HAVE A GOOD DAY
Across
- Minor argument
- G sharp equivalent
- Need to scratch
- Rainbow shapes
- Sports squad
- Nary a soul
- Good __ (magical trinket)
- Mark on an exam
- Burger King rival
- Employ
- Hill-building insect
- Fate
- All by oneself
- Pen fluid
- Last Supper attendees
- Conceal
- Snow glider
- Letter after rho
- Toledo's lake
- Store events
- "...or __ just me?"
- Pesky little fliers
- Matured
- Opposite of fem.
- Blocking progress
- Droop
- Person used as a dupe
- Log splitters' tools
- Capital of Spain
- Circle of light
- Male friend from France
- In any way
- Good __ (helpful stranger)
- "That's the truth!"
- Place to dock
- Odds and ends: Abbr.
- Was a secret agent
- Wartime partner
- Model's stance
Down
- Bowl of greens
- Golfer's pegs
- Raggedy doll
- Washerful of laundry
- Good-__ (useless ones)
- Heavenly beings
- "Let me see..."
- Weepy-eyed
- "It seems to me..."
- Disapproving sound
- Bank records: Abbr.
- Dried plum
- Show concern
- Great Wall country
- Carpenter's materials
- Good-__ (fun-loving guy)
- Drive too fast
- Place to bowl
- Mona __
- Fix, as a manuscript
- Solidifies
- Epic tales
- Main point
- Prefix for final
- Tehran's land
- Made logs into boards
- Croc cousin
- Banished
- Weekly pay
- Gather together
- Flinch
- Backyard cookout area
- Caravan beast
- __ best friend (a dog)
- On the peak of
- Painter Salvador
- Flag down, as a cab
- Little troublemaker
- Hot-spring resort
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 is titled “HAVE A GOOD DAY” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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.