Newsday Crossword

A&E NETWORK: A double-feature program

Sunday, October 11, 2026 Constructed by S.N. 142 clues
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Across

  1. Title holder 5 ℓ
  2. Dagwood's young neighbor 4 ℓ
  3. Thick carpet 4 ℓ
  4. One-to-one instructor 5 ℓ
  5. Dark film genre 4 ℓ
  6. Overplay a part 5 ℓ
  7. Marching band instrument 4 ℓ
  8. Strudel specialist 5 ℓ
  9. John Wayne and Lady Gaga 10 ℓ
  10. Black-and-yellow dessert 10 ℓ
  11. tage scenery 4 ℓ
  12. Faux pas 5 ℓ
  13. Gets around 6 ℓ
  14. Iconic lithographer 4 ℓ
  15. Subsists (on) 5 ℓ
  16. Motive introducer 7 ℓ
  17. "Seems to me..." 8 ℓ
  18. Madrid mister 5 ℓ
  19. Frightens 6 ℓ
  20. Wild time 5 ℓ
  21. Conservation officers 11 ℓ
  22. Gun owners' org. 3 ℓ
  23. Parting comment 4 ℓ
  24. Poker opener, perhaps 4 ℓ
  25. Park bench part 4 ℓ
  26. Grad 4 ℓ
  27. Language suffix 3 ℓ
  28. Sci-fi staple 11 ℓ
  29. Simulated 5 ℓ
  30. Soft touch 6 ℓ
  31. Tearful tale 8 ℓ
  32. Plucked strings 5 ℓ
  33. Longest French river 5 ℓ
  34. Letterhead art 5 ℓ
  35. Invigorating drink 5 ℓ
  36. Chinese home-decor philosophy 8 ℓ
  37. Netanyahu predecessor 5 ℓ
  38. Rose alternative 6 ℓ
  39. Tries to find 5 ℓ
  40. Dignified doyennes 11 ℓ
  41. __ Arbor, MI 3 ℓ
  42. Ancient Andean 4 ℓ
  43. Armand's arm 4 ℓ
  44. Castigates 4 ℓ
  45. Western sound effects 4 ℓ
  46. Immense 5 ℓ
  47. Mark on apres 11 ℓ
  48. Old-school cheer 3 ℓ
  49. Early sample 8 ℓ
  50. Banquet ritual 5 ℓ
  51. Happened to 6 ℓ
  52. World Series prelude: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  53. Slip away 7 ℓ
  54. At __ for words 5 ℓ
  55. Personal opinion 4 ℓ
  56. Accumulate 5 ℓ
  57. Kid's cookie shape 6 ℓ
  58. Demographic cohort 10 ℓ
  59. Emulates 10 ℓ
  60. Unlikely counterfeit bills 4 ℓ
  61. Putting to work 5 ℓ
  62. Schlep 4 ℓ
  63. Recipe results 5 ℓ
  64. It surrounded the Wicked Witch's home 4 ℓ
  65. Glove fabric 5 ℓ
  66. Throw away 4 ℓ
  67. Saturates 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Survivor airer 3 ℓ
  2. Lode contents 4 ℓ
  3. Karaoke gear 4 ℓ
  4. Place in a hold 4 ℓ
  5. Place in a crate 6 ℓ
  6. On point 8 ℓ
  7. Wagering ctr. 3 ℓ
  8. Lacerated 4 ℓ
  9. Amherst sch. 5 ℓ
  10. Type of paint 7 ℓ
  11. Certain stove conduit 7 ℓ
  12. Grandpa Simpson 3 ℓ
  13. Runs nicely 4 ℓ
  14. Cabinet department 5 ℓ
  15. Take for granted 7 ℓ
  16. Storage unit, for short 3 ℓ
  17. Alias indicator 3 ℓ
  18. Sun blocker of a sort 3 ℓ
  19. Costner T-man role 4 ℓ
  20. Civil rights activist Medgar 5 ℓ
  21. State firmly 4 ℓ
  22. Texas city 6 ℓ
  23. Unimprovable 5 ℓ
  24. "I wanna try!" 5 ℓ
  25. Unrestricted ability 12 ℓ
  26. Stitches loosely 6 ℓ
  27. Bailiwick 4 ℓ
  28. First sign of spring 5 ℓ
  29. Gridiron measures 5 ℓ
  30. Old carnival attraction 12 ℓ
  31. Does nothing 5 ℓ
  32. Full of attitude 5 ℓ
  33. Harsh light 5 ℓ
  34. Host's mail 5 ℓ
  35. Hemingway hangout 5 ℓ
  36. Nautical direction 5 ℓ
  37. Farm pens 5 ℓ
  38. Androcles extraction 5 ℓ
  39. Hit the ceiling 5 ℓ
  40. Originated 5 ℓ
  41. Part of a Dracula outfit 5 ℓ
  42. Traffic markers 5 ℓ
  43. "Not exactly" 5 ℓ
  44. Car dealer's offering 5 ℓ
  45. Tantalize 5 ℓ
  46. Loafer liner 6 ℓ
  47. Not up to it 6 ℓ
  48. Hard to see 5 ℓ
  49. NASA adjective 5 ℓ
  50. Noise from a nest 5 ℓ
  51. Bear out 5 ℓ
  52. Barnyard beasts 5 ℓ
  53. Scold, with "down" 5 ℓ
  54. Aficionado 4 ℓ
  55. Arctic cookiemaker 8 ℓ
  56. Passages to planes 7 ℓ
  57. American collaborator of Degas 7 ℓ
  58. Dove calls 4 ℓ
  59. Fancy bashes 5 ℓ
  60. On the loose 7 ℓ
  61. Most docile 6 ℓ
  62. Frequent sportscast sponsor 4 ℓ
  63. Scornful comments 5 ℓ
  64. Touch up 5 ℓ
  65. Examines carefully 4 ℓ
  66. End in __ (require overtime) 4 ℓ
  67. It means "billionth" 4 ℓ
  68. Unit of uranium 4 ℓ
  69. Crate & Barrel rival 4 ℓ
  70. Reindeer cousin 3 ℓ
  71. NFL scoring plays 3 ℓ
  72. Mauna __ 3 ℓ
  73. AFL partner 3 ℓ
  74. Hair gel, for instance 3 ℓ
  75. Tallahassee sch. 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, October 11, 2026 is titled “A&E NETWORK: A double-feature program” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 142 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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