Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 29, 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 29, 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 can be found by opening that day in the archive.
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Across
- 1Parts of overalls
- 5Defeats easily
- 10Bake sale orgs.
- 14Restarting fresh
- 15Plane-seat selection
- 16"Horrors!"
- 17Palm-tree berry
- 18Forster novel setting
- 19Inventor Rubik
- 20Zealous drive for success
- 23Zealous
- 24Bench-press muscle
- 25Sodium hydroxide solution
- 26Beast of burden
- 27Per __ expenses
- 30One standing in a 51-Across
- 32Certain bun filler
- 34Amalgamates
- 35Short fuse
- 38Obi-Wan after Alec
- 40Trojan War hero
- 41Kindling's kin
- 44Horse color
- 45Humanities course, for short
- 48Ft. Worth summer setting
- 49Amp (up)
- 51Betting setting
- 53Ruckuses
- 57Not __ many words
- 58Tree knot
- 59A month of Sundays
- 60Rhinelander's refusal
- 61Expand, as a compressed file
- 62Beguile
- 63Melbourne greeting
- 64Nissan rival
- 65Egg-timer contents
Down
- 1Sounds at a shearing
- 2Brings on
- 3Parts of Santa costumes
- 4Loathsome ones
- 5More delicate
- 6Shape with no end
- 7Food-stamping agcy.
- 8Skycam locale
- 9Lobster habitat
- 10Lyricist, essentially
- 11Mystery tale
- 12Less than pleased
- 13Oklahomans
- 21Sundance Festival film
- 22Antarctic vista
- 28Irish singer
- 29Utility device
- 31Bowls over
- 32Hurricane product
- 33Silver State city
- 35Disney's "concert feature"
- 36Admission of fault
- 37TWA competitor
- 38Sort of art print
- 39Made broader
- 42Bard's "before"
- 43Plywood source
- 45Tongue, to Tacitus
- 46Office apprentice
- 47Threw out
- 50Big name on Wheel...
- 52Naval commandos
- 54Stage trophy
- 55Heckle
- 56Electrical system
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 37 across and 35 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "HOT PURSUIT".
All 72 answers
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- 1AParts of overallsBIBS
- 5ADefeats easilyDRUBS
- 10ABake sale orgs.PTAS
- 14ARestarting freshANEW
- 15APlane-seat selectionAISLE
- 16A"Horrors!"OHNO
- 17APalm-tree berryACAI
- 18AForster novel settingINDIA
- 19AInventor RubikERNO
- 20AZealous drive for successBURNINGAMBITION
- 23AZealousARDENT
- 24ABench-press musclePEC
- 25ASodium hydroxide solutionLYE
- 26ABeast of burdenASS
- 27APer __ expensesDIEM
- 30AOne standing in a 51-AcrossDEALER
- 32ACertain bun fillerWIENER
- 34AAmalgamatesWEDS
- 35AShort fuseFIERYTEMPER
- 38AObi-Wan after AlecEWAN
- 40ATrojan War heroAENEAS
- 41AKindling's kinTINDER
- 44AHorse colorROAN
- 45AHumanities course, for shortLIT
- 48AFt. Worth summer settingCDT
- 49AAmp (up)REV
- 51ABetting settingCASINO
- 53ARuckusesHEATEDARGUMENTS
- 57ANot __ many wordsINSO
- 58ATree knotGNARL
- 59AA month of SundaysAGES
- 60ARhinelander's refusalNEIN
- 61AExpand, as a compressed fileUNZIP
- 62ABeguileLURE
- 63AMelbourne greetingGDAY
- 64ANissan rivalMAZDA
- 65AEgg-timer contentsSAND
- 1DSounds at a shearingBAABAA
- 2DBrings onINCURS
- 3DParts of Santa costumesBEARDS
- 4DLoathsome onesSWINE
- 5DMore delicateDAINTIER
- 6DShape with no endRING
- 7DFood-stamping agcy.USDA
- 8DSkycam localeBLIMP
- 9DLobster habitatSEABED
- 10DLyricist, essentiallyPOET
- 11DMystery taleTHRILLER
- 12DLess than pleasedANNOYED
- 13DOklahomansSOONERS
- 21DSundance Festival filmINDIE
- 22DAntarctic vistaICE
- 28DIrish singerENYA
- 29DUtility deviceMETER
- 31DBowls overAWES
- 32DHurricane productWIND
- 33DSilver State cityRENO
- 35DDisney's "concert feature"FANTASIA
- 36DAdmission of faultMEACULPA
- 37DTWA competitorPANAM
- 38DSort of art printETCHING
- 39DMade broaderWIDENED
- 42DBard's "before"ERE
- 43DPlywood sourceREDGUM
- 45DTongue, to TacitusLINGUA
- 46DOffice apprenticeINTERN
- 47DThrew outTOSSED
- 50DBig name on Wheel...VANNA
- 52DNaval commandosSEALS
- 54DStage trophyTONY
- 55DHeckleRAZZ
- 56DElectrical systemGRID
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Questions
What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?
The Thursday, October 29, 2026 grid has 72 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
Is there a theme in the Thursday, October 29, 2026 puzzle?
The puzzle is titled "HOT PURSUIT", by Clive Probert. 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 72 entries.
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