Newsday Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 4, 2026
Sunday, October 4, 2026/146 clues solved
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Across
- 1Bring under control
- 5Prayer wrap-up
- 9From Havana
- 14Direct (to)
- 19Etching compound
- 20Leaf blower brand
- 21Poor treatment
- 22Frigidaire rival
- 23Colorful tabby
- 25Carnival confection
- 27Fixture in some basements
- 28Opulent residence
- 30Morn's opposite
- 31Flat-topped hill
- 33More adorable
- 34Pop's pop
- 38"In what way?"
- 42Champagne holder
- 44"Have some!"
- 45Tremendously
- 46Part of a flight
- 48Smokestack buildup
- 50This, in Tijuana
- 51Gunk
- 52Very light dessert
- 55Tibia's place
- 56Be under the weather
- 57Trim, as bushes
- 58Most flexible
- 60Media mogul Turner
- 61Entertains lavishly
- 63Touch base via phone
- 64Pop singer Tori
- 66Proclaim
- 67Money-managing exec.
- 69Six-pt. plays
- 70Lose energy
- 71Collar insert
- 72Sentence segment
- 74Avid aficionados
- 77Informal refusal
- 78Brake sound
- 80Festoon
- 82Vietnamese holiday
- 83No longer happening
- 85Marine, slangily
- 87"Goodness!"
- 88Hard to come by
- 89__ for (chooses)
- 90Gaggle sounds
- 91Bridle attachment
- 92Eternal
- 94Waters down
- 96Strong point
- 97Scoff at
- 98British nobleman
- 100Word on Irish stamps
- 103Pothook shape
- 104Fill with love
- 106Mrs. Smith's competitor
- 111Gentle-but-firm persuasion
- 115Duke Ellington tune
- 117Toon mermaid
- 118Hardwood tree
- 119Baroque instrument
- 120Wistful word
- 121Can't do without
- 122Fruit skins
- 123Paid players
- 124Rooster or stallion
Down
- 1Cantina fare
- 2Antioxidant berry
- 3Flour producer
- 4Make revisions to
- 5Make amends (for)
- 6Pokes fun at
- 7Timeline slice
- 8Quick message
- 9Plant in Road Runner cartoons
- 10WWII subs
- 11Flat-topped hill
- 12Star-shaped flower
- 13Prefix meaning ''recent''
- 14Speed demons
- 15Flows forth
- 16Aficionado
- 17Put a stop to
- 18Bradbury of sci-fi
- 24Hunter's garb, for short
- 26Nullifies
- 29Snowman accessory
- 32Once more
- 35Intertwine
- 36Shows compassion for
- 37Easel, for example
- 38Comics Viking
- 39Skateboarding stunt
- 40Daydreamer
- 41NASCAR sponsor
- 43Vitality
- 44Small memento
- 46Bookcase fastener
- 47In this way
- 48Take to task
- 49Caravan stop
- 53Slangy suffix
- 54Actor Nick
- 57Ruses
- 59Raptor's grabber
- 62Top-10 baby girl name of the 2010s
- 63Team leader
- 65Yoga accessory
- 67Flout the rules
- 68Worries
- 70Road branches
- 71Brute
- 72Gets ready
- 73"Steady as __ goes"
- 74Music genre
- 75Send payment
- 76Funny Girl composer
- 77U.S.-Canada defense system
- 79Least distant
- 80Shortly, to Shelley
- 81Jam-packed
- 84Unburdened
- 86Safari sighting
- 87Spanish gold
- 93'50s Fords
- 94Go places
- 95Base-clearing hits
- 96Frond-bearing plant
- 98Beauty and the Beast girl
- 99Battery pole
- 101"Not so!" reply
- 102Support bars
- 105Invitation abbreviation
- 107Economist Smith
- 108Name derived from Dolores
- 109Carrier to Tel Aviv
- 110Ultimatum ender
- 111Airport shuttle
- 112Poetic preposition
- 113Fabricated statement
- 114Empty space
- 116Natural drier
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 146 entries.
- There are 70 across and 76 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 35-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "MATERIAL WITNESS: Some common fabrications".
