Newsday Crossword October 2 2026 Answers (10/2/26)

Our Newsday Crossword October 2, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Newsday Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. It is one of the “easier” crosswords to work on compared to some of the heavy-hitters like the NYT Crossword.

There is a new puzzle to work through each day of the week. This crossword is considered to be balanced between being fun and engaging with some challenge but entirely solvable without tearing one’s hair out!

Newsday Crossword October 2, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Newsday Crossword on 10/2/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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« October 1 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Big brood
5A	A bit of change
9A	Scratching (out)
14A	TV host Kotb
15A	"And don't forget..."
16A	Kind of sports contract
17A	Madame's mine
18A	KOA client
19A	Chatting privately with
20A	Source of the quote
23A	Explosive sounds
24A	"It's true" intro
28A	Period
29A	Kind of canine
31A	Male admirer
34A	Past regulation, briefly
35A	Poetic monogram
36A	Start of a quote
40A	RSVP card, e.g.
41A	Andalusian's other
42A	Prominent
43A	Sort of
46A	Shell game
47A	City cited in "That's Amore"
48A	Frantically
52A	End of quote
55A	What 1-A or 3-D might be
58A	German-based grocer
59A	Earth sci.
60A	Rod in Cooperstown
61A	Piece of a chain
62A	Family nickname
63A	Dance flourish
64A	Bad marks
65A	"And next..."
1D	Blokes
2D	Stage salesperson
3D	Acrobat's company
4D	Did something perfectly
5D	Legendary flier
6D	Inspiration for the Beatles
7D	Very short time
8D	Afghanistan's __ Bora
9D	Concludes by
10D	Large lizard's habitat
11D	In this ville
12D	Mother or sister
13D	"Ta-ta" text
21D	Lightning by-product
22D	Centroamerica country count
25D	Bach choral piece
26D	Arrival announcement
27D	"I thought __ never leave!"
29D	Between, to Racine
30D	Pirate chant part
31D	Schooner cousin
32D	"__ bet?"
33D	Copyright enforcement org.
34D	Adherents ending
37D	Charged, as particles
38D	Ramen bowl morsel
39D	Nothingburger
44D	Preferably
45D	Sparrow-sized raptor
46D	Global dots
48D	Big dipper
49D	Book after Jonah
50D	Put wrongs right
51D	First composer Nobelist
53D	Maraud
54D	In addition to those
55D	Show piece
56D	Offer from an Airedale
57D	Sesqui- doubled