ORGANIC MENU
Across
- Sheriff's identifier
- Triathlon segment
- Combustion evidence
- Burning
- Poolside handout
- Mineral-packed rock
- Certain seedless citrus
- Contend
- Sweater style
- Cosmic rays, mostly
- Protein measure
- "Missing" discovery
- Not a put-on
- Kids' menu staple
- Short distance
- Disqualified
- Macbeth's title
- Where spokes meet
- Dilapidated place
- __ chi workout
- Straight up
- Whisper affectionately
- Green land
- Fancy salad ingredient
- Sunburn soother
- Green game
- Silicon Valley's San __
- Mil fraction
- Noble title
- __ Lanka
- Chili essential
- Sambadrome city
- Makes fairer
- Sesame Street roommate
- Omelet implement
- Measures of force
- Abbreviated aides
Down
- Hammering sound
- Tech "Squad" member
- Former Google exec Schmidt
- Note with an XOXO ending
- Gridiron quorum
- Brewery unit
- Is always defeating
- Tennis swing
- Slithery swimmer
- Troublemaker of folklore
- Leading lady of song
- Way away
- Express discontent
- Sound from a pen
- Doesn't let forget
- Cake topper
- Cantina cocktail
- Grasshopper sound
- Living quarters
- Totally uncool
- Persian covering
- Answer back
- Roasting rod
- Georgia capital's nickname
- Hiking obstacle
- As well
- Kumquat cover
- Home's high beams
- Water to the Mediterranean
- Ready to serve
- A way out
- Worthy of worship
- Purposes
- "Consider that done"
- Nickname for Johannes
- Elizabeth I's mother
- Genesis 3 expulsion place
- Cantata excerpt
- New car no.
- Wall creeper
- "In a world full of roses, __ sunflower"
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 10, 2026 is titled “ORGANIC MENU” and was constructed by Gary Cee. 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.