Newsday Crossword hints and answers for September 27, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues142
Across63
Down79
TitleBACK TO SCHOOL: Of the "higher" kind
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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Bill for beer bottles (6)
Starts with B, ends with BBARTAB→
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Sequestered (6)
Starts with H, ends with NHIDDEN→
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Highly horrified (6)
Starts with A, ends with TAGHAST→
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Tater Tots producer (6)
Starts with O, ends with AOREIDA→
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World Golf Hall-of-Famer Mark (6)
Starts with O, ends with AOMEARA→
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Turncoat (7)
Starts with T, ends with RTRAITOR→
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Magic team (13)
Starts with P, ends with RPENNANDTELLER→
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Montreal's airport (7)
Starts with T, ends with UTRUDEAU→
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Stayed on the bench (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSAT→
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Parking permit, often (5)
Starts with D, ends with LDECAL→
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Midmorning hour (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENINE→
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Camping setups (5)
Starts with T, ends with STENTS→
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Holder of 1,000+ patents (6)
Starts with E, ends with NEDISON→
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Mediocre grade (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECEE→
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Charismatic (8)
Starts with M, ends with CMAGNETIC→
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The Aviator title character (12)
Starts with H, ends with SHOWARDHUGHES→
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Inedible orange (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOSAGE→
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Blood type, briefly (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOPOS→
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Have coming (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEARN→
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Reddish locks (10)
Starts with A, ends with RAUBURNHAIR→
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Ocean's motions (5)
Starts with T, ends with STIDES→
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$$$ dispensers (4)
Starts with A, ends with SATMS→
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First of 14 popes (4)
Starts with L, ends with ILEOI→
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Digestion catalyst (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENZYME→
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Minor accident (6)
Starts with M, ends with PMISHAP→
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Music staff symbol (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCLEF→
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GPS suggestions (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRTES→
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Dental care brand (5)
Starts with O, ends with BORALB→
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What boys and toys do (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERHYME→
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Burglarize (3)
Starts with R, ends with BROB→
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Cough-drop couple (13)
Starts with S, ends with SSMITHBROTHERS→
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Britain's Isle of __ (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMAN→
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Without warmth (5)
Starts with I, ends with YICILY→
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That group's (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTHEIR→
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Cunning (4)
Starts with W, ends with YWILY→
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"__ la vie" (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCEST→
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Get by somehow (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMAKEDO→
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Rancho animal (6)
Starts with E, ends with OELTORO→
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Formal promise (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOATH→
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Said "not guilty," say (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPLED→
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Oscar actress Berry (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHALLE→
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Breakfast condiment (10)
Starts with B, ends with RBROWNSUGAR→
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Soccer score (4)
Starts with G, ends with LGOAL→
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TV host Brzezinski (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMIKA→
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Donut last name (5)
Starts with K, ends with EKREME→
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Breakfast noisemakers (12)
Starts with R, ends with SRICEKRISPIES→
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Discourtesy (8)
Starts with R, ends with SRUDENESS→
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Bonfire remnant (3)
Starts with A, ends with HASH→
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Where Cockney originated (7)
Starts with E, ends with DEASTEND→
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Turns into confetti (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHREDS→
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Telejournalist Sawyer (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDIANE→
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Stomping ground (4)
Starts with T, ends with FTURF→
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Riverboat hazard (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSHOAL→
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Genesis craft (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
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Not much at all (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATRIFLE→
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"Noble" composer/pianist (13)
Starts with D, ends with NDUKEELLINGTON→
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Cheer on (7)
Starts with R, ends with RROOTFOR→
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Have high hopes (6)
Starts with A, ends with EASPIRE→
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Appear to be (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSEEMSO→
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Prepares to be knighted (6)
Starts with K, ends with SKNEELS→
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Agreeable answers (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYESSES→
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Sincere (6)
Starts with H, ends with THONEST→
Down
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Conks on the head (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOPS→
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Carpet calculation (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
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Lease expense (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRENT→
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Sardine holder (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTIN→
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Tooth doctors' org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
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Stagecoach robber (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBANDIT→
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Fireside beverage (8)
Starts with H, ends with AHOTCOCOA→
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"That is to say..." (5)
Starts with I, ends with NIMEAN→
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Secluded valley (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDELL→
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Airport near DFW (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDAL→
