Every clue from the Friday, October 30, 2026 Daily Crossword with its answer, and the solved grid. Want to try it yourself first? Play puzzle #7, or today's puzzle.
Across
- 1Hue (1 Across, 5 letters): COLOR
- 6Stomach muscles, for short (6 Across, 3 letters): ABS
- 9Botch, as a line in a play (9 Across, 4 letters): FLUB
- 13Doglike (13 Across, 6 letters): CANINE
- 14Placed (14 Across, 3 letters): PUT
- 15Prefix with "dynamic" or "space" (15 Across, 4 letters): AERO
- 16Entertained (16 Across, 6 letters): AMUSED
- 17Growling with bared teeth (17 Across, 8 letters): SNARLING
- 19Top-notch (19 Across, 4 letters): BEST
- 20Grasslike marsh plants (20 Across, 6 letters): SEDGES
- 21Word on an octagonal sign (21 Across, 4 letters): STOP
- 24Handles for working machines (24 Across, 6 letters): LEVERS
- 27Frequently, in poems (27 Across, 3 letters): OFT
- 30Upper crust groups (30 Across, 6 letters): ELITES
- 32Swiss peak (32 Across, 3 letters): ALP
- 34Pink-flowered shrub (34 Across, 8 letters): OLEANDER
- 36French goodbye (36 Across, 5 letters): ADIEU
- 38Clock pointers (38 Across, 5 letters): HANDS
- 39Performed (39 Across, 3 letters): DID
- 41Model at work (41 Across, 5 letters): POSER
- 42Rub out (42 Across, 5 letters): ERASE
- 43Upbeat (43 Across, 8 letters): POSITIVE
- 45Cozy room (45 Across, 3 letters): DEN
- 46Stockholm's country (46 Across, 6 letters): SWEDEN
- 48Word before a maiden name (48 Across, 3 letters): NEE
- 49Batter's position (49 Across, 6 letters): STANCE
- 52Crazy in love, with "over" (52 Across, 4 letters): GAGA
- 54Marching band event (54 Across, 6 letters): PARADE
- 56Coarse file (56 Across, 4 letters): RASP
- 60Organized collection of records on a computer (60 Across, 8 letters): DATABASE
- 63Fifth ___ (New York street) (63 Across, 6 letters): AVENUE
- 65State as true (65 Across, 4 letters): AVER
- 66Writing tool (66 Across, 3 letters): PEN
- 67Season of snow (67 Across, 6 letters): WINTER
- 68Butcher's goods (68 Across, 4 letters): MEAT
- 69Crafty (69 Across, 3 letters): SLY
- 70Smallest amount (70 Across, 5 letters): LEAST
Down
- 1Arrived (1 Down, 4 letters): CAME
- 2Burden of responsibility (2 Down, 4 letters): ONUS
- 3To-do items, often (3 Down, 5 letters): LISTS
- 4Single (4 Down, 3 letters): ONE
- 5Ruby's shade (5 Down, 3 letters): RED
- 6Rounded end of a church (6 Down, 4 letters): APSE
- 7Package (7 Down, 6 letters): BUNDLE
- 8Theater platforms (8 Down, 6 letters): STAGES
- 9Not true (9 Down, 5 letters): FALSE
- 10Hawaiian garland (10 Down, 3 letters): LEI
- 11Coffee server (11 Down, 3 letters): URN
- 12Marsh (12 Down, 3 letters): BOG
- 13Taxi (13 Down, 3 letters): CAB
- 18Gun, as an engine (18 Down, 3 letters): REV
- 20Caught sight of (20 Down, 5 letters): SPIED
- 22Nervous (22 Down, 5 letters): TENSE
- 23Not new (23 Down, 3 letters): OLD
- 25Dried grape (25 Down, 6 letters): RAISIN
- 26Shirt arm (26 Down, 6 letters): SLEEVE
- 27Made sounds of delight at fireworks (27 Down, 5 letters): OOHED
- 28Emergency road lights (28 Down, 6 letters): FLARES
- 29Apartment renter (29 Down, 6 letters): TENANT
- 31Nonsense (31 Down, 5 letters): TRIPE
- 33Blend until smooth (33 Down, 5 letters): PUREE
- 35Commercials (35 Down, 3 letters): ADS
- 36Imitating (36 Down, 5 letters): APING
- 37Small round mark (37 Down, 3 letters): DOT
- 40Avoid, as a ball (40 Down, 5 letters): DODGE
- 44Ocean (44 Down, 3 letters): SEA
- 46Leftover bits (46 Down, 6 letters): SCRAPS
- 47Sneaky animal related to a ferret (47 Down, 6 letters): WEASEL
- 50In pieces (50 Down, 5 letters): APART
- 51Grab (51 Down, 3 letters): NAB
- 53Stadium (53 Down, 5 letters): ARENA
- 55Refuse to admit (55 Down, 4 letters): DENY
- 57Picnic pests (57 Down, 4 letters): ANTS
- 58Fat for bird feeders (58 Down, 4 letters): SUET
- 59For each (59 Down, 3 letters): PER
- 60Beaver's barrier (60 Down, 3 letters): DAM
- 61Street, for short (61 Down, 3 letters): AVE
- 62Brew in a pot (62 Down, 3 letters): TEA
- 63Leather punch (63 Down, 3 letters): AWL
- 64Compete (64 Down, 3 letters): VIE
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