Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, September 18, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, September 18, 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
- 1Walker, briefly
- 4Envelope alert
- 8Subcontinental tourist mecca
- 12Anticipated
- 13Rings, for instance
- 14Something stated or staked
- 16*Anxiety-driven
- 18Persian Gulf capital
- 20Emulate closely
- 21Combo bet
- 23Sound from a herd
- 24*Economic resource
- 26*"Up in the air" opposite
- 28Xbox alternative
- 29Half a sweet treat
- 32Goes ballistic
- 33Too loose
- 34Coming soon
- 36Canada didn't rename it Exxon
- 37*Spreads like dandelions
- 40With the power (to)
- 43Memphis blues street
- 44Contact info symbols
- 47Demographic stat
- 50Belfast-born film star
- 51Southpaw, for short
- 52*Access code
- 54*One Flew Over... author
- 56Biblical colleague of Mathieu
- 57Milne pessimist
- 60Wood spoilage
- 61Footnote phrase
- 63*Silver recipient
- 66Tiring tasks
- 67__-European languages
- 68Work as
- 69Stiff and sore
- 70"Say" homophone
- 71Three-letter direction missing from the answers to the starred clues
Down
- 1Document file format
- 2Turkey's setting
- 3Throw away, so to speak
- 4Eroded
- 5Bag for swag
- 6Venerable kids' cereal
- 7Certain battery
- 8Musical conclusion
- 9Ascertains slowly
- 10Old-school encouragement
- 11Large atmospheric body
- 15New Zealand natives
- 17First called
- 19Recognize silently
- 22007 novel backdrop
- 24Saddler's puncher
- 25Alpine elevator
- 27Winnow (out)
- 30Gloating cry
- 31Kids' book honor
- 35Enzyme suffix
- 37X, Y and Z, these days
- 38Percent conclusion
- 39Security issue
- 40Bounteous
- 41Excellent things
- 42Milan landmark
- 4463-Across, e.g.
- 45Next-to-last card in hold 'em
- 46Catch sight of
- 48Anchor position
- 49Be lenient
- 53Column style
- 55Poor Richard's preposition
- 58Symbol in Tolkien books
- 59What rings lack
- 62Seal, in product names
- 64Contraction candidate
- 65Hymnal holder
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 37-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "DIRECTION FINDER".
All 78 answers
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- 1AWalker, brieflyPED
- 4AEnvelope alertATTN
- 8ASubcontinental tourist meccaAGRA
- 12AAnticipatedDUE
- 13ARings, for instanceTORI
- 14ASomething stated or stakedCLAIM
- 16A*Anxiety-drivenFRENETIC
- 18APersian Gulf capitalTEHRAN
- 20AEmulate closelyAPE
- 21ACombo betEXACTA
- 23ASound from a herdMOO
- 24A*Economic resourceASSET
- 26A*"Up in the air" oppositeDOWNWARD
- 28AXbox alternativeWII
- 29AHalf a sweet treatBON
- 32AGoes ballisticLOSESIT
- 33AToo looseLAX
- 34AComing soonAHEAD
- 36ACanada didn't rename it ExxonESSO
- 37A*Spreads like dandelionsGROWSWILD
- 40AWith the power (to)ABLE
- 43AMemphis blues streetBEALE
- 44AContact info symbolsATS
- 47ADemographic statMEANAGE
- 50ABelfast-born film starREA
- 51ASouthpaw, for shortLHP
- 52A*Access codePASSWORD
- 54A*One Flew Over... authorKESEY
- 56ABiblical colleague of MathieuLUC
- 57AMilne pessimistEEYORE
- 60AWood spoilageROT
- 61AFootnote phraseETALIA
- 63A*Silver recipientRUNNERUP
- 66ATiring tasksSLOGS
- 67A__-European languagesINDO
- 68AWork asARE
- 69AStiff and soreACHY
- 70A"Say" homophoneCEST
- 71AThree-letter direction missing from the answers to the starred cluesNNW
- 1DDocument file formatPDF
- 2DTurkey's settingEURASIA
- 3DThrow away, so to speakDEEPSIX
- 4DErodedATE
- 5DBag for swagTOTE
- 6DVenerable kids' cerealTRIX
- 7DCertain batteryNICAD
- 8DMusical conclusionACTTWO
- 9DAscertains slowlyGLEANS
- 10DOld-school encouragementRAH
- 11DLarge atmospheric bodyAIRMASS
- 15DNew Zealand nativesMAORIS
- 17DFirst calledNEE
- 19DRecognize silentlyNODTO
- 22D007 novel backdropCOLDWAR
- 24DSaddler's puncherAWL
- 25DAlpine elevatorTBAR
- 27DWinnow (out)WEED
- 30DGloating cryOHO
- 31DKids' book honorNEWBERY
- 35DEnzyme suffixASE
- 37DX, Y and Z, these daysGENS
- 38DPercent conclusionILE
- 39DSecurity issueLEAK
- 40DBounteousAMPLE
- 41DExcellent thingsBEAUTS
- 42DMilan landmarkLASCALA
- 44D63-Across, e.g.ALSORAN
- 45DNext-to-last card in hold 'emTHETURN
- 46DCatch sight ofSPY
- 48DAnchor positionAWEIGH
- 49DBe lenientGOEASY
- 53DColumn styleDORIC
- 55DPoor Richard's prepositionERE
- 58DSymbol in Tolkien booksRUNE
- 59DWhat rings lackENDS
- 62DSeal, in product namesLOC
- 64DContraction candidateNOT
- 65DHymnal holderPEW
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