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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, October 30, 2026

Friday, October 30, 2026

  • 76 clues
  • 37 across
  • 39 down
0/76 solved

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Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 30, 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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  1. Hint 1Gentlest

    Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.

  2. Hint 2A little stronger

    There are 37 across and 39 down.

  3. Hint 3A little stronger

    The longest answer has 14 letters and is 19-across.

  4. Hint 4Strongest hint

    Today's puzzle is titled "IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN".

All 76 answers

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Across

  1. 1Sudden increaseJUMP
  2. 5Distant starterEQUI
  3. 9Galileo Airport serves itPISA
  4. 13Ocular membraneUVEA
  5. 14Trash talkTAUNT
  6. 15Has run its courseISUP
  7. 16Decoy, e.g.LURE
  8. 17__ Next Top Model (series filmed in Singapore)ASIAS
  9. 18Basic irregular verbTOBE
  10. 19*"The Queen of Jazz"ELLAFITZGERALD
  11. 22Franklin's pamphleteer menteePAINE
  12. 23CategoryILK
  13. 24Otto's outAUS
  14. 26JFK once, but not DDESEN
  15. 27Car wash suppliesRAGS
  16. 31Page-bottom IDFOOTER
  17. 33Heart chambersATRIA
  18. 35AmalgamatesWEDS
  19. 36*Connect with your bestieCALLAFRIEND
  20. 40Awe-inspiring figureICON
  21. 42Sweet buySTEAL
  22. 43Color intensityCHROMA
  23. 46Proclaimed with gustoSANG
  24. 47Bagel flavorOAT
  25. 50Canine cryYIP
  26. 51__-Locka, FLOPA
  27. 53Looking flooredAGAPE
  28. 55*Alternative to Microsoft EdgeMOZILLAFIREFOX
  29. 60"Try this"HERE
  30. 61Pleasant respiteOASIS
  31. 62List someTILT
  32. 63ArticulatedORAL
  33. 64Personal mannersMIENS
  34. 65Key in a chainISLE
  35. 66With 67-Across, timely phrase for what's hidden in the starred clue's answersFALL
  36. 67See 66-AcrossBACK
  37. 68Marvel movie powerhouseTHOR

Down

  1. 1Derby drinksJULEPS
  2. 2They're down in the mouthUVULAE
  3. 3Idylls of the King characterMERLIN
  4. 4Hymn of praisePAEAN
  5. 5Where Lady Liberty looksEAST
  6. 6InterrogateQUIZ
  7. 7Eels with wasabiUNAGI
  8. 8End of an FDR quoteITSELF
  9. 9Chip choicePITA
  10. 10Set apartISOLATED
  11. 11Soft, as lightingSUBDUED
  12. 12Big bumblerAPE
  13. 14Word on a tiki bar menuTAI
  14. 20UnbrokenFERAL
  15. 21Hirer of Welles in '39RKO
  16. 25HS VIPsSRS
  17. 28Part of NATOATL
  18. 29Foie __GRAS
  19. 30Searches (through)SIFTS
  20. 32Have mastery overOWN
  21. 34Survey datumAREA
  22. 36BodilyCORPORAL
  23. 37"It's __ from me" (Idol rejection)ANO
  24. 38Ending like -iteIAN
  25. 39Composer heard at commencementsELGAR
  26. 40Far from congenialICY
  27. 41Mythical hybrid monsterCHIMERA
  28. 44"Little old me?"MOI
  29. 45Poise under pressureAPLOMB
  30. 47BumblingOAFISH
  31. 48Leader of the MusesAPOLLO
  32. 49Today's teen, time and againTEXTER
  33. 52"King of Cling" French designerALAIA
  34. 54Jokester's prodGETIT
  35. 56Former Georgia senator MillerZELL
  36. 57Very briefly, phrase-wiseASEC
  37. 58SquealerFINK
  38. 59NASA six-person orbiterISS
  39. 60NBA shrineHOF

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Questions

What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Friday, October 30, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

Is there a theme in the Friday, October 30, 2026 puzzle?

The puzzle is titled "IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN", by Chris Gross. The long across answers usually carry the idea.

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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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