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DIRECTION FINDER

Friday, September 18, 2026 Constructed by Chris Gross 78 clues
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Across

  1. Walker, briefly 3 ℓ
  2. Subcontinental tourist mecca 4 ℓ
  3. Envelope alert 4 ℓ
  4. Anticipated 3 ℓ
  5. Rings, for instance 4 ℓ
  6. Something stated or staked 5 ℓ
  7. Persian Gulf capital 6 ℓ
  8. *Anxiety-driven 8 ℓ
  9. Emulate closely 3 ℓ
  10. Combo bet 6 ℓ
  11. Sound from a herd 3 ℓ
  12. *Economic resource 5 ℓ
  13. *"Up in the air" opposite 8 ℓ
  14. Xbox alternative 3 ℓ
  15. Half a sweet treat 3 ℓ
  16. Goes ballistic 7 ℓ
  17. Canada didn't rename it Exxon 4 ℓ
  18. Too loose 3 ℓ
  19. Coming soon 5 ℓ
  20. *Spreads like dandelions 9 ℓ
  21. Contact info symbols 3 ℓ
  22. Memphis blues street 5 ℓ
  23. With the power (to) 4 ℓ
  24. Demographic stat 7 ℓ
  25. Belfast-born film star 3 ℓ
  26. Southpaw, for short 3 ℓ
  27. *Access code 8 ℓ
  28. *One Flew Over... author 5 ℓ
  29. Biblical colleague of Mathieu 3 ℓ
  30. Milne pessimist 6 ℓ
  31. Wood spoilage 3 ℓ
  32. *Silver recipient 8 ℓ
  33. Footnote phrase 6 ℓ
  34. Tiring tasks 5 ℓ
  35. __-European languages 4 ℓ
  36. Work as 3 ℓ
  37. Stiff and sore 4 ℓ
  38. "Say" homophone 4 ℓ
  39. Three-letter direction missing from the answers to the starred clues 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Document file format 3 ℓ
  2. Large atmospheric body 7 ℓ
  3. Old-school encouragement 3 ℓ
  4. Ascertains slowly 6 ℓ
  5. Musical conclusion 6 ℓ
  6. Certain battery 5 ℓ
  7. Venerable kids' cereal 4 ℓ
  8. Bag for swag 4 ℓ
  9. Eroded 3 ℓ
  10. Throw away, so to speak 7 ℓ
  11. Turkey's setting 7 ℓ
  12. New Zealand natives 6 ℓ
  13. First called 3 ℓ
  14. Recognize silently 5 ℓ
  15. 007 novel backdrop 7 ℓ
  16. Saddler's puncher 3 ℓ
  17. Alpine elevator 4 ℓ
  18. Winnow (out) 4 ℓ
  19. Gloating cry 3 ℓ
  20. Kids' book honor 7 ℓ
  21. Enzyme suffix 3 ℓ
  22. X, Y and Z, these days 4 ℓ
  23. Percent conclusion 3 ℓ
  24. Security issue 4 ℓ
  25. Catch sight of 3 ℓ
  26. Next-to-last card in hold 'em 7 ℓ
  27. 63-Across, e.g. 7 ℓ
  28. Milan landmark 7 ℓ
  29. Excellent things 6 ℓ
  30. Bounteous 5 ℓ
  31. Anchor position 6 ℓ
  32. Be lenient 6 ℓ
  33. Poor Richard's preposition 3 ℓ
  34. Column style 5 ℓ
  35. Symbol in Tolkien books 4 ℓ
  36. What rings lack 4 ℓ
  37. Hymnal holder 3 ℓ
  38. Contraction candidate 3 ℓ
  39. Seal, in product names 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, September 18, 2026 is titled “DIRECTION FINDER” and was constructed by Chris Gross. 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.

Newsday DIRECTION FINDER Crossword September 18 2026 Answers