Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, September 28, 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Movers' vehicles
- 5Urban pollution
- 9"A __ technicality!"
- 13Got together (with)
- 14Heading on a chore list
- 15Creative notion
- 16Program preview, for short
- 17With 1-Down, sunburn soother
- 18Camera's glass
- 19Grilled patties in buns
- 21Midleg joint
- 22Ship's distress signal
- 23Graduation cap's dangler
- 25Saw in the distance
- 29Voting compartment
- 31Actor Baldwin
- 32Search for bargains
- 34Pancake syrup flavor
- 38Evaluated
- 40Lowest sudoku number
- 41Racer on snow
- 42Stockholm native
- 43Performed, as a tune
- 45Frozen snow queen
- 46Rosters of actors
- 48Balance-sheet pluses
- 50Distribute into groups
- 53Tiny piece
- 54Piece of lettuce
- 55Round, batter-fried vegetables
- 62Norse explorer Ericson
- 63Door knocks
- 64Like very much
- 65Doing nothing
- 66Incoming plane stats: Abbr.
- 67Was victorious in
- 68Wall Street trading center: Abbr.
- 69Root beer or ginger ale
- 70Vehicle on snow
Down
- 1See 17-Across
- 2Part of a molecule
- 3Having no feeling
- 4Husband or wife
- 5Male deers
- 6Burrowing mammal
- 7Fragrance
- 8Attends, as an event
- 9Frothy drinks mixed in a blender
- 10Blissful places
- 11Actress Zellweger
- 12Art studio stand
- 13Speedometer letters
- 20Poles for fishing
- 24Bank's cash dispensers: Abbr.
- 25Organs for hearing
- 26Shredded cabbage side dish
- 27Tennis great Sampras
- 28Cold beverage brewed from beans
- 29Employee's extra pay
- 30Letting in customers
- 33Game show emcee
- 35Untidy stack
- 36"__ we forget"
- 37Noteworthy periods
- 39"__ Sir or Madam..."
- 44Weight increase
- 47Retail outlets
- 49Tubes for sipping drinks
- 50"__ good time" ("Be patient")
- 51Disreputable, as a bar
- 52Travels by boat
- 53__ nova (Brazilian dance)
- 56Western alliance acronym
- 57Apple's tablet computer
- 58Revered celebrity
- 59__ of the above ("other" choice)
- 60Diploma earner, for short
- 61Full collection
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 19-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "FAST FOOD MENU".
All 78 answers
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- 1AMovers' vehiclesVANS
- 5AUrban pollutionSMOG
- 9A"A __ technicality!"MERE
- 13AGot together (with)METUP
- 14AHeading on a chore listTODO
- 15ACreative notionIDEA
- 16AProgram preview, for shortPROMO
- 17AWith 1-Down, sunburn sootherALOE
- 18ACamera's glassLENS
- 19AGrilled patties in bunsHAMBURGERS
- 21AMidleg jointKNEE
- 22AShip's distress signalSOS
- 23AGraduation cap's danglerTASSEL
- 25ASaw in the distanceESPIED
- 29AVoting compartmentBOOTH
- 31AActor BaldwinALEC
- 32ASearch for bargainsSHOP
- 34APancake syrup flavorMAPLE
- 38AEvaluatedRATED
- 40ALowest sudoku numberONE
- 41ARacer on snowSKIER
- 42AStockholm nativeSWEDE
- 43APerformed, as a tuneSUNG
- 45AFrozen snow queenELSA
- 46ARosters of actorsCASTS
- 48ABalance-sheet plusesASSETS
- 50ADistribute into groupsASSORT
- 53ATiny pieceBIT
- 54APiece of lettuceLEAF
- 55ARound, batter-fried vegetablesONIONRINGS
- 62ANorse explorer EricsonLEIF
- 63ADoor knocksRAPS
- 64ALike very muchADORE
- 65ADoing nothingIDLE
- 66AIncoming plane stats: Abbr.ETAS
- 67AWas victorious inWONAT
- 68AWall Street trading center: Abbr.NYSE
- 69ARoot beer or ginger aleSODA
- 70AVehicle on snowSLED
- 1DSee 17-AcrossVERA
- 2DPart of a moleculeATOM
- 3DHaving no feelingNUMB
- 4DHusband or wifeSPOUSE
- 5DMale deersSTAGS
- 6DBurrowing mammalMOLE
- 7DFragranceODOR
- 8DAttends, as an eventGOESTO
- 9DFrothy drinks mixed in a blenderMILKSHAKES
- 10DBlissful placesEDENS
- 11DActress ZellwegerRENEE
- 12DArt studio standEASEL
- 13DSpeedometer lettersMPH
- 20DPoles for fishingRODS
- 24DBank's cash dispensers: Abbr.ATMS
- 25DOrgans for hearingEARS
- 26DShredded cabbage side dishSLAW
- 27DTennis great SamprasPETE
- 28DCold beverage brewed from beansICEDCOFFEE
- 29DEmployee's extra payBONUS
- 30DLetting in customersOPEN
- 33DGame show emceeHOST
- 35DUntidy stackPILE
- 36D"__ we forget"LEST
- 37DNoteworthy periodsERAS
- 39D"__ Sir or Madam..."DEAR
- 44DWeight increaseGAIN
- 47DRetail outletsSTORES
- 49DTubes for sipping drinksSTRAWS
- 50D"__ good time" ("Be patient")ALLIN
- 51DDisreputable, as a barSEEDY
- 52DTravels by boatSAILS
- 53D__ nova (Brazilian dance)BOSSA
- 56DWestern alliance acronymNATO
- 57DApple's tablet computerIPAD
- 58DRevered celebrityIDOL
- 59D__ of the above ("other" choice)NONE
- 60DDiploma earner, for shortGRAD
- 61DFull collectionSET
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