Newsday Crossword hints and answers for October 19, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleSEAFOOD MENU
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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Prepares a gift (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWRAPS→
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Stated (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSAID→
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Sent a duplicate email to, for short (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCCED→
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Nun's attire (5)
Starts with H, ends with THABIT→
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Cancel out (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNDO→
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Jay once of The Tonight Show (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLENO→
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Thick seafood soup (10)
Starts with O, ends with WOYSTERSTEW→
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Tacks on (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
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Old college cheer (3)
Starts with R, ends with HRAH→
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Pep up (7)
Starts with A, ends with EANIMATE→
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Group of civilian soldiers (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMILITIA→
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Cape Cod codfish (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSCROD→
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Fix, as a shoe (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERESOLE→
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Cozy diner seating (5)
Starts with B, ends with HBOOTH→
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"__ seeing you!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EILLBE→
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Opinion survey (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPOLL→
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Has debts (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOWES→
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Professional charges (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFEES→
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Meted (out) (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDOLED→
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Used to be (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWERE→
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Try out (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEST→
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With no warranty (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASIS→
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Start of a challenge (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIDARE→
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Makes simpler (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEASES→
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Lopsided (6)
Starts with U, ends with NUNEVEN→
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Ben Franklin's bill (7)
Starts with H, ends with DHUNDRED→
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Woman with an inheritance (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHEIRESS→
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Take to court (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESUE→
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Approximately (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
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Mexican seafood sandwich (10)
Starts with S, ends with OSHRIMPTACO→
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Pepper grinder (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMILL→
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Person, place, or thing (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNOUN→
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Softened, with "down" (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTONED→
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Banana skin (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPEEL→
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Anthem or ballad (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSONG→
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Made sharper (5)
Starts with H, ends with DHONED→
Down
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You-know-__ (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWHO→
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Beam of light (3)
Starts with R, ends with YRAY→
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Belly muscles (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
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Peach center (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPIT→
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Germ-free (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESTERILE→
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Japanese "bar" food (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISUSHI→
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Picnic invader (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
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Notion (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
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Crossword column heading (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDOWN→
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Seafood soup (11)
Starts with C, ends with RCLAMCHOWDER→
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Fragrant wood (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCEDAR→
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Put an __ (stop) (5)
Starts with E, ends with OENDTO→
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Gave medicine to (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDOSED→
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Hourly charge (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERATE→
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Suffix meaning "believer" (3)
Starts with I, ends with TIST→
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Free-for-all fight (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMELEE→
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Castaways' spots (5)
Starts with I, ends with SISLES→
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Seafood sandwich (11)
Starts with L, ends with LLOBSTERROLL→
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Make illegal (7)
Starts with A, ends with HABOLISH→
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Fissure (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRIFT→
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Spanish cheers (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
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Ancient (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOLD→
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Sit for a picture (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOSE→
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Work a loom (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWEAVE→
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Made a goof (5)
Starts with E, ends with DERRED→
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Observed (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEEN→
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Prosecutors: Abbr. (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDAS→
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Very detailed (7)
Starts with I, ends with HINDEPTH→
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Sailor's assent (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAYE→
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E pluribus __ (4)
Starts with U, ends with MUNUM→
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Defeat decisively (5)
Starts with W, ends with PWHOMP→
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Spooky (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
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Supermarket pathway (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
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Putting to work (5)
Starts with U, ends with GUSING→
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Tax form IDs (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSNS→
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"Scram!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSHOO→
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Compete in a race (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRUN→
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Excessively (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTOO→
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Raggedy doll (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
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So-so grade (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECEE→
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Unusual (3)
Starts with O, ends with DODD→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
Want the full method? Read our Newsday Crossword strategy and tips, or check how to play the Newsday Crossword on the hub.
Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
Done for today? Try LA Times Crossword, NYT Crossword, USA Today Crossword, all with hints first and answers behind a reveal.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for October 19, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Prepares a gift (WRAPS); Stated (SAID); Sent a duplicate email to, for short (CCED).
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?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
