Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Wednesday, September 2, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, September 2, 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
- 1Parts of a play
- 5"Polka" clothing designs
- 9Roll of sticky cellophane
- 13Tiresome person
- 14Share a border with
- 15Carpentry joint part
- 16Kayak or canoe
- 17"...borrower __ lender be"
- 18Evaluated
- 19Closest star system to the sun
- 22Second notes of scales
- 23__ Miserables
- 24Female sibling
- 28Loses firmness
- 30Tempe sch.
- 33Spots of land in the sea
- 34Software trials
- 36Peace Nobelist Wiesel
- 37Oreo filling
- 38Ready to harvest
- 39Subatomic emissions caused by lightning
- 41Weather-tracking tool
- 42Repeated letters in "summer"
- 43__ fish sandwich
- 44Puts back at zero
- 45Enemy
- 46Small battery size
- 47Atlanta-based carrier
- 54Reef material
- 56Ocean's motion
- 57Possess
- 58Great happiness
- 59Metallic rocks
- 60Amenable (to)
- 61Mo. when fall starts
- 62Whispery "Hey you!"
- 63Breathe quickly
Down
- 1Swedish supergroup quartet
- 2__ as a cucumber (calm)
- 3Sandy golf hazard
- 4Meyers of late-night TV
- 5Ballroom performer
- 6Woodwind instruments
- 7Go right or left
- 8Doctor's "Right now"
- 9Rips (apart)
- 10Prefix for "freeze"
- 11"The Raven" writer
- 12Conclude
- 15Most accurate
- 20Greek war god
- 21Seaweed
- 24Long battle
- 25Muslim's faith
- 26Gets thinner
- 27Be abundant (with)
- 28Informal farewell
- 29S&L dispensers
- 30Step __ (bow out)
- 31Mar. 17 honoree
- 32App customers
- 34High-fiber cereal
- 35Chapters of history
- 37Salad dressing bottle
- 4054-Across islands
- 41Actual
- 44Hardest to find
- 45Lavish meal
- 46Support staff
- 47Faucet problem
- 48Situated on
- 49Broadcasts
- 50Denny's competitor
- 51California wine region
- 52Smooth out
- 53Mailed out
- 5460 Minutes network
- 55Spanish cheer
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 19-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LETTERS FROM GREECE".
All 78 answers
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- 1AParts of a playACTS
- 5A"Polka" clothing designsDOTS
- 9ARoll of sticky cellophaneTAPE
- 13ATiresome personBORE
- 14AShare a border withABUT
- 15ACarpentry joint partTENON
- 16AKayak or canoeBOAT
- 17A"...borrower __ lender be"NORA
- 18AEvaluatedRATED
- 19AClosest star system to the sunALPHACENTAURI
- 22ASecond notes of scalesRES
- 23A__ MiserablesLES
- 24AFemale siblingSISTER
- 28ALoses firmnessSAGS
- 30ATempe sch.ASU
- 33ASpots of land in the seaISLES
- 34ASoftware trialsBETATESTS
- 36APeace Nobelist WieselELIE
- 37AOreo fillingCREME
- 38AReady to harvestRIPE
- 39ASubatomic emissions caused by lightningGAMMARAYS
- 41AWeather-tracking toolRADAR
- 42ARepeated letters in "summer"EMS
- 43A__ fish sandwichTUNA
- 44APuts back at zeroRESETS
- 45AEnemyFOE
- 46ASmall battery sizeAAA
- 47AAtlanta-based carrierDELTAAIRLINES
- 54AReef materialCORAL
- 56AOcean's motionTIDE
- 57APossessHAVE
- 58AGreat happinessBLISS
- 59AMetallic rocksORES
- 60AAmenable (to)OPEN
- 61AMo. when fall startsSEPT
- 62AWhispery "Hey you!"PSST
- 63ABreathe quicklyPANT
- 1DSwedish supergroup quartetABBA
- 2D__ as a cucumber (calm)COOL
- 3DSandy golf hazardTRAP
- 4DMeyers of late-night TVSETH
- 5DBallroom performerDANCER
- 6DWoodwind instrumentsOBOES
- 7DGo right or leftTURN
- 8DDoctor's "Right now"STAT
- 9DRips (apart)TEARS
- 10DPrefix for "freeze"ANTI
- 11D"The Raven" writerPOE
- 12DConcludeEND
- 15DMost accurateTRUEST
- 20DGreek war godARES
- 21DSeaweedALGAE
- 24DLong battleSIEGE
- 25DMuslim's faithISLAM
- 26DGets thinnerSLIMS
- 27DBe abundant (with)TEEM
- 28DInformal farewellSEEYA
- 29DS&L dispensersATMS
- 30DStep __ (bow out)ASIDE
- 31DMar. 17 honoreeSTPAT
- 32DApp customersUSERS
- 34DHigh-fiber cerealBRAN
- 35DChapters of historyERAS
- 37DSalad dressing bottleCRUET
- 40D54-Across islandsATOLLS
- 41DActualREAL
- 44DHardest to findRAREST
- 45DLavish mealFEAST
- 46DSupport staffAIDES
- 47DFaucet problemDRIP
- 48DSituated onATOP
- 49DBroadcastsAIRS
- 50DDenny's competitorIHOP
- 51DCalifornia wine regionNAPA
- 52DSmooth outEVEN
- 53DMailed outSENT
- 54D60 Minutes networkCBS
- 55DSpanish cheerOLE
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