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Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 3, 2026

Thursday, September 3, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 3, 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

  • 1Electric-dart propeller
  • 6Finds a place for
  • 10Derive (from)
  • 14Tot's ice cream flavor
  • 15Big Easy alias
  • 16Unlikely to excite
  • 17Weekly pub patron, perhaps
  • 19Novelist Murdoch
  • 20'70s hot spots
  • 21Slip-up sheet
  • 23Brown, as steak
  • 24Simpson family member
  • 25Huckleberry's dad
  • 28Narrow marcher line
  • 33Major mess
  • 35Frequenter, so to speak
  • 36Nonexistent
  • 38Sandal piece
  • 39Sherwood Florist, for instance
  • 40Door rapper's reply
  • 41Polynesian pendant
  • 42Earth turner
  • 43Makes mention of
  • 44Certain freight hauler
  • 48IRA payees
  • 49Astronaut Jemison
  • 50Comb creation
  • 52Flock leader
  • 56Copy machine attachment
  • 58Viola's range
  • 59Wearisome routine
  • 63Trade barbs
  • 64Series shortener
  • 65Daisy's cousin
  • 66More than miffed
  • 67Audition sample
  • 68What rolls often are

Down

  • 1What you can have a blast with
  • 2What fills some tanks
  • 3Fell some
  • 4"King" on a 2015 US stamp
  • 5Hoists
  • 6Yet to be delivered
  • 7Restaurant's __-chef
  • 8Small wonder of myth
  • 9Sure thing
  • 10Homogenize, perhaps
  • 11GWTW setting
  • 12Cast forth
  • 13Badlands topography
  • 18Exotic palm berry
  • 22Fault caller
  • 24Milne's first name
  • 25"Here's a secret..." preceder
  • 26Bit of mischievousness
  • 27Winter weather warmer
  • 29Oliver Twist meal
  • 30Avid about
  • 31Ardent enthusiasms
  • 32Bugs chaser
  • 34Not unreasonable
  • 37Marked down by
  • 39Head of the Holy See
  • 40It doesn't react much
  • 42Amassed out of sight
  • 45Non-__ (food label)
  • 46Twin (or predecessor) of Artemis
  • 47What can come before a one
  • 51Not at all windy
  • 52"No thanks"
  • 53T-Bonz brand
  • 54First-billed
  • 55Pulled (down)
  • 56French Indo-China neighbor
  • 57Formal observance
  • 60Eroded
  • 61Neighbor of Marge
  • 62Thirsty

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SMOOTH SOLVING".

All 78 answers

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  • 1AElectric-dart propellerTASER
  • 6AFinds a place forUSES
  • 10ADerive (from)STEM
  • 14ATot's ice cream flavorNILLA
  • 15ABig Easy aliasNOLA
  • 16AUnlikely to exciteTAME
  • 17AWeekly pub patron, perhapsTRIVIABUFF
  • 19ANovelist MurdochIRIS
  • 20A'70s hot spotsDISCOS
  • 21ASlip-up sheetERRATA
  • 23ABrown, as steakSEAR
  • 24ASimpson family memberABE
  • 25AHuckleberry's dadPAP
  • 28ANarrow marcher lineSINGLEFILE
  • 33AMajor messSNAFU
  • 35AFrequenter, so to speakRAT
  • 36ANonexistentNULL
  • 38ASandal pieceSTRAP
  • 39ASherwood Florist, for instancePUN
  • 40ADoor rapper's replyITSME
  • 41APolynesian pendantTIKI
  • 42AEarth turnerHOE
  • 43AMakes mention ofNOTES
  • 44ACertain freight haulerCARGOPLANE
  • 48AIRA payeesSRS
  • 49AAstronaut JemisonMAE
  • 50AComb creationPART
  • 52AFlock leaderPASTOR
  • 56ACopy machine attachmentSORTER
  • 58AViola's rangeALTO
  • 59AWearisome routineDAILYGRIND
  • 63ATrade barbsSPAR
  • 64ASeries shortenerETAL
  • 65ADaisy's cousinASTER
  • 66AMore than miffedSORE
  • 67AAudition sampleDEMO
  • 68AWhat rolls often areSEEDY
  • 1DWhat you can have a blast withTNT
  • 2DWhat fills some tanksAIR
  • 3DFell someSLID
  • 4D"King" on a 2015 US stampELVIS
  • 5DHoistsRAISESUP
  • 6DYet to be deliveredUNBORN
  • 7DRestaurant's __-chefSOUS
  • 8DSmall wonder of mythELF
  • 9DSure thingSAFEBET
  • 10DHomogenize, perhapsSTIR
  • 11DGWTW settingTARA
  • 12DCast forthEMIT
  • 13DBadlands topographyMESA
  • 18DExotic palm berryACAI
  • 22DFault callerREF
  • 24DMilne's first nameALAN
  • 25D"Here's a secret..." precederPSST
  • 26DBit of mischievousnessANTIC
  • 27DWinter weather warmerPARKA
  • 29DOliver Twist mealGRUEL
  • 30DAvid aboutINTO
  • 31DArdent enthusiasmsLUSTS
  • 32DBugs chaserELMER
  • 34DNot unreasonableFAIR
  • 37DMarked down byLESS
  • 39DHead of the Holy SeePOPE
  • 40DIt doesn't react muchINERTGAS
  • 42DAmassed out of sightHOARDED
  • 45DNon-__ (food label)GMO
  • 46DTwin (or predecessor) of ArtemisAPOLLO
  • 47DWhat can come before a oneNARY
  • 51DNot at all windyTERSE
  • 52D"No thanks"PASS
  • 53DT-Bonz brandALPO
  • 54DFirst-billedSTAR
  • 55DPulled (down)TORE
  • 56DFrench Indo-China neighborSIAM
  • 57DFormal observanceRITE
  • 60DErodedATE
  • 61DNeighbor of MargeNED
  • 62DThirstyDRY

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