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KICKSTARTERS

Thursday, October 15, 2026 Constructed by Fred Piscop 78 clues
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Across

  1. Botanical specimen 5 ℓ
  2. Dispenser treat 3 ℓ
  3. Big name in ranges 5 ℓ
  4. Barrel-race venue 5 ℓ
  5. "Don't play" instruction 5 ℓ
  6. Material in some seams 3 ℓ
  7. Kick __ 11 ℓ
  8. Something to flip 3 ℓ
  9. Gaping hole 5 ℓ
  10. City south of Tel Aviv 4 ℓ
  11. Author Rita __ Brown 3 ℓ
  12. Accept a challenge 6 ℓ
  13. Shakespeare contemporary 5 ℓ
  14. Kick __ 12 ℓ
  15. Be a plaintiff 3 ℓ
  16. "And the __ raths outgrabe" 4 ℓ
  17. Funds borrowed 5 ℓ
  18. They lay green eggs 4 ℓ
  19. Kelly's former TV partner 5 ℓ
  20. Place for an aloe 4 ℓ
  21. DC ballplayer 3 ℓ
  22. Pulitzer novelist Jennifer 4 ℓ
  23. Not at all reputable 5 ℓ
  24. Kick __ 12 ℓ
  25. In 6 ℓ
  26. Eggs on 5 ℓ
  27. Drag one's feet 5 ℓ
  28. The way it sits 4 ℓ
  29. DJIA components 3 ℓ
  30. Armed conflict 3 ℓ
  31. Kick __ 11 ℓ
  32. Mentally acute 3 ℓ
  33. Heron look-alike 5 ℓ
  34. Give one's address 5 ℓ
  35. "May I help you?" 3 ℓ
  36. Holy book 5 ℓ
  37. Dovetail part 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Chaperoned events 5 ℓ
  2. Snore symbols in Sussex 4 ℓ
  3. Most massive dwarf planet 4 ℓ
  4. South Sea Islands 9 ℓ
  5. Email option 6 ℓ
  6. Japanese PC maker 3 ℓ
  7. Air hero 3 ℓ
  8. All-inclusive 4 ℓ
  9. Big kahunas 7 ℓ
  10. Largest US union 3 ℓ
  11. Cost for airtime, say 5 ℓ
  12. Dietary designation 5 ℓ
  13. Goya subject 4 ℓ
  14. Mesmerized 4 ℓ
  15. Peat source 3 ℓ
  16. ATM inputs 4 ℓ
  17. Island group east of Miami 6 ℓ
  18. Seemingly forever 4 ℓ
  19. Rolex alternatives 6 ℓ
  20. Golf legend Ben 5 ℓ
  21. 1/1 song word 4 ℓ
  22. Have faith in, with "on" 4 ℓ
  23. Junkyard inventory 9 ℓ
  24. Director Dunham 4 ℓ
  25. General under Ike 4 ℓ
  26. Whom Jamie chose his surname to honor 4 ℓ
  27. Erstwhile Mideast ruler 4 ℓ
  28. Two-handed hoops attempt 7 ℓ
  29. Website ID 3 ℓ
  30. "That didn't work" 6 ℓ
  31. Seats-of-honor setup 4 ℓ
  32. City near Dusseldorf 5 ℓ
  33. Very, on a score 5 ℓ
  34. Great quantity 5 ℓ
  35. Lobby successfully 4 ℓ
  36. Binding strip 4 ℓ
  37. A princess in Frozen 4 ℓ
  38. In the public eye 4 ℓ
  39. Poet's preposition 3 ℓ
  40. Gondolier's implement 3 ℓ
  41. Debate side 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 15, 2026 is titled “KICKSTARTERS” and was constructed by Fred Piscop. 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 KICKSTARTERS Crossword October 15 2026 Answers