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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 12, 2026

Saturday, September 12, 2026/70 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, September 12, 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

  • 1Hula hoops, for instance
  • 5Turn up
  • 10Hint
  • 14Japanese belt
  • 16Hang dog
  • 17Contend with
  • 18Outside starter
  • 19Very sharp in D&D, from Carroll
  • 20Seas on land
  • 21Co-ruler with Ivan V
  • 24Treacherous
  • 26Major in '90s news
  • 27Made like columns
  • 28Heaps
  • 31High __
  • 32Trusted functionary
  • 33Lobbies for and gets
  • 37Crusty-looking resource
  • 38Word from Greek for "scatter"
  • 39Demanding justice, say
  • 41[Sad face]
  • 42Air Medal adornment
  • 43Portmanteau for fortissimo singing
  • 45[Happy face]
  • 46Mischievous mammal, e.g.
  • 481,000 times tera-
  • 49Wipe clean to reuse
  • 53Spielberg distinction since February 2026
  • 54Future-prediction prologue
  • 55One to walk with
  • 56Good cry
  • 57In-the-moment

Down

  • 1Recipe reduction
  • 2"Justement!"
  • 3First string
  • 4Overtime alert
  • 5'70s computer that "Defined a Generation"
  • 6Field __
  • 7Outlandish
  • 8Rather recent digital spam
  • 9Charge choice
  • 10Where split decisions are made
  • 11Informal deploration
  • 12One in a class by themselves
  • 13He "put chic into chips," per Time (1977)
  • 15Cousin of Ingmar
  • 20Father of Agamemnon
  • 21Minor fare
  • 22In principio __ Verbum (John 1 intro)
  • 23Any of Endeavour's 24,000
  • 25Bright spot in a tank
  • 27Russian : Fedya :: English : __
  • 29Sentence shortener
  • 30Goddess associated with olive trees
  • 33Simulated
  • 34Maximally rare
  • 35Code sharer with Uzbekistan Airways
  • 36"Not even God can change the __": Santayana
  • 38Effectively
  • 39Serve
  • 40Nephew of Arthur
  • 42Ancient character with no followers
  • 43Doc's directive
  • 44Bad guys
  • 45Risky business
  • 47Covent Garden borderer
  • 49Fledgling
  • 50Camper, often
  • 51Approaching intelligence
  • 52Single crunch or dip

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 32 across and 38 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 4-down.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 70 answers

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  • 1AHula hoops, for instanceTORI
  • 5ATurn upATBAT
  • 10AHintIOTA
  • 14AJapanese beltSUSHITRAIN
  • 16AHang dogCHUM
  • 17AContend withPITAGAINST
  • 18AOutside starterECTO
  • 19AVery sharp in D&D, from CarrollVORPAL
  • 20ASeas on landACRES
  • 21ACo-ruler with Ivan VPETERI
  • 24ATreacherousNOTTRUE
  • 26AMajor in '90s newsBRIT
  • 27AMade like columnsTAPERED
  • 28AHeapsJALOPIES
  • 31AHigh __TEA
  • 32ATrusted functionarySTEWARD
  • 33ALobbies for and getsDRUMSUP
  • 37ACrusty-looking resourceORE
  • 38AWord from Greek for "scatter"DIASPORA
  • 39ADemanding justice, sayWRONGED
  • 41A[Sad face]ALAS
  • 42AAir Medal adornmentOAKLEAF
  • 43APortmanteau for fortissimo singingSCRELT
  • 45A[Happy face]SMILE
  • 46AMischievous mammal, e.g.RASCAL
  • 48A1,000 times tera-PETA
  • 49AWipe clean to reuseRECORDOVER
  • 53ASpielberg distinction since February 2026EGOT
  • 54AFuture-prediction prologueATTHISRATE
  • 55AOne to walk withCANE
  • 56AGood cryWHOOP
  • 57AIn-the-momentSNAP
  • 1DRecipe reductionTSP
  • 2D"Justement!"OUI
  • 3DFirst stringRST
  • 4DOvertime alertIHAVETOWORKLATE
  • 5D'70s computer that "Defined a Generation"ATARI
  • 6DField __TRIP
  • 7DOutlandishBANANAS
  • 8DRather recent digital spamAISLOP
  • 9DCharge choiceTNT
  • 10DWhere split decisions are madeICECREAMPARLORS
  • 11DInformal deplorationOHCRUD
  • 12DOne in a class by themselvesTUTEE
  • 13DHe "put chic into chips," per Time (1977)AMOS
  • 15DCousin of IngmarIGOR
  • 20DFather of AgamemnonATREUS
  • 21DMinor farePBJS
  • 22DIn principio __ Verbum (John 1 intro)ERAT
  • 23DAny of Endeavour's 24,000TILE
  • 25DBright spot in a tankTETRA
  • 27DRussian : Fedya :: English : __TED
  • 29DSentence shortenerPAROLE
  • 30DGoddess associated with olive treesIRENE
  • 33DSimulatedDID
  • 34DMaximally rareSOLE
  • 35DCode sharer with Uzbekistan AirwaysURAL
  • 36D"Not even God can change the __": SantayanaPAST
  • 38DEffectivelyDEFACTO
  • 39DServeWAITON
  • 40DNephew of ArthurGARETH
  • 42DAncient character with no followersOMEGA
  • 43DDoc's directiveSCRIP
  • 44DBad guysCADS
  • 45DRisky businessSPEC
  • 47DCovent Garden bordererSOHO
  • 49DFledglingRAW
  • 50DCamper, oftenVAN
  • 51DApproaching intelligenceETA
  • 52DSingle crunch or dipREP

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The Saturday, September 12, 2026 grid has 70 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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