Newsday Crossword hints and answers for October 11, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues142
Across67
Down75
TitleA&E NETWORK: A double-feature program
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Title holder (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCHAMP→
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Thick carpet (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSHAG→
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One-to-one instructor (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTUTOR→
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Dagwood's young neighbor (4)
Starts with E, ends with OELMO→
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Strudel specialist (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBAKER→
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Marching band instrument (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATUBA→
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Overplay a part (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMOTE→
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Dark film genre (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNOIR→
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John Wayne and Lady Gaga (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSTAGENAMES→
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Black-and-yellow dessert (10)
Starts with M, ends with EMARBLECAKE→
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tage scenery (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSETS→
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Faux pas (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELAPSE→
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Gets around (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEVADES→
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Motive introducer (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBECAUSE→
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Subsists (on) (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLIVES→
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Iconic lithographer (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIVES→
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Frightens (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALARMS→
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Madrid mister (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSENOR→
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"Seems to me..." (8)
Starts with I, ends with YIDARESAY→
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Wild time (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPREE→
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Conservation officers (11)
Starts with G, ends with SGAMEWARDENS→
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Gun owners' org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANRA→
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Parting comment (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATATA→
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Park bench part (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLAT→
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Poker opener, perhaps (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPAIR→
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Language suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Sci-fi staple (11)
Starts with S, ends with LSPACETRAVEL→
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Simulated (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFAKED→
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Tearful tale (8)
Starts with S, ends with YSOBSTORY→
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Plucked strings (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHARPS→
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Soft touch (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCARESS→
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Longest French river (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOIRE→
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Letterhead art (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOGOS→
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Invigorating drink (5)
Starts with T, ends with CTONIC→
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Rose alternative (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCLARET→
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Netanyahu predecessor (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPERES→
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Chinese home-decor philosophy (8)
Starts with F, ends with IFENGSHUI→
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Tries to find (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHUNTS→
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Dignified doyennes (11)
Starts with G, ends with SGRANDEDAMES→
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__ Arbor, MI (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
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Ancient Andean (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
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Western sound effects (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOOS→
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Castigates (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIPS→
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Armand's arm (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBRAS→
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Old-school cheer (3)
Starts with R, ends with HRAH→
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Mark on apres (11)
Starts with G, ends with TGRAVEACCENT→
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Immense (5)
Starts with J, ends with OJUMBO→
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Early sample (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPRETASTE→
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Banquet ritual (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTOAST→
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Happened to (6)
Starts with B, ends with LBEFELL→
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World Series prelude: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALCS→
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At __ for words (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALOSS→
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Slip away (7)
Starts with J, ends with EJETFREE→
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Kid's cookie shape (6)
Starts with A, ends with LANIMAL→
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Accumulate (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAMASS→
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Personal opinion (4)
Starts with V, ends with WVIEW→
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Emulates (10)
Starts with T, ends with RTAKESAFTER→
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Demographic cohort (10)
Starts with A, ends with TAGEBRACKET→
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Unlikely counterfeit bills (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
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Putting to work (5)
Starts with U, ends with GUSING→
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Schlep (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETOTE→
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Recipe results (5)
Starts with Y, ends with DYIELD→
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It surrounded the Wicked Witch's home (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMOAT→
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Glove fabric (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESUEDE→
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Throw away (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOSS→
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Saturates (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOAKS→
Down
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Survivor airer (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCBS→
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Sun blocker of a sort (3)
Starts with H, ends with THAT→
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Alias indicator (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAKA→
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Storage unit, for short (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMEG→
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Take for granted (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPRESUME→
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Cabinet department (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTATE→
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Runs nicely (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHUMS→
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Grandpa Simpson (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
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Certain stove conduit (7)
Starts with G, ends with EGASLINE→
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Type of paint (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATEMPERA→
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Amherst sch. (5)
Starts with U, ends with SUMASS→
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Lacerated (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETORE→
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Wagering ctr. (3)
Starts with O, ends with BOTB→
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On point (8)
Starts with R, ends with TRELEVANT→
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Place in a crate (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENCASE→
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Place in a hold (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLOAD→
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Karaoke gear (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMIKE→
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Lode contents (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORES→
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Costner T-man role (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
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Civil rights activist Medgar (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEVERS→
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State firmly (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAVOW→
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Stitches loosely (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBASTES→
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Texas city (6)
Starts with E, ends with OELPASO→
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Unrestricted ability (12)
Starts with C, ends with ECARTEBLANCHE→
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Bailiwick (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
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"I wanna try!" (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEMME→
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Unimprovable (5)
Starts with I, ends with LIDEAL→
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Full of attitude (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSAUCY→
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Does nothing (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIDLES→
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Old carnival attraction (12)
Starts with S, ends with RSNAKECHARMER→
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First sign of spring (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARIES→
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Gridiron measures (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYARDS→
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Harsh light (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGLARE→
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Host's mail (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRSVPS→
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Nautical direction (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAPORT→
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Hemingway hangout (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPARIS→
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Farm pens (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTIES→
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Androcles extraction (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTHORN→
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Hit the ceiling (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRAGED→
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Originated (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAROSE→
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Part of a Dracula outfit (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFANGS→
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"Not exactly" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASORTA→
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Traffic markers (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCONES→
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Car dealer's offering (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEASE→
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Tantalize (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTEMPT→
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Noise from a nest (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCHIRP→
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NASA adjective (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLUNAR→
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Bear out (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPROVE→
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Hard to see (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFAINT→
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Not up to it (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUNABLE→
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Loafer liner (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINSOLE→
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Barnyard beasts (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGOATS→
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Scold, with "down" (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDRESS→
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Arctic cookiemaker (8)
Starts with M, ends with SMRSCLAUS→
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Aficionado (4)
Starts with B, ends with FBUFF→
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Fancy bashes (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGALAS→
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On the loose (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATLARGE→
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Dove calls (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOOS→
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American collaborator of Degas (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCASSATT→
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Passages to planes (7)
Starts with J, ends with SJETWAYS→
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Most docile (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTAMEST→
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Frequent sportscast sponsor (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEER→
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Touch up (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMEND→
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Scornful comments (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJIBES→
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Unit of uranium (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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It means "billionth" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONANO→
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Crate & Barrel rival (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
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End in __ (require overtime) (4)
Starts with A, ends with EATIE→
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Examines carefully (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVETS→
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Tallahassee sch. (3)
Starts with F, ends with UFSU→
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Hair gel, for instance (3)
Starts with G, ends with OGOO→
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AFL partner (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCIO→
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Mauna __ (3)
Starts with K, ends with AKEA→
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Reindeer cousin (3)
Starts with E, ends with KELK→
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NFL scoring plays (3)
Starts with T, ends with STDS→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for October 11, 2026?+
142 clues: 67 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Title holder (CHAMP); Thick carpet (SHAG); One-to-one instructor (TUTOR).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
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