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MATERIAL WITNESS: Some common fabrications

Sunday, October 4, 2026 Constructed by Gail Grabowski 146 clues
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Across

  1. Bring under control 4 ℓ
  2. Direct (to) 5 ℓ
  3. From Havana 5 ℓ
  4. Prayer wrap-up 4 ℓ
  5. Frigidaire rival 5 ℓ
  6. Poor treatment 5 ℓ
  7. Leaf blower brand 4 ℓ
  8. Etching compound 4 ℓ
  9. Colorful tabby 9 ℓ
  10. Carnival confection 11 ℓ
  11. Fixture in some basements 7 ℓ
  12. Opulent residence 6 ℓ
  13. Morn's opposite 3 ℓ
  14. More adorable 5 ℓ
  15. Pop's pop 6 ℓ
  16. Flat-topped hill 4 ℓ
  17. "In what way?" 5 ℓ
  18. Champagne holder 5 ℓ
  19. "Have some!" 7 ℓ
  20. This, in Tijuana 4 ℓ
  21. Smokestack buildup 4 ℓ
  22. Part of a flight 5 ℓ
  23. Tremendously 4 ℓ
  24. Gunk 4 ℓ
  25. Very light dessert 11 ℓ
  26. Tibia's place 4 ℓ
  27. Be under the weather 3 ℓ
  28. Trim, as bushes 5 ℓ
  29. Most flexible 7 ℓ
  30. Media mogul Turner 3 ℓ
  31. Pop singer Tori 4 ℓ
  32. Entertains lavishly 7 ℓ
  33. Touch base via phone 6 ℓ
  34. Proclaim 4 ℓ
  35. Money-managing exec. 3 ℓ
  36. Six-pt. plays 3 ℓ
  37. Lose energy 4 ℓ
  38. Avid aficionados 7 ℓ
  39. Sentence segment 6 ℓ
  40. Collar insert 4 ℓ
  41. Vietnamese holiday 3 ℓ
  42. Brake sound 7 ℓ
  43. Informal refusal 3 ℓ
  44. Festoon 5 ℓ
  45. "Goodness!" 4 ℓ
  46. Marine, slangily 11 ℓ
  47. No longer happening 4 ℓ
  48. Hard to come by 4 ℓ
  49. __ for (chooses) 4 ℓ
  50. Gaggle sounds 5 ℓ
  51. Bridle attachment 4 ℓ
  52. Eternal 7 ℓ
  53. Strong point 5 ℓ
  54. Waters down 5 ℓ
  55. Scoff at 6 ℓ
  56. British nobleman 5 ℓ
  57. Word on Irish stamps 4 ℓ
  58. Fill with love 6 ℓ
  59. Pothook shape 3 ℓ
  60. Mrs. Smith's competitor 7 ℓ
  61. Duke Ellington tune 9 ℓ
  62. Gentle-but-firm persuasion 11 ℓ
  63. Toon mermaid 5 ℓ
  64. Hardwood tree 5 ℓ
  65. Baroque instrument 4 ℓ
  66. Wistful word 4 ℓ
  67. Can't do without 5 ℓ
  68. Fruit skins 5 ℓ
  69. Paid players 4 ℓ
  70. Rooster or stallion 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Cantina fare 4 ℓ
  2. Bradbury of sci-fi 3 ℓ
  3. Put a stop to 3 ℓ
  4. Aficionado 3 ℓ
  5. Flows forth 8 ℓ
  6. Speed demons 6 ℓ
  7. Prefix meaning ''recent'' 3 ℓ
  8. Star-shaped flower 5 ℓ
  9. Flat-topped hill 5 ℓ
  10. WWII subs 6 ℓ
  11. Quick message 4 ℓ
  12. Timeline slice 3 ℓ
  13. Pokes fun at 5 ℓ
  14. Make amends (for) 5 ℓ
  15. Make revisions to 4 ℓ
  16. Flour producer 4 ℓ
  17. Antioxidant berry 4 ℓ
  18. Plant in Road Runner cartoons 6 ℓ
  19. Hunter's garb, for short 4 ℓ
  20. Nullifies 7 ℓ
  21. Snowman accessory 5 ℓ
  22. Easel, for example 5 ℓ
  23. Shows compassion for 6 ℓ
  24. Intertwine 12 ℓ
  25. Once more 5 ℓ
  26. Comics Viking 5 ℓ
  27. Skateboarding stunt 5 ℓ
  28. Daydreamer 12 ℓ
  29. NASCAR sponsor 3 ℓ
  30. Vitality 4 ℓ
  31. Small memento 5 ℓ
  32. Take to task 5 ℓ
  33. Caravan stop 5 ℓ
  34. In this way 4 ℓ
  35. Bookcase fastener 5 ℓ
  36. Slangy suffix 3 ℓ
  37. Actor Nick 5 ℓ
  38. Ruses 5 ℓ
  39. Raptor's grabber 5 ℓ
  40. Team leader 5 ℓ
  41. Yoga accessory 3 ℓ
  42. Top-10 baby girl name of the 2010s 3 ℓ
  43. Flout the rules 5 ℓ
  44. Worries 5 ℓ
  45. Road branches 5 ℓ
  46. Brute 6 ℓ
  47. Funny Girl composer 5 ℓ
  48. Send payment 5 ℓ
  49. Music genre 4 ℓ
  50. "Steady as __ goes" 3 ℓ
  51. Gets ready 5 ℓ
  52. U.S.-Canada defense system 5 ℓ
  53. Jam-packed 5 ℓ
  54. Shortly, to Shelley 4 ℓ
  55. Least distant 7 ℓ
  56. Spanish gold 3 ℓ
  57. Safari sighting 5 ℓ
  58. Unburdened 8 ℓ
  59. Frond-bearing plant 4 ℓ
  60. Base-clearing hits 6 ℓ
  61. '50s Fords 6 ℓ
  62. Go places 6 ℓ
  63. Beauty and the Beast girl 5 ℓ
  64. Battery pole 5 ℓ
  65. "Not so!" reply 5 ℓ
  66. Support bars 5 ℓ
  67. Carrier to Tel Aviv 4 ℓ
  68. Ultimatum ender 4 ℓ
  69. Name derived from Dolores 4 ℓ
  70. Economist Smith 4 ℓ
  71. Invitation abbreviation 4 ℓ
  72. Natural drier 3 ℓ
  73. Empty space 3 ℓ
  74. Fabricated statement 3 ℓ
  75. Poetic preposition 3 ℓ
  76. Airport shuttle 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, October 4, 2026 is titled “MATERIAL WITNESS: Some common fabrications” and was constructed by Gail Grabowski. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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