Newsday Crossword October 9, 2026 Answers
By S.N. · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from October 9, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Fit well together4 Narrow shoal4 Adapter designation4 '70s tennis star4 Bear up in the air4 Sushi selections5 Defeat forcefully9 Secondary celebs5 Asp, for instance5 Confidential talk9 Competitively red-hot7 Eightfold7 Barely visible4 Roundup accessory5 Bagpipe, e.g.4 Start to tire3 Write on glass, perhaps4 Roundup gatherings5 Leveled off9 Old money in Munich5 Old-style "dudes"4 Dungeons & Dragons, for short3 Have status4 Taper off5 Portrayed4 Gallery offering7 "The Caruso of Rock"7 Iconic western hero9 Split evenly5 Middlemarch author5 "Bagged" alternate title for the puzzle: 2 wds.9 Da Vinci Code director, as a kid5 Sort of shortening4 Big name in lithography4 Applications4 First responders4 Chicago star4Down
Animals in athletics7 Land south of Helsinki7 Ball of wax7 Exuberant6 Prefix for name3 Draw out8 Speck on a globe4 Rice witch novel6 Trying to get on5 Genteel8 River through Kyiv7 Protected one's king7 Cavalry collection6 Astronaut Jemison3 It means "earth-friendly"3 Edmonton's loc.4 Ancient Arabian kingdom5 Reindeer cousin3 Men3 Coolant company8 Belt or seat8 Ride app4 Place for junk, perhaps6 Olympics heroine eight years after Nadia7 Pulls off7 Antsy7 Would-be thief7 Paganini, by birth7 Robin's refreshment3 '60s singing star6 Finish first by a mile6 ABA members5 Profile, for short3 About five pounds of letter-size4 HMO participants3Frequently Asked Questions
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