Newsday Crossword Answers for Sunday, September 27, 2026
Sunday, September 27, 2026/142 clues solved
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Across
- 1Bill for beer bottles
- 7Sequestered
- 13Highly horrified
- 19Tater Tots producer
- 20World Golf Hall-of-Famer Mark
- 21Turncoat
- 23Magic team
- 25Montreal's airport
- 26Stayed on the bench
- 27Parking permit, often
- 28Midmorning hour
- 30Camping setups
- 31Holder of 1,000+ patents
- 33Never
- 35Mediocre grade
- 36Charismatic
- 39The Aviator title character
- 41Inedible orange
- 42Blood type, briefly
- 44Have coming
- 45Reddish locks
- 48Ocean's motions
- 51$$$ dispensers
- 55First of 14 popes
- 56Digestion catalyst
- 58Minor accident
- 60Music staff symbol
- 63GPS suggestions
- 65Dental care brand
- 67What boys and toys do
- 68Burglarize
- 69Cough-drop couple
- 72Britain's Isle of __
- 73Without warmth
- 75That group's
- 76Cunning
- 77"__ la vie"
- 78Get by somehow
- 80Rancho animal
- 82Formal promise
- 84Said "not guilty," say
- 85Oscar actress Berry
- 87Breakfast condiment
- 92Soccer score
- 94TV host Brzezinski
- 95Donut last name
- 96Breakfast noisemakers
- 102Discourtesy
- 105Bonfire remnant
- 106Where Cockney originated
- 107Turns into confetti
- 108Telejournalist Sawyer
- 110Stomping ground
- 111Riverboat hazard
- 112Genesis craft
- 115Not much at all
- 117"Noble" composer/pianist
- 121Cheer on
- 122Have high hopes
- 123Appear to be
- 124Prepares to be knighted
- 125Agreeable answers
- 126Sincere
Down
- 1Conks on the head
- 2Carpet calculation
- 3Lease expense
- 4Sardine holder
- 5Tooth doctors' org.
- 6Stagecoach robber
- 7Fireside beverage
- 8"That is to say..."
- 9Secluded valley
- 10Airport near DFW
- 11Thus far, in poetry
- 12Tokyo airport
- 13-goer
- 14Watchdog's warning
- 15Arrogant manner
- 16Any assistant
- 17Foul smell
- 18Perfectly
- 22Deceptive tactics
- 24Lucy's TV hubby
- 29Neither here __ there
- 31Swallow up
- 32Rival of Caterpillar
- 33Apt. identifiers
- 34Deep divide
- 36New Zealand bygone bird
- 37Tempe sch.
- 38Run off at the mouth
- 39Rhinoceros weapon
- 40Grind, as teeth
- 43Pastry crust
- 46Expected result
- 47Bandleader's cue
- 48Rookie
- 49"Too busy to talk"
- 50India's Capital Territory
- 52Herb in stuffing
- 53Some stroller wheelers
- 54Utterly exhausted
- 57Fictional masked fencer
- 591040 destination
- 60Press into small folds
- 61In the neighborhood
- 62Battery-powered two-wheeler
- 64Kerry Kennedy's mom
- 66Underwater
- 69Airport not far from MEL
- 70Quick meal
- 71Coogler who directed Creed
- 74Sill, for instance
- 77Makes butter the old way
- 79GWTW heroine
- 81Baseball card nos.
- 83Voiced disapproval to
- 86Biggest-name celebs
- 88Slots for rowers
- 89"You don't say!'
- 90Morning hrs.
- 91Abbreviated abode
- 93Desert landscape painter
- 94Pre-__ major
- 96Meteorology tech
- 97"Do you mind?"
- 98Moon of Pluto
- 99Alphabetic trio
- 100How hotel rates are often figured
- 101Permeate (with)
- 103Eurasia's __ Mountains
- 104"Yummy!"
- 107__ Khan (Kipling tiger)
- 109Evening, in adspeak
- 111Cinco mas uno
- 112"Well, don't look __!"
- 113Crime novelist Macdonald
- 114Plank flaw
- 116Text of approval
- 118GI dinner crews
- 119Paleo- opposite
- 120Y or Z, currently
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 142 entries.
- There are 63 across and 79 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 23-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "BACK TO SCHOOL: Of the "higher" kind".
