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RIGHT ON THE MONEY

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 78 clues
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Across

  1. Harbor vessel 3 ℓ
  2. Bouquet holder 4 ℓ
  3. Golf course vehicles 5 ℓ
  4. Waiter's handout 4 ℓ
  5. Star Trek lieutenant 5 ℓ
  6. Pic that you click 4 ℓ
  7. Vicinity 4 ℓ
  8. Small orchestra 4 ℓ
  9. Batman's sidekick 5 ℓ
  10. Weighed down 13 ℓ
  11. CPR pro in an ambulance 3 ℓ
  12. Brother of Isaac 4 ℓ
  13. With 40-Down, hot drink from India 5 ℓ
  14. Install, as carpeting 3 ℓ
  15. Toward the rear of a ship 3 ℓ
  16. Video arcade fan 5 ℓ
  17. Leonardo's Mona __ 4 ℓ
  18. Bathtub sealant 5 ℓ
  19. What words like strength and stretch are 13 ℓ
  20. Bat's underground home 4 ℓ
  21. French farewell 5 ℓ
  22. Turned loose 5 ℓ
  23. Charlottesville sch. 3 ℓ
  24. Light brown 3 ℓ
  25. Desert spot with water 5 ℓ
  26. British noble below a duke 4 ℓ
  27. "__ the fields we go ..." 3 ℓ
  28. Strong poker hand 13 ℓ
  29. French cheese 4 ℓ
  30. Chapel walkway 5 ℓ
  31. __ and proper (too formal) 4 ℓ
  32. Amazing thing 4 ℓ
  33. Info gathered by spies 5 ℓ
  34. "Once __ a time..." 4 ℓ
  35. Dog's shrill bark 4 ℓ
  36. Snooped (around) 5 ℓ
  37. Microsoft web portal 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Mother __ (Peace Prize nun) 6 ℓ
  2. Conclude 3 ℓ
  3. Like father, like __ 3 ℓ
  4. Of college life 8 ℓ
  5. Intuitive feeling, for short 4 ℓ
  6. Capital of Yemen 5 ℓ
  7. Threesomes 5 ℓ
  8. Russian coin 5 ℓ
  9. Sailor's greeting 4 ℓ
  10. Ringlet of hair 4 ℓ
  11. Green tropical fruit 5 ℓ
  12. Vaguely anxious 6 ℓ
  13. India's Taj __ 5 ℓ
  14. Apple all-in-one computers 5 ℓ
  15. Shoveled into 3 ℓ
  16. __ la la 3 ℓ
  17. Netlike fabric 4 ℓ
  18. __ Schwarz (toy store) 3 ℓ
  19. "Chunk light" sandwich fish 4 ℓ
  20. Boxer Muhammad 3 ℓ
  21. Make a sweater 4 ℓ
  22. Young boy 3 ℓ
  23. Give a darn 4 ℓ
  24. Much more than necessary 8 ℓ
  25. Maiden name lead-in 3 ℓ
  26. See 22-Across 3 ℓ
  27. __-the-mill (ordinary) 5 ℓ
  28. Corp. money exec 3 ℓ
  29. Very pale 5 ℓ
  30. Part of TV 6 ℓ
  31. Seizes by force 6 ℓ
  32. Family room 3 ℓ
  33. Book of photos 5 ℓ
  34. One more time 5 ℓ
  35. Itemizations 5 ℓ
  36. Nose-horned beast, for short 5 ℓ
  37. "My turn" 4 ℓ
  38. Great joy 4 ℓ
  39. Had in your hand 4 ℓ
  40. Feel regretful about 3 ℓ
  41. Two-__ paper towels 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 is titled “RIGHT ON THE MONEY” and was constructed by Mark McClain. 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 RIGHT ON THE MONEY Crossword September 23 2026 Answers