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HEARINGBONE WEAVE

Thursday, October 22, 2026 Constructed by Alex Vaughn 76 clues
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Across

  1. Nautical "Halt!" 5 ℓ
  2. Hotshot pilot 3 ℓ
  3. Bring blushes to 5 ℓ
  4. Instrument of India 5 ℓ
  5. A la __ menu 5 ℓ
  6. '70s war zone 3 ℓ
  7. *Whirly Olympic event 11 ℓ
  8. Hotshot celebrity, for short 3 ℓ
  9. Lamentation 6 ℓ
  10. Ponce de __ 4 ℓ
  11. Rude bus rider 7 ℓ
  12. Mary who wrote Frankenstein 7 ℓ
  13. Necessitate 6 ℓ
  14. __ acid (vinegar component) 6 ℓ
  15. Includes 3 ℓ
  16. Maze marking 5 ℓ
  17. Leaves port 5 ℓ
  18. Horse's dad 4 ℓ
  19. Pilfered 5 ℓ
  20. French author Emile 4 ℓ
  21. Sing "Deck the Halls" 5 ℓ
  22. Young puppy 5 ℓ
  23. Goof up 3 ℓ
  24. Imaginary 6 ℓ
  25. Kids' pellet dispensers 6 ℓ
  26. Antarctic water 7 ℓ
  27. Understand speaking without hearing 7 ℓ
  28. Flung skyward 6 ℓ
  29. Utah national park 4 ℓ
  30. Site suggested by the answers to the starred clues 11 ℓ
  31. Letter after sigma 3 ℓ
  32. Supposed sixth sense 3 ℓ
  33. Has a tilt 5 ℓ
  34. Hockey great Gretzky 5 ℓ
  35. Air-leak sound 3 ℓ
  36. Coax forth 5 ℓ
  37. Pay out 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Fire residue 3 ℓ
  2. Containing nothing 5 ℓ
  3. Michael of Interstellar 5 ℓ
  4. *Noisy Verdi piece 11 ℓ
  5. Packard's high-tech partner 7 ℓ
  6. Instruction to a cabbie 8 ℓ
  7. Incoming LAX flight 3 ℓ
  8. Cast member 5 ℓ
  9. Rack for roses 7 ℓ
  10. Walton of Walmart 3 ℓ
  11. Casino $$$ source 3 ℓ
  12. Through, on an itinerary 3 ℓ
  13. German highway 4 ℓ
  14. Stagger 4 ℓ
  15. Arabian Nights name 3 ℓ
  16. Reverend Jackson 5 ℓ
  17. Walking __ (blissful) 5 ℓ
  18. *Before-the-foxhunt drinks 11 ℓ
  19. Bit of folklore 4 ℓ
  20. Head covering 5 ℓ
  21. Oceanic ring 5 ℓ
  22. Spicy dip 5 ℓ
  23. Unaccompanied 5 ℓ
  24. In its __ (replacing it) 5 ℓ
  25. Snugly contained 8 ℓ
  26. Turns sharply 4 ℓ
  27. Cronkite's longtime employer 7 ℓ
  28. Grapple in a ring 7 ℓ
  29. FDR-era agency 3 ℓ
  30. Big help 4 ℓ
  31. Washer cycle 5 ℓ
  32. Bridge non-bid 5 ℓ
  33. Minstrels' instruments 5 ℓ
  34. __ oxide ointment 4 ℓ
  35. See 55-Down 3 ℓ
  36. With 53-Down, late-night flight 3 ℓ
  37. __ Arbor, MI 3 ℓ
  38. Grammy category since 1989 3 ℓ
  39. French water 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 22, 2026 is titled “HEARINGBONE WEAVE” and was constructed by Alex Vaughn. The puzzle features 76 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.

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