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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026

Saturday, September 5, 2026/72 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, September 5, 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

  • 1Anthem excerpt
  • 7Overly restrained approval
  • 15Paid, in a phrase
  • 16Marching along
  • 17Not quite perfect
  • 18Greyhounds' home
  • 19Kiss __
  • 20Certain jerks' works
  • 22Bold venture
  • 23Data compression device
  • 25Selfie stick, e.g.
  • 26It's extraordinary
  • 28Pioneer of the "howcatchem" drama
  • 30Figurative escape artist
  • 31Home and away?
  • 32Legendary flier
  • 37Walt's early name for Disneyland
  • 40Common day-care offerer
  • 41Two-legged rat
  • 42Big fan
  • 43His songs are seen by many musicians as a badge of honor
  • 45Movable mural
  • 49One of the first domains
  • 50Far from spicy
  • 51Elation exclamation
  • 52Prepared quickly, in a way
  • 54Metaphorical payback
  • 55Show times
  • 58Emphatic rejection
  • 60Personal concern
  • 61First South African with an acting Oscar
  • 62Overmuch
  • 63Pan companions

Down

  • 1Summer place near an Alabama Flight Center
  • 2Sicilian kin
  • 3Erstwhile circus staple
  • 4French-born self-chronicler
  • 5Name from the Greek for "Sky Father"
  • 6Collect, as condensation
  • 7Turn
  • 8Heavy duty
  • 9PVC collectibles
  • 10Not a long-lasting rage
  • 11Something to believe in
  • 12It's southeast of Lima
  • 13Fancy lots
  • 14Romanov royal
  • 21Half a Great Dane name
  • 24Reads posts without comment
  • 26Diamond Head's surroundings
  • 27Ivy appellation
  • 29Active UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 30L'essence des reservoirs
  • 32Beast that sounds like bucks
  • 33Left on board
  • 34Flattering
  • 35Ancient navigation aid
  • 36Halloween hangups
  • 38Self starter
  • 39Actor once a bodyguard for Ali and Spinks
  • 43Poacher, at times
  • 44History, essentially
  • 45"All good things __ Him who cares not to be great": Tennyson
  • 46Peace treaty signer in the Babar books
  • 47Princess cake, e.g.
  • 48Scroll successor
  • 49Big blows
  • 52Water along the Great Glen
  • 53Capital on the Persian Gulf
  • 56Don't go straight
  • 57__ shot
  • 59After all

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 37-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 72 answers

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  • 1AAnthem excerptSTANZA
  • 7AOverly restrained approvalGOLFCLAP
  • 15APaid, in a phrasePONIED
  • 16AMarching alongONPARADE
  • 17ANot quite perfectAMINUS
  • 18AGreyhounds' homeBUSDEPOT
  • 19AKiss __CAM
  • 20ACertain jerks' worksSODAS
  • 22ABold ventureDARE
  • 23AData compression deviceETAL
  • 25ASelfie stick, e.g.ROD
  • 26AIt's extraordinaryDOOZER
  • 28APioneer of the "howcatchem" dramaCOLUMBO
  • 30AFigurative escape artistEEL
  • 31AHome and away?APART
  • 32ALegendary flierDAEDALUS
  • 37AWalt's early name for DisneylandMICKEYMOUSEPARK
  • 40ACommon day-care offererPETSTORE
  • 41ATwo-legged ratLOUSE
  • 42ABig fanNUT
  • 43AHis songs are seen by many musicians as a badge of honorWEIRDAL
  • 45AMovable muralARTCAR
  • 49AOne of the first domainsGOV
  • 50AFar from spicyTAME
  • 51AElation exclamationWHOO
  • 52APrepared quickly, in a wayNUKED
  • 54AMetaphorical paybackTIT
  • 55AShow timesAIRDATES
  • 58AEmphatic rejectionNONONO
  • 60APersonal concernINTEREST
  • 61AFirst South African with an acting OscarTHERON
  • 62AOvermuchTOEXCESS
  • 63APan companionsSATYRS
  • 1DSummer place near an Alabama Flight CenterSPACECAMP
  • 2DSicilian kinTOMATOPIE
  • 3DErstwhile circus stapleANIMALACT
  • 4DFrench-born self-chroniclerNIN
  • 5DName from the Greek for "Sky Father"ZEUS
  • 6DCollect, as condensationADSORB
  • 7DTurnGOBAD
  • 8DHeavy dutyONUS
  • 9DPVC collectiblesLPS
  • 10DNot a long-lasting rageFAD
  • 11DSomething to believe inCREDO
  • 12DIt's southeast of LimaLAPAZ
  • 13DFancy lotsADORE
  • 14DRomanov royalPETER
  • 21DHalf a Great Dane nameDOO
  • 24DReads posts without commentLURKS
  • 26DDiamond Head's surroundingsDEES
  • 27DIvy appellationOLDELI
  • 29DActive UNESCO World Heritage SiteMTETNA
  • 30DL'essence des reservoirsEAU
  • 32DBeast that sounds like bucksDOE
  • 33DLeft on boardAPORT
  • 34DFlatteringLAUDATORY
  • 35DAncient navigation aidURSAMINOR
  • 36DHalloween hangupsSKELETONS
  • 38DSelf starterYOUR
  • 39DActor once a bodyguard for Ali and SpinksMRT
  • 43DPoacher, at timesWOK
  • 44DHistory, essentiallyEVENTS
  • 45D"All good things __ Him who cares not to be great": TennysonAWAIT
  • 46DPeace treaty signer in the Babar booksRHINO
  • 47DPrincess cake, e.g.TORTE
  • 48DScroll successorCODEX
  • 49DBig blowsGUSTS
  • 52DWater along the Great GlenNESS
  • 53DCapital on the Persian GulfDOHA
  • 56DDon't go straightARC
  • 57D__ shotTEE
  • 59DAfter allNET

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