  • 9AScratching (out)EKING
  • 14ATV host KotbHODA
  • 15A"And don't forget..."ALSO
  • 16AKind of sports contractNOCUT
  • 17AMadame's mineAMOI
  • 18AKOA clientRVER
  • 19AChatting privately withDMING
  • 20ASource of the quotePABLOPICASSO
  • 23AExplosive soundsSNEEZES
  • 24A"It's true" introIADMIT
  • 28APeriodDOT
  • 29AKind of canineEYETOOTH
  • 31AMale admirerSWAIN
  • 34APast regulation, brieflyINOT
  • 35APoetic monogramTSE
  • 36AStart of a quoteTASTEISTHEENEMY
  • 40ARSVP card, e.g.ENC
  • 41AAndalusian's otherOTRO
  • 42AProminentNOTED
  • 43ASort ofINASENSE
  • 46AShell gameCON
  • 47ACity cited in "That's Amore"NAPOLI
  • 48AFranticallyLIKEMAD
  • 52AEnd of quoteOFCREATIVITY
  • 55AWhat 1-A or 3-D might beAPTNO
  • 58AGerman-based grocerALDI
  • 59AEarth sci.ECOL
  • 60ARod in CooperstownCAREW
  • 61APiece of a chainISLE
  • 62AFamily nicknameNANA
  • 63ADance flourishTWIRL
  • 64ABad marksDEES
  • 65A"And next..."THEN
  • 1DBlokesCHAPS
  • 2DStage salespersonLOMAN
  • 3DAcrobat's companyADOBE
  • 4DDid something perfectlyNAILEDIT
  • 5DLegendary flierCARPET
  • 6DInspiration for the BeatlesELVIS
  • 7DVery short timeNSEC
  • 8DAfghanistan's __ BoraTORA
  • 9DConcludes byENDSAT
  • 10DLarge lizard's habitatKOMODO
  • 11DIn this villeICI
  • 12DMother or sisterNUN
  • 13D"Ta-ta" textGTG
  • 21DLightning by-productOZONE
  • 22DCentroamerica country countSIETE
  • 25DBach choral pieceMOTET
  • 26DArrival announcementITSME
  • 27D"I thought __ never leave!"THEYD
  • 29DBetween, to RacineENTRE
  • 30DPirate chant partYOHO
  • 31DSchooner cousinSTEIN
  • 32D"__ bet?"WANNA
  • 33DCopyright enforcement org.ASCAP
  • 34DAdherents endingISTS
  • 37DCharged, as particlesIONIC
  • 38DRamen bowl morselENOKI
  • 39DNothingburgerNONEVENT
  • 44DPreferablySOONER
  • 45DSparrow-sized raptorELFOWL
  • 46DGlobal dotsCITIES
  • 48DBig dipperLADLE
  • 49DBook after JonahMICAH
  • 50DPut wrongs rightATONE
  • 51DFirst composer NobelistDYLAN
  • 53DMaraudRAID
  • 54DIn addition to thoseELSE
  • 55DShow pieceACT
  • 56DOffer from an AiredalePAW
  • 57DSesqui- doubledTRI

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