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PASTA PIECES

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Quaint "Oh my!" 4 ℓ
  2. Surprise greatly 4 ℓ
  3. Cluster of bananas 5 ℓ
  4. Angler's "tempting" gadget 4 ℓ
  5. Musical drama 5 ℓ
  6. Hesitant denial 4 ℓ
  7. Concrete chunk 4 ℓ
  8. Impressive assortment 5 ℓ
  9. Small salamander 4 ℓ
  10. French farewell 5 ℓ
  11. Space to maneuver 9 ℓ
  12. Cape Canaveral org. 4 ℓ
  13. Oscars and Emmys 6 ℓ
  14. Moan and __ (complain) 5 ℓ
  15. Baby's noisemaker 6 ℓ
  16. "What did you say?" 3 ℓ
  17. Pointing toward a target 6 ℓ
  18. Allow 3 ℓ
  19. House's winding steps 15 ℓ
  20. "I hope you'll phone" 6 ℓ
  21. "Now I get it!" 3 ℓ
  22. Poodle or parakeet 3 ℓ
  23. State confidently 6 ℓ
  24. Essential 5 ℓ
  25. __ FOR BUSINESS (store sign) 4 ℓ
  26. Internet instigators 6 ℓ
  27. Gin __ (card game) 5 ℓ
  28. Sleight-of-hand scam 9 ℓ
  29. Triple-decker cookie 4 ℓ
  30. Czech or Serb 4 ℓ
  31. Insurer with a gecko mascot 5 ℓ
  32. Price labels 4 ℓ
  33. __ once (suddenly) 5 ℓ
  34. Any song 4 ℓ
  35. Venetian blind part 4 ℓ
  36. Falls into a chair 5 ℓ
  37. Predictive sign 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Otherwise 4 ℓ
  2. "We didn't do it!" 5 ℓ
  3. Not married 5 ℓ
  4. That couple's 5 ℓ
  5. Cherry-topped ice cream 6 ℓ
  6. Bale in a barn 3 ℓ
  7. Study all night 4 ℓ
  8. Commotion 6 ℓ
  9. Male pigs 5 ℓ
  10. Gracious and charming 8 ℓ
  11. Typical Saudi 4 ℓ
  12. Seaside bird 4 ℓ
  13. Infamous Roman emperor 4 ℓ
  14. Hole-punching tool 3 ℓ
  15. "You __ bet?" 5 ℓ
  16. House's upper storage level 5 ℓ
  17. Sound astonished 4 ℓ
  18. Ready to harvest 4 ℓ
  19. Fail to include 4 ℓ
  20. Church platform 5 ℓ
  21. "Earl Grey" beverage 3 ℓ
  22. Back of a boot 4 ℓ
  23. West Point school: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  24. Sentry's shout 4 ℓ
  25. Mirror material 5 ℓ
  26. "Steady as __ goes" 3 ℓ
  27. Come undone, as knitting 5 ℓ
  28. Won't let go of 8 ℓ
  29. Not quite 6 ℓ
  30. Crafty 3 ℓ
  31. Tip of a work boot 6 ℓ
  32. Storylines 5 ℓ
  33. Last Greek letter 5 ℓ
  34. Jogging gaits 5 ℓ
  35. Of farm life 5 ℓ
  36. Get cash for 4 ℓ
  37. Hawaiian port 4 ℓ
  38. Grad 4 ℓ
  39. Horse's neck hair 4 ℓ
  40. Smooth out 4 ℓ
  41. Empty space 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, September 22, 2026 is titled “PASTA PIECES” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 PASTA PIECES Crossword September 22 2026 Answers