Newsday Crossword October 20, 2026 Answers

Across

Swindles (out of)5 Swiss mountains4 Shade trees4 "__ you cute!"5 Gather, as crops4 Yuletide season4 More sensible5 Cold-cuts department4 Medicinal amount4 Tried hard10 Letters like PDQ4 Part of MPG3 Author Hemingway6 Parmesan or cheddar6 Bit of parsley5 Trumpet or bugle4 Leaf-gathering tool4 Southern pie nut5 "All kidding __..."5 Espionage org.3 Wear away5 Happen again5 Group of cattle4 Theme of the puzzle4 Formal ceremonies5 Least polite6 Less messy6 Lion or leopard3 Biblical paradise4 Donations to colleges10 Boxing locale4 Island near Oahu4 Rigoletto or Carmen5 Dirt for planting4 "__ sesame!"4 South Korea's capital5 Television award4 Pied Piper followers4 Moral principle5

Down

Bottom of a pedestal4 Nation bordering Iraq4 Give temporarily4 Leg joint4 Handbag handles6 Strong devotion5 Impolite look4 White as a sheet4 Miss Muffet frightener6 Placed at risk10 Off the leash5 Flat-topped elevations5 Took a nap5 Change course suddenly4 Ready for harvesting4 Burn slightly4 Hydrant attachment4 Viking explorer4 In a permanent way10 Planes fly through them5 Bartlett or Bosc4 Muscle discomfort4 Funnel shape4 Throws in4 Hatchling's home4 A Great Lake4 Do sketching4 Slight quake6 Maximum effort6 Using few words5 Figure of speech5 Jeans fabric5 Dimes and nickels5 California wine region4 Song for two4 Fencing sword4 Gas in some store lights4 Factual4 Pretzel seasoning4