All 142 answers
Every answerHide
- 1ABill for beer bottlesBARTAB
- 7ASequesteredHIDDEN
- 13AHighly horrifiedAGHAST
- 19ATater Tots producerOREIDA
- 20AWorld Golf Hall-of-Famer MarkOMEARA
- 21ATurncoatTRAITOR
- 23AMagic teamPENNANDTELLER
- 25AMontreal's airportTRUDEAU
- 26AStayed on the benchSAT
- 27AParking permit, oftenDECAL
- 28AMidmorning hourNINE
- 30ACamping setupsTENTS
- 31AHolder of 1,000+ patentsEDISON
- 33ANeverNOTONCE
- 35AMediocre gradeCEE
- 36ACharismaticMAGNETIC
- 39AThe Aviator title characterHOWARDHUGHES
- 41AInedible orangeOSAGE
- 42ABlood type, brieflyOPOS
- 44AHave comingEARN
- 45AReddish locksAUBURNHAIR
- 48AOcean's motionsTIDES
- 51A$$$ dispensersATMS
- 55AFirst of 14 popesLEOI
- 56ADigestion catalystENZYME
- 58AMinor accidentMISHAP
- 60AMusic staff symbolCLEF
- 63AGPS suggestionsRTES
- 65ADental care brandORALB
- 67AWhat boys and toys doRHYME
- 68ABurglarizeROB
- 69ACough-drop coupleSMITHBROTHERS
- 72ABritain's Isle of __MAN
- 73AWithout warmthICILY
- 75AThat group'sTHEIR
- 76ACunningWILY
- 77A"__ la vie"CEST
- 78AGet by somehowMAKEDO
- 80ARancho animalELTORO
- 82AFormal promiseOATH
- 84ASaid "not guilty," sayPLED
- 85AOscar actress BerryHALLE
- 87ABreakfast condimentBROWNSUGAR
- 92ASoccer scoreGOAL
- 94ATV host BrzezinskiMIKA
- 95ADonut last nameKREME
- 96ABreakfast noisemakersRICEKRISPIES
- 102ADiscourtesyRUDENESS
- 105ABonfire remnantASH
- 106AWhere Cockney originatedEASTEND
- 107ATurns into confettiSHREDS
- 108ATelejournalist SawyerDIANE
- 110AStomping groundTURF
- 111ARiverboat hazardSHOAL
- 112AGenesis craftARK
- 115ANot much at allATRIFLE
- 117A"Noble" composer/pianistDUKEELLINGTON
- 121ACheer onROOTFOR
- 122AHave high hopesASPIRE
- 123AAppear to beSEEMSO
- 124APrepares to be knightedKNEELS
- 125AAgreeable answersYESSES
- 126ASincereHONEST
- 1DConks on the headBOPS
- 2DCarpet calculationAREA
- 3DLease expenseRENT
- 4DSardine holderTIN
- 5DTooth doctors' org.ADA
- 6DStagecoach robberBANDIT
- 7DFireside beverageHOTCOCOA
- 8D"That is to say..."IMEAN
- 9DSecluded valleyDELL
- 10DAirport near DFWDAL
- 11DThus far, in poetryERENOW
- 12DTokyo airportNARITA
- 13D-goerATTENDEE
- 14DWatchdog's warningGRR
- 15DArrogant mannerHAUTEUR
- 16DAny assistantAIDE
- 17DFoul smellSTENCH
- 18DPerfectlyTOATEE
- 22DDeceptive tacticsRUSES
- 24DLucy's TV hubbyDESI
- 29DNeither here __ thereNOR
- 31DSwallow upENGULF
- 32DRival of CaterpillarDEERE
- 33DApt. identifiersNOS
- 34DDeep divideCHASM
- 36DNew Zealand bygone birdMOA
- 37DTempe sch.ASU
- 38DRun off at the mouthGAB
- 39DRhinoceros weaponHORN
- 40DGrind, as teethGNASH
- 43DPastry crustPIESHELL
- 46DExpected resultNORM
- 47DBandleader's cueHITIT
- 48DRookieTYRO
- 49D"Too busy to talk"IMATWORK
- 50DIndia's Capital TerritoryDELHI
- 52DHerb in stuffingTHYME
- 53DSome stroller wheelersMAMAS
- 54DUtterly exhaustedSPENT
- 57DFictional masked fencerZORRO
- 59D1040 destinationIRS
- 60DPress into small foldsCRIMP
- 61DIn the neighborhoodLOCAL
- 62DBattery-powered two-wheelerEBIKE
- 64DKerry Kennedy's momETHEL
- 66DUnderwaterBELOW
- 69DAirport not far from MELSYD
- 70DQuick mealBITE
- 71DCoogler who directed CreedRYAN
- 74DSill, for instanceLEDGE
- 77DMakes butter the old wayCHURNS
- 79DGWTW heroineOHARA
- 81DBaseball card nos.RBIS
- 83DVoiced disapproval toTSKED
- 86DBiggest-name celebsALISTERS
- 88DSlots for rowersOARHOLES
- 89D"You don't say!'GEE
- 90DMorning hrs.AMS
- 91DAbbreviated abodeRES
- 93DDesert landscape painterOKEEFFE
- 94DPre-__ majorMED
- 96DMeteorology techRADAR
- 97D"Do you mind?"ISITOK
- 98DMoon of PlutoCHARON
- 99DAlphabetic trioSTU
- 100DHow hotel rates are often figuredPERDAY
- 101DPermeate (with)INFUSE
- 103DEurasia's __ MountainsURAL
- 104D"Yummy!"DELISH
- 107D__ Khan (Kipling tiger)SHERE
- 109DEvening, in adspeakNITE
- 111DCinco mas unoSEIS
- 112D"Well, don't look __!"ATME
- 113DCrime novelist MacdonaldROSS
- 114DPlank flawKNOT
- 116DText of approvalLOL
- 118DGI dinner crewsKPS
- 119DPaleo- oppositeNEO
- 120DY or Z, currentlyGEN
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