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Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 24, 2026

Thursday, September 24, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 24, 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

  • 1Blues music descendant
  • 5Took an oath
  • 10Indistinct image
  • 14B-school subject
  • 15Farm tool with blades
  • 16Boxing ring enclosure
  • 17Military messenger
  • 19Large quantity
  • 20Remove from an outlet
  • 21Serpentine predator
  • 23Overdo it in the sun
  • 24Hydropower source
  • 25Driver's sudden braking
  • 28MRI regulator
  • 29Cookout course
  • 31Part of the Franco-German border
  • 32Pronounce
  • 33Female fowl
  • 34Colossal
  • 35EGOT nickname
  • 38Heir to a dynasty
  • 40Nicknamed
  • 41Developer's creation
  • 44South Pacific formation
  • 45Water, for instance
  • 47Londoner's lav
  • 48What G-rated films lack
  • 50Road trip expense
  • 52Supporting
  • 53Mdse. sizes
  • 54Wears down
  • 55Pond's competitor
  • 57Place for picketing
  • 60Baltic capital
  • 61Wonderland cake message
  • 62Drs. treating snoring
  • 63Fathomless
  • 64Hair sample
  • 65Global expanses

Down

  • 1Abrupt rejections
  • 2Albertan's anthem
  • 3Dress-up for a comic con
  • 4Solemn ring
  • 5Overly confident
  • 6Prevailed
  • 7Rent-to-__
  • 8Big name in athletic gear
  • 9Misbelief
  • 10Common winter comment
  • 11Baker's oblong implement
  • 12Candid
  • 13Verify, as a password
  • 18Actor Crowe's nickname
  • 22Sunlit rooms
  • 25Visualized
  • 26Prehistoric tool
  • 27Meant to deceive
  • 30Compared with
  • 34Contented
  • 35Lung cousin
  • 36Trattoria freebies
  • 37Biathlon gear
  • 38Film noir informer
  • 39Grit
  • 41"I'm through!"
  • 42Cornmeal concoction
  • 43Be born with
  • 44Be able to pay
  • 45GM navigation subsidiary
  • 46French 101 verb
  • 49"No more, thanks"
  • 51Flows in or out
  • 54Barely makes (out)
  • 56Talk on and on
  • 58Road sign abbr.
  • 59Texting exchanges

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "FAKE DIAMOND".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ABlues music descendantROCK
  • 5ATook an oathSWORE
  • 10AIndistinct imageBLUR
  • 14AB-school subjectECON
  • 15AFarm tool with bladesMOWER
  • 16ABoxing ring enclosureROPE
  • 17AMilitary messengerBASERUNNER
  • 19ALarge quantityRAFT
  • 20ARemove from an outletUNPLUG
  • 21ASerpentine predatorBOA
  • 23AOverdo it in the sunFRY
  • 24AHydropower sourceFALLS
  • 25ADriver's sudden brakingSHORTSTOP
  • 28AMRI regulatorFDA
  • 29ACookout courseSTEAK
  • 31APart of the Franco-German borderRHINE
  • 32APronounceSAY
  • 33AFemale fowlHEN
  • 34AColossalGIANT
  • 35AEGOT nicknameGRANDSLAM
  • 38AHeir to a dynastySCION
  • 40ANicknamedAKA
  • 41ADeveloper's creationAPP
  • 44ASouth Pacific formationATOLL
  • 45AWater, for instanceOXIDE
  • 47ALondoner's lavLOO
  • 48AWhat G-rated films lackFOULLINES
  • 50ARoad trip expenseTOLLS
  • 52ASupportingFOR
  • 53AMdse. sizesSMS
  • 54AWears downERODES
  • 55APond's competitorOLAY
  • 57APlace for picketingSTRIKEZONE
  • 60ABaltic capitalRIGA
  • 61AWonderland cake messageEATME
  • 62ADrs. treating snoringENTS
  • 63AFathomlessDEEP
  • 64AHair sampleTRESS
  • 65AGlobal expansesSEAS
  • 1DAbrupt rejectionsREBUFFS
  • 2DAlbertan's anthemOCANADA
  • 3DDress-up for a comic conCOSPLAY
  • 4DSolemn ringKNELL
  • 5DOverly confidentSMUG
  • 6DPrevailedWON
  • 7DRent-to-__OWN
  • 8DBig name in athletic gearREEBOK
  • 9DMisbeliefERROR
  • 10DCommon winter commentBRR
  • 11DBaker's oblong implementLOAFTIN
  • 12DCandidUPFRONT
  • 13DVerify, as a passwordRETYPE
  • 18DActor Crowe's nicknameRUSS
  • 22DSunlit roomsATRIA
  • 25DVisualizedSEEN
  • 26DPrehistoric toolHANDAXE
  • 27DMeant to deceiveSHAM
  • 30DCompared withTHAN
  • 34DContentedGLAD
  • 35DLung cousinGILL
  • 36DTrattoria freebiesROLLS
  • 37DBiathlon gearSKIS
  • 38DFilm noir informerSTOOLIE
  • 39DGritCOURAGE
  • 41D"I'm through!"ALLDONE
  • 42DCornmeal concoctionPOLENTA
  • 43DBe born withPOSSESS
  • 44DBe able to payAFFORD
  • 45DGM navigation subsidiaryONSTAR
  • 46DFrench 101 verbETRE
  • 49D"No more, thanks"IMSET
  • 51DFlows in or outOOZES
  • 54DBarely makes (out)EKES
  • 56DTalk on and onYAP
  • 58DRoad sign abbr.RTE
  • 59DTexting exchangesIMS

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