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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, September 26, 2026 Constructed by Lester Ruff 72 clues
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Across

  1. Lowercase y resembler 5 ℓ
  2. Start using 5 ℓ
  3. Blue state 3 ℓ
  4. One-author first name on books in nine Dewey Decimal categories (1950-1992) 5 ℓ
  5. Dry __ 3 ℓ
  6. High-class hideaway 5 ℓ
  7. Ski and slalom's origin 9 ℓ
  8. Far from innovative 5 ℓ
  9. Tony's close relative 4 ℓ
  10. Common concavity 5 ℓ
  11. Mountain climber 3 ℓ
  12. Data smoothers 10 ℓ
  13. Skillful 4 ℓ
  14. Cellphone part 10 ℓ
  15. Pulled (down) 4 ℓ
  16. Certain puzzle-solving contestant 5 ℓ
  17. Comparatively cagey 5 ℓ
  18. Short-notice flight 3 ℓ
  19. The Quadricycle was an early one 3 ℓ
  20. Limited less than nothing 3 ℓ
  21. Small wonder of myth 3 ℓ
  22. Experimental 5 ℓ
  23. Pop group 5 ℓ
  24. "I think, therefore __" ('90s hardware slogan) 4 ℓ
  25. Daily's text + images + graphics 10 ℓ
  26. Pulled in 4 ℓ
  27. Stadium staple 10 ℓ
  28. Piece of cottage pie 3 ℓ
  29. As You Wish memoirist/actor 5 ℓ
  30. First school to send a networked email (1969) 4 ℓ
  31. Permanently altered state 9 ℓ
  32. Canaries' keeper 5 ℓ
  33. Rope feature favored by rock climbers 5 ℓ
  34. One of Israelites, in two ways 3 ℓ
  35. Ration 5 ℓ
  36. Brand of sports tapes 5 ℓ
  37. Pop-punk overlaps it 3 ℓ
  38. Flings, these days 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Fairy tale staples 6 ℓ
  2. The Chinese Siamese Cat author 3 ℓ
  3. Tot spot 8 ℓ
  4. Toon with a niece Deezil 8 ℓ
  5. Start, as supper 7 ℓ
  6. Senate salutation 3 ℓ
  7. Comparatively chilling 6 ℓ
  8. Hunt's dad on Mad About You 7 ℓ
  9. "Chicago of the North" 8 ℓ
  10. Dieter's complaint 3 ℓ
  11. What many temples are 7 ℓ
  12. King, birthwise 6 ℓ
  13. Long 6 ℓ
  14. __ Bank 4 ℓ
  15. Admiration exclamation 5 ℓ
  16. Word from the Latin for "subdue" 5 ℓ
  17. Denote 4 ℓ
  18. He's known for his lists 5 ℓ
  19. Way cool 4 ℓ
  20. Certain horns 5 ℓ
  21. Bard's "I love your Majesty" speaker 8 ℓ
  22. Cyberfeud 8 ℓ
  23. #2 in South American population 8 ℓ
  24. Setting for Easter, Christmas and Pentecost 7 ℓ
  25. Indoor runway 7 ℓ
  26. Minor misgiving 7 ℓ
  27. Only artist with #1 singles in six straight decades 4 ℓ
  28. "The supreme master," per Christie 6 ℓ
  29. Setting 6 ℓ
  30. '70s defense secretary before Melvin 6 ℓ
  31. They're not on the level 6 ℓ
  32. Owner of the first musical trademark (G, E, C, 1950) 3 ℓ
  33. More-or-less 3 ℓ
  34. Such as 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, September 26, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Lester Ruff. The puzzle features 72 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword September 26 2026 Answers