Apple News Crossword October 9 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Apple News Crossword published on October 9 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 36
- Total Across
- 40
- Total Down
Clues Across (36 total)
(1)
“High” or “low” standard
The answer is: bar
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Nautical wall piece
The answer is: oar
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Flag carriers
The answer is: masts
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“Sadly …”
The answer is: alas
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Feel remorse over
The answer is: rue
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Social-media montage of a celebrity
The answer is: fancam
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(16)
Barber’s tool
The answer is: clippers
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(18)
Cloud-making creatures
The answer is: octopi
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(19)
Kendall’s sister
The answer is: kylie
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Imaginary axe
The answer is: airguitar
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(22)
Madam Secretary protagonist
The answer is: bess
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(24)
___ ex machina
The answer is: deus
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(25)
Chiding sound
The answer is: tsk
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(26)
Casting agent for a play?
The answer is: shadowpuppet
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“¿___ qué?”
The answer is: por
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(31)
King Kong or Donkey Kong
The answer is: ape
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(32)
The dashes leading to X on a treasure map
The answer is: route
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(36)
Innocuous
The answer is: anodyne
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(39)
A moment ago
The answer is: justnow
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(41)
Bridget Jones’s Diary star Zellweger
The answer is: renee
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___ for the course
The answer is: par
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NAACP cofounder ___ B. Wells
The answer is: ida
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(44)
One involved in a summer fling?
The answer is: waterballoon
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Glide down a mountain
The answer is: ski
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Boo-boo
The answer is: owie
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Have an inclination
The answer is: lean
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Conditionless, like 20-, 26-, and 44-Across? (Continued at 61-Across)
The answer is: nostrings
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Potentially unhelpful response to “Who’s there?”
The answer is: itsme
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Chinese tea whose name means “black dragon”
The answer is: oolong
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See 54-Across
The answer is: attached
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Works by Verdi or Monteverdi
The answer is: operas
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(64)
Scary animal’s mouth
The answer is: maw
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(65)
When the Stars Came ___ (2023 children’s book)
The answer is: home
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(66)
Delectable
The answer is: tasty
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(67)
Quality a superstar might be criticized for
The answer is: ego
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Calligraphy implement
The answer is: pen
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Clues Down (40 total)
(1)
Where memories take you
The answer is: back
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(2)
Comrade
The answer is: ally
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Gilded Age tycoon
The answer is: railbaron
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(4)
Mine-cart contents
The answer is: ore
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Charismatic vibe
The answer is: aura
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Fingerprints, for example
The answer is: residue
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People with Apple computers
The answer is: macusers
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___-war
The answer is: anti
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“Great ___!”
The answer is: scott
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Spanish appetizers
The answer is: tapas
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😏
The answer is: smirk
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Looked through slits in a newspaper, for example
The answer is: spied
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Make cloudy
The answer is: fogup
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Mexican currency
The answer is: peso
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Person in the House (Abbr.)
The answer is: rep
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Bird with a heart-shaped courtship ritual
The answer is: swan
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Butt heads
The answer is: spar
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Sharpen
The answer is: hone
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Respirators, N95 masks, etc.
The answer is: ppe
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Little kid
The answer is: tot
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Workplace where dues are paid
The answer is: unionshop
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“Email prof” or “Stop at grocery”
The answer is: todo
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Actor McGregor
The answer is: ewan
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Morning coating
The answer is: dew
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“So what’s the verdict?”
The answer is: yeaornay
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(39)
Sharp poke
The answer is: jab
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(40)
___ Mountains (range dividing Europe and Asia)
The answer is: ural
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(42)
Drink before a pub crawl
The answer is: pregame
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(45)
Small kindling
The answer is: twigs
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(46)
A, in German
The answer is: ein
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Princess who’s friends with Chewie
The answer is: leia
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(48)
Door fixture
The answer is: latch
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Snobbish person
The answer is: snoot
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(50)
Enemy turtle in the Mario games
The answer is: koopa
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(51)
Parts of some chains
The answer is: isles
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Civil wrong
The answer is: tort
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Animal with antlers
The answer is: stag
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“How do you do, fellow kids?” or Lemon, It’s Wednesday
The answer is: meme
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Paradise
The answer is: eden
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Eight’s direct opposite on a clock face
The answer is: two
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