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Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, October 26, 2026

Monday, October 26, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, October 26, 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

  • 1Look without blinking
  • 6Venetian-blind strip
  • 10Arrests, slangily
  • 14More adorable
  • 15Rail-riding wanderer
  • 16__ mater (one's former school)
  • 17Backyard swimming spot
  • 20Note from the boss
  • 21Remove from power
  • 22Vote into office
  • 23Windowsill, for one
  • 25Pub beverage
  • 26Portrait painter's surface
  • 29Throb
  • 33Woodwind instruments
  • 34Goatee's location
  • 36Color of Santa's suit
  • 37Feature of engraved invitations
  • 41Letter before tee
  • 42Des Moines' state
  • 43Joke around with
  • 44Clipped wool from
  • 47Talked back to
  • 48Pecan or cashew
  • 49Awaken rudely
  • 51Joggers' paces
  • 54__ Canaveral, FL
  • 55Reach across
  • 59Sweltering weather
  • 62Not doing anything
  • 63Null and __ (not valid)
  • 64Boot bottoms
  • 65Appear to be
  • 66Concludes
  • 67Dropped-egg sound

Down

  • 1Con game
  • 2Toothpaste holder
  • 3Molecule part
  • 4Spins in circles
  • 5Poet's "before"
  • 6"I don't know" gesture
  • 7Off the leash
  • 8Share a border with
  • 92,000 pounds
  • 10Italian port
  • 11Skin-soothing ingredient
  • 12Popular college guy, briefly
  • 13Pretzel topping
  • 18Mythological figures
  • 19Farmer's place of song
  • 24Make simpler
  • 25Uncle's wife
  • 26Centers of apples
  • 27Embarrass
  • 28Loud racket
  • 29Greek pocket bread
  • 30Opera solos
  • 31Feeling nervous
  • 32Barely defeated
  • 34Clumsy person
  • 35Chop down with an ax
  • 38Weight loss plan
  • 39When planes are expected: Abbr.
  • 40Where a driver takes a break
  • 45National song
  • 46Corrosion of iron
  • 47Court plaintiff
  • 49Quick
  • 50Newspaper essays, for short
  • 51The one here
  • 52Take a bus or train
  • 53Make eyes at
  • 54"We gotta get going!"
  • 56Drag from behind
  • 57Region
  • 58Bird's tree home
  • 60Day before a holiday
  • 61Donkey

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 43 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "UP AND UP AND UP".

All 78 answers

Every answerHide
  • 1ALook without blinkingSTARE
  • 6AVenetian-blind stripSLAT
  • 10AArrests, slangilyNABS
  • 14AMore adorableCUTER
  • 15ARail-riding wandererHOBO
  • 16A__ mater (one's former school)ALMA
  • 17ABackyard swimming spotABOVEGROUNDPOOL
  • 20ANote from the bossMEMO
  • 21ARemove from powerOUST
  • 22AVote into officeELECT
  • 23AWindowsill, for oneLEDGE
  • 25APub beverageALE
  • 26APortrait painter's surfaceCANVAS
  • 29AThrobPULSATE
  • 33AWoodwind instrumentsOBOES
  • 34AGoatee's locationCHIN
  • 36AColor of Santa's suitRED
  • 37AFeature of engraved invitationsRAISEDLETTERING
  • 41ALetter before teeESS
  • 42ADes Moines' stateIOWA
  • 43AJoke around withTEASE
  • 44AClipped wool fromSHEARED
  • 47ATalked back toSASSED
  • 48APecan or cashewNUT
  • 49AAwaken rudelyROUST
  • 51AJoggers' pacesTROTS
  • 54A__ Canaveral, FLCAPE
  • 55AReach acrossSPAN
  • 59ASweltering weatherHIGHTEMPERATURE
  • 62ANot doing anythingIDLE
  • 63ANull and __ (not valid)VOID
  • 64ABoot bottomsSOLES
  • 65AAppear to beSEEM
  • 66AConcludesENDS
  • 67ADropped-egg soundSPLAT
  • 1DCon gameSCAM
  • 2DToothpaste holderTUBE
  • 3DMolecule partATOM
  • 4DSpins in circlesREVOLVES
  • 5DPoet's "before"ERE
  • 6D"I don't know" gestureSHRUG
  • 7DOff the leashLOOSE
  • 8DShare a border withABUT
  • 9D2,000 poundsTON
  • 10DItalian portNAPLES
  • 11DSkin-soothing ingredientALOE
  • 12DPopular college guy, brieflyBMOC
  • 13DPretzel toppingSALT
  • 18DMythological figuresGODS
  • 19DFarmer's place of songDELL
  • 24DMake simplerEASE
  • 25DUncle's wifeAUNT
  • 26DCenters of applesCORES
  • 27DEmbarrassABASH
  • 28DLoud racketNOISE
  • 29DGreek pocket breadPITA
  • 30DOpera solosARIAS
  • 31DFeeling nervousTENSE
  • 32DBarely defeatedEDGED
  • 34DClumsy personCLOD
  • 35DChop down with an axHEW
  • 38DWeight loss planDIET
  • 39DWhen planes are expected: Abbr.ETAS
  • 40DWhere a driver takes a breakRESTSTOP
  • 45DNational songANTHEM
  • 46DCorrosion of ironRUST
  • 47DCourt plaintiffSUER
  • 49DQuickRAPID
  • 50DNewspaper essays, for shortOPEDS
  • 51DThe one hereTHIS
  • 52DTake a bus or trainRIDE
  • 53DMake eyes atOGLE
  • 54D"We gotta get going!"CMON
  • 56DDrag from behindPULL
  • 57DRegionAREA
  • 58DBird's tree homeNEST
  • 60DDay before a holidayEVE
  • 61DDonkeyASS

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Questions

What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Monday, October 26, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

Is there a theme in the Monday, October 26, 2026 puzzle?

The puzzle is titled "UP AND UP AND UP", by Gail Grabowski. 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 78 entries.

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