Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Tuesday, September 8, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, September 8, 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
- 1What falls in a blizzard
- 5Highest poker cards
- 9Back-to-health program, for short
- 14Spanish house
- 15Biblical ark builder
- 16Elude capture from
- 17Just slightly
- 18Halifax, __ Scotia
- 19Old West outlaw __ James
- 20Large body of water north of Wisconsin
- 23Flat panel TV type
- 24"Half" prefix for final
- 25Swiss mountain
- 28Hgt. above sea level
- 30Tooth's outer layer
- 32Christian of fashion
- 35Coll. near Beverly Hills
- 38No later than
- 39Money still owed
- 42Fishing line holder
- 43Pillow covering
- 44Take a cab or bus
- 45Maximally
- 47Hoops org.
- 49Part of 35-Across
- 50Air show stunt
- 53Evaluate
- 58Singer's note-identifying skill
- 60Harsh light
- 63State with many Mormons
- 64Lion's den
- 65Greek fable guy
- 66Retail store event
- 67__ story (autobiography)
- 68Flower source of bread seeds
- 69Shady relatives of oaks
- 70Skidded
Down
- 1Top of the head
- 2Birth-related
- 3City southwest of Kyoto
- 4Walks through water
- 5Occurring once a year
- 6House for hens
- 7Roof overhangs
- 8Divide up with others
- 9Come back to a club
- 10"...lived happily __ after"
- 11Owns
- 12Billboards and commercials
- 13Hive insect
- 21Intelligent
- 22"To explain..."
- 25Intensified, with "up"
- 26Don't disturb
- 27Novel's story line
- 29__ fish sandwich
- 31German auto
- 32Because of
- 33Lines on a list
- 34Capital of Norway
- 36Multiyear savings accts.
- 37Claim on property
- 39Spoken aloud
- 40Performer in a film
- 41Hold firmly
- 46Needing a nap
- 48Soaks in the tub
- 51Helpful to have
- 52Leaf of a flower
- 54Window ledges
- 55Online commerce
- 56Futuristic story genre
- 57Rip to tiny pieces
- 58Any stage-play accessory
- 59Not at all anxious
- 60Empty space
- 61Zodiac lion
- 62African snake
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 39-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "BEST OF THE BEST".
All 78 answers
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- 1AWhat falls in a blizzardSNOW
- 5AHighest poker cardsACES
- 9ABack-to-health program, for shortREHAB
- 14ASpanish houseCASA
- 15ABiblical ark builderNOAH
- 16AElude capture fromEVADE
- 17AJust slightlyATAD
- 18AHalifax, __ ScotiaNOVA
- 19AOld West outlaw __ JamesJESSE
- 20ALarge body of water north of WisconsinLAKESUPERIOR
- 23AFlat panel TV typePLASMA
- 24A"Half" prefix for finalSEMI
- 25ASwiss mountainALP
- 28AHgt. above sea levelALT
- 30ATooth's outer layerENAMEL
- 32AChristian of fashionDIOR
- 35AColl. near Beverly HillsUCLA
- 38ANo later thanUPTO
- 39AMoney still owedOUTSTANDINGDEBT
- 42AFishing line holderREEL
- 43APillow coveringCASE
- 44ATake a cab or busRIDE
- 45AMaximallyATMOST
- 47AHoops org.NBA
- 49APart of 35-AcrossLOS
- 50AAir show stuntLOOP
- 53AEvaluateASSESS
- 58ASinger's note-identifying skillPERFECTPITCH
- 60AHarsh lightGLARE
- 63AState with many MormonsUTAH
- 64ALion's denLAIR
- 65AGreek fable guyAESOP
- 66ARetail store eventSALE
- 67A__ story (autobiography)LIFE
- 68AFlower source of bread seedsPOPPY
- 69AShady relatives of oaksELMS
- 70ASkiddedSLID
- 1DTop of the headSCALP
- 2DBirth-relatedNATAL
- 3DCity southwest of KyotoOSAKA
- 4DWalks through waterWADES
- 5DOccurring once a yearANNUAL
- 6DHouse for hensCOOP
- 7DRoof overhangsEAVES
- 8DDivide up with othersSHARE
- 9DCome back to a clubREJOIN
- 10D"...lived happily __ after"EVER
- 11DOwnsHAS
- 12DBillboards and commercialsADS
- 13DHive insectBEE
- 21DIntelligentSMART
- 22D"To explain..."IMEAN
- 25DIntensified, with "up"AMPED
- 26DDon't disturbLETBE
- 27DNovel's story linePLOT
- 29D__ fish sandwichTUNA
- 31DGerman autoAUDI
- 32DBecause ofDUETO
- 33DLines on a listITEMS
- 34DCapital of NorwayOSLO
- 36DMultiyear savings accts.CDS
- 37DClaim on propertyLIEN
- 39DSpoken aloudORAL
- 40DPerformer in a filmACTOR
- 41DHold firmlyGRASP
- 46DNeeding a napSLEEPY
- 48DSoaks in the tubBATHES
- 51DHelpful to haveOFUSE
- 52DLeaf of a flowerPETAL
- 54DWindow ledgesSILLS
- 55DOnline commerceETAIL
- 56DFuturistic story genreSCIFI
- 57DRip to tiny piecesSHRED
- 58DAny stage-play accessoryPROP
- 59DNot at all anxiousCALM
- 60DEmpty spaceGAP
- 61DZodiac lionLEO
- 62DAfrican snakeASP
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