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OPTIMIST'S CLUB

Thursday, October 8, 2026 Constructed by Clive Probert 76 clues
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Across

  1. Derby, for one 4 ℓ
  2. Spot for a yacht 5 ℓ
  3. December candy shape 4 ℓ
  4. Name on the cover of Roots 4 ℓ
  5. Farmer's team 4 ℓ
  6. Representative 5 ℓ
  7. Sort of skirt 4 ℓ
  8. Single-minded expert 4 ℓ
  9. Cymbals sound 5 ℓ
  10. With 58-Across, optimist's credo 13 ℓ
  11. Verbal contest 6 ℓ
  12. Crusty concoction 3 ℓ
  13. Bumbler 3 ℓ
  14. Small portions 4 ℓ
  15. Bounce (off) 6 ℓ
  16. With 43-Across, exhibits optimism 10 ℓ
  17. On-tap offerings 4 ℓ
  18. Antiseptic acid 5 ℓ
  19. Bearded antelope 3 ℓ
  20. Went boating, perhaps 5 ℓ
  21. See 37-Across 10 ℓ
  22. Moves of agreement 4 ℓ
  23. A perfect-game spoiler 6 ℓ
  24. Essence 4 ℓ
  25. Caustic cleaner 3 ℓ
  26. Toe preceder 3 ℓ
  27. Go by 6 ℓ
  28. See 20-Across 13 ℓ
  29. Much-cherished 4 ℓ
  30. Texter's preface 4 ℓ
  31. Crammed, with "up" 5 ℓ
  32. Southwestern shrine 5 ℓ
  33. Claim on property 4 ℓ
  34. Basic French verb 4 ℓ
  35. Former baseball commissioner Bud 5 ℓ
  36. Bambi's dad 4 ℓ
  37. Snow melter 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Leafless, as some fall lawns 5 ℓ
  2. Utmost degree 3 ℓ
  3. Follower of walk- or write- 3 ℓ
  4. Certain sitcom DVD set 9 ℓ
  5. City near New Delhi 4 ℓ
  6. Part of BA 8 ℓ
  7. Eventually become 5 ℓ
  8. Rink jump 4 ℓ
  9. Keep under wraps 7 ℓ
  10. Added attraction 5 ℓ
  11. Show-biz luminary 5 ℓ
  12. Animated 5 ℓ
  13. Claudius successor 4 ℓ
  14. Researches in depth 4 ℓ
  15. Pay-stub abbr. 3 ℓ
  16. Pined 5 ℓ
  17. Will fully nourish 5 ℓ
  18. Cranberry sources 4 ℓ
  19. Of sound waves 5 ℓ
  20. Quotation citation 4 ℓ
  21. Bit of praise 4 ℓ
  22. Regretful sound 4 ℓ
  23. 1820s navigational marvel 9 ℓ
  24. Monk's boss 5 ℓ
  25. Doone of fiction 5 ℓ
  26. Spicy sandwich 8 ℓ
  27. Texter's ta-ta 4 ℓ
  28. Old-style "soon" 7 ℓ
  29. Ivy Leaguer 3 ℓ
  30. Long-legged wader 5 ℓ
  31. Sound angry 5 ℓ
  32. Michelangelo sculpture 5 ℓ
  33. Alpaca habitat 5 ℓ
  34. Wicked ways 5 ℓ
  35. Starter for sweet 4 ℓ
  36. Give off 4 ℓ
  37. Ostrich cousin 4 ℓ
  38. __-relief sculpture 3 ℓ
  39. World Cup cheer 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 8, 2026 is titled “OPTIMIST'S CLUB” and was constructed by Clive Probert. 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 OPTIMIST'S CLUB Crossword October 8 2026 Answers