Newsday Crossword hints and answers for October 17, 2026
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Clues72
Across35
Down37
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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Quad developers (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLEGLIFTS→
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What many a team adopts (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMASCOT→
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Aftermarket buy (8)
Starts with A, ends with TAUTOPART→
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Calendar starter (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONEONE→
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Charged thoughtfully (8)
Starts with P, ends with DPRORATED→
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Ruffles (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANNOYS→
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Played (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPOSEDAS→
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Took many courses (7)
Starts with A, ends with TATEALOT→
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Moving communication: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with LASL→
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Party __ (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBUS→
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Accordingly (4)
Starts with T, ends with STHUS→
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Requirement for some fellowships (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
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Omega-3 fatty acid source (4)
Starts with F, ends with XFLAX→
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Propel nonstop (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPOUR→
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Designee, informally (3)
Starts with R, ends with PREP→
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Space on a container ship (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLOT→
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Shock-avoidance request (6)
Starts with W, ends with EWARNME→
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Reason for diminished returns (15)
Starts with C, ends with XCAPITALGAINSTAX→
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Far beyond patched (6)
Starts with A, ends with WALLNEW→
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"__ it pretty to think so?" (The Sun Also Rises ender) (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISNT→
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Not following (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Sparkling (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEAT→
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Pompous pronouncement (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBRAG→
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Some Sunday School drawings (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARKS→
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Balky one (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUSS→
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What a larva may become (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
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Six-time award for DDE (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDSM→
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"Not a surprise" (7)
Starts with I, ends with EIMAWARE→
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Leader between Jacques and Francois (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNICOLAS→
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Nicaraguan nana (6)
Starts with A, ends with AABUELA→
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Awesome prospect (8)
Starts with P, ends with APANORAMA→
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Unoriginal, as bronze replicas (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRECAST→
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Gains elbow room, perhaps (8)
Starts with U, ends with SUPGRADES→
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Refractory response (6)
Starts with A, ends with OARETOO→
Down
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Term sensitive for some Finns (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLAPP→
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Its 50 got a redesign in 2017 (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
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Some 2010s Ferraris (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGTOS→
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Owner of Maybelline (6)
Starts with L, ends with LLOREAL→
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They have shake-to-undo settings (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIPADS→
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Undoing of many Bard protagonists (9)
Starts with F, ends with WFATALFLAW→
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Un tercio de nueve (4)
Starts with T, ends with STRES→
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Short yardstick (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSTD→
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Certain Colonial-era protectors (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOATS→
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Name on the cover of Breathing Lessons (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
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Cato and Tacitus (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSENATORS→
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Trend scout (10)
Starts with C, ends with RCOOLHUNTER→
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Starting order (10)
Starts with O, ends with KONYOURMARK→
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Puts a strain on (5)
Starts with T, ends with STESTS→
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Vb. category (3)
Starts with A, ends with XAUX→
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Razzie role for Silverstone (7)
Starts with B, ends with LBATGIRL→
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Echolocation user (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
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1 or pi, for instance (10)
Starts with R, ends with RREALNUMBER→
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Baker's butter substitute (10)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPLESAUCE→
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OED initialism since 2011 (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLOL→
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Exhibit polypnea (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPANT→
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Undo a body modification, perhaps (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTET→
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Bashes (9)
Starts with W, ends with SWINGDINGS→
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Undone items (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEXES→
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Visibly worried (8)
Starts with I, ends with TINASWEAT→
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__ group (3)
Starts with A, ends with AASA→
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Metaphorical obsession (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBEE→
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Beyond good and evil (6)
Starts with A, ends with LAMORAL→
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One-named R&B diva (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACIARA→
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Mythical lyre player (5)
Starts with E, ends with OERATO→
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Word on some Oscars (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCORE→
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"You may __ like" (etailer prompt) (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
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Region touting "bottled poetry" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANAPA→
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Put something on (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELADE→
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It's between Minneapolis and Kansas City on I-35 (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMES→
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Possible cause for a time-out (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSASS→
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Potter universe's Three Broomsticks (3)
Starts with P, ends with BPUB→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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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.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for October 17, 2026?+
72 clues: 35 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Matthew Sewell.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Quad developers (LEGLIFTS); What many a team adopts (MASCOT); Aftermarket buy (AUTOPART).
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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