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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, October 9, 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026/72 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 9, 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

  • 1Fit well together
  • 5Narrow shoal
  • 9Adapter designation
  • 13'70s tennis star
  • 14Bear up in the air
  • 15Sushi selections
  • 17Defeat forcefully
  • 19Secondary celebs
  • 20Asp, for instance
  • 21Confidential talk
  • 23Competitively red-hot
  • 25Eightfold
  • 26Barely visible
  • 27Roundup accessory
  • 29Bagpipe, e.g.
  • 30Start to tire
  • 31Write on glass, perhaps
  • 32Roundup gatherings
  • 33Leveled off
  • 36Old money in Munich
  • 39Old-style "dudes"
  • 40Dungeons & Dragons, for short
  • 43Have status
  • 44Taper off
  • 46Portrayed
  • 47Gallery offering
  • 49"The Caruso of Rock"
  • 51Iconic western hero
  • 53Split evenly
  • 54Middlemarch author
  • 55"Bagged" alternate title for the puzzle: 2 wds.
  • 57Da Vinci Code director, as a kid
  • 58Sort of shortening
  • 59Big name in lithography
  • 60Applications
  • 61First responders
  • 62Chicago star

Down

  • 1Animals in athletics
  • 2Land south of Helsinki
  • 3Ball of wax
  • 4Exuberant
  • 5Prefix for name
  • 6Draw out
  • 7Speck on a globe
  • 8Rice witch novel
  • 9Trying to get on
  • 10Genteel
  • 11River through Kyiv
  • 12Protected one's king
  • 16Cavalry collection
  • 18Astronaut Jemison
  • 22It means "earth-friendly"
  • 24Edmonton's loc.
  • 28Ancient Arabian kingdom
  • 31Reindeer cousin
  • 32Men
  • 33Coolant company
  • 34Belt or seat
  • 35Ride app
  • 36Place for junk, perhaps
  • 37Olympics heroine eight years after Nadia
  • 38Pulls off
  • 40Antsy
  • 41Would-be thief
  • 42Paganini, by birth
  • 44Robin's refreshment
  • 45'60s singing star
  • 46Finish first by a mile
  • 48ABA members
  • 50Profile, for short
  • 52About five pounds of letter-size
  • 56HMO participants

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 9 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "BAG IT".

All 72 answers

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  • 1AFit well togetherMESH
  • 5ANarrow shoalSPIT
  • 9AAdapter designationACDC
  • 13A'70s tennis starASHE
  • 14ABear up in the airURSA
  • 15ASushi selectionsTUNAS
  • 17ADefeat forcefullySTEAMROLL
  • 19ASecondary celebsBLIST
  • 20AAsp, for instanceCOBRA
  • 21AConfidential talkTETEATETE
  • 23ACompetitively red-hotONATEAR
  • 25AEightfoldOCTUPLE
  • 26ABarely visibleTINY
  • 27ARoundup accessoryLASSO
  • 29ABagpipe, e.g.REED
  • 30AStart to tireSAG
  • 31AWrite on glass, perhapsETCH
  • 32ARoundup gatheringsHERDS
  • 33ALeveled offPLATEAUED
  • 36AOld money in MunichDMARK
  • 39AOld-style "dudes"BUBS
  • 40ADungeons & Dragons, for shortRPG
  • 43AHave statusRATE
  • 44ATaper offABATE
  • 46APortrayedWERE
  • 47AGallery offeringARTSALE
  • 49A"The Caruso of Rock"ORBISON
  • 51AIconic western heroWYATTEARP
  • 53ASplit evenlyINTWO
  • 54AMiddlemarch authorELIOT
  • 55A"Bagged" alternate title for the puzzle: 2 wds.TEAMOBILE
  • 57ADa Vinci Code director, as a kidRONNY
  • 58ASort of shorteningLARD
  • 59ABig name in lithographyIVES
  • 60AApplicationsUSES
  • 61AFirst respondersEMTS
  • 62AChicago starGERE
  • 1DAnimals in athleticsMASCOTS
  • 2DLand south of HelsinkiESTONIA
  • 3DBall of waxSHEBANG
  • 4DExuberantHEARTY
  • 5DPrefix for nameSUR
  • 6DDraw outPROTRACT
  • 7DSpeck on a globeISLE
  • 8DRice witch novelTALTOS
  • 9DTrying to get onATBAT
  • 10DGenteelCULTURED
  • 11DRiver through KyivDNIEPER
  • 12DProtected one's kingCASTLED
  • 16DCavalry collectionSTEEDS
  • 18DAstronaut JemisonMAE
  • 22DIt means "earth-friendly"ECO
  • 24DEdmonton's loc.ALTA
  • 28DAncient Arabian kingdomSHEBA
  • 31DReindeer cousinELK
  • 32DMenHES
  • 33DCoolant companyPRESTONE
  • 34DBelt or seatAUTOPART
  • 35DRide appUBER
  • 36DPlace for junk, perhapsDRAWER
  • 37DOlympics heroine eight years after NadiaMARYLOU
  • 38DPulls offATTAINS
  • 40DAntsyRESTIVE
  • 41DWould-be thiefPROWLER
  • 42DPaganini, by birthGENOESE
  • 44DRobin's refreshmentALE
  • 45D'60s singing starBEATLE
  • 46DFinish first by a mileWINBIG
  • 48DABA membersATTYS
  • 50DProfile, for shortBIO
  • 52DAbout five pounds of letter-sizeREAM
  • 56DHMO participantsMDS

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