Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 16, 2026
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Clues142
Across63
Down79
TitleLAST OF ALL: Before moving on
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Camera illumination (5)
Starts with F, ends with HFLASH→
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Programmer's output (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECODE→
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Bibliography abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
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Curvy letter (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
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Totaled (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORANTO→
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Explorer Ponce de __ (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLEON→
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Storefront sunscreen (6)
Starts with A, ends with GAWNING→
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All ready to go (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
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Happening shortly (5)
Starts with O, ends with PONTAP→
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Formerly (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
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Letters after rhos (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSIGMAS→
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EMT skill (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCPR→
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...in absentee voting (16)
Starts with M, ends with TMAILINYOURBALLOT→
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Hold back, as breath (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBATE→
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Ending for absorb (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
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Illuminated from above after dark (7)
Starts with M, ends with TMOONLIT→
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Dark brown (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASEPIA→
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Lawn dampener (3)
Starts with D, ends with WDEW→
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Stay out of sight (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHIDE→
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...at a restaurant (11)
Starts with P, ends with KPAYTHECHECK→
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Baja "Bye!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with SADIOS→
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Bamboo stem (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECANE→
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Time long past (4)
Starts with Y, ends with EYORE→
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...at a movie theater (13)
Starts with T, ends with HTAKEYOURTRASH→
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Camp season (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSUMMER→
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Surrounded by (6)
Starts with A, ends with TAMIDST→
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Tibetans and Timorese (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASIANS→
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Northwestern capital (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBOISE→
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Rugged cliffs (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCRAGS→
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Paper towel layers (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPLIES→
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Huge-screen TV suffix (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTRON→
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...at a dinner party (21)
Starts with S, ends with TSAYGOODNIGHTTOTHEHOST→
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Nile queen, for short (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCLEO→
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Extreme obsession (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMANIA→
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"To recap..." (5)
Starts with I, ends with MINSUM→
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Narnia lion (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASLAN→
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Fashion designer McCartney (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASTELLA→
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Wine bottle sizes (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLITERS→
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List of the best (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTOPTEN→
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...on a bus (13)
Starts with W, ends with PWATCHYOURSTEP→
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Party freebies (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSWAG→
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Many-location vacation (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTOUR→
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Gardening implement (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPADE→
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...on a car trip (11)
Starts with L, ends with RLOCKTHEDOOR→
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Prophetic sign (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
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Piglet parent (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSOW→
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Diarist Nin (5)
Starts with A, ends with SANAIS→
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Family guys (7)
Starts with M, ends with KMENFOLK→
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U-turn from NNW (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESSE→
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Swiss capital (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBERN→
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...at a museum (16)
Starts with V, ends with PVISITTHEGIFTSHOP→
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Bear hair (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFUR→
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Troublemaker (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMENACE→
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Port of Yemen (4)
Starts with A, ends with NADEN→
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Chopin piece (5)
Starts with E, ends with EETUDE→
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Starter for center (3)
Starts with E, ends with IEPI→
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Unmarried woman (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMAIDEN→
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Vocal rendition (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSONG→
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Spooky (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
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Jargon suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Different from that (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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Penny-__ (small-time) (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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Kid lit rabbit (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPETER→
Down
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Native to (4)
Starts with F, ends with MFROM→
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Pop singer Del Rey (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALANA→
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__-skid brakes (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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No longer edible (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTALE→
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"Climb aboard!" (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHOPIN→
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Fill to excess (4)
Starts with C, ends with YCLOY→
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It means "wine" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOENO→
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Provide proof for (8)
Starts with D, ends with TDOCUMENT→
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Month in Madrid (5)
Starts with E, ends with OENERO→
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Humanities major, for short (6)
Starts with E, ends with TENGLIT→
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007 portrayer Dalton (7)
Starts with T, ends with YTIMOTHY→
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Art-sch. subject (4)
Starts with A, ends with TANAT→
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Some LCD TVs (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLGS→
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Get away (6)
Starts with E, ends with EESCAPE→
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Rural homeowner's __ tank (6)
Starts with S, ends with CSEPTIC→
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Run of luck (6)
Starts with S, ends with KSTREAK→
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Yoga pose (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASANA→
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Chocolatier Wonka (5)
Starts with W, ends with YWILLY→
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Ultimate degree (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNTH→
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Jazz genre (3)
Starts with B, ends with PBOP→
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Any huge monster (8)
Starts with B, ends with HBEHEMOTH→
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Clean thoroughly (5)
Starts with S, ends with BSCRUB→
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Facts and figures (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADATA→
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Dutch cheese (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEDAM→
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Collaborative web project (4)
Starts with W, ends with IWIKI→
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Post-op stop (3)
Starts with I, ends with UICU→
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__ es Salaam, Tanzania (3)
Starts with D, ends with RDAR→
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Dawn goddess (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEOS→
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20-vol. reference work (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
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Food service giant (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSYSCO→
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Historical period (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
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Ortega's "other" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTRO→
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Sidewalk surface (7)
Starts with A, ends with TASPHALT→
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Delta deposit (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSILT→
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Country near Cuba (5)
Starts with H, ends with IHAITI→
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Dali contemporary (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMIRO→
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Ernesto's "those" (4)
Starts with E, ends with SESOS→
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Lease obligation (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRENT→
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Ad-sign filler (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEON→
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Mach 2 fliers, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSTS→
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USN VIPs (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADMS→
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Pesky fly (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGNAT→
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Muscular power (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSINEW→
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"Get lost!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
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As well (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
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Beagle bark (4)
Starts with Y, ends with PYELP→
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Glove material (8)
Starts with G, ends with NGOATSKIN→
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__ monster (Arizona lizard) (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGILA→
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Netflix rial (4)
Starts with H, ends with UHULU→
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Islamic aristocrats (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEMIRS→
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Small salamanders (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWTS→
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Circus performance (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
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Recipe amt. (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTSP→
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Flight board nos. (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
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Make over (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREDO→
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Gush forth (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSPEW→
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"Ain't happening!" (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNAH→
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Captivated by (8)
Starts with H, ends with NHOOKEDON→
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"Delicious!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYUM→
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Source of silver and gold (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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Many June arrivals (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGEMINIS→
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Science course surcharge (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELABFEE→
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Outdoes (6)
Starts with O, ends with SONEUPS→
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Stephen King's first novel (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECARRIE→
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Marquis name (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDESADE→
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Being chilled (5)
Starts with O, ends with EONICE→
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Frequently (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOFTEN→
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Go bad, as fruit (3)
Starts with R, ends with TROT→
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Univ. research supporter (3)
Starts with N, ends with FNSF→
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Tibetan capital (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALHASA→
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Too expensive (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEEP→
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Lauder of lipstick (5)
Starts with E, ends with EESTEE→
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Schnitzel meat (4)
Starts with V, ends with LVEAL→
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Courteous fellow (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGENT→
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Picnic playwright (4)
Starts with I, ends with EINGE→
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Feeling offended (4)
Starts with H, ends with THURT→
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Dog in a cat comic strip (4)
Starts with O, ends with EODIE→
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Look closely (into) (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPEER→
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Montreal Mrs. (3)
Starts with M, ends with EMME→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for August 16, 2026?+
142 clues: 63 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Winston Emmons.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Camera illumination (FLASH); Programmer's output (CODE); Bibliography abbr. (ETAL).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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