All 146 answers
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- 1ABring under controlTAME
- 5APrayer wrap-upAMEN
- 9AFrom HavanaCUBAN
- 14ADirect (to)REFER
- 19AEtching compoundACID
- 20ALeaf blower brandTORO
- 21APoor treatmentABUSE
- 22AFrigidaire rivalAMANA
- 23AColorful tabbyCALICOCAT
- 25ACarnival confectionCOTTONCANDY
- 27AFixture in some basementsOILTANK
- 28AOpulent residenceESTATE
- 30AMorn's oppositeEEN
- 31AFlat-topped hillMESA
- 33AMore adorableCUTER
- 34APop's popGRAMPS
- 38A"In what way?"HOWSO
- 42AChampagne holderGLASS
- 44A"Have some!"TASTEIT
- 45ATremendouslyALOT
- 46APart of a flightSTAIR
- 48ASmokestack buildupSOOT
- 50AThis, in TijuanaESTA
- 51AGunkGLOP
- 52AVery light dessertCHIFFONCAKE
- 55ATibia's placeSHIN
- 56ABe under the weatherAIL
- 57ATrim, as bushesPRUNE
- 58AMost flexibleLOOSEST
- 60AMedia mogul TurnerTED
- 61AEntertains lavishlyREGALES
- 63ATouch base via phoneCALLIN
- 64APop singer ToriAMOS
- 66AProclaimAVOW
- 67AMoney-managing exec.CFO
- 69ASix-pt. playsTDS
- 70ALose energyFLAG
- 71ACollar insertSTAY
- 72ASentence segmentPHRASE
- 74AAvid aficionadosROOTERS
- 77AInformal refusalNAH
- 78ABrake soundSCREECH
- 80AFestoonADORN
- 82AVietnamese holidayTET
- 83ANo longer happeningOVER
- 85AMarine, slangilyLEATHERNECK
- 87A"Goodness!"OHMY
- 88AHard to come byRARE
- 89A__ for (chooses)OPTS
- 90AGaggle soundsHONKS
- 91ABridle attachmentREIN
- 92AEternalAGELESS
- 94AWaters downTHINS
- 96AStrong pointFORTE
- 97AScoff atDERIDE
- 98ABritish noblemanBARON
- 100AWord on Irish stampsEIRE
- 103APothook shapeESS
- 104AFill with loveENAMOR
- 106AMrs. Smith's competitorSARALEE
- 111AGentle-but-firm persuasionVELVETGLOVE
- 115ADuke Ellington tuneSATINDOLL
- 117AToon mermaidARIEL
- 118AHardwood treeALDER
- 119ABaroque instrumentVIOL
- 120AWistful wordALAS
- 121ACan't do withoutNEEDS
- 122AFruit skinsPEELS
- 123APaid playersPROS
- 124ARooster or stallionMALE
- 1DCantina fareTACO
- 2DAntioxidant berryACAI
- 3DFlour producerMILL
- 4DMake revisions toEDIT
- 5DMake amends (for)ATONE
- 6DPokes fun atMOCKS
- 7DTimeline sliceERA
- 8DQuick messageNOTE
- 9DPlant in Road Runner cartoonsCACTUS
- 10DWWII subsUBOATS
- 11DFlat-topped hillBUTTE
- 12DStar-shaped flowerASTER
- 13DPrefix meaning ''recent''NEO
- 14DSpeed demonsRACERS
- 15DFlows forthEMANATES
- 16DAficionadoFAN
- 17DPut a stop toEND
- 18DBradbury of sci-fiRAY
- 24DHunter's garb, for shortCAMO
- 26DNullifiesNEGATES
- 29DSnowman accessorySCARF
- 32DOnce moreAGAIN
- 35DIntertwineMESHTOGETHER
- 36DShows compassion forPITIES
- 37DEasel, for exampleSTAND
- 38DComics VikingHAGAR
- 39DSkateboarding stuntOLLIE
- 40DDaydreamerWOOLGATHERER
- 41DNASCAR sponsorSTP
- 43DVitalityLIFE
- 44DSmall mementoTOKEN
- 46DBookcase fastenerSCREW
- 47DIn this wayTHUS
- 48DTake to taskSCOLD
- 49DCaravan stopOASIS
- 53DSlangy suffixOLA
- 54DActor NickNOLTE
- 57DRusesPLOYS
- 59DRaptor's grabberTALON
- 62DTop-10 baby girl name of the 2010sAVA
- 63DTeam leaderCOACH
- 65DYoga accessoryMAT
- 67DFlout the rulesCHEAT
- 68DWorriesFRETS
- 70DRoad branchesFORKS
- 71DBruteSAVAGE
- 72DGets readyPREPS
- 73D"Steady as __ goes"SHE
- 74DMusic genreROCK
- 75DSend paymentREMIT
- 76DFunny Girl composerSTYNE
- 77DU.S.-Canada defense systemNORAD
- 79DLeast distantCLOSEST
- 80DShortly, to ShelleyANON
- 81DJam-packedDENSE
- 84DUnburdenedRELIEVED
- 86DSafari sightingRHINO
- 87DSpanish goldORO
- 93D'50s FordsEDSELS
- 94DGo placesTRAVEL
- 95DBase-clearing hitsHOMERS
- 96DFrond-bearing plantFERN
- 98DBeauty and the Beast girlBELLE
- 99DBattery poleANODE
- 101D"Not so!" replyISTOO
- 102DSupport barsRAILS
- 105DInvitation abbreviationRSVP
- 107DEconomist SmithADAM
- 108DName derived from DoloresLOLA
- 109DCarrier to Tel AvivELAL
- 110DUltimatum enderELSE
- 111DAirport shuttleVAN
- 112DPoetic prepositionERE
- 113DFabricated statementLIE
- 114DEmpty spaceGAP
- 116DNatural drierAIR
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