Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Wednesday, October 21, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 21, 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
- 1A bunch
- 5Klutzy
- 10Spill the beans
- 14Real estate stat
- 15More despicable
- 16Perry victory site
- 17Cause of quaking
- 18Part of a sock
- 19Superhero squad
- 20Go away quietly
- 23Robin Williams' sitcom birthplace
- 24Adoption org.
- 28British schoolboy's topper
- 32High school class
- 34Poet's sphere
- 35Mumbai garb
- 36Sarge's superior
- 38Irish actor Stephen
- 39Seek a newer version
- 43Weigh station visitor
- 44Peripheral
- 45Fully matured
- 46"Sail ___ Ship of State!"
- 47ER personnel
- 48Lets down
- 51Shrink back
- 53Where huge letters are written
- 54Make much noise
- 62Opera set in Egypt
- 65Cheers server
- 66One of the Bronte sisters
- 67Talk-show physician
- 68Facebook party notice
- 69Prefix meaning "beyond"
- 70Designer label
- 71Windshield adornment
- 72Drudge
Down
- 1Guffaw, in Variety
- 2Crunchy ice-cream ingredient
- 3Greenish blue
- 4Derisive
- 5Trump Jr.'s sister
- 6Half of a course
- 7Fraternal brothers
- 8Throw stuff at
- 9Shoe preserver
- 10Some phone messages
- 11Sleeve
- 12Become horizontal
- 13Quiz whiz Jennings
- 21Tolkien villain
- 22Specified
- 25Merchant of Venice woman
- 26Unsettling
- 27Dresses down
- 28Fund held in trust
- 29Sesame seed paste
- 30The Beaver State
- 31Novel designs
- 32Pumpkin or squash
- 33Puppy sound
- 37Magnetite, e.g.
- 401950s war zone
- 41A good time
- 42Force's training center
- 49El Al's headquarters
- 50Merchandise ID
- 52Beyond impractical
- 55How some coffee is served
- 56Except for
- 57Greenland explorer
- 58It's west of Sask.
- 59Strike zone boundary
- 60Golden Rule word
- 61Penn with three Oscars
- 62Also mention
- 63Nettle
- 64Novelist DeLillo
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 39-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "THREE OF A KIND".
All 78 answers
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- 1AA bunchLOTS
- 5AKlutzyINEPT
- 10ASpill the beansTALK
- 14AReal estate statAREA
- 15AMore despicableVILER
- 16APerry victory siteERIE
- 17ACause of quakingFEAR
- 18APart of a sockANKLE
- 19ASuperhero squadXMEN
- 20AGo away quietlyFOLDONESTENT
- 23ARobin Williams' sitcom birthplaceORK
- 24AAdoption org.ASPCA
- 28ABritish schoolboy's topperETONCAP
- 32AHigh school classGYM
- 34APoet's sphereORB
- 35AMumbai garbSARI
- 36ASarge's superiorLOOIE
- 38AIrish actor StephenREA
- 39ASeek a newer versionCHECKFORUPDATES
- 43AWeigh station visitorRIG
- 44APeripheralOUTER
- 45AFully maturedRIPE
- 46A"Sail ___ Ship of State!"ONO
- 47AER personnelRNS
- 48ALets downDISMAYS
- 51AShrink backWINCE
- 53AWhere huge letters are writtenSKY
- 54AMake much noiseRAISEARUCKUS
- 62AOpera set in EgyptAIDA
- 65ACheers serverCARLA
- 66AOne of the Bronte sistersANNE
- 67ATalk-show physicianDROZ
- 68AFacebook party noticeEVITE
- 69APrefix meaning "beyond"META
- 70ADesigner labelDKNY
- 71AWindshield adornmentDECAL
- 72ADrudgePEON
- 1DGuffaw, in VarietyLAFF
- 2DCrunchy ice-cream ingredientOREO
- 3DGreenish blueTEAL
- 4DDerisiveSARDONIC
- 5DTrump Jr.'s sisterIVANKA
- 6DHalf of a courseNINE
- 7DFraternal brothersELKS
- 8DThrow stuff atPELT
- 9DShoe preserverTREE
- 10DSome phone messagesTEXTS
- 11DSleeveARM
- 12DBecome horizontalLIE
- 13DQuiz whiz JenningsKEN
- 21DTolkien villainORC
- 22DSpecifiedNAMED
- 25DMerchant of Venice womanPORTIA
- 26DUnsettlingCREEPY
- 27DDresses downABASES
- 28DFund held in trustESCROW
- 29DSesame seed pasteTAHINI
- 30DThe Beaver StateOREGON
- 31DNovel designsPLOTS
- 32DPumpkin or squashGOURD
- 33DPuppy soundYIP
- 37DMagnetite, e.g.ORE
- 40D1950s war zoneKOREA
- 41DA good timeFUN
- 42DForce's training centerARMYCAMP
- 49DEl Al's headquartersISRAEL
- 50DMerchandise IDSKU
- 52DBeyond impracticalCRAZY
- 55DHow some coffee is servedICED
- 56DExcept forSAVE
- 57DGreenland explorerERIC
- 58DIt's west of Sask.ALTA
- 59DStrike zone boundaryKNEE
- 60DGolden Rule wordUNTO
- 61DPenn with three OscarsSEAN
- 62DAlso mentionADD
- 63DNettleIRK
- 64DNovelist DeLilloDON
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Questions
What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?
The Wednesday, October 21, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
Is there a theme in the Wednesday, October 21, 2026 puzzle?
The puzzle is titled "THREE OF A KIND", by Fred Piscop. 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.