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IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN

Friday, October 30, 2026 Constructed by Chris Gross 76 clues
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Across

  1. Sudden increase 4 ℓ
  2. Galileo Airport serves it 4 ℓ
  3. Distant starter 4 ℓ
  4. Ocular membrane 4 ℓ
  5. Trash talk 5 ℓ
  6. Has run its course 4 ℓ
  7. Decoy, e.g. 4 ℓ
  8. __ Next Top Model (series filmed in Singapore) 5 ℓ
  9. Basic irregular verb 4 ℓ
  10. *"The Queen of Jazz" 14 ℓ
  11. Franklin's pamphleteer mentee 5 ℓ
  12. Category 3 ℓ
  13. Otto's out 3 ℓ
  14. JFK once, but not DDE 3 ℓ
  15. Car wash supplies 4 ℓ
  16. Page-bottom ID 6 ℓ
  17. Amalgamates 4 ℓ
  18. Heart chambers 5 ℓ
  19. *Connect with your bestie 11 ℓ
  20. Awe-inspiring figure 4 ℓ
  21. Sweet buy 5 ℓ
  22. Color intensity 6 ℓ
  23. Bagel flavor 3 ℓ
  24. Proclaimed with gusto 4 ℓ
  25. Canine cry 3 ℓ
  26. Looking floored 5 ℓ
  27. __-Locka, FL 3 ℓ
  28. *Alternative to Microsoft Edge 14 ℓ
  29. List some 4 ℓ
  30. Pleasant respite 5 ℓ
  31. "Try this" 4 ℓ
  32. Articulated 4 ℓ
  33. Personal manners 5 ℓ
  34. Key in a chain 4 ℓ
  35. With 67-Across, timely phrase for what's hidden in the starred clue's answers 4 ℓ
  36. See 66-Across 4 ℓ
  37. Marvel movie powerhouse 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Derby drinks 6 ℓ
  2. Big bumbler 3 ℓ
  3. Soft, as lighting 7 ℓ
  4. Set apart 8 ℓ
  5. Chip choice 4 ℓ
  6. End of an FDR quote 6 ℓ
  7. Interrogate 4 ℓ
  8. Where Lady Liberty looks 4 ℓ
  9. Hymn of praise 5 ℓ
  10. Idylls of the King character 6 ℓ
  11. They're down in the mouth 6 ℓ
  12. Eels with wasabi 5 ℓ
  13. Word on a tiki bar menu 3 ℓ
  14. Hirer of Welles in '39 3 ℓ
  15. Unbroken 5 ℓ
  16. HS VIPs 3 ℓ
  17. Part of NATO 3 ℓ
  18. Foie __ 4 ℓ
  19. Searches (through) 5 ℓ
  20. Have mastery over 3 ℓ
  21. Survey datum 4 ℓ
  22. Bodily 8 ℓ
  23. "It's __ from me" (Idol rejection) 3 ℓ
  24. Ending like -ite 3 ℓ
  25. Composer heard at commencements 5 ℓ
  26. Far from congenial 3 ℓ
  27. Mythical hybrid monster 7 ℓ
  28. Today's teen, time and again 6 ℓ
  29. Leader of the Muses 6 ℓ
  30. Bumbling 6 ℓ
  31. Poise under pressure 6 ℓ
  32. "Little old me?" 3 ℓ
  33. Jokester's prod 5 ℓ
  34. "King of Cling" French designer 5 ℓ
  35. Former Georgia senator Miller 4 ℓ
  36. Very briefly, phrase-wise 4 ℓ
  37. Squealer 4 ℓ
  38. NASA six-person orbiter 3 ℓ
  39. NBA shrine 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 30, 2026 is titled “IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN” and was constructed by Chris Gross. 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.

Newsday IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN Crossword October 30 2026 Answers