Newsday Crossword September 5, 2026 Answers

Across

Anthem excerpt6 Overly restrained approval8 Paid, in a phrase6 Marching along8 Not quite perfect6 Greyhounds' home8 Kiss __3 Certain jerks' works5 Bold venture4 Data compression device4 Selfie stick, e.g.3 It's extraordinary6 Pioneer of the "howcatchem" drama7 Figurative escape artist3 Home and away?5 Legendary flier8 Walt's early name for Disneyland15 Common day-care offerer8 Two-legged rat5 Big fan3 His songs are seen by many musicians as a badge of honor7 Movable mural6 One of the first domains3 Far from spicy4 Elation exclamation4 Prepared quickly, in a way5 Metaphorical payback3 Show times8 Emphatic rejection6 Personal concern8 First South African with an acting Oscar6 Overmuch8 Pan companions6

Down

Summer place near an Alabama Flight Center9 Sicilian kin9 Erstwhile circus staple9 French-born self-chronicler3 Name from the Greek for "Sky Father"4 Collect, as condensation6 Turn5 Heavy duty4 PVC collectibles3 Not a long-lasting rage3 Something to believe in5 It's southeast of Lima5 Fancy lots5 Romanov royal5 Half a Great Dane name3 Reads posts without comment5 Diamond Head's surroundings4 Ivy appellation6 Active UNESCO World Heritage Site6 L'essence des reservoirs3 Beast that sounds like bucks3 Left on board5 Flattering9 Ancient navigation aid9 Halloween hangups9 Self starter4 Actor once a bodyguard for Ali and Spinks3 Poacher, at times3 History, essentially6 "All good things __ Him who cares not to be great": Tennyson5 Peace treaty signer in the Babar books5 Princess cake, e.g.5 Scroll successor5 Big blows5 Water along the Great Glen4 Capital on the Persian Gulf4 Don't go straight3 __ shot3 After all3