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DAMAGES

Thursday, September 17, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Shelter grant org. 5 ℓ
  2. Agent, briefly 3 ℓ
  3. Spoil in the fridge 5 ℓ
  4. Strikeout king Ryan 5 ℓ
  5. Part of NPR 5 ℓ
  6. Speedy Aussie bird 3 ℓ
  7. Bottom line numbers 11 ℓ
  8. In great shape 3 ℓ
  9. Needing liniment 4 ℓ
  10. Nozzle streams 4 ℓ
  11. Gave temporarily 4 ℓ
  12. Manuscript's removal 7 ℓ
  13. __ about (circa) 4 ℓ
  14. "Get-up-and-go" abilities 12 ℓ
  15. Port and Merlot 8 ℓ
  16. To __ (perfectly) 4 ℓ
  17. Pro's camera 3 ℓ
  18. Side by side 7 ℓ
  19. Lawn coating 3 ℓ
  20. "Really?" 8 ℓ
  21. Very small batteries 4 ℓ
  22. Work respites 12 ℓ
  23. Visitor center handout 7 ℓ
  24. Finish a flight 4 ℓ
  25. Come up short 4 ℓ
  26. Omen, for instance 4 ℓ
  27. Puerto __ 4 ℓ
  28. Drink dispenser 3 ℓ
  29. Heavy art museum display 11 ℓ
  30. French toast ingredient 3 ℓ
  31. Disentangle 5 ℓ
  32. Boys choir section 5 ℓ
  33. __ Alamos, NM 3 ℓ
  34. Twosomes 5 ℓ
  35. River of Paris 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Hidden agenda 5 ℓ
  2. Sets (down) 4 ℓ
  3. Send forth 4 ℓ
  4. Issues on a ballot 9 ℓ
  5. Small numero 3 ℓ
  6. Feel off 3 ℓ
  7. Party time, informally 4 ℓ
  8. Neighborhood merchant 6 ℓ
  9. Paired with 3 ℓ
  10. Doesn't understand 7 ℓ
  11. Primary strategy 5 ℓ
  12. More upset 5 ℓ
  13. Court ritual 4 ℓ
  14. Truck's unloaded weight 4 ℓ
  15. Rocker Jon Bon __ 4 ℓ
  16. Left on the plate 7 ℓ
  17. Bygone GM nameplate 4 ℓ
  18. Fresh look 7 ℓ
  19. Garson of '40s films 5 ℓ
  20. Biblical affirmative 3 ℓ
  21. Levis rival 4 ℓ
  22. GPS reading 3 ℓ
  23. They're insignificant 9 ℓ
  24. Likewise 4 ℓ
  25. [not my error] 3 ℓ
  26. Raised in a ranch 4 ℓ
  27. Barbecue seasoning 3 ℓ
  28. Normally 7 ℓ
  29. Bakeware brand 4 ℓ
  30. Birds on $1s 6 ℓ
  31. Handel's British contemporary 4 ℓ
  32. Western band 5 ℓ
  33. Use, as advice 5 ℓ
  34. Peruvian volcano El __ 5 ℓ
  35. Biodiesel, e.g. 4 ℓ
  36. Ship of myth 4 ℓ
  37. Mexican mlle. 4 ℓ
  38. Bibliography notation 4 ℓ
  39. __ relief (sculpture style) 3 ℓ
  40. No particular one 3 ℓ
  41. Wet dust 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 17, 2026 is titled “DAMAGES” and was constructed by Mark McClain. 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.

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