Newsday Crossword September 18, 2026 Answers

Across

Walker, briefly3 Envelope alert4 Subcontinental tourist mecca4 Anticipated3 Rings, for instance4 Something stated or staked5 *Anxiety-driven8 Persian Gulf capital6 Emulate closely3 Combo bet6 Sound from a herd3 *Economic resource5 *"Up in the air" opposite8 Xbox alternative3 Half a sweet treat3 Goes ballistic7 Too loose3 Coming soon5 Canada didn't rename it Exxon4 *Spreads like dandelions9 With the power (to)4 Memphis blues street5 Contact info symbols3 Demographic stat7 Belfast-born film star3 Southpaw, for short3 *Access code8 *One Flew Over... author5 Biblical colleague of Mathieu3 Milne pessimist6 Wood spoilage3 Footnote phrase6 *Silver recipient8 Tiring tasks5 __-European languages4 Work as3 Stiff and sore4 "Say" homophone4 Three-letter direction missing from the answers to the starred clues3

Down

Document file format3 Turkey's setting7 Throw away, so to speak7 Eroded3 Bag for swag4 Venerable kids' cereal4 Certain battery5 Musical conclusion6 Ascertains slowly6 Old-school encouragement3 Large atmospheric body7 New Zealand natives6 First called3 Recognize silently5 007 novel backdrop7 Saddler's puncher3 Alpine elevator4 Winnow (out)4 Gloating cry3 Kids' book honor7 Enzyme suffix3 X, Y and Z, these days4 Percent conclusion3 Security issue4 Bounteous5 Excellent things6 Milan landmark7 63-Across, e.g.7 Next-to-last card in hold 'em7 Catch sight of3 Anchor position6 Be lenient6 Column style5 Poor Richard's preposition3 Symbol in Tolkien books4 What rings lack4 Seal, in product names3 Contraction candidate3 Hymnal holder3