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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, September 12, 2026 Constructed by Matthew Sewell 70 clues
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Across

  1. Hula hoops, for instance 4 ℓ
  2. Hint 4 ℓ
  3. Turn up 5 ℓ
  4. Japanese belt 10 ℓ
  5. Hang dog 4 ℓ
  6. Contend with 10 ℓ
  7. Outside starter 4 ℓ
  8. Seas on land 5 ℓ
  9. Very sharp in D&D, from Carroll 6 ℓ
  10. Co-ruler with Ivan V 6 ℓ
  11. Treacherous 7 ℓ
  12. Major in '90s news 4 ℓ
  13. Made like columns 7 ℓ
  14. High __ 3 ℓ
  15. Heaps 8 ℓ
  16. Trusted functionary 7 ℓ
  17. Lobbies for and gets 7 ℓ
  18. Crusty-looking resource 3 ℓ
  19. Word from Greek for "scatter" 8 ℓ
  20. Demanding justice, say 7 ℓ
  21. [Sad face] 4 ℓ
  22. Portmanteau for fortissimo singing 6 ℓ
  23. Air Medal adornment 7 ℓ
  24. [Happy face] 5 ℓ
  25. Mischievous mammal, e.g. 6 ℓ
  26. Wipe clean to reuse 10 ℓ
  27. 1,000 times tera- 4 ℓ
  28. Spielberg distinction since February 2026 4 ℓ
  29. Future-prediction prologue 10 ℓ
  30. One to walk with 4 ℓ
  31. Good cry 5 ℓ
  32. In-the-moment 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Recipe reduction 3 ℓ
  2. He "put chic into chips," per Time (1977) 4 ℓ
  3. One in a class by themselves 5 ℓ
  4. Informal deploration 6 ℓ
  5. Where split decisions are made 15 ℓ
  6. Charge choice 3 ℓ
  7. Rather recent digital spam 6 ℓ
  8. Field __ 4 ℓ
  9. '70s computer that "Defined a Generation" 5 ℓ
  10. Overtime alert 15 ℓ
  11. First string 3 ℓ
  12. "Justement!" 3 ℓ
  13. Outlandish 7 ℓ
  14. Cousin of Ingmar 4 ℓ
  15. Father of Agamemnon 6 ℓ
  16. Minor fare 4 ℓ
  17. In principio __ Verbum (John 1 intro) 4 ℓ
  18. Any of Endeavour's 24,000 4 ℓ
  19. Bright spot in a tank 5 ℓ
  20. Russian : Fedya :: English : __ 3 ℓ
  21. Goddess associated with olive trees 5 ℓ
  22. Sentence shortener 6 ℓ
  23. Simulated 3 ℓ
  24. Maximally rare 4 ℓ
  25. Code sharer with Uzbekistan Airways 4 ℓ
  26. "Not even God can change the __": Santayana 4 ℓ
  27. Effectively 7 ℓ
  28. Serve 6 ℓ
  29. Nephew of Arthur 6 ℓ
  30. Bad guys 4 ℓ
  31. Doc's directive 5 ℓ
  32. Ancient character with no followers 5 ℓ
  33. Risky business 4 ℓ
  34. Covent Garden borderer 4 ℓ
  35. Fledgling 3 ℓ
  36. Single crunch or dip 3 ℓ
  37. Approaching intelligence 3 ℓ
  38. Camper, often 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, September 12, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Matthew Sewell. The puzzle features 70 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword September 12 2026 Answers