Newsday Crossword hints and answers for July 18, 2026
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Clues70
Across34
Down36
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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Mainstream quality (10)
Starts with M, ends with LMASSAPPEAL→
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Small, flat portion (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPAT→
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Request for more (10)
Starts with A, ends with EANYONEELSE→
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Brief period (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHRS→
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Straight-up (10)
Starts with N, ends with ENONONSENSE→
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Force in (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTAMP→
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Mustang's cruising (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTROT→
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Mini-opening (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLIT→
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Mustang's predecessor (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIRE→
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Residential add-on (3)
Starts with I, ends with NIAN→
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Word from the Latin for "bond" (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLIEN→
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Showing deep consideration (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHUMANE→
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Overview provider? (6)
Starts with S, ends with MSKYCAM→
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Dressing option (8)
Starts with O, ends with LOLIVEOIL→
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Where shooting stars are seen (8)
Starts with M, ends with TMOVIESET→
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Have an impressive impact (4)
Starts with W, ends with MWHAM→
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After all (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLAST→
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"Would you like a job in my cabinet?" speaker in Barbie (4)
Starts with I, ends with AISSA→
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Ran out, as resin (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBLED→
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They're supposed to pop up (8)
Starts with T, ends with STOASTERS→
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So not concise (8)
Starts with R, ends with GRAMBLING→
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Soul successor (6)
Starts with H, ends with PHIPHOP→
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Introductory explanation (6)
Starts with R, ends with CRUBRIC→
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Where Carver taught before Tuskegee (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMES→
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Whom MoMA commissioned to create "PEACE is POWER" (2010s) (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
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Exultation (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGLEE→
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Reporter to take among the earliest flash photos (1880s) (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIIS→
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Strong blast (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGUST→
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Close-call comment (4)
Starts with W, ends with WWHEW→
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Child's catchphrase (10)
Starts with B, ends with TBONAPPETIT→
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Border line (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHEM→
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"Sorry, we're closed" (10)
Starts with I, ends with EITSTOOLATE→
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Driving stat (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYDS→
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Having caught bugs (10)
Starts with B, ends with DBETATESTED→
Down
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Cricket predator (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMANTIS→
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Garb from the Greenlandic (6)
Starts with A, ends with KANORAK→
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Specimen, for example (7)
Starts with S, ends with MSYNONYM→
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Power plant product (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSOOT→
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Woman in Arabian Nights (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
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Unlikely to be sunny (11)
Starts with P, ends with CPESSIMISTIC→
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Shakespeare contemporary (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPEELE→
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Current concerns (7)
Starts with E, ends with SELNINOS→
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A little help (4)
Starts with A, ends with TASST→
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Nautical shelter (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
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Ancient autocrat (7)
Starts with P, ends with HPHARAOH→
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It borders Georgia (7)
Starts with A, ends with AARMENIA→
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Recipe reduction (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTSP→
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Hitchhiker's Guide... plot device (8)
Starts with T, ends with PTIMEWARP→
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Tucson or Taos or Santa Fe (3)
Starts with S, ends with VSUV→
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Hawaii, essentially (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
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Satisfies (11)
Starts with H, ends with THITSTHESPOT→
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Rose's cousin (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
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"Steep, strain, serve" product (8)
Starts with C, ends with WCOLDBREW→
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Island chains (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEIS→
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Theatre Royal Windsor neighbor (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
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Strings on a Spanish guitar (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEIS→
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Sound from a shaker (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBRR→
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Broke up (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLAUGHED→
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Symbolic representations (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEMBLEMS→
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Not behind (7)
Starts with A, ends with TAGAINST→
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Back down? (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
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Not remotely (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONSITE→
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What African violets often are (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPOTTED→
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Spider competitor (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMIATA→
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Learned and automatic (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROTE→
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Comes together (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGELS→
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Motivation (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWHY→
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What might say "Property of Mommy" (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBIB→
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Antagonist to Longfellow (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPOE→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for July 18, 2026?+
70 clues: 34 Across and 36 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rafael Musa.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Mainstream quality (MASSAPPEAL); Small, flat portion (PAT); Request for more (ANYONEELSE).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
