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Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 22, 2026

Thursday, October 22, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 22, 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

  • 1Nautical "Halt!"
  • 6Bring blushes to
  • 11Hotshot pilot
  • 14Instrument of India
  • 15A la __ menu
  • 16'70s war zone
  • 17*Whirly Olympic event
  • 19Hotshot celebrity, for short
  • 20Ponce de __
  • 21Lamentation
  • 23Rude bus rider
  • 27Mary who wrote Frankenstein
  • 28Necessitate
  • 29__ acid (vinegar component)
  • 30Leaves port
  • 31Maze marking
  • 32Includes
  • 35Horse's dad
  • 36Pilfered
  • 37French author Emile
  • 38Goof up
  • 39Young puppy
  • 40Sing "Deck the Halls"
  • 41Imaginary
  • 43Kids' pellet dispensers
  • 44Understand speaking without hearing
  • 46Antarctic water
  • 47Flung skyward
  • 48Utah national park
  • 49Letter after sigma
  • 50Site suggested by the answers to the starred clues
  • 56Supposed sixth sense
  • 57Has a tilt
  • 58Hockey great Gretzky
  • 59Air-leak sound
  • 60Coax forth
  • 61Pay out

Down

  • 1Fire residue
  • 2Through, on an itinerary
  • 3Casino $$$ source
  • 4Walton of Walmart
  • 5Rack for roses
  • 6Cast member
  • 7German highway
  • 8Incoming LAX flight
  • 9Instruction to a cabbie
  • 10Packard's high-tech partner
  • 11*Noisy Verdi piece
  • 12Michael of Interstellar
  • 13Containing nothing
  • 18Stagger
  • 22Arabian Nights name
  • 23Reverend Jackson
  • 24Walking __ (blissful)
  • 25*Before-the-foxhunt drinks
  • 26Bit of folklore
  • 27Head covering
  • 29Oceanic ring
  • 31In its __ (replacing it)
  • 33Unaccompanied
  • 34Spicy dip
  • 36Snugly contained
  • 37Turns sharply
  • 39Grapple in a ring
  • 40Cronkite's longtime employer
  • 42FDR-era agency
  • 43Big help
  • 44Minstrels' instruments
  • 45Bridge non-bid
  • 46Washer cycle
  • 48__ oxide ointment
  • 51French water
  • 52Grammy category since 1989
  • 53See 55-Down
  • 54__ Arbor, MI
  • 55With 53-Down, late-night flight

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "HEARINGBONE WEAVE".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ANautical "Halt!"AVAST
  • 6ABring blushes toABASH
  • 11AHotshot pilotACE
  • 14AInstrument of IndiaSITAR
  • 15AA la __ menuCARTE
  • 16A'70s war zoneNAM
  • 17A*Whirly Olympic eventHAMMERTHROW
  • 19AHotshot celebrity, for shortVIP
  • 20APonce de __LEON
  • 21ALamentationPLAINT
  • 23ARude bus riderJOSTLER
  • 27AMary who wrote FrankensteinSHELLEY
  • 28ANecessitateENTAIL
  • 29A__ acid (vinegar component)ACETIC
  • 30ALeaves portSAILS
  • 31AMaze markingSTART
  • 32AIncludesHAS
  • 35AHorse's dadSIRE
  • 36APilferedSTOLE
  • 37AFrench author EmileZOLA
  • 38AGoof upERR
  • 39AYoung puppyWHELP
  • 40ASing "Deck the Halls"CAROL
  • 41AImaginaryUNREAL
  • 43AKids' pellet dispensersBBGUNS
  • 44AUnderstand speaking without hearingLIPREAD
  • 46AAntarctic waterROSSSEA
  • 47AFlung skywardUPCAST
  • 48AUtah national parkZION
  • 49ALetter after sigmaTAU
  • 50ASite suggested by the answers to the starred cluesTHEINNEREAR
  • 56ASupposed sixth senseESP
  • 57AHas a tiltLEANS
  • 58AHockey great GretzkyWAYNE
  • 59AAir-leak soundSSS
  • 60ACoax forthEDUCE
  • 61APay outSPEND
  • 1DFire residueASH
  • 2DThrough, on an itineraryVIA
  • 3DCasino $$$ sourceATM
  • 4DWalton of WalmartSAM
  • 5DRack for rosesTRELLIS
  • 6DCast memberACTOR
  • 7DGerman highwayBAHN
  • 8DIncoming LAX flightARR
  • 9DInstruction to a cabbieSTOPHERE
  • 10DPackard's high-tech partnerHEWLETT
  • 11D*Noisy Verdi pieceANVILCHORUS
  • 12DMichael of InterstellarCAINE
  • 13DContaining nothingEMPTY
  • 18DStaggerREEL
  • 22DArabian Nights nameALI
  • 23DReverend JacksonJESSE
  • 24DWalking __ (blissful)ONAIR
  • 25D*Before-the-foxhunt drinksSTIRRUPCUPS
  • 26DBit of folkloreTALE
  • 27DHead coveringSCALP
  • 29DOceanic ringATOLL
  • 31DIn its __ (replacing it)STEAD
  • 33DUnaccompaniedALONE
  • 34DSpicy dipSALSA
  • 36DSnugly containedSHEATHED
  • 37DTurns sharplyZAGS
  • 39DGrapple in a ringWRESTLE
  • 40DCronkite's longtime employerCBSNEWS
  • 42DFDR-era agencyNRA
  • 43DBig helpBOON
  • 44DMinstrels' instrumentsLUTES
  • 45DBridge non-bidIPASS
  • 46DWasher cycleRINSE
  • 48D__ oxide ointmentZINC
  • 51DFrench waterEAU
  • 52DGrammy category since 1989RAP
  • 53DSee 55-DownEYE
  • 54D__ Arbor, MIANN
  • 55DWith 53-Down, late-night flightRED

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Questions

What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Thursday, October 22, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

Is there a theme in the Thursday, October 22, 2026 puzzle?

The puzzle is titled "HEARINGBONE WEAVE", by Alex Vaughn. The long across answers usually carry the idea.

Where can I find older Newsday Crossword answers?

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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?

Today's grid is 15x15 and has 76 entries.

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