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Newsday Crossword October 16 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 74 clues from the Newsday Crossword for October 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Harpist's ritual6 AcrossReveal answer → Polished off3 AcrossReveal answer → Word on macadamia cans3 AcrossReveal answer → Anywhere you go11 AcrossReveal answer → Fixed beforehand3 AcrossReveal answer → Vivacity4 AcrossReveal answer → Previous3 AcrossReveal answer → Night school subj.3 AcrossReveal answer → Garb for Gandhi5 AcrossReveal answer → Ocean State sch.3 AcrossReveal answer → Ferry stops, at times5 AcrossReveal answer → Health care VIPs3 AcrossReveal answer → Accessorizes6 AcrossReveal answer → Where Fort Wayne is15 AcrossReveal answer → Out in the open4 AcrossReveal answer → Capital symbol, on maps4 AcrossReveal answer → Novelist Gerritsen4 AcrossReveal answer → Emissary5 AcrossReveal answer → Extraneous ingredient9 AcrossReveal answer → Trattoria staple4 AcrossReveal answer → Fish's propulsion aid7 AcrossReveal answer → Vicksburg victor5 AcrossReveal answer → What Lindbergh flew to Paris9 AcrossReveal answer → Scarlett O'Hara, e.g.5 AcrossReveal answer → Like, with "to"4 AcrossReveal answer → Newman/Field film15 AcrossReveal answer → Not that much4 AcrossReveal answer → Amalgamate3 AcrossReveal answer → For fun, for short3 AcrossReveal answer → Pale pink11 AcrossReveal answer → Criticisms, so to speak4 AcrossReveal answer → Widespread US chain3 AcrossReveal answer → LSU award3 AcrossReveal answer → Strong denial5 AcrossReveal answer → Sub on a set7 AcrossReveal answer →

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Those opposed5 DownReveal answer → Crime lab purchase6 DownReveal answer → Show displeasure5 DownReveal answer → Italian article3 DownReveal answer → Lead the cast8 DownReveal answer → Alphabetic trio3 DownReveal answer → Org. once led by Heston3 DownReveal answer → Treadmill, so to speak3 DownReveal answer → GRE developer3 DownReveal answer → One opposed3 DownReveal answer → Not shut out from4 DownReveal answer → Top choice, for short4 DownReveal answer → Stratum4 DownReveal answer → Tweet of gratitude3 DownReveal answer → Airborne pest4 DownReveal answer → Pig purloiner of rhyme3 DownReveal answer → Criticism, so to speak3 DownReveal answer → LSU awards3 DownReveal answer → Poetic adverb4 DownReveal answer → Secondary10 DownReveal answer → Popular burger holder10 DownReveal answer → Let pass5 DownReveal answer → Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony __ major3 DownReveal answer → Show displeasure3 DownReveal answer → Strong assent4 DownReveal answer → Mail source6 DownReveal answer → City near Los Angeles8 DownReveal answer → She's told, "We'll always have Paris"4 DownReveal answer → Unpaid balance4 DownReveal answer → CBS series, 2004-135 DownReveal answer → Cancel3 DownReveal answer → Mag space for sale6 DownReveal answer → Battle cry10 DownReveal answer → Erstwhile pie filling10 DownReveal answer → Educational octet5 DownReveal answer → Wintry-looking, in brand names3 DownReveal answer → Opticalm alternative6 DownReveal answer → Older laptop component7 DownReveal answer → Health care giant5 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Newsday crossword published on Friday, October 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.