Newsday.Answers
Daily Newsday Crossword
Newsday Crossword

CATCHERS

Thursday, April 16, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 74 clues
The Grid Click “Reveal grid” to fill in every answer
→

Across

  1. Mind-manners connection 4 ℓ
  2. Sari's venerable cousin 4 ℓ
  3. Hutch collection 5 ℓ
  4. Marching band members 13 ℓ
  5. Escape clause 3 ℓ
  6. Something to build on 4 ℓ
  7. Beach crawlers 5 ℓ
  8. Subs 8 ℓ
  9. Obama debater in 2008 10 ℓ
  10. Nickname like Christie 4 ℓ
  11. Calendario opener 5 ℓ
  12. Word in LAX's full name 4 ℓ
  13. They're collected in cribs 4 ℓ
  14. Swampland stalk 4 ℓ
  15. Exemplar of evil 5 ℓ
  16. Bygone phone feature 4 ℓ
  17. Present prefix 4 ℓ
  18. Southwestern wolves 5 ℓ
  19. Rink leap 4 ℓ
  20. Shareholder's interest 10 ℓ
  21. Female lobsters 4 ℓ
  22. Enter very slowly 8 ℓ
  23. __ Ark 5 ℓ
  24. Look intently 4 ℓ
  25. Wasn't used 3 ℓ
  26. Sales scam 13 ℓ
  27. Pick up 5 ℓ
  28. Lloyd Webber title character 5 ℓ
  29. Go courting 3 ℓ
  30. None of the above 5 ℓ
  31. Cardinal point 4 ℓ
  32. Place for many a plant 4 ℓ
  33. Warning sound 3 ℓ
  34. Horticultural study 5 ℓ
  35. John D. MacDonald sleuth 5 ℓ
↓

Down

  1. Over there, of yore 3 ℓ
  2. Likewise 4 ℓ
  3. Gracious guy 4 ℓ
  4. Big bovines 4 ℓ
  5. French Polynesian island 6 ℓ
  6. Tax official 8 ℓ
  7. Any Federal Reserve bill 4 ℓ
  8. Heron kin 4 ℓ
  9. MLB or NBA attraction 3 ℓ
  10. Hanger hangout 6 ℓ
  11. Shred 8 ℓ
  12. Golden Rule word 4 ℓ
  13. Forewarning 4 ℓ
  14. ...Jimmy, __, George... 6 ℓ
  15. Tiny length 6 ℓ
  16. Blood components 4 ℓ
  17. __ B'rith 4 ℓ
  18. Don't strike 4 ℓ
  19. Guatemalan girl 4 ℓ
  20. Fee for all 4 ℓ
  21. Antler prong 4 ℓ
  22. Begin to move 4 ℓ
  23. Fashionable handbag logo 3 ℓ
  24. Singsong sound 3 ℓ
  25. River of Koln 5 ℓ
  26. Sell in a hurry 4 ℓ
  27. Falcon, for instance 6 ℓ
  28. Many a nest 5 ℓ
  29. Port of Iraq 5 ℓ
  30. "George Washington of India" 5 ℓ
  31. Night visions 6 ℓ
  32. Nursery rhyme monarch 4 ℓ
  33. Flaw in logic 4 ℓ
  34. Tripod, mostly 4 ℓ
  35. Qualify for 4 ℓ
  36. Days of yore 8 ℓ
  37. Called to mind very strongly 8 ℓ
  38. Long-term squabble 4 ℓ
  39. Urban newspaper section 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, April 16, 2026 is titled “CATCHERS” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 74 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday CATCHERS Crossword April 16 2026 Answers