Newsday Crossword hints and answers for September 13, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues146
Across71
Down75
TitleMETAPHOR MENAGERIE: Birds, mammals, etc.
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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Bar bills (4)
Starts with T, ends with STABS→
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Compensated (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPAID→
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__ line to (write) (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADROPA→
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French apostle (3)
Starts with L, ends with CLUC→
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Reunion attendee (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAUNT→
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Diarist __ Frank (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
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Takes the wheel (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDRIVES→
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Phoenix neighbor (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMESA→
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Cowardice personified (9)
Starts with F, ends with TFRAIDYCAT→
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Enthusiasm personified (11)
Starts with E, ends with REAGERBEAVER→
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Taiwan's capital (6)
Starts with T, ends with ITAIPEI→
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Straighten out (7)
Starts with R, ends with NREALIGN→
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Lazy folks (6)
Starts with I, ends with SIDLERS→
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Long, long time (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
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Of cities (5)
Starts with U, ends with NURBAN→
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No chooser, proverbially (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBEGGAR→
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Pot's partner (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPAN→
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Opinion piece (5)
Starts with E, ends with YESSAY→
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Small amount (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTAD→
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Tennis star Swiatek (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIGA→
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Aloofness personified (8)
Starts with C, ends with HCOLDFISH→
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Jurisprudence personified (10)
Starts with L, ends with ELEGALEAGLE→
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"Just __ expected!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IASI→
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African viper (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
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Yarn purchase (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSKEIN→
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Churchill title (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
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ICU tubes (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIVS→
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Pre-planned sporting maneuver (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSETPLAY→
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Part of MIT (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINST→
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"Plus, ..." (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
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Little cut (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNIP→
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Beethoven's Third (6)
Starts with E, ends with AEROICA→
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Ink stain (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBLOT→
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Continue to be (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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Oliver Twist antagonist (5)
Starts with F, ends with NFAGIN→
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Partying personified (15)
Starts with S, ends with YSOCIALBUTTERFLY→
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Started (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBEGAN→
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Take a crack at (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTRY→
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Pop singer Tori (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
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Enter carefully (6)
Starts with E, ends with NEASEIN→
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"Unto us __ is given" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASON→
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WY clock setting (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMST→
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Algerian city (4)
Starts with O, ends with NORAN→
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LA suburb (7)
Starts with E, ends with EELMONTE→
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Wharf rodent (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
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Justice Dept. org. (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADEA→
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Fort __, IN (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWAYNE→
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Corn discard (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCOB→
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Gooey patching stuff (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
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Fiscal frugality personified (10)
Starts with B, ends with KBUDGETHAWK→
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Independence personified (8)
Starts with L, ends with FLONEWOLF→
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Directional suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with NERN→
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Ending for secret (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIVE→
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Go for, at auction (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBIDON→
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One of the Little Women (3)
Starts with A, ends with YAMY→
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Bring about (6)
Starts with L, ends with OLEADTO→
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Woodworking slots (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDADOS→
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Belly muscles (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
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Addison's literary partner (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTEELE→
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Region prone to heavy winter storms (7)
Starts with I, ends with TICEBELT→
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Place where pups are pampered (6)
Starts with P, ends with APETSPA→
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Victimhood personified (11)
Starts with S, ends with KSITTINGDUCK→
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Protection personified (9)
Starts with M, ends with NMOTHERHEN→
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Tests for college srs. (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGRES→
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__ Del Fuego (6)
Starts with T, ends with ATIERRA→
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"Golden" prefix (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAURI→
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Cologne coin (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
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Turner of cable history (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTED→
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Be finished before (5)
Starts with E, ends with YENDBY→
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Wall support beam (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSTUD→
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Bank loan's security (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLIEN→
Down
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Teddy Roosevelt's successor (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTAFT→
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Mysterious glow (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAURA→
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__ B'rith (Zionism advocate) (4)
Starts with B, ends with IBNAI→
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Scholarship allowance (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSTIPEND→
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Contribute (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPAYIN→
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Mandela's former org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with CANC→
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Pressed for time (7)
Starts with I, ends with HINARUSH→
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Discourages (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDETERS→
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Sink outlet (5)
Starts with D, ends with NDRAIN→
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Dame Diana of Game of Thrones (4)
Starts with R, ends with GRIGG→
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Pouch for roasting turkey (7)
Starts with O, ends with GOVENBAG→
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Part of MPH (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPER→
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Comparably sized (5)
Starts with A, ends with GASBIG→
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Exerting influence on (10)
Starts with L, ends with GLEVERAGING→
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Manual reader (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
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Lot vehicles (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCARS→
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Put off (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDELAY→
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Spanish wine (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMALAGA→
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"Gloria in excelsis __" (carol line) (3)
Starts with D, ends with ODEO→
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More nervous (6)
Starts with E, ends with REDGIER→
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Org. with judges (3)
Starts with A, ends with AABA→
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Guy's voice in Up (7)
Starts with E, ends with REDASNER→
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Tough question (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPOSER→
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O'Connor's Court successor (5)
Starts with A, ends with OALITO→
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See at a distance (4)
Starts with E, ends with YESPY→
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Knockout count (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
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Sleuth's gig (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECASE→
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Vulture's cousin (6)
Starts with F, ends with NFALCON→
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Father of 66-Down (5)
Starts with I, ends with CISAAC→
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Ignited (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLIT→
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Jar top (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLID→
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Roman 57 (4)
Starts with L, ends with ILVII→
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NFL game broadcaster (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
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Cabinet handle (4)
Starts with K, ends with BKNOB→
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Major river's mouth (7)
Starts with E, ends with YESTUARY→
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One living near the Leaning Tower (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPISAN→
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Greek Mars (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARES→
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Final word (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSAYSO→
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Simpsons son (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBART→
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Make up (for) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EATONE→
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On fire, on a menu (6)
Starts with F, ends with EFLAMBE→
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What theater producers love to read (7)
Starts with I, ends with TITSAHIT→
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IRS guy, for instance (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTMAN→
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Career criminal (5)
Starts with F, ends with NFELON→
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Fence's sharp point (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBARB→
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Old Testament twin (4)
Starts with E, ends with UESAU→
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Was struck from a story (10)
Starts with G, ends with DGOTDELETED→
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Insect sci. (5)
Starts with E, ends with MENTOM→
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Major olive oil producer (5)
Starts with I, ends with YITALY→
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Soft ball brand (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNERF→
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Ran into (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
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Wine barrel wood (3)
Starts with O, ends with KOAK→
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Bus. sch. major (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
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Alaskan national park (6)
Starts with D, ends with IDENALI→
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Royal Rumble org. (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWWE→
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Welcomes (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGREETS→
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Didn't have to do (7)
Starts with A, ends with DAVOIDED→
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Came up short (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLOSTOUT→
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Ne'er-do-well (7)
Starts with W, ends with LWASTREL→
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Slavic coffee cake (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABABKA→
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Fluorine compound suffix (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIDE→
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Greek stuffed grape leaves (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDOLMAS→
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Al __ (pasta option) (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDENTE→
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Disapprove of (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDECRY→
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Garden pest (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAPHID→
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Nectar collector (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBEE→
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USMC noncom (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSSGT→
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Get worn out (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIRE→
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Cut back on (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCURB→
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Feng __ architecture (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISHUI→
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French father (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPERE→
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Soon, in verse (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
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Tonic partner (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGIN→
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Capote nickname (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTRU→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for September 13, 2026?+
146 clues: 71 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Bar bills (TABS); Compensated (PAID); __ line to (write) (DROPA).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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