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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, October 24, 2026 Constructed by Lars G. Doubleday 70 clues
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Across

  1. Grey's Anatomy production company 10 ℓ
  2. Cant 4 ℓ
  3. World Series events 10 ℓ
  4. Make glacial progress 4 ℓ
  5. Item in ads with Lucky the Leprechaun 10 ℓ
  6. Land with a harp on its coat of arms 4 ℓ
  7. Aim-endorsing org. 3 ℓ
  8. Functions properly 4 ℓ
  9. Sight on a trip down the Bosporus 6 ℓ
  10. Superhero concealer 4 ℓ
  11. Place to chill, ironically 6 ℓ
  12. The Road to Wealth author 5 ℓ
  13. Ham hobby 8 ℓ
  14. Doesn't curb one's enthusiasm 11 ℓ
  15. Calendar watch letters 3 ℓ
  16. Sandbags, essentially 4 ℓ
  17. Frankenstein inspiration, possibly 5 ℓ
  18. Serengeti weapon 4 ℓ
  19. Space Needle's midpoint 3 ℓ
  20. Copenhagen premiere of 1879 11 ℓ
  21. Movie-serial recurring roles 8 ℓ
  22. Work sites for stained-glass installers 5 ℓ
  23. Turns down 6 ℓ
  24. Spartan 4 ℓ
  25. Brown-bag staple 3 ℓ
  26. Headed downward 4 ℓ
  27. Pete's conqueror in the 1992 US Open 6 ℓ
  28. Have no industry 4 ℓ
  29. Band on the soundtrack of The Hunger Games 10 ℓ
  30. As soon as 4 ℓ
  31. Himalayan ancestor 10 ℓ
  32. Winnow (out) 4 ℓ
  33. Free Soil Party issue 10 ℓ
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Down

  1. Untried 3 ℓ
  2. What Ahab called the whale 4 ℓ
  3. Perioperative occupation 10 ℓ
  4. Marked by turpitude 10 ℓ
  5. Blows smoke at 6 ℓ
  6. Network purchases 9 ℓ
  7. Former operator of cookiekahuna.com 4 ℓ
  8. Care __ 5 ℓ
  9. Refulgent 5 ℓ
  10. Game of Thrones hatchlings 7 ℓ
  11. Early word in Sarandon's Wikipedia article 3 ℓ
  12. Tempura candidate 4 ℓ
  13. Did groundbreaking work 4 ℓ
  14. Org. finding places for unwanted toys 4 ℓ
  15. Daily mover of many millions 4 ℓ
  16. Military rainwear 4 ℓ
  17. Light golden-brown 5 ℓ
  18. Character makeup 5 ℓ
  19. Shallow channels 5 ℓ
  20. Succeeds at mediation 10 ℓ
  21. Bit of paste 10 ℓ
  22. Not exactly choice words? 5 ℓ
  23. Coiner of "sellyfish" and "nectacled" 9 ℓ
  24. They're essential to some exit strategies 5 ℓ
  25. Dickinson's percher "in the soul" 4 ℓ
  26. Paranormal field 4 ℓ
  27. The ultimate in knots 7 ℓ
  28. No longer a threat, perhaps 6 ℓ
  29. Adjuncts 5 ℓ
  30. Something shifted in debate 5 ℓ
  31. Fighters, for instance 4 ℓ
  32. Floorboard fixer 4 ℓ
  33. Layout measure 4 ℓ
  34. Hustle 4 ℓ
  35. Lose momentum 4 ℓ
  36. Agua que fluye 3 ℓ
  37. Word in the etymology of "fief" 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, October 24, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Lars G. Doubleday. The puzzle features 70 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword October 24 2026 Answers