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FAKE DIAMOND

Thursday, September 24, 2026 Constructed by Kyle Dolan 76 clues
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Across

  1. Blues music descendant 4 ℓ
  2. Indistinct image 4 ℓ
  3. Took an oath 5 ℓ
  4. Boxing ring enclosure 4 ℓ
  5. Farm tool with blades 5 ℓ
  6. B-school subject 4 ℓ
  7. Large quantity 4 ℓ
  8. Military messenger 10 ℓ
  9. Remove from an outlet 6 ℓ
  10. Serpentine predator 3 ℓ
  11. Overdo it in the sun 3 ℓ
  12. Driver's sudden braking 9 ℓ
  13. Hydropower source 5 ℓ
  14. MRI regulator 3 ℓ
  15. Cookout course 5 ℓ
  16. Part of the Franco-German border 5 ℓ
  17. Colossal 5 ℓ
  18. Pronounce 3 ℓ
  19. Female fowl 3 ℓ
  20. EGOT nickname 9 ℓ
  21. Developer's creation 3 ℓ
  22. Nicknamed 3 ℓ
  23. Heir to a dynasty 5 ℓ
  24. Londoner's lav 3 ℓ
  25. South Pacific formation 5 ℓ
  26. Water, for instance 5 ℓ
  27. What G-rated films lack 9 ℓ
  28. Road trip expense 5 ℓ
  29. Supporting 3 ℓ
  30. Mdse. sizes 3 ℓ
  31. Wears down 6 ℓ
  32. Pond's competitor 4 ℓ
  33. Place for picketing 10 ℓ
  34. Baltic capital 4 ℓ
  35. Wonderland cake message 5 ℓ
  36. Drs. treating snoring 4 ℓ
  37. Fathomless 4 ℓ
  38. Hair sample 5 ℓ
  39. Global expanses 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Rent-to-__ 3 ℓ
  2. Verify, as a password 6 ℓ
  3. Candid 7 ℓ
  4. Baker's oblong implement 7 ℓ
  5. Common winter comment 3 ℓ
  6. Misbelief 5 ℓ
  7. Big name in athletic gear 6 ℓ
  8. Prevailed 3 ℓ
  9. Overly confident 4 ℓ
  10. Solemn ring 5 ℓ
  11. Dress-up for a comic con 7 ℓ
  12. Albertan's anthem 7 ℓ
  13. Abrupt rejections 7 ℓ
  14. Actor Crowe's nickname 4 ℓ
  15. Sunlit rooms 5 ℓ
  16. Meant to deceive 4 ℓ
  17. Prehistoric tool 7 ℓ
  18. Visualized 4 ℓ
  19. Compared with 4 ℓ
  20. Contented 4 ℓ
  21. Lung cousin 4 ℓ
  22. Trattoria freebies 5 ℓ
  23. Biathlon gear 4 ℓ
  24. Grit 7 ℓ
  25. Be born with 7 ℓ
  26. Cornmeal concoction 7 ℓ
  27. "I'm through!" 7 ℓ
  28. Film noir informer 7 ℓ
  29. French 101 verb 4 ℓ
  30. GM navigation subsidiary 6 ℓ
  31. Be able to pay 6 ℓ
  32. "No more, thanks" 5 ℓ
  33. Flows in or out 5 ℓ
  34. Barely makes (out) 4 ℓ
  35. Texting exchanges 3 ℓ
  36. Road sign abbr. 3 ℓ
  37. Talk on and on 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 24, 2026 is titled “FAKE DIAMOND” and was constructed by Kyle Dolan. 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.

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 FAKE DIAMOND Crossword September 24 2026 Answers