Newsday Crossword hints and answers for October 4, 2026
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Clues146
Across70
Down76
TitleMATERIAL WITNESS: Some common fabrications
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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Bring under control (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAME→
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Prayer wrap-up (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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From Havana (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCUBAN→
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Direct (to) (5)
Starts with R, ends with RREFER→
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Etching compound (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
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Leaf blower brand (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
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Poor treatment (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABUSE→
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Frigidaire rival (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAMANA→
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Colorful tabby (9)
Starts with C, ends with TCALICOCAT→
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Carnival confection (11)
Starts with C, ends with YCOTTONCANDY→
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Fixture in some basements (7)
Starts with O, ends with KOILTANK→
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Opulent residence (6)
Starts with E, ends with EESTATE→
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Morn's opposite (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEEN→
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Flat-topped hill (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMESA→
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More adorable (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCUTER→
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Pop's pop (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGRAMPS→
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"In what way?" (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHOWSO→
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Champagne holder (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGLASS→
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"Have some!" (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTASTEIT→
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Tremendously (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
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Part of a flight (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAIR→
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Smokestack buildup (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSOOT→
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This, in Tijuana (4)
Starts with E, ends with AESTA→
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Very light dessert (11)
Starts with C, ends with ECHIFFONCAKE→
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Tibia's place (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSHIN→
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Be under the weather (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
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Trim, as bushes (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPRUNE→
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Most flexible (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLOOSEST→
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Media mogul Turner (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTED→
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Entertains lavishly (7)
Starts with R, ends with SREGALES→
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Touch base via phone (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCALLIN→
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Pop singer Tori (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
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Proclaim (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAVOW→
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Money-managing exec. (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCFO→
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Six-pt. plays (3)
Starts with T, ends with STDS→
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Lose energy (4)
Starts with F, ends with GFLAG→
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Collar insert (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAY→
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Sentence segment (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPHRASE→
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Avid aficionados (7)
Starts with R, ends with SROOTERS→
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Informal refusal (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNAH→
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Brake sound (7)
Starts with S, ends with HSCREECH→
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Festoon (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADORN→
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Vietnamese holiday (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
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No longer happening (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROVER→
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Marine, slangily (11)
Starts with L, ends with KLEATHERNECK→
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"Goodness!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOHMY→
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Hard to come by (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
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__ for (chooses) (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOPTS→
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Gaggle sounds (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHONKS→
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Bridle attachment (4)
Starts with R, ends with NREIN→
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Eternal (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAGELESS→
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Waters down (5)
Starts with T, ends with STHINS→
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Strong point (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFORTE→
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Scoff at (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDERIDE→
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British nobleman (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBARON→
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Word on Irish stamps (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEIRE→
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Pothook shape (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
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Fill with love (6)
Starts with E, ends with RENAMOR→
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Mrs. Smith's competitor (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESARALEE→
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Gentle-but-firm persuasion (11)
Starts with V, ends with EVELVETGLOVE→
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Duke Ellington tune (9)
Starts with S, ends with LSATINDOLL→
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Toon mermaid (5)
Starts with A, ends with LARIEL→
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Hardwood tree (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALDER→
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Baroque instrument (4)
Starts with V, ends with LVIOL→
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Wistful word (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Can't do without (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNEEDS→
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Fruit skins (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEELS→
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Paid players (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPROS→
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Rooster or stallion (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMALE→
Down
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Cantina fare (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTACO→
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Antioxidant berry (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
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Flour producer (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMILL→
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Make revisions to (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
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Make amends (for) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EATONE→
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Pokes fun at (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOCKS→
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Timeline slice (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
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Quick message (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
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Plant in Road Runner cartoons (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCACTUS→
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WWII subs (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUBOATS→
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Flat-topped hill (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBUTTE→
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Star-shaped flower (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASTER→
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Prefix meaning ''recent'' (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
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Speed demons (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRACERS→
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Flows forth (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEMANATES→
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Aficionado (3)
Starts with F, ends with NFAN→
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Put a stop to (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
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Bradbury of sci-fi (3)
Starts with R, ends with YRAY→
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Hunter's garb, for short (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCAMO→
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Nullifies (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNEGATES→
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Snowman accessory (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSCARF→
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Once more (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAGAIN→
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Intertwine (12)
Starts with M, ends with RMESHTOGETHER→
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Shows compassion for (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPITIES→
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Easel, for example (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTAND→
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Comics Viking (5)
Starts with H, ends with RHAGAR→
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Skateboarding stunt (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLLIE→
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Daydreamer (12)
Starts with W, ends with RWOOLGATHERER→
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NASCAR sponsor (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
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Vitality (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIFE→
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Small memento (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTOKEN→
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Bookcase fastener (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSCREW→
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In this way (4)
Starts with T, ends with STHUS→
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Take to task (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSCOLD→
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Caravan stop (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASIS→
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Slangy suffix (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOLA→
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Actor Nick (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOLTE→
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Raptor's grabber (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTALON→
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Top-10 baby girl name of the 2010s (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAVA→
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Team leader (5)
Starts with C, ends with HCOACH→
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Yoga accessory (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMAT→
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Flout the rules (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCHEAT→
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Worries (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFRETS→
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Road branches (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFORKS→
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Gets ready (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPREPS→
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"Steady as __ goes" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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Music genre (4)
Starts with R, ends with KROCK→
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Send payment (5)
Starts with R, ends with TREMIT→
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Funny Girl composer (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYNE→
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U.S.-Canada defense system (5)
Starts with N, ends with DNORAD→
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Least distant (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCLOSEST→
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Shortly, to Shelley (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
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Jam-packed (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDENSE→
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Unburdened (8)
Starts with R, ends with DRELIEVED→
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Safari sighting (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORHINO→
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Spanish gold (3)
Starts with O, ends with OORO→
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'50s Fords (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEDSELS→
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Go places (6)
Starts with T, ends with LTRAVEL→
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Base-clearing hits (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHOMERS→
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Frond-bearing plant (4)
Starts with F, ends with NFERN→
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Beauty and the Beast girl (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBELLE→
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Battery pole (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANODE→
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"Not so!" reply (5)
Starts with I, ends with OISTOO→
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Support bars (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAILS→
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Invitation abbreviation (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRSVP→
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Economist Smith (4)
Starts with A, ends with MADAM→
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Name derived from Dolores (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALOLA→
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Carrier to Tel Aviv (4)
Starts with E, ends with LELAL→
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Ultimatum ender (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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Airport shuttle (3)
Starts with V, ends with NVAN→
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Poetic preposition (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Fabricated statement (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
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Empty space (3)
Starts with G, ends with PGAP→
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Natural drier (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for October 4, 2026?+
146 clues: 70 Across and 76 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gail Grabowski.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Bring under control (TAME); Prayer wrap-up (AMEN); From Havana (CUBAN).
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