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UPS AND DOWNS

Monday, November 9, 2026 Constructed by Doug Peterson 78 clues
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Across

  1. Practice boxing 4 ℓ
  2. Happy 4 ℓ
  3. Typical Saudi 4 ℓ
  4. Auto wheel 4 ℓ
  5. __-Cola (Pepsi rival) 4 ℓ
  6. Gathering of supporters 5 ℓ
  7. Skyscraper's people movers 9 ℓ
  8. Angry 5 ℓ
  9. Misplaces 5 ℓ
  10. Phone directory listings 5 ℓ
  11. Round, green veggie 3 ℓ
  12. Garden soil 4 ℓ
  13. __ Allan Poe 5 ℓ
  14. Female horses 5 ℓ
  15. Wipe from a whiteboard 5 ℓ
  16. Coin worth two nickels 4 ℓ
  17. Indistinct image 4 ℓ
  18. Person from Dallas or Houston 5 ℓ
  19. All over again 4 ℓ
  20. Courteous 5 ℓ
  21. Strong smell 4 ℓ
  22. Light in a lamp 4 ℓ
  23. Similar (to) 4 ℓ
  24. One-person performances 5 ℓ
  25. Ascends 5 ℓ
  26. Rip into tiny pieces 5 ℓ
  27. Incoming flight stats: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  28. Great Wall's country 5 ℓ
  29. Stubborn __ mule 3 ℓ
  30. Archer's missile 5 ℓ
  31. Clumsy people 5 ℓ
  32. Makeup for cheeks 5 ℓ
  33. Warehouse machines for raising crates 9 ℓ
  34. Any thing of value 5 ℓ
  35. Olympic sword 4 ℓ
  36. Difficult journey 4 ℓ
  37. Spelling competitions 4 ℓ
  38. Gets married to 4 ℓ
  39. Piglets' mothers 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Staircase surface 4 ℓ
  2. Gives a new hue to 4 ℓ
  3. Make changes to 5 ℓ
  4. Camel's South American cousin 5 ℓ
  5. Entrances to homes' parking places 11 ℓ
  6. Deep male voice 4 ℓ
  7. Hen's perch 5 ℓ
  8. Stage performers 6 ℓ
  9. Accelerate, as an engine 3 ℓ
  10. Vicinity 4 ℓ
  11. Stack, as of papers 4 ℓ
  12. Farmland measure 4 ℓ
  13. Watermelon coverings 5 ℓ
  14. Flying saucer pilot 5 ℓ
  15. Pathways over moats 11 ℓ
  16. __ Grey tea 4 ℓ
  17. Eatery listing 4 ℓ
  18. Figure skater's jump 4 ℓ
  19. Music legend Presley 5 ℓ
  20. Completely destroy 4 ℓ
  21. Ambulance's destinations: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  22. Frame of mind 4 ℓ
  23. Not doing anything 4 ℓ
  24. Tour de France vehicle 4 ℓ
  25. Restaurant bill 3 ℓ
  26. Spanish residence 4 ℓ
  27. Woolen shoulder warmer 5 ℓ
  28. Atlas' closeup map 5 ℓ
  29. Feeds, as a fire 6 ℓ
  30. Made a mistake 5 ℓ
  31. Not far away 5 ℓ
  32. Real estate listing 5 ℓ
  33. Beef meal in a slow cooker 4 ℓ
  34. Poses a question 4 ℓ
  35. Bushy hairstyle 4 ℓ
  36. Tug-of-war cord 4 ℓ
  37. Not very many 4 ℓ
  38. Lobster relative 4 ℓ
  39. Part of TGIF 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, November 9, 2026 is titled “UPS AND DOWNS” and was constructed by Doug Peterson. The puzzle features 78 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 UPS AND DOWNS Crossword November 9 2026 Answers