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NEED FOR SPEED

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Constructed by Fred Piscop 78 clues
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Across

  1. Story from Aesop 5 ℓ
  2. Junk email 4 ℓ
  3. Grab (on to) 4 ℓ
  4. Actor Rob 4 ℓ
  5. Mock fanfare 4 ℓ
  6. Hearing-related 5 ℓ
  7. Speed event on natural terrain 15 ℓ
  8. Fez danglers 7 ℓ
  9. Nautical distance measure 7 ℓ
  10. PC port 3 ℓ
  11. Fine sprays 5 ℓ
  12. Grand home 6 ℓ
  13. Like Humpty Dumpty 5 ℓ
  14. Family nickname 3 ℓ
  15. Aroma 4 ℓ
  16. Fine dinnerware 5 ℓ
  17. Sprinter's event 15 ℓ
  18. "I surrender!" 5 ℓ
  19. Untruthful one 4 ℓ
  20. 1300 hours 3 ℓ
  21. Allude (to) 5 ℓ
  22. Moved twistily 6 ℓ
  23. Coffee alternative 3 ℓ
  24. Nonsocial person 5 ℓ
  25. Letter rearrangement 7 ℓ
  26. Eye specialist 7 ℓ
  27. Picnic competition 15 ℓ
  28. Try out 4 ℓ
  29. Word-of-mouth 4 ℓ
  30. "Start eating!" 5 ℓ
  31. Metallic rocks 4 ℓ
  32. All-knowing 4 ℓ
  33. Simple earrings 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. True statement 4 ℓ
  2. Thick heads of hair 5 ℓ
  3. Grown-up 5 ℓ
  4. Arc de Triomphe city 5 ℓ
  5. Thwart 6 ℓ
  6. Dispense, with "out" 4 ℓ
  7. Has title to 4 ℓ
  8. Lip cosmetic 5 ℓ
  9. Otherwise 4 ℓ
  10. Scottish girl 4 ℓ
  11. Warner __ (film studio) 4 ℓ
  12. Mystical glow 4 ℓ
  13. Baseball great Gehrig 3 ℓ
  14. Hint 4 ℓ
  15. Hits head-on 4 ℓ
  16. Tattoos, for instance 7 ℓ
  17. Sound rebound 4 ℓ
  18. Keep away from 4 ℓ
  19. Fork prong 4 ℓ
  20. "Not to mention..." 3 ℓ
  21. Roofing material 3 ℓ
  22. Swine with tusks 4 ℓ
  23. Go wrong 3 ℓ
  24. Storage building 4 ℓ
  25. Castaway's home 4 ℓ
  26. Potato bag 4 ℓ
  27. Garfield dog 4 ℓ
  28. North Pole worker 3 ℓ
  29. Bradstreet's partner 3 ℓ
  30. Genetic ID 3 ℓ
  31. Finds new tenants for 6 ℓ
  32. Cleveland's lake 4 ℓ
  33. Sensible 4 ℓ
  34. National bird 5 ℓ
  35. Hospital staffer 5 ℓ
  36. Number-picking game 5 ℓ
  37. Brown shade 5 ℓ
  38. Corrosive chemical 4 ℓ
  39. Department with ties and tuxes 4 ℓ
  40. Prego rival 4 ℓ
  41. Sandpaper coating 4 ℓ
  42. Tacks on 4 ℓ
  43. Actress Hatcher 4 ℓ
  44. Moving sluggishly 4 ℓ
  45. Oxygen, for one 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 7, 2026 is titled “NEED FOR SPEED” and was constructed by Fred Piscop. 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.

Newsday NEED FOR SPEED Crossword October 7 2026 Answers