Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 20, 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
- 1Swindles (out of)
- 6Swiss mountains
- 10Shade trees
- 14"__ you cute!"
- 15Gather, as crops
- 16Yuletide season
- 17More sensible
- 18Cold-cuts department
- 19Medicinal amount
- 20Tried hard
- 22Letters like PDQ
- 23Part of MPG
- 24Author Hemingway
- 26Parmesan or cheddar
- 30Bit of parsley
- 32Trumpet or bugle
- 33Leaf-gathering tool
- 35Southern pie nut
- 39"All kidding __..."
- 41Espionage org.
- 42Wear away
- 43Happen again
- 44Group of cattle
- 46Theme of the puzzle
- 47Formal ceremonies
- 49Least polite
- 51Less messy
- 54Lion or leopard
- 55Biblical paradise
- 56Donations to colleges
- 63Boxing locale
- 64Island near Oahu
- 65Rigoletto or Carmen
- 66Dirt for planting
- 67"__ sesame!"
- 68South Korea's capital
- 69Television award
- 70Pied Piper followers
- 71Moral principle
Down
- 1Bottom of a pedestal
- 2Nation bordering Iraq
- 3Give temporarily
- 4Leg joint
- 5Handbag handles
- 6Strong devotion
- 7Impolite look
- 8White as a sheet
- 9Miss Muffet frightener
- 10Placed at risk
- 11Off the leash
- 12Flat-topped elevations
- 13Took a nap
- 21Change course suddenly
- 25Ready for harvesting
- 26Burn slightly
- 27Hydrant attachment
- 28Viking explorer
- 29In a permanent way
- 30Planes fly through them
- 31Bartlett or Bosc
- 34Muscle discomfort
- 36Funnel shape
- 37Throws in
- 38Hatchling's home
- 40A Great Lake
- 45Do sketching
- 48Slight quake
- 50Maximum effort
- 51Using few words
- 52Figure of speech
- 53Jeans fabric
- 54Dimes and nickels
- 57California wine region
- 58Song for two
- 59Fencing sword
- 60Gas in some store lights
- 61Factual
- 62Pretzel seasoning
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LAST IS FIRST".
All 78 answers
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- 1ASwindles (out of)BILKS
- 6ASwiss mountainsALPS
- 10AShade treesELMS
- 14A"__ you cute!"ARENT
- 15AGather, as cropsREAP
- 16AYuletide seasonNOEL
- 17AMore sensibleSANER
- 18ACold-cuts departmentDELI
- 19AMedicinal amountDOSE
- 20ATried hardENDEAVORED
- 22ALetters like PDQASAP
- 23APart of MPGPER
- 24AAuthor HemingwayERNEST
- 26AParmesan or cheddarCHEESE
- 30ABit of parsleySPRIG
- 32ATrumpet or bugleHORN
- 33ALeaf-gathering toolRAKE
- 35ASouthern pie nutPECAN
- 39A"All kidding __..."ASIDE
- 41AEspionage org.CIA
- 42AWear awayERODE
- 43AHappen againRECUR
- 44AGroup of cattleHERD
- 46ATheme of the puzzleENDS
- 47AFormal ceremoniesRITES
- 49ALeast politeRUDEST
- 51ALess messyTIDIER
- 54ALion or leopardCAT
- 55ABiblical paradiseEDEN
- 56ADonations to collegesENDOWMENTS
- 63ABoxing localeRING
- 64AIsland near OahuMAUI
- 65ARigoletto or CarmenOPERA
- 66ADirt for plantingSOIL
- 67A"__ sesame!"OPEN
- 68ASouth Korea's capitalSEOUL
- 69ATelevision awardEMMY
- 70APied Piper followersRATS
- 71AMoral principleTENET
- 1DBottom of a pedestalBASE
- 2DNation bordering IraqIRAN
- 3DGive temporarilyLEND
- 4DLeg jointKNEE
- 5DHandbag handlesSTRAPS
- 6DStrong devotionARDOR
- 7DImpolite lookLEER
- 8DWhite as a sheetPALE
- 9DMiss Muffet frightenerSPIDER
- 10DPlaced at riskENDANGERED
- 11DOff the leashLOOSE
- 12DFlat-topped elevationsMESAS
- 13DTook a napSLEPT
- 21DChange course suddenlyVEER
- 25DReady for harvestingRIPE
- 26DBurn slightlyCHAR
- 27DHydrant attachmentHOSE
- 28DViking explorerERIC
- 29DIn a permanent wayENDURINGLY
- 30DPlanes fly through themSKIES
- 31DBartlett or BoscPEAR
- 34DMuscle discomfortACHE
- 36DFunnel shapeCONE
- 37DThrows inADDS
- 38DHatchling's homeNEST
- 40DA Great LakeERIE
- 45DDo sketchingDRAW
- 48DSlight quakeTREMOR
- 50DMaximum effortUTMOST
- 51DUsing few wordsTERSE
- 52DFigure of speechIDIOM
- 53DJeans fabricDENIM
- 54DDimes and nickelsCOINS
- 57DCalifornia wine regionNAPA
- 58DSong for twoDUET
- 59DFencing swordEPEE
- 60DGas in some store lightsNEON
- 61DFactualTRUE
- 62DPretzel seasoningSALT
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Questions
What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?
The Tuesday, October 20, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
Is there a theme in the Tuesday, October 20, 2026 puzzle?
The puzzle is titled "LAST IS FIRST", by Sally R. Stein. The long across answers usually carry the idea.
Where can I find older Newsday Crossword answers?
Every past grid stays online with its full solution, so an old clue is always one search away.
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?
Today's grid is 15x15 and has 78 entries.