Newsday Crossword hints and answers for October 18, 2026
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Clues140
Across67
Down73
TitleNOT AGAIN: Explained at 100-Across
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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Bottles-on-wall array of song (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBEERS→
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Individually (4)
Starts with E, ends with HEACH→
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Class clown (5)
Starts with J, ends with RJOKER→
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The original leading man (4)
Starts with A, ends with MADAM→
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Castle employee (5)
Starts with V, ends with TVALET→
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Spicy cuisine (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITHAI→
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Francois' farewell (5)
Starts with A, ends with UADIEU→
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Asian wasteland (4)
Starts with G, ends with IGOBI→
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Car's torque transmitter (10)
Starts with D, ends with TDRIVESHAFT→
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60-Across owner (10)
Starts with V, ends with NVOLKSWAGEN→
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Keeper of REM records (8)
Starts with S, ends with BSLEEPLAB→
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Uncompromising (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSTERN→
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Procedural pain (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHASSLE→
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Savings partner (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLOAN→
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Savings combinations (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOOLS→
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Has bought (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOWNS→
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Corporate advancement (6)
Starts with A, ends with TASCENT→
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Kors competitor (5)
Starts with F, ends with IFENDI→
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One holding 46-Across (8)
Starts with C, ends with RCREDITOR→
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Hold in reserve (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTORE→
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Predatory insects (11)
Starts with D, ends with SDRAGONFLIES→
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Chocolate or cherry (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHUE→
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Debt notes (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIOUS→
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Two-use (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDUAL→
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Sound of swine (4)
Starts with O, ends with KOINK→
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Castaways' homes (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHUTS→
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Novelist Patchett (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
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Water sport of a sort (11)
Starts with B, ends with GBODYSURFING→
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Artist Matisse (5)
Starts with H, ends with IHENRI→
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Retail proceeds (8)
Starts with N, ends with SNETSALES→
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Ward worker (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENURSE→
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Winless racehorse (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMAIDEN→
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Venerable luxury car, for short (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROLLS→
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IQ test developer (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBINET→
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Telegraph pioneer (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMORSE→
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Artistic approaches (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTYLES→
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"Eureka," for California (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMOTTO→
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Green guarder, often (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSANDTRAP→
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Electrified weapon (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTASER→
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Freudian study (11)
Starts with P, ends with YPERSONALITY→
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Tenth-century starter (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICMI→
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Surrounded by (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
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Arias, for example (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISOLI→
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Moonwalker Cernan (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGENE→
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Moonwalker Shepard (4)
Starts with A, ends with NALAN→
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Checkers choice (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRED→
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West Side Story weapon (11)
Starts with S, ends with ESWITCHBLADE→
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Flavor of the month (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECRAZE→
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Property tort (8)
Starts with T, ends with STRESPASS→
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Quite a while (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEARS→
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Improvised in a band (6)
Starts with V, ends with DVAMPED→
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Acknowledge (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
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Police squad (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNARCS→
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Dubbed titles (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSIRS→
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Narrow channel (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSTRAIT→
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Burn slightly (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESINGE→
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'90s fad dance (8)
Starts with M, ends with AMACARENA→
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'20s fad dance (10)
Starts with C, ends with NCHARLESTON→
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What the 10 longest answers (including this one) all lack (10)
Starts with D, ends with SDUPLICATES→
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Lobby for (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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Crime-story story (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
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Russia's __ Mountains (4)
Starts with U, ends with LURAL→
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Musical's usual conclusion (5)
Starts with A, ends with IACTII→
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Club collection (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDUES→
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Societal customs (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMORES→
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Fun and games (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPLAY→
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Naval commandos (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALS→
Down
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Hanes alternatives (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBVDS→
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Rank below marquis (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEARL→
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Author Wiesel (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELIE→
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Boisterous celebrants (8)
Starts with R, ends with SREVELERS→
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Instructions starter (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESTEPONE→
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Actor Hawke (5)
Starts with E, ends with NETHAN→
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Ishmael's boss (4)
Starts with A, ends with BAHAB→
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Half-__ (latte order) (3)
Starts with C, ends with FCAF→
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Top-40 tune (7)
Starts with H, ends with GHITSONG→
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Decathlon event (7)
Starts with J, ends with NJAVELIN→
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Aromas (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
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Oven for ceramics (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKILN→
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Cry of fright (3)
Starts with E, ends with KEEK→
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Sorority recruitment period (8)
Starts with R, ends with KRUSHWEEK→
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Four-time Australian Open champ (6)
Starts with A, ends with IAGASSI→
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Follows relentlessly (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDOGS→
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Son of 15-Across (4)
Starts with A, ends with LABEL→
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Miser's shout (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMINE→
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Board under a bed (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLAT→
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Harry Potter film props (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWANDS→
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Ruckus (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTODO→
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Bell sounds (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEALS→
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Circular gasket (5)
Starts with O, ends with GORING→
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Like most people (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
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Sculpting medium (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTONE→
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Rural region (11)
Starts with C, ends with ECOUNTRYSIDE→
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Ruckuses (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFRAYS→
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Loretta Lynn mentor (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECLINE→
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Storm sound (11)
Starts with T, ends with PTHUNDERCLAP→
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Far-out (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOUTRE→
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Amber, for one (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRESIN→
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Impose (on) (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFOIST→
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Toys that may talk (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOLLS→
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Film caper (5)
Starts with H, ends with THEIST→
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Harvest machine (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBALER→
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Storage rentals (5)
Starts with U, ends with SUNITS→
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Chemical coolant (5)
Starts with F, ends with NFREON→
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Tess Durbeyfield creator (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHARDY→
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Put new bottoms on (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSOLED→
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Word in many Alps names (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMONTE→
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Antiseptic acid (5)
Starts with B, ends with CBORIC→
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It's west of New Brunswick (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMAINE→
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Get going (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTART→
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Not as scintillating (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTAMER→
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Gets mushy (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMELTS→
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Motorless vehicles (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLEDS→
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Render speechless (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMAZE→
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Longed (for) (5)
Starts with P, ends with DPINED→
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Presence of mind (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPOISE→
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Ice-cream thickeners (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAGARS→
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Police squad (8)
Starts with S, ends with MSWATTEAM→
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What some detentes have deterred (8)
Starts with A, ends with EARMSRACE→
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Treat too well (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSPOIL→
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Cape Cod hub (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHYANNIS→
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Glacier remnant (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBERG→
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Ready to skate (7)
Starts with L, ends with PLACEDUP→
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South American capital (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCARACAS→
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Entangles (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNARES→
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End of a Latin boast (4)
Starts with V, ends with IVICI→
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Mythical weeper (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENIOBE→
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Sister of Charlie Brown (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSALLY→
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Gulf War missile (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSCUD→
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Via, for short (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTHRU→
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Angry episode (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAGE→
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Ruckus (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTIR→
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PG assigner, formerly (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMPAA→
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"At Last" singer James (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
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Moonwalker Armstrong (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
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With no representations (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASIS→
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Pavement caution (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSLO→
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Browser bookmark (3)
Starts with U, ends with LURL→
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for October 18, 2026?+
140 clues: 67 Across and 73 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jerry Clarkson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Bottles-on-wall array of song (BEERS); Individually (EACH); Class clown (JOKER).
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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