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Thus far, in poetry (6)
Starts with E, ends with WERENOW→
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Tokyo airport (6)
Starts with N, ends with ANARITA→
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Watchdog's warning (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGRR→
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Arrogant manner (7)
Starts with H, ends with RHAUTEUR→
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Any assistant (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIDE→
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Foul smell (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSTENCH→
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Perfectly (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETOATEE→
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Deceptive tactics (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUSES→
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Lucy's TV hubby (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDESI→
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Neither here __ there (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
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Swallow up (6)
Starts with E, ends with FENGULF→
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Rival of Caterpillar (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDEERE→
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Apt. identifiers (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNOS→
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Deep divide (5)
Starts with C, ends with MCHASM→
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New Zealand bygone bird (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMOA→
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Tempe sch. (3)
Starts with A, ends with UASU→
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Run off at the mouth (3)
Starts with G, ends with BGAB→
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Rhinoceros weapon (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHORN→
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Grind, as teeth (5)
Starts with G, ends with HGNASH→
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Pastry crust (8)
Starts with P, ends with LPIESHELL→
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Expected result (4)
Starts with N, ends with MNORM→
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Bandleader's cue (5)
Starts with H, ends with THITIT→
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Rookie (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTYRO→
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"Too busy to talk" (8)
Starts with I, ends with KIMATWORK→
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India's Capital Territory (5)
Starts with D, ends with IDELHI→
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Herb in stuffing (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHYME→
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Some stroller wheelers (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMAMAS→
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Utterly exhausted (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPENT→
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Fictional masked fencer (5)
Starts with Z, ends with OZORRO→
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1040 destination (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIRS→
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Press into small folds (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCRIMP→
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In the neighborhood (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLOCAL→
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Battery-powered two-wheeler (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEBIKE→
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Kerry Kennedy's mom (5)
Starts with E, ends with LETHEL→
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Underwater (5)
Starts with B, ends with WBELOW→
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Airport not far from MEL (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSYD→
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Quick meal (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBITE→
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Coogler who directed Creed (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRYAN→
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Sill, for instance (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEDGE→
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Makes butter the old way (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCHURNS→
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GWTW heroine (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOHARA→
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Baseball card nos. (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRBIS→
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Voiced disapproval to (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTSKED→
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Biggest-name celebs (8)
Starts with A, ends with SALISTERS→
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Slots for rowers (8)
Starts with O, ends with SOARHOLES→
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"You don't say!' (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
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Morning hrs. (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAMS→
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Abbreviated abode (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRES→
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Desert landscape painter (7)
Starts with O, ends with EOKEEFFE→
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Pre-__ major (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMED→
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Meteorology tech (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRADAR→
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"Do you mind?" (6)
Starts with I, ends with KISITOK→
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Moon of Pluto (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCHARON→
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Alphabetic trio (3)
Starts with S, ends with USTU→
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How hotel rates are often figured (6)
Starts with P, ends with YPERDAY→
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Permeate (with) (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINFUSE→
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Eurasia's __ Mountains (4)
Starts with U, ends with LURAL→
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"Yummy!" (6)
Starts with D, ends with HDELISH→
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__ Khan (Kipling tiger) (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHERE→
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Evening, in adspeak (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENITE→
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Cinco mas uno (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEIS→
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"Well, don't look __!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with EATME→
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Crime novelist Macdonald (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROSS→
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Plank flaw (4)
Starts with K, ends with TKNOT→
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Text of approval (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLOL→
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GI dinner crews (3)
Starts with K, ends with SKPS→
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Paleo- opposite (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
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Y or Z, currently (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGEN→
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for September 27, 2026?+
142 clues: 63 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Bill for beer bottles (BARTAB); Sequestered (HIDDEN); Highly horrified (AGHAST).
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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