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KITCHEN DRAWER

Monday, September 21, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Bath powder ingredient 4 ℓ
  2. __ in time (right before the deadline) 4 ℓ
  3. Droop 3 ℓ
  4. Strong smell 4 ℓ
  5. Applaud 4 ℓ
  6. Our planet 5 ℓ
  7. Nothing, in Spanish 4 ℓ
  8. Italy's capital, in Italy 4 ℓ
  9. Have a heated discussion 5 ℓ
  10. Stockholm resident 5 ℓ
  11. Tool for whipping yolks and whites 9 ℓ
  12. Two-person playground plank 6 ℓ
  13. Wedding cake level 4 ℓ
  14. Strike with a palm 4 ℓ
  15. Sales staffers 6 ℓ
  16. Forbidden thing 4 ℓ
  17. Swampy ground 4 ℓ
  18. Choose by voting 5 ℓ
  19. Facts and figures 4 ℓ
  20. Dwelt (in) 5 ℓ
  21. "Treble" symbol on music 4 ℓ
  22. Piece of paper 5 ℓ
  23. Revered celebrity 4 ℓ
  24. Tapped thing on a smartphone 4 ℓ
  25. Voices above basses 6 ℓ
  26. Keyboarding mistake, for short 4 ℓ
  27. Small squares of butter 4 ℓ
  28. Puts into law 6 ℓ
  29. Tool for wine bottles 9 ℓ
  30. Found a sum 5 ℓ
  31. Gym's steam room 5 ℓ
  32. Creme-filled cookie 4 ℓ
  33. "That's funny!" 4 ℓ
  34. __ circle (closest friends) 5 ℓ
  35. Walk through water 4 ℓ
  36. Hardly __ (rarely) 4 ℓ
  37. Fortune-teller 4 ℓ
  38. __ Angeles, CA 3 ℓ
  39. Appear to be 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Shades of color 5 ℓ
  2. "My country, 'tis of __" 4 ℓ
  3. Small earring 4 ℓ
  4. Strong desire 4 ℓ
  5. Tool for twisting off tight lids 9 ℓ
  6. Checkers or Monopoly 4 ℓ
  7. Hard-to-read handwriting 6 ℓ
  8. Lobster's cousins 5 ℓ
  9. Inn for skiers 5 ℓ
  10. Wise maxim 5 ℓ
  11. Frequently, informally 4 ℓ
  12. Job for a performer 4 ℓ
  13. Art studio stand 5 ℓ
  14. Toward the sunrise 4 ℓ
  15. Topped, as cupcakes 4 ℓ
  16. In a group of 4 ℓ
  17. Turn on one foot 5 ℓ
  18. __ model (person to emulate) 4 ℓ
  19. Leg joint 4 ℓ
  20. Cushiony 4 ℓ
  21. Depend (on) 4 ℓ
  22. Tool for metal tuna containers 9 ℓ
  23. Shoestring 4 ℓ
  24. Elite English prep school 4 ℓ
  25. Modify, as a manuscript 4 ℓ
  26. Shopper's handwritten paper 4 ℓ
  27. Boys in a family 4 ℓ
  28. Trooper's speed detector 5 ℓ
  29. Orange __ (teas) 6 ℓ
  30. Bunch of bees 5 ℓ
  31. Giggling sound 5 ℓ
  32. Desire strongly 5 ℓ
  33. Has sore muscles 5 ℓ
  34. Garbage-filled barge 4 ℓ
  35. Decorate in a new style 4 ℓ
  36. Spoken aloud 4 ℓ
  37. Sand hill 4 ℓ
  38. Great __ (large dog) 4 ℓ
  39. Without a warranty 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, September 21, 2026 is titled “KITCHEN DRAWER” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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.

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