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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, October 23, 2026

Friday, October 23, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 23, 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

  • 1Hub of Bolivia
  • 6Painter in Haarlem
  • 10Jazzes (up)
  • 14Pin something on
  • 15Natives met by Lewis & Clark
  • 16What some stadiums are called
  • 17Where blowouts are bought
  • 18Shred
  • 19Specialized discipline
  • 20Southeast Italian city
  • 21Candy Crush __ (puzzle app)
  • 22Special attention, for short
  • 23Undergo a snack attack
  • 27Fortune-teller's title, often: Abbr.
  • 28Tropical Storm Bonnie, e.g.
  • 29Lays out
  • 30They're found in regattas
  • 32"Of all the luck!"
  • 35Flummoxed
  • 36"The Classic Game of India"
  • 39Ne plus ultra
  • 42Sub officer
  • 43Guitar clamp
  • 47Court with a number
  • 49Comics pet sound
  • 51Logician's conclusion
  • 52Hispanic bro code
  • 56MLB stat trio
  • 57Something to take shopping
  • 58Attorney General before Loretta
  • 59Arbitrary order
  • 60Parisian possessive
  • 61Declines as enthusiasm
  • 63Bit of headway
  • 64City near Tahoe
  • 65"Get someone else"
  • 66Northwest Italian city
  • 67On the horizon
  • 68Safe places

Down

  • 1Mass quantities: Abbr.
  • 2Its quarter honors Helen Keller
  • 3Kibitzing
  • 4Boccaccio's love
  • 5Culmination
  • 6Close contest
  • 7Top crew
  • 8Unique beginning
  • 9Many cabs
  • 10Spiritless
  • 11Swimmers with spearlike snouts
  • 12Go ahead of
  • 13Caribbean music
  • 23Wellness grp.
  • 24Hamburger guy
  • 25Comptrollers, often: Abbr.
  • 26Org. offering Top Baby Names lists
  • 31School lunch staple
  • 33Text of gratitude
  • 34Get in the game
  • 37Some carolers
  • 38Sandy hue
  • 39Suffix for some creeds
  • 40Some personal papers
  • 41Fascinate
  • 44Patron saint of Catholic schools
  • 45Word heard re wet forecasts
  • 46Text source for the end of Beethoven's Ninth
  • 48"Hollywood's Biggest Night" presentations
  • 50Entered rapidly
  • 53Name on Silicon Valley maps
  • 54Maine college town
  • 55Merest hint
  • 59MRI regulator
  • 62GPS grid

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 23-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SAY THAT AND SMILE".

All 74 answers

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  • 1AHub of BoliviaLAPAZ
  • 6APainter in HaarlemHALS
  • 10AJazzes (up)AMPS
  • 14APin something onBLAME
  • 15ANatives met by Lewis & ClarkOTOE
  • 16AWhat some stadiums are calledPARK
  • 17AWhere blowouts are boughtSALON
  • 18AShredREND
  • 19ASpecialized disciplineAREA
  • 20ASoutheast Italian cityBARI
  • 21ACandy Crush __ (puzzle app)SAGA
  • 22ASpecial attention, for shortTLC
  • 23AUndergo a snack attackHAVETHEMUNCHIES
  • 27AFortune-teller's title, often: Abbr.MME
  • 28ATropical Storm Bonnie, e.g.HER
  • 29ALays outSPENDS
  • 30AThey're found in regattasOARS
  • 32A"Of all the luck!"RATS
  • 35AFlummoxedATSEA
  • 36A"The Classic Game of India"PARCHEESI
  • 39ANe plus ultraIDEAL
  • 42ASub officerEXEC
  • 43AGuitar clampCAPO
  • 47ACourt with a numberSINGTO
  • 49AComics pet soundARF
  • 51ALogician's conclusionQED
  • 52AHispanic bro codeMACHISMOCULTURE
  • 56AMLB stat trioRHE
  • 57ASomething to take shoppingCART
  • 58AAttorney General before LorettaERIC
  • 59AArbitrary orderFIAT
  • 60AParisian possessiveATOI
  • 61ADeclines as enthusiasmWANES
  • 63ABit of headwayDENT
  • 64ACity near TahoeRENO
  • 65A"Get someone else"ICANT
  • 66ANorthwest Italian cityASTI
  • 67AOn the horizonSOON
  • 68ASafe placesNESTS
  • 1DMass quantities: Abbr.LBS
  • 2DIts quarter honors Helen KellerALABAMA
  • 3DKibitzingPALAVER
  • 4DBoccaccio's loveAMORE
  • 5DCulminationZENITH
  • 6DClose contestHORSERACE
  • 7DTop crewATEAM
  • 8DUnique beginningLONGU
  • 9DMany cabsSEDANS
  • 10DSpiritlessAPATHETIC
  • 11DSwimmers with spearlike snoutsMARLINS
  • 12DGo ahead ofPRECEDE
  • 13DCaribbean musicSKA
  • 23DWellness grp.HMO
  • 24DHamburger guyHERR
  • 25DComptrollers, often: Abbr.CPAS
  • 26DOrg. offering Top Baby Names listsSSA
  • 31DSchool lunch stapleSPAGHETTI
  • 33DText of gratitudeTHX
  • 34DGet in the gameSEEACTION
  • 37DSome carolersALTI
  • 38DSandy hueECRU
  • 39DSuffix for some creedsISM
  • 40DSome personal papersDIARIES
  • 41DFascinateENCHANT
  • 44DPatron saint of Catholic schoolsAQUINAS
  • 45DWord heard re wet forecastsPERCENT
  • 46DText source for the end of Beethoven's NinthODE
  • 48D"Hollywood's Biggest Night" presentationsOSCARS
  • 50DEntered rapidlyFLEWIN
  • 53DName on Silicon Valley mapsMATEO
  • 54DMaine college townORONO
  • 55DMerest hintTRACE
  • 59DMRI regulatorFDA
  • 62DGPS gridSTS

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Questions

What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Friday, October 23, 2026 grid has 74 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

Is there a theme in the Friday, October 23, 2026 puzzle?

The puzzle is titled "SAY THAT AND SMILE", by Matthew Sewell. 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 74 entries.

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