Newsday Crossword October 5, 2026 Answers

Across

"Now hear __!"4 HS student's exam4 Underworld of Greek myth5 Impetuous4 Need to scratch4 Gone With the Wind surname5 Norway's capital4 Animal's den4 Four-star general Powell5 Tale with a baby swan15 Also3 Stop-sign color3 Military jet's home: Abbr.3 Dorm room sleeping spot7 Donkey3 Cheerless atmosphere5 Ripped4 Diarist __ Frank4 Tale with a "guess my name" guy15 Recedes, as the tide4 Mystical glow4 Stops marching5 Letter before tee3 Take note of7 Point opposite WNW3 Great pitcher3 Balloon contents3 Tale with a gingerbread house15 Nebraska's largest city5 Boyfriend4 Secret writing4 Enlarge, as a road5 Husband or wife4 Matures4 Tilts a little5 Telescope sight4 Skillets and woks4

Down

Jogging pace4 Corned-beef concoction4 Spot of land in the sea4 Yell5 Sleeper's headrest6 Stick around4 Corrosive substance4 Drive-__ window4 Pawned6 Get __ of (grasp)5 Artist Salvador4 Ireland nickname4 Performed a tune4 "I've no idea"5 Fishing basket5 Think alike5 Bungles5 Does poorly on stage5 Group's response to "Who's there?"5 University of __ Dame5 Prickly shrub5 Leg joint5 Peevish moods5 Feel intuitively5 Photo __ (camera sessions)3 "__ matter of fact..."3 Clothing tag5 That group's5 Atlantic and Pacific6 Less specific6 Very pale5 News summary5 Coyote's cry4 French female friend4 Nothing, in Mexico4 Rocket interceptors: Abbr.4 Well-groomed4 Facts and figures4 Garment for Caesar4 Biblical paradise4 Not so much4