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ART FOR ART'S SAKE

Friday, October 2, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 74 clues
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Across

  1. Big brood 4 ℓ
  2. Scratching (out) 5 ℓ
  3. A bit of change 4 ℓ
  4. TV host Kotb 4 ℓ
  5. "And don't forget..." 4 ℓ
  6. Kind of sports contract 5 ℓ
  7. Madame's mine 4 ℓ
  8. KOA client 4 ℓ
  9. Chatting privately with 5 ℓ
  10. Source of the quote 12 ℓ
  11. Explosive sounds 7 ℓ
  12. "It's true" intro 6 ℓ
  13. Period 3 ℓ
  14. Kind of canine 8 ℓ
  15. Poetic monogram 3 ℓ
  16. Past regulation, briefly 4 ℓ
  17. Male admirer 5 ℓ
  18. Start of a quote 15 ℓ
  19. RSVP card, e.g. 3 ℓ
  20. Andalusian's other 4 ℓ
  21. Prominent 5 ℓ
  22. Sort of 8 ℓ
  23. Shell game 3 ℓ
  24. Frantically 7 ℓ
  25. City cited in "That's Amore" 6 ℓ
  26. End of quote 12 ℓ
  27. Earth sci. 4 ℓ
  28. German-based grocer 4 ℓ
  29. What 1-A or 3-D might be 5 ℓ
  30. Rod in Cooperstown 5 ℓ
  31. Piece of a chain 4 ℓ
  32. Family nickname 4 ℓ
  33. Dance flourish 5 ℓ
  34. Bad marks 4 ℓ
  35. "And next..." 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Blokes 5 ℓ
  2. "Ta-ta" text 3 ℓ
  3. Mother or sister 3 ℓ
  4. In this ville 3 ℓ
  5. Large lizard's habitat 6 ℓ
  6. Concludes by 6 ℓ
  7. Afghanistan's __ Bora 4 ℓ
  8. Inspiration for the Beatles 5 ℓ
  9. Legendary flier 6 ℓ
  10. Did something perfectly 8 ℓ
  11. Acrobat's company 5 ℓ
  12. Stage salesperson 5 ℓ
  13. Very short time 4 ℓ
  14. Lightning by-product 5 ℓ
  15. Centroamerica country count 5 ℓ
  16. Bach choral piece 5 ℓ
  17. Arrival announcement 5 ℓ
  18. "I thought __ never leave!" 5 ℓ
  19. Between, to Racine 5 ℓ
  20. Pirate chant part 4 ℓ
  21. Adherents ending 4 ℓ
  22. Copyright enforcement org. 5 ℓ
  23. Schooner cousin 5 ℓ
  24. "__ bet?" 5 ℓ
  25. Charged, as particles 5 ℓ
  26. Ramen bowl morsel 5 ℓ
  27. Nothingburger 8 ℓ
  28. Preferably 6 ℓ
  29. Sparrow-sized raptor 6 ℓ
  30. Global dots 6 ℓ
  31. First composer Nobelist 5 ℓ
  32. Put wrongs right 5 ℓ
  33. Book after Jonah 5 ℓ
  34. Big dipper 5 ℓ
  35. Maraud 4 ℓ
  36. In addition to those 4 ℓ
  37. Sesqui- doubled 3 ℓ
  38. Offer from an Airedale 3 ℓ
  39. Show piece 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 2, 2026 is titled “ART FOR ART'S SAKE” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 ART FOR ART'S SAKE Crossword October 2 2026 Answers