Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 23, 2026
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Clues146
Across73
Down73
TitleCAPITAL CITIES: In name only
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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It's a long story (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASAGA→
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Use molars (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCHEW→
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Offer feedback (5)
Starts with R, ends with YREPLY→
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Nearly failing (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDPLUS→
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Reptilian sunbather (4)
Starts with C, ends with CCROC→
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Solemn statement (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOATH→
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Egg-shaped (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOVOID→
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Uplift (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERAISE→
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Laos locale (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Marquee's evening (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENITE→
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ATM inserts (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBILLS→
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Wear away (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERODE→
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City south of Lexington (14)
Starts with L, ends with YLONDONKENTUCKY→
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Freshens the walls (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPAINTS→
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Poet at the 1993 inauguration (7)
Starts with A, ends with UANGELOU→
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Ashe Stadium org. (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUSTA→
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With open __ (cordially) (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARMS→
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Got together (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
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Waist straps (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBELTS→
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Italian omelet (8)
Starts with F, ends with AFRITTATA→
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City northwest of Atlanta (11)
Starts with R, ends with AROMEGEORGIA→
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Cut back on (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRIM→
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St. Patrick's land (4)
Starts with E, ends with NERIN→
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Hertz rival (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAVIS→
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Semi-monthly tide (4)
Starts with N, ends with PNEAP→
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Abbr. on folk song music (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTRAD→
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Praise highly (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEXALT→
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Undecorated (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBARE→
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Cry like a baby (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMEWL→
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Encourage, as in wrongdoing (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
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Not out of the question (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDOABLE→
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Crunchy lunch (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBLT→
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Compass pt. (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Czech or Serb (4)
Starts with S, ends with VSLAV→
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Makes illegal (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBANS→
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"...more or less" (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
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Land of Lincoln's southernmost city (13)
Starts with C, ends with SCAIROILLINOIS→
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Apple Store purchase (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMAC→
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Certain Scandinavian (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDANE→
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Arduous work (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOIL→
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Web address (3)
Starts with U, ends with LURL→
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Encouraging word (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
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Sun blockers (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCLOUDS→
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Keep away from (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSHUN→
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Numerous (4)
Starts with M, ends with YMANY→
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Bagel, essentially (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROLL→
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Woolly beasts (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLAMBS→
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High point (4)
Starts with A, ends with XAPEX→
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Thick hair (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMANE→
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Mideast flier (4)
Starts with E, ends with LELAL→
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Worse than bad (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
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Part of MTWTF (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTHUR→
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City northwest of Sun Valley (11)
Starts with M, ends with OMOSCOWIDAHO→
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Tuckered out (8)
Starts with F, ends with DFATIGUED→
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Itinerary (5)
Starts with R, ends with EROUTE→
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Face on a five (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
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Expected result (4)
Starts with N, ends with MNORM→
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Burn slightly (4)
Starts with C, ends with RCHAR→
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Hold the gavel (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPRESIDE→
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Start a round (6)
Starts with T, ends with FTEEOFF→
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City northwest of Alexandria (14)
Starts with V, ends with AVIENNAVIRGINIA→
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Regularly scheduled donation (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETITHE→
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Using few words (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETERSE→
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Thin sandwich exterior (4)
Starts with P, ends with APITA→
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Pesky bug (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGNAT→
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Where the blissful walk (5)
Starts with O, ends with RONAIR→
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Happen again (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRECUR→
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B school subject (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
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Phone number with four letters (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENINE→
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Chihuahua change (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPESOS→
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No-bid statement (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIPASS→
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Shipped off (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
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Penn in pictures (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEAN→
Down
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Milan's La __ opera house (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASCALA→
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Fiery felony (5)
Starts with A, ends with NARSON→
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About to leave (5)
Starts with G, ends with GGOING→
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Scholarly lingo (9)
Starts with A, ends with EACADEMESE→
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Three-line poetry (5)
Starts with H, ends with UHAIKU→
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Diminutive suffix (4)
Starts with E, ends with EETTE→
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A question of timing (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWHEN→
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Coffee in espresso (7)
Starts with R, ends with AROBUSTA→
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Lively folk dance (5)
Starts with P, ends with APOLKA→
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Bell-shaped bloom (4)
Starts with L, ends with YLILY→
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NFL distances (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYDS→
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Fantasized (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDREAMT→
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City northeast of Dallas (10)
Starts with P, ends with SPARISTEXAS→
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Oz visitor (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLION→
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The IRS is part of it (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUSDT→
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Visits with (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
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Cassini of fashion (4)
Starts with O, ends with GOLEG→
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12-Down cousin (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTULIP→
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Overly proper (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPRIM→
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Rarely rained on (4)
Starts with A, ends with DARID→
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Ale expert (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBREWER→
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The same: Fr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEGAL→
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Rushee recruiter (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFRAT→
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Part of UAE (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
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Cash drawer (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTILL→
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Prefix for room (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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Temple teacher (5)
Starts with R, ends with IRABBI→
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Ellipsoids (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOVALS→
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High spirits (5)
Starts with M, ends with HMIRTH→
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Tot's outfit (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONESIE→
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Attraction near the Pantheon (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITREVI→
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Tots' batting game (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTBALL→
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Long, long times (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
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Financial resources (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEANS→
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Totally committed (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALLIN→
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Per diem (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDAILY→
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__ Falls, SD (5)
Starts with S, ends with XSIOUX→
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Large Indonesian island (6)
Starts with B, ends with OBORNEO→
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Dishonorable people (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCADS→
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Common survey option (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTHER→
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Subtle aspect (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENUANCE→
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Bread or dough (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOOLA→
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Koran focus (5)
Starts with A, ends with HALLAH→
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String trio member (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCELLO→
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City northeast of Dayton (10)
Starts with D, ends with ODUBLINOHIO→
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Music staff symbol (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCLEF→
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Rock that runs (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
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Leave off (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
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Tuber nickname (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSPUD→
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Nautical pole (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
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Updates, as decor (9)
Starts with R, ends with SREDESIGNS→
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Attention-getter (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
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Bewail (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMOURN→
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Surf and __ dinner (4)
Starts with T, ends with FTURF→
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Malcontents (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMOANERS→
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Legal authorization (7)
Starts with W, ends with TWARRANT→
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"__ to differ" (4)
Starts with I, ends with GIBEG→
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Errand runners (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGOFERS→
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Brown monkey (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRHESUS→
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About the year of (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACIRCA→
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Mountaineer's spike (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPITON→
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Typical navel (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINNIE→
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Artemis alias (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADIANA→
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Gobbled up (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEATEN→
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Muscle car roof (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTTOP→
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A, as in Austria (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEINE→
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Greek vowels (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
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#2 exec (4)
Starts with V, ends with PVEEP→
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Takes after (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPES→
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Guilty pleasure (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVICE→
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Angular opening (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITRI→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for August 23, 2026?+
146 clues: 73 Across and 73 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: It's a long story (SAGA); Use molars (CHEW); Offer feedback (REPLY).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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