Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 26, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, September 26, 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
- 1Lowercase y resembler
- 6Blue state
- 9Start using
- 14One-author first name on books in nine Dewey Decimal categories (1950-1992)
- 15Dry __
- 16High-class hideaway
- 17Far from innovative
- 18Ski and slalom's origin
- 20Tony's close relative
- 21Common concavity
- 22Mountain climber
- 23Data smoothers
- 25Skillful
- 27Cellphone part
- 28Pulled (down)
- 29Certain puzzle-solving contestant
- 30Comparatively cagey
- 31Small wonder of myth
- 34Limited less than nothing
- 35The Quadricycle was an early one
- 37Short-notice flight
- 38Experimental
- 40Pop group
- 42"I think, therefore __" ('90s hardware slogan)
- 43Daily's text + images + graphics
- 48Pulled in
- 49Stadium staple
- 50Piece of cottage pie
- 51As You Wish memoirist/actor
- 52First school to send a networked email (1969)
- 53Permanently altered state
- 55Canaries' keeper
- 56Rope feature favored by rock climbers
- 57One of Israelites, in two ways
- 58Ration
- 59Brand of sports tapes
- 60Pop-punk overlaps it
- 61Flings, these days
Down
- 1Fairy tale staples
- 2Long
- 3King, birthwise
- 4What many temples are
- 5Dieter's complaint
- 6"Chicago of the North"
- 7Hunt's dad on Mad About You
- 8Comparatively chilling
- 9Senate salutation
- 10Start, as supper
- 11Toon with a niece Deezil
- 12Tot spot
- 13The Chinese Siamese Cat author
- 19__ Bank
- 21Admiration exclamation
- 24Word from the Latin for "subdue"
- 26Denote
- 30He's known for his lists
- 31Way cool
- 32#2 in South American population
- 33Cyberfeud
- 35Bard's "I love your Majesty" speaker
- 36Certain horns
- 39Setting for Easter, Christmas and Pentecost
- 40Indoor runway
- 41Minor misgiving
- 43Only artist with #1 singles in six straight decades
- 44"The supreme master," per Christie
- 45Setting
- 46'70s defense secretary before Melvin
- 47They're not on the level
- 53Owner of the first musical trademark (G, E, C, 1950)
- 54More-or-less
- 55Such as
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 38 across and 34 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 23-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 72 answers
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- 1ALowercase y resemblerGAMMA
- 6ABlue stateWOE
- 9AStart usingADOPT
- 14AOne-author first name on books in nine Dewey Decimal categories (1950-1992)ISAAC
- 15ADry __ICE
- 16AHigh-class hideawayVILLA
- 17AFar from innovativeAPISH
- 18ASki and slalom's originNORWEGIAN
- 20ATony's close relativeNINO
- 21ACommon concavityINNIE
- 22AMountain climberIVY
- 23AData smoothersTRENDLINES
- 25ASkillfulNEAT
- 27ACellphone partSERIALPORT
- 28APulled (down)TORE
- 29ACertain puzzle-solving contestantCUBER
- 30AComparatively cageyCOYER
- 31ASmall wonder of mythELF
- 34ALimited less than nothingNEG
- 35AThe Quadricycle was an early oneCAR
- 37AShort-notice flightLAM
- 38AExperimentalPILOT
- 40APop groupCOLAS
- 42A"I think, therefore __" ('90s hardware slogan)IMAC
- 43ADaily's text + images + graphicsCHARTICLES
- 48APulled inCAME
- 49AStadium stapleHOTDOGROLL
- 50APiece of cottage piePEA
- 51AAs You Wish memoirist/actorELWES
- 52AFirst school to send a networked email (1969)UCLA
- 53APermanently altered stateNEWNORMAL
- 55ACanaries' keeperSPAIN
- 56ARope feature favored by rock climbersBRAID
- 57AOne of Israelites, in two waysELI
- 58ARationALLOT
- 59ABrand of sports tapesCURAD
- 60APop-punk overlaps itSKA
- 61AFlings, these daysYEETS
- 1DFairy tale staplesGIANTS
- 2DLongASPIRE
- 3DKing, birthwiseMAINER
- 4DWhat many temples areMASONIC
- 5DDieter's complaintACH
- 6D"Chicago of the North"WINNIPEG
- 7DHunt's dad on Mad About YouOCONNOR
- 8DComparatively chillingEERIER
- 9DSenate salutationAVE
- 10DStart, as supperDIGINTO
- 11DToon with a niece DeezilOLIVEOYL
- 12DTot spotPLAYAREA
- 13DThe Chinese Siamese Cat authorTAN
- 19D__ BankWEST
- 21DAdmiration exclamationILLBE
- 24DWord from the Latin for "subdue"DAUNT
- 26DDenoteTERM
- 30DHe's known for his listsCRAIG
- 31DWay coolEPIC
- 32D#2 in South American populationLIMAPERU
- 33DCyberfeudFLAMEWAR
- 35DBard's "I love your Majesty" speakerCORDELIA
- 36DCertain hornsALTOS
- 39DSetting for Easter, Christmas and PentecostOCEANIA
- 40DIndoor runwayCATWALK
- 41DMinor misgivingSCRUPLE
- 43DOnly artist with #1 singles in six straight decadesCHER
- 44D"The supreme master," per ChristieHOLMES
- 45DSettingLOCALE
- 46D'70s defense secretary before MelvinELLIOT
- 47DThey're not on the levelSLANTS
- 53DOwner of the first musical trademark (G, E, C, 1950)NBC
- 54DMore-or-lessODD
- 55DSuch asSAY
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