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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 3, 2026

Saturday, October 3, 2026/64 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, October 3, 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

  • 1#1's
  • 7Worms, maybe
  • 15All-time highest-earning female athlete ($450+ million), familiarly
  • 16Sushi option
  • 17Libertine
  • 18Only female Argonaut
  • 19Writer's block?
  • 21Right on the money, in Melbourne
  • 22Over
  • 23Short-term lab job
  • 26Crisper for brown butter sauce
  • 27Subject to slamming
  • 28Something to consider
  • 29"He was __, take him for all in all": Hamlet
  • 30Nothing at all
  • 35See 55-Down
  • 36Soul's foregoer
  • 38Koran's early major prophet
  • 39Edges of some calendar line lists
  • 41Its seal has a plow and riverboat
  • 42Page-bottom advisory in press-packet PDFs
  • 43Complete your training
  • 45Negate
  • 46City near Manhattan not related to a sand bag brand
  • 50Male frogs' amplifiers
  • 51Connection for many modern messages
  • 52Sectarian from the Hebrew for "pious"
  • 54What the first footballs were
  • 57Loud buzzer
  • 58End of a line
  • 59Fail big
  • 60Diverse
  • 61Layers of floors

Down

  • 1Tangentially
  • 2What children make a stand for
  • 3Women with personal trainers
  • 4Predicament acknowledgment
  • 5Take __
  • 6Leaves home
  • 7What 15-Across returned to in '26
  • 8What grading will get rid of
  • 9Shortly
  • 10Eliza Doolittle's Greek counterpart
  • 11Give
  • 12Friday the 3rd?
  • 13Big rock name meaning "Old City"
  • 14Crib for the house
  • 20Deal with your in-box
  • 24Yogurt topping
  • 25It's often open for lunch
  • 31Tin-eared
  • 32See someone
  • 33Apple product
  • 34They're seen on a star-filled night
  • 37Where the buck stops briefly
  • 40Prodigal
  • 44Discarded
  • 46Half a bubble gum brand
  • 47Unsurpassable
  • 48Yahoo's lack
  • 49Informal term of endearment
  • 53"The glitchy jukebox," to nonfans
  • 55With 35-Across, one buck, or many
  • 56Short yardstick

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 64 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 31 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 23-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 64 answers

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  • 1A#1'sALPHAS
  • 7AWorms, maybeWRIGGLES
  • 15AAll-time highest-earning female athlete ($450+ million), familiarlySERENA
  • 16ASushi optionTUNAROLL
  • 17ALibertineAMORAL
  • 18AOnly female ArgonautATALANTA
  • 19AWriter's block?NOTEPAD
  • 21ARight on the money, in MelbourneBANGON
  • 22AOverANEW
  • 23AShort-term lab jobDOGSITTING
  • 26ACrisper for brown butter sauceSAGE
  • 27ASubject to slammingBERATE
  • 28ASomething to considerIDEA
  • 29A"He was __, take him for all in all": HamletAMAN
  • 30ANothing at allAUGHT
  • 35ASee 55-DownDEER
  • 36ASoul's foregoerRANDB
  • 38AKoran's early major prophetNOAH
  • 39AEdges of some calendar line listsESSES
  • 41AIts seal has a plow and riverboatIOWA
  • 42APage-bottom advisory in press-packet PDFsMORE
  • 43AComplete your trainingPULLIN
  • 45ANegateUNDO
  • 46ACity near Manhattan not related to a sand bag brandHACKENSACK
  • 50AMale frogs' amplifiersSACS
  • 51AConnection for many modern messagesUPLINK
  • 52ASectarian from the Hebrew for "pious"HASIDIC
  • 54AWhat the first footballs wereBLADDERS
  • 57ALoud buzzerCICADA
  • 58AEnd of a lineBUSDEPOT
  • 59AFail bigCRATER
  • 60ADiverseASSORTED
  • 61ALayers of floorsTILERS
  • 1DTangentiallyASANASIDE
  • 2DWhat children make a stand forLEMONADES
  • 3DWomen with personal trainersPROTEGEES
  • 4DPredicament acknowledgmentHEREWEARE
  • 5DTake __ANAP
  • 6DLeaves homeSALADBAR
  • 7DWhat 15-Across returned to in '26WTA
  • 8DWhat grading will get rid ofRUT
  • 9DShortlyINABIT
  • 10DEliza Doolittle's Greek counterpartGALATEA
  • 11DGiveGRANT
  • 12DFriday the 3rd?LONGI
  • 13DBig rock name meaning "Old City"ELTON
  • 14DCrib for the houseSLANG
  • 20DDeal with your in-boxDOEMAILS
  • 24DYogurt toppingGRANOLA
  • 25DIt's often open for lunchSANDWICH
  • 31DTin-earedUNMUSICAL
  • 32DSee someoneGOONADATE
  • 33DApple productHARDCIDER
  • 34DThey're seen on a star-filled nightTHEOSCARS
  • 37DWhere the buck stops brieflyBANKACCT
  • 40DProdigalSPENDER
  • 44DDiscardedUNKEPT
  • 46DHalf a bubble gum brandHUBBA
  • 47DUnsurpassableAPLUS
  • 48DYahoo's lackCLASS
  • 49DInformal term of endearmentKIDDO
  • 53D"The glitchy jukebox," to nonfansSIRI
  • 55DWith 35-Across, one buck, or manyROE
  • 56DShort yardstickSTD

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