Newsday Crossword October 17, 2026 Answers
By Matthew Sewell · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from October 17, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Quad developers8 What many a team adopts6 Aftermarket buy8 Calendar starter6 Charged thoughtfully8 Ruffles6 Played7 Took many courses7 Moving communication: Abbr.3 Party __3 Accordingly4 Requirement for some fellowships4 Omega-3 fatty acid source4 Propel nonstop4 Designee, informally3 Space on a container ship4 Shock-avoidance request6 Reason for diminished returns15 Far beyond patched6 "__ it pretty to think so?" (The Sun Also Rises ender)4 Not following3 Sparkling4 Pompous pronouncement4 Some Sunday School drawings4 Balky one4 What a larva may become3 Six-time award for DDE3 "Not a surprise"7 Leader between Jacques and Francois7 Nicaraguan nana6 Awesome prospect8 Unoriginal, as bronze replicas6 Gains elbow room, perhaps8 Refractory response6 Idle8Down
Term sensitive for some Finns4 Its 50 got a redesign in 20174 Some 2010s Ferraris4 Owner of Maybelline6 They have shake-to-undo settings5 Undoing of many Bard protagonists9 Un tercio de nueve4 Short yardstick3 Certain Colonial-era protectors5 Name on the cover of Breathing Lessons4 Cato and Tacitus8 Trend scout10 Starting order10 Puts a strain on5 Vb. category3 Razzie role for Silverstone7 Echolocation user4 1 or pi, for instance10 Baker's butter substitute10 OED initialism since 20113 Exhibit polypnea4 Undo a body modification, perhaps4 Bashes9 Undone items4 Visibly worried8 __ group3 Metaphorical obsession3 Beyond good and evil6 One-named R&B diva5 Mythical lyre player5 Word on some Oscars5 "You may __ like" (etailer prompt)4 Region touting "bottled poetry"4 Put something on4 It's between Minneapolis and Kansas City on I-354 Possible cause for a time-out4 Potter universe's Three Broomsticks3Frequently Asked Questions
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