Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Wednesday, October 7, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 7, 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
- 1Story from Aesop
- 6Grab (on to)
- 10Junk email
- 14Hearing-related
- 15Actor Rob
- 16Mock fanfare
- 17Speed event on natural terrain
- 20Fez danglers
- 21Nautical distance measure
- 22PC port
- 24Fine sprays
- 25Grand home
- 30Like Humpty Dumpty
- 33Fine dinnerware
- 34Aroma
- 35Family nickname
- 38Sprinter's event
- 421300 hours
- 43Untruthful one
- 44"I surrender!"
- 45Allude (to)
- 47Moved twistily
- 48Nonsocial person
- 51Coffee alternative
- 53Eye specialist
- 56Letter rearrangement
- 62Picnic competition
- 64Try out
- 65Word-of-mouth
- 66"Start eating!"
- 67Metallic rocks
- 68All-knowing
- 69Simple earrings
Down
- 1True statement
- 2Mystical glow
- 3Warner __ (film studio)
- 4Scottish girl
- 5Otherwise
- 6Lip cosmetic
- 7Baseball great Gehrig
- 8Has title to
- 9Dispense, with "out"
- 10Thwart
- 11Arc de Triomphe city
- 12Grown-up
- 13Thick heads of hair
- 18Hint
- 19Hits head-on
- 23Tattoos, for instance
- 25Sound rebound
- 26Keep away from
- 27Fork prong
- 28"Not to mention..."
- 29Roofing material
- 31Swine with tusks
- 32Go wrong
- 34Garfield dog
- 35Potato bag
- 36Castaway's home
- 37Storage building
- 39North Pole worker
- 40Bradstreet's partner
- 41Genetic ID
- 45Finds new tenants for
- 46Cleveland's lake
- 47Sensible
- 48Number-picking game
- 49Brown shade
- 50Hospital staffer
- 52National bird
- 54Moving sluggishly
- 55Actress Hatcher
- 57Tacks on
- 58Sandpaper coating
- 59Prego rival
- 60Corrosive chemical
- 61Department with ties and tuxes
- 63Oxygen, for one
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 33 across and 45 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "NEED FOR SPEED".
All 78 answers
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- 1AStory from AesopFABLE
- 6AGrab (on to)GLOM
- 10AJunk emailSPAM
- 14AHearing-relatedAURAL
- 15AActor RobLOWE
- 16AMock fanfareTADA
- 17ASpeed event on natural terrainCROSSCOUNTRYRUN
- 20AFez danglersTASSELS
- 21ANautical distance measureSEAMILE
- 22APC portUSB
- 24AFine spraysMISTS
- 25AGrand homeESTATE
- 30ALike Humpty DumptyOBESE
- 33AFine dinnerwareCHINA
- 34AAromaODOR
- 35AFamily nicknameSIS
- 38ASprinter's eventHUNDREDYARDDASH
- 42A1300 hoursONE
- 43AUntruthful oneLIAR
- 44A"I surrender!"UNCLE
- 45AAllude (to)REFER
- 47AMoved twistilySNAKED
- 48ANonsocial personLONER
- 51ACoffee alternativeTEA
- 53AEye specialistOCULIST
- 56ALetter rearrangementANAGRAM
- 62APicnic competitionTHREELEGGEDRACE
- 64ATry outTEST
- 65AWord-of-mouthORAL
- 66A"Start eating!"DIGIN
- 67AMetallic rocksORES
- 68AAll-knowingWISE
- 69ASimple earringsSTUDS
- 1DTrue statementFACT
- 2DMystical glowAURA
- 3DWarner __ (film studio)BROS
- 4DScottish girlLASS
- 5DOtherwiseELSE
- 6DLip cosmeticGLOSS
- 7DBaseball great GehrigLOU
- 8DHas title toOWNS
- 9DDispense, with "out"METE
- 10DThwartSTYMIE
- 11DArc de Triomphe cityPARIS
- 12DGrown-upADULT
- 13DThick heads of hairMANES
- 18DHintCLUE
- 19DHits head-onRAMS
- 23DTattoos, for instanceBODYART
- 25DSound reboundECHO
- 26DKeep away fromSHUN
- 27DFork prongTINE
- 28D"Not to mention..."AND
- 29DRoofing materialTAR
- 31DSwine with tusksBOAR
- 32DGo wrongERR
- 34DGarfield dogODIE
- 35DPotato bagSACK
- 36DCastaway's homeISLE
- 37DStorage buildingSHED
- 39DNorth Pole workerELF
- 40DBradstreet's partnerDUN
- 41DGenetic IDDNA
- 45DFinds new tenants forRELETS
- 46DCleveland's lakeERIE
- 47DSensibleSANE
- 48DNumber-picking gameLOTTO
- 49DBrown shadeOCHER
- 50DHospital stafferNURSE
- 52DNational birdEAGLE
- 54DMoving sluggishlySLOW
- 55DActress HatcherTERI
- 57DTacks onADDS
- 58DSandpaper coatingGRIT
- 59DPrego rivalRAGU
- 60DCorrosive chemicalACID
- 61DDepartment with ties and tuxesMENS
- 63DOxygen, for oneGAS
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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?
The Wednesday, October 7, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?
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