Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, September 16, 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
- 1Personal viewpoint
- 6Jack Sprat's no-no
- 9iPhone's voice
- 13Large striped cat
- 14Wedding assent
- 15Caesar or Antony
- 16Detergent brand for baby clothes
- 18Happify
- 19Ward (off)
- 20Response to an attendance taker
- 21Enthusiastic
- 22Cook in a skillet
- 23"The Road Not Taken" poet
- 25Cast a ballot
- 26Psychic ability, for short
- 27Bitter-tasting
- 30Constructed
- 33Follow orders
- 37Zodiac crustacean
- 38Nintendo's headquarters
- 39Barbed __ fence
- 40Work at a keyboard
- 41Early Genesis residence
- 42Coupe alternative
- 43Director's workplace
- 45Entryway
- 47Party's get-to-know-you games
- 52Spelling event
- 55Of the Arctic or Antarctic
- 56Dracula portrayer Lugosi
- 57Meditative exercise
- 58Stand up
- 59Desperate football passes
- 61Went out with
- 62Yoko __
- 63Skip a big wedding
- 64Toboggan, for instance
- 65Compete in a dash
- 66Camp shelters
Down
- 1Difficult to bend
- 2"Chopped" organ meat
- 3Deep distress
- 4Uncool person
- 5Attempt
- 6"Stay angry! I don't care!"
- 7Be very fond of
- 8Skyscraper
- 9Green energy
- 10Any mature insect
- 11Evaluates
- 12Not moving
- 15Many South Pacific islands
- 17Took a photo of
- 23Fishing stick
- 24Person not quite 20
- 25Driven by intuition, informally
- 27Perform in a play
- 28Loud shout
- 29Sharp knock
- 31Big lug
- 32Yellow lawn invader
- 34Auction offer
- 35Noteworthy period
- 36Strong craving
- 38Ballet leap
- 42Distress signal
- 44Went wrong
- 46Spoken aloud
- 47Apple's tablets
- 48What 15-Down consist of
- 49Exclusive group
- 50Detest
- 51Actor Reeves
- 52Element #5
- 53Cleopatra's country
- 54Makes less difficult
- 57Connecticut university
- 60Bumped into
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 23-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "COOL FORECASTS".
All 78 answers
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- 1APersonal viewpointSLANT
- 6AJack Sprat's no-noFAT
- 9AiPhone's voiceSIRI
- 13ALarge striped catTIGER
- 14AWedding assentIDO
- 15ACaesar or AntonyROMAN
- 16ADetergent brand for baby clothesIVORYSNOW
- 18AHappifyELATE
- 19AWard (off)FEND
- 20AResponse to an attendance takerHERE
- 21AEnthusiasticEAGER
- 22ACook in a skilletFRY
- 23A"The Road Not Taken" poetROBERTFROST
- 25ACast a ballotVOTE
- 26APsychic ability, for shortESP
- 27ABitter-tastingACRID
- 30AConstructedMADE
- 33AFollow ordersOBEY
- 37AZodiac crustaceanCRAB
- 38ANintendo's headquartersJAPAN
- 39ABarbed __ fenceWIRE
- 40AWork at a keyboardTYPE
- 41AEarly Genesis residenceEDEN
- 42ACoupe alternativeSEDAN
- 43ADirector's workplaceSET
- 45AEntrywayDOOR
- 47AParty's get-to-know-you gamesICEBREAKERS
- 52ASpelling eventBEE
- 55AOf the Arctic or AntarcticPOLAR
- 56ADracula portrayer LugosiBELA
- 57AMeditative exerciseYOGA
- 58AStand upARISE
- 59ADesperate football passesHAILMARYS
- 61AWent out withDATED
- 62AYoko __ONO
- 63ASkip a big weddingELOPE
- 64AToboggan, for instanceSLED
- 65ACompete in a dashRUN
- 66ACamp sheltersTENTS
- 1DDifficult to bendSTIFF
- 2D"Chopped" organ meatLIVER
- 3DDeep distressAGONY
- 4DUncool personNERD
- 5DAttemptTRY
- 6D"Stay angry! I don't care!"FINEBEMAD
- 7DBe very fond ofADORE
- 8DSkyscraperTOWER
- 9DGreen energySOLARPOWER
- 10DAny mature insectIMAGO
- 11DEvaluatesRATES
- 12DNot movingINERT
- 15DMany South Pacific islandsREEFS
- 17DTook a photo ofSHOT
- 23DFishing stickROD
- 24DPerson not quite 20TEEN
- 25DDriven by intuition, informallyVIBESBASED
- 27DPerform in a playACT
- 28DLoud shoutCRY
- 29DSharp knockRAP
- 31DBig lugAPE
- 32DYellow lawn invaderDANDELION
- 34DAuction offerBID
- 35DNoteworthy periodERA
- 36DStrong cravingYEN
- 38DBallet leapJETE
- 42DDistress signalSOS
- 44DWent wrongERRED
- 46DSpoken aloudORAL
- 47DApple's tabletsIPADS
- 48DWhat 15-Down consist ofCORAL
- 49DExclusive groupELITE
- 50DDetestABHOR
- 51DActor ReevesKEANU
- 52DElement #5BORON
- 53DCleopatra's countryEGYPT
- 54DMakes less difficultEASES
- 57DConnecticut universityYALE
- 60DBumped intoMET
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