Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, September 21, 2026
Monday, September 21, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, September 21, 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
- 1Bath powder ingredient
- 5Droop
- 8__ in time (right before the deadline)
- 12Strong smell
- 13Applaud
- 15Our planet
- 16Nothing, in Spanish
- 17Italy's capital, in Italy
- 18Have a heated discussion
- 19Tool for whipping yolks and whites
- 21Stockholm resident
- 22Two-person playground plank
- 23Wedding cake level
- 25Strike with a palm
- 28Sales staffers
- 32Choose by voting
- 36Swampy ground
- 38Forbidden thing
- 39Facts and figures
- 40Dwelt (in)
- 41"Treble" symbol on music
- 42Tapped thing on a smartphone
- 43Revered celebrity
- 44Piece of paper
- 45Voices above basses
- 47Keyboarding mistake, for short
- 49Small squares of butter
- 51Puts into law
- 56Found a sum
- 59Tool for wine bottles
- 62Gym's steam room
- 63Creme-filled cookie
- 64"That's funny!"
- 65__ circle (closest friends)
- 66Walk through water
- 67Hardly __ (rarely)
- 68Fortune-teller
- 69__ Angeles, CA
- 70Appear to be
Down
- 1Shades of color
- 2Wise maxim
- 3Inn for skiers
- 4Lobster's cousins
- 5Hard-to-read handwriting
- 6Frequently, informally
- 7Checkers or Monopoly
- 8Tool for twisting off tight lids
- 9Strong desire
- 10Small earring
- 11"My country, 'tis of __"
- 14Job for a performer
- 15Art studio stand
- 20Toward the sunrise
- 24Topped, as cupcakes
- 26In a group of
- 27Turn on one foot
- 29__ model (person to emulate)
- 30Leg joint
- 31Cushiony
- 32Modify, as a manuscript
- 33Shoestring
- 34Elite English prep school
- 35Tool for metal tuna containers
- 37Depend (on)
- 40Shopper's handwritten paper
- 44Boys in a family
- 46Trooper's speed detector
- 48Orange __ (teas)
- 50Garbage-filled barge
- 52Has sore muscles
- 53Desire strongly
- 54Giggling sound
- 55Bunch of bees
- 56Without a warranty
- 57Great __ (large dog)
- 58Sand hill
- 60Spoken aloud
- 61Decorate in a new style
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 19-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "KITCHEN DRAWER".
All 78 answers
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- 1ABath powder ingredientTALC
- 5ADroopSAG
- 8A__ in time (right before the deadline)JUST
- 12AStrong smellODOR
- 13AApplaudCLAP
- 15AOur planetEARTH
- 16ANothing, in SpanishNADA
- 17AItaly's capital, in ItalyROMA
- 18AHave a heated discussionARGUE
- 19ATool for whipping yolks and whitesEGGBEATER
- 21AStockholm residentSWEDE
- 22ATwo-person playground plankSEESAW
- 23AWedding cake levelTIER
- 25AStrike with a palmSLAP
- 28ASales staffersCLERKS
- 32AChoose by votingELECT
- 36ASwampy groundMIRE
- 38AForbidden thingNONO
- 39AFacts and figuresDATA
- 40ADwelt (in)LIVED
- 41A"Treble" symbol on musicCLEF
- 42ATapped thing on a smartphoneICON
- 43ARevered celebrityIDOL
- 44APiece of paperSHEET
- 45AVoices above bassesTENORS
- 47AKeyboarding mistake, for shortTYPO
- 49ASmall squares of butterPATS
- 51APuts into lawENACTS
- 56AFound a sumADDED
- 59ATool for wine bottlesCORKSCREW
- 62AGym's steam roomSAUNA
- 63ACreme-filled cookieOREO
- 64A"That's funny!"HAHA
- 65A__ circle (closest friends)INNER
- 66AWalk through waterWADE
- 67AHardly __ (rarely)EVER
- 68AFortune-tellerSEER
- 69A__ Angeles, CALOS
- 70AAppear to beSEEM
- 1DShades of colorTONES
- 2DWise maximADAGE
- 3DInn for skiersLODGE
- 4DLobster's cousinsCRABS
- 5DHard-to-read handwritingSCRAWL
- 6DFrequently, informallyALOT
- 7DCheckers or MonopolyGAME
- 8DTool for twisting off tight lidsJARWRENCH
- 9DStrong desireURGE
- 10DSmall earringSTUD
- 11D"My country, 'tis of __"THEE
- 14DJob for a performerPART
- 15DArt studio standEASEL
- 20DToward the sunriseEAST
- 24DTopped, as cupcakesICED
- 26DIn a group ofAMID
- 27DTurn on one footPIVOT
- 29D__ model (person to emulate)ROLE
- 30DLeg jointKNEE
- 31DCushionySOFT
- 32DModify, as a manuscriptEDIT
- 33DShoestringLACE
- 34DElite English prep schoolETON
- 35DTool for metal tuna containersCANOPENER
- 37DDepend (on)RELY
- 40DShopper's handwritten paperLIST
- 44DBoys in a familySONS
- 46DTrooper's speed detectorRADAR
- 48DOrange __ (teas)PEKOES
- 50DGarbage-filled bargeSCOW
- 52DHas sore musclesACHES
- 53DDesire stronglyCRAVE
- 54DGiggling soundTEHEE
- 55DBunch of beesSWARM
- 56DWithout a warrantyASIS
- 57DGreat __ (large dog)DANE
- 58DSand hillDUNE
- 60DSpoken aloudORAL
- 61DDecorate in a new styleREDO
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The Monday, September 21, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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