Newsday Crossword September 12, 2026 Answers

Across

Hula hoops, for instance4 Turn up5 Hint4 Japanese belt10 Hang dog4 Contend with10 Outside starter4 Very sharp in D&D, from Carroll6 Seas on land5 Co-ruler with Ivan V6 Treacherous7 Major in '90s news4 Made like columns7 Heaps8 High __3 Trusted functionary7 Lobbies for and gets7 Crusty-looking resource3 Word from Greek for "scatter"8 Demanding justice, say7 [Sad face]4 Air Medal adornment7 Portmanteau for fortissimo singing6 [Happy face]5 Mischievous mammal, e.g.6 1,000 times tera-4 Wipe clean to reuse10 Spielberg distinction since February 20264 Future-prediction prologue10 One to walk with4 Good cry5 In-the-moment4

Down

Recipe reduction3 "Justement!"3 First string3 Overtime alert15 '70s computer that "Defined a Generation"5 Field __4 Outlandish7 Rather recent digital spam6 Charge choice3 Where split decisions are made15 Informal deploration6 One in a class by themselves5 He "put chic into chips," per Time (1977)4 Cousin of Ingmar4 Father of Agamemnon6 Minor fare4 In principio __ Verbum (John 1 intro)4 Any of Endeavour's 24,0004 Bright spot in a tank5 Russian : Fedya :: English : __3 Sentence shortener6 Goddess associated with olive trees5 Simulated3 Maximally rare4 Code sharer with Uzbekistan Airways4 "Not even God can change the __": Santayana4 Effectively7 Serve6 Nephew of Arthur6 Ancient character with no followers5 Doc's directive5 Bad guys4 Risky business4 Covent Garden borderer4 Fledgling3 Camper, often3 Approaching intelligence3 Single crunch or dip3