Newsday Crossword October 8, 2026 Answers

Across

Derby, for one4 December candy shape4 Spot for a yacht5 Name on the cover of Roots4 Farmer's team4 Representative5 Sort of skirt4 Single-minded expert4 Cymbals sound5 With 58-Across, optimist's credo13 Verbal contest6 Crusty concoction3 Bumbler3 Small portions4 Bounce (off)6 On-tap offerings4 With 43-Across, exhibits optimism10 Antiseptic acid5 Bearded antelope3 Went boating, perhaps5 See 37-Across10 Moves of agreement4 A perfect-game spoiler6 Essence4 Toe preceder3 Caustic cleaner3 Go by6 See 20-Across13 Crammed, with "up"5 Texter's preface4 Much-cherished4 Southwestern shrine5 Claim on property4 Basic French verb4 Former baseball commissioner Bud5 Bambi's dad4 Snow melter4

Down

Leafless, as some fall lawns5 Animated5 Show-biz luminary5 Added attraction5 Keep under wraps7 Rink jump4 Claudius successor4 Eventually become5 Part of BA8 City near New Delhi4 Certain sitcom DVD set9 Follower of walk- or write-3 Utmost degree3 Pay-stub abbr.3 Researches in depth4 Pined5 Will fully nourish5 Cranberry sources4 Of sound waves5 Quotation citation4 Monk's boss5 Doone of fiction5 1820s navigational marvel9 Regretful sound4 Bit of praise4 Spicy sandwich8 Texter's ta-ta4 Old-style "soon"7 Ivy Leaguer3 Wicked ways5 Alpaca habitat5 Michelangelo sculpture5 Sound angry5 Long-legged wader5 Starter for sweet4 Give off4 Ostrich cousin4 __-relief sculpture3 World Cup cheer3