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BAG IT

Friday, October 9, 2026 Constructed by S.N. 72 clues
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Across

  1. Fit well together 4 ℓ
  2. Adapter designation 4 ℓ
  3. Narrow shoal 4 ℓ
  4. Sushi selections 5 ℓ
  5. Bear up in the air 4 ℓ
  6. '70s tennis star 4 ℓ
  7. Defeat forcefully 9 ℓ
  8. Secondary celebs 5 ℓ
  9. Asp, for instance 5 ℓ
  10. Confidential talk 9 ℓ
  11. Competitively red-hot 7 ℓ
  12. Eightfold 7 ℓ
  13. Barely visible 4 ℓ
  14. Roundup accessory 5 ℓ
  15. Bagpipe, e.g. 4 ℓ
  16. Roundup gatherings 5 ℓ
  17. Write on glass, perhaps 4 ℓ
  18. Start to tire 3 ℓ
  19. Leveled off 9 ℓ
  20. Dungeons & Dragons, for short 3 ℓ
  21. Old-style "dudes" 4 ℓ
  22. Old money in Munich 5 ℓ
  23. Portrayed 4 ℓ
  24. Taper off 5 ℓ
  25. Have status 4 ℓ
  26. Gallery offering 7 ℓ
  27. "The Caruso of Rock" 7 ℓ
  28. Split evenly 5 ℓ
  29. Iconic western hero 9 ℓ
  30. Middlemarch author 5 ℓ
  31. "Bagged" alternate title for the puzzle: 2 wds. 9 ℓ
  32. Da Vinci Code director, as a kid 5 ℓ
  33. Sort of shortening 4 ℓ
  34. Big name in lithography 4 ℓ
  35. Applications 4 ℓ
  36. First responders 4 ℓ
  37. Chicago star 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Animals in athletics 7 ℓ
  2. Protected one's king 7 ℓ
  3. River through Kyiv 7 ℓ
  4. Genteel 8 ℓ
  5. Trying to get on 5 ℓ
  6. Rice witch novel 6 ℓ
  7. Speck on a globe 4 ℓ
  8. Draw out 8 ℓ
  9. Prefix for name 3 ℓ
  10. Exuberant 6 ℓ
  11. Ball of wax 7 ℓ
  12. Land south of Helsinki 7 ℓ
  13. Cavalry collection 6 ℓ
  14. Astronaut Jemison 3 ℓ
  15. It means "earth-friendly" 3 ℓ
  16. Edmonton's loc. 4 ℓ
  17. Ancient Arabian kingdom 5 ℓ
  18. Men 3 ℓ
  19. Reindeer cousin 3 ℓ
  20. Coolant company 8 ℓ
  21. Belt or seat 8 ℓ
  22. Ride app 4 ℓ
  23. Pulls off 7 ℓ
  24. Paganini, by birth 7 ℓ
  25. Would-be thief 7 ℓ
  26. Antsy 7 ℓ
  27. Olympics heroine eight years after Nadia 7 ℓ
  28. Place for junk, perhaps 6 ℓ
  29. Finish first by a mile 6 ℓ
  30. '60s singing star 6 ℓ
  31. Robin's refreshment 3 ℓ
  32. ABA members 5 ℓ
  33. Profile, for short 3 ℓ
  34. About five pounds of letter-size 4 ℓ
  35. HMO participants 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 9, 2026 is titled “BAG IT” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 72 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 BAG IT Crossword October 9 2026 Answers