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2001: A SPACE ODDITY

Friday, November 6, 2026 Constructed by S.N. 72 clues
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Across

  1. Crusty main course 6 ℓ
  2. Saying 8 ℓ
  3. Be overflowing 6 ℓ
  4. None of your business 8 ℓ
  5. Peak near Olympus 6 ℓ
  6. Africa's 2nd-longest river 8 ℓ
  7. Kin to Kristy 4 ℓ
  8. '80s Olympian skier twins' surname 5 ℓ
  9. Quarterback's protectors 4 ℓ
  10. Small, in brief 3 ℓ
  11. "__ sport!" 3 ℓ
  12. Styron title character 3 ℓ
  13. Lose-temper linkage 4 ℓ
  14. 2001, Part 1 5 ℓ
  15. Batter's base 4 ℓ
  16. Star Wars studio 3 ℓ
  17. Greenhorn 8 ℓ
  18. Magi, for instance 7 ℓ
  19. Office supplies 7 ℓ
  20. Gulf Stater 8 ℓ
  21. __ omelet (1.5-pound breakfast) 3 ℓ
  22. Inflame 4 ℓ
  23. 3 traP, 1002 5 ℓ
  24. What something is called 4 ℓ
  25. RN assignment 3 ℓ
  26. Be all wet 3 ℓ
  27. Comics cry 3 ℓ
  28. Bit of body armor 4 ℓ
  29. Mall hall stall 5 ℓ
  30. "__ never work" 4 ℓ
  31. Source for some smoothies 8 ℓ
  32. Recorded and stored 6 ℓ
  33. View from the Rock Hall of Fame 8 ℓ
  34. Rummages (through) 6 ℓ
  35. Thermopylae combatants 8 ℓ
  36. Engraving instrument 6 ℓ
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Down

  1. Iberian tourist magnet each July 8 ℓ
  2. Is crowing 6 ℓ
  3. Scoldee's response 6 ℓ
  4. Diamond unit 6 ℓ
  5. Fundamental cause 4 ℓ
  6. Key for an exit 3 ℓ
  7. Cinnamon, e.g. 4 ℓ
  8. Capital near the Caspian 6 ℓ
  9. What a ball of wax may hold 4 ℓ
  10. Means of entry 3 ℓ
  11. Fairy tale feline 4 ℓ
  12. Famous last word 8 ℓ
  13. Came by 8 ℓ
  14. Ranking highly 7 ℓ
  15. Neighbors 5 ℓ
  16. Buyer's bender 5 ℓ
  17. 4 traP, 1002 5 ℓ
  18. 2001, Part 2 5 ℓ
  19. Hemingway, in the 1920s 5 ℓ
  20. Pole's relative 3 ℓ
  21. Falter 3 ℓ
  22. Picnic pastime gear 5 ℓ
  23. Be horizontal and motionless 8 ℓ
  24. Matriculant 8 ℓ
  25. Least knotty 8 ℓ
  26. Grows into 7 ℓ
  27. Measures up to 6 ℓ
  28. Cold cover 6 ℓ
  29. Zambia's capital 6 ℓ
  30. Affix with a hammer 6 ℓ
  31. Bleacher feature 4 ℓ
  32. Name like Knightley's 4 ℓ
  33. Big name in watches, wristlets and wallets 4 ℓ
  34. In doubt 4 ℓ
  35. Most preferred 3 ℓ
  36. Petty plaint 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, November 6, 2026 is titled “2001: A SPACE ODDITY” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 72 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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Newsday 2001: A SPACE ODDITY Crossword November 6 2026 Answers