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SAY THAT AND SMILE

Friday, October 23, 2026 Constructed by Matthew Sewell 74 clues
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Across

  1. Hub of Bolivia 5 ℓ
  2. Jazzes (up) 4 ℓ
  3. Painter in Haarlem 4 ℓ
  4. What some stadiums are called 4 ℓ
  5. Natives met by Lewis & Clark 4 ℓ
  6. Pin something on 5 ℓ
  7. Where blowouts are bought 5 ℓ
  8. Shred 4 ℓ
  9. Specialized discipline 4 ℓ
  10. Southeast Italian city 4 ℓ
  11. Candy Crush __ (puzzle app) 4 ℓ
  12. Special attention, for short 3 ℓ
  13. Undergo a snack attack 15 ℓ
  14. Fortune-teller's title, often: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  15. Tropical Storm Bonnie, e.g. 3 ℓ
  16. Lays out 6 ℓ
  17. Flummoxed 5 ℓ
  18. They're found in regattas 4 ℓ
  19. "Of all the luck!" 4 ℓ
  20. "The Classic Game of India" 9 ℓ
  21. Guitar clamp 4 ℓ
  22. Sub officer 4 ℓ
  23. Ne plus ultra 5 ℓ
  24. Logician's conclusion 3 ℓ
  25. Court with a number 6 ℓ
  26. Comics pet sound 3 ℓ
  27. Hispanic bro code 15 ℓ
  28. MLB stat trio 3 ℓ
  29. Something to take shopping 4 ℓ
  30. Attorney General before Loretta 4 ℓ
  31. Arbitrary order 4 ℓ
  32. Declines as enthusiasm 5 ℓ
  33. Parisian possessive 4 ℓ
  34. Bit of headway 4 ℓ
  35. City near Tahoe 4 ℓ
  36. "Get someone else" 5 ℓ
  37. Northwest Italian city 4 ℓ
  38. On the horizon 4 ℓ
  39. Safe places 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Top crew 5 ℓ
  2. Caribbean music 3 ℓ
  3. Go ahead of 7 ℓ
  4. Swimmers with spearlike snouts 7 ℓ
  5. Spiritless 9 ℓ
  6. Many cabs 6 ℓ
  7. Unique beginning 5 ℓ
  8. Close contest 9 ℓ
  9. Culmination 6 ℓ
  10. Boccaccio's love 5 ℓ
  11. Kibitzing 7 ℓ
  12. Its quarter honors Helen Keller 7 ℓ
  13. Mass quantities: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  14. Wellness grp. 3 ℓ
  15. Hamburger guy 4 ℓ
  16. Comptrollers, often: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  17. Org. offering Top Baby Names lists 3 ℓ
  18. Text of gratitude 3 ℓ
  19. Get in the game 9 ℓ
  20. School lunch staple 9 ℓ
  21. Some carolers 4 ℓ
  22. Sandy hue 4 ℓ
  23. Some personal papers 7 ℓ
  24. Text source for the end of Beethoven's Ninth 3 ℓ
  25. Word heard re wet forecasts 7 ℓ
  26. Patron saint of Catholic schools 7 ℓ
  27. Fascinate 7 ℓ
  28. Suffix for some creeds 3 ℓ
  29. Entered rapidly 6 ℓ
  30. "Hollywood's Biggest Night" presentations 6 ℓ
  31. Name on Silicon Valley maps 5 ℓ
  32. Maine college town 5 ℓ
  33. Merest hint 5 ℓ
  34. GPS grid 3 ℓ
  35. MRI regulator 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 23, 2026 is titled “SAY THAT AND SMILE” and was constructed by Matthew Sewell. 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 SAY THAT AND SMILE Crossword October 23 2026 Answers