Newsday Crossword hints and answers for July 26, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues146
Across71
Down75
TitleFULL COUNT: Up to 12, (or is it 13?)
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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Takes in or out (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALTERS→
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Circle prefix (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMI→
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Wild guess (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTAB→
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Former filly (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMARE→
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On the losing end (6)
Starts with B, ends with NBEATEN→
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Optimist's motto (4)
Starts with I, ends with NICAN→
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Jurassic beast (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODINO→
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Speak unclearly (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSLUR→
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Evening hour (11)
Starts with E, ends with KEIGHTOCLOCK→
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Happiest of places (9)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOUDNINE→
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Sci-fi beam (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLASER→
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Farm layers (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHENS→
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Roof of the mouth (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPALATE→
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Paper Mate rival (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBIC→
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Boston airport (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLOGAN→
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Ogre of cinema (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSHREK→
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Fire-starting rock (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFLINT→
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Vitamin regulating org. (3)
Starts with F, ends with AFDA→
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Not fooled by (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
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Lincoln in-law (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTODD→
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Teensy (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWEE→
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Rather tall person (9)
Starts with S, ends with RSIXFOOTER→
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New USNA grad (3)
Starts with E, ends with SENS→
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Using a razor (7)
Starts with S, ends with GSHAVING→
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Mexican food (7)
Starts with T, ends with STAMALES→
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Disney film fish (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONEMO→
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Double-crosser (8)
Starts with T, ends with RTWOTIMER→
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Phrase on an arrow (6)
Starts with O, ends with YONEWAY→
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Courtroom VIPs (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDAS→
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Chicken's gullet (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCRAW→
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Emerald Isle (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEIRE→
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Discontinued coin (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPENNY→
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Phoenix neighbor (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEMPE→
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Ring of light (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHALO→
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Kiss, in Britain (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSNOG→
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Slurpee seller (11)
Starts with S, ends with NSEVENELEVEN→
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Family rooms (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDENS→
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Town on the Thames (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
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Tart fruits (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLIMES→
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Tropical fruit (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGUAVA→
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Squashed circle (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
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In __ (routine-bound) (4)
Starts with A, ends with TARUT→
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Nothing at all (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
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List of the best (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTOPTEN→
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Highest customer rating, often (8)
Starts with F, ends with RFIVESTAR→
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New Year's party attire (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHATS→
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Warning sign (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPORTENT→
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Did some shearing (7)
Starts with F, ends with DFLEECED→
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Kitty call (3)
Starts with M, ends with WMEW→
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Half an inning (9)
Starts with T, ends with STHREEOUTS→
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High degree (3)
Starts with P, ends with DPHD→
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Poetic glen (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVALE→
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Go really high (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSOAR→
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__-ops (serious mind games) (3)
Starts with P, ends with YPSY→
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Godzilla's stomping ground (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTOKYO→
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Pre-ordained (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFATED→
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French wine (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSYRAH→
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__ nutshell (briefly) (3)
Starts with I, ends with AINA→
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Lubricating gadget (6)
Starts with O, ends with NOILGUN→
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Do or mi (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
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Literary Lorna (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDOONE→
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March Madness round (9)
Starts with F, ends with RFINALFOUR→
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Bagel quantity (11)
Starts with B, ends with NBAKERSDOZEN→
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Steams up (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFOGS→
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For the asking (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFREE→
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Hoppy quaffs (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIPAS→
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It may pick up private comments (6)
Starts with H, ends with CHOTMIC→
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Clean break (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
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Area to mow (4)
Starts with Y, ends with DYARD→
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Votes against (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNAYS→
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Less for a while (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONSALE→
Down
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Eve's second (4)
Starts with A, ends with LABEL→
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Mother of Ben Solo (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALEIA→
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License plates (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAGS→
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I Love Lucy lady (5)
Starts with E, ends with LETHEL→
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Stylish again (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORETRO→
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__-cone (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSNO→
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The end of June (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESILENTE→
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Supply/demand subj. (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
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Apple PCs (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMACS→
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30-Across stuff (3)
Starts with I, ends with KINK→
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Camera memory chips (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSDCARDS→
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Worked, as the soil (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTILLED→
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Sturdy as __ (5)
Starts with A, ends with KANOAK→
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Boxing event (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBOUT→
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Popular WWW portal (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMSN→
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What Grafton's A "is for" (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
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Altercation (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRUNIN→
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Standing tall (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERECT→
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Protestors' chorus (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCHANTS→
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Prevail over (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDEFEAT→
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Hi-fi, for instance (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPHONO→
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Like molasses (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGOOEY→
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Bloom supporter (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEM→
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Imposes, as a tax (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLEVIES→
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SLR setting (5)
Starts with F, ends with PFSTOP→
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Newswoman Sawyer (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDIANE→
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Paul Bunyan et al. (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAXMEN→
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Hood attachment (8)
Starts with O, ends with TORNAMENT→
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Query from a game nonwatcher (6)
Starts with W, ends with NWHOWON→
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Doe's youngster (4)
Starts with F, ends with NFAWN→
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Skin care brand (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOLAY→
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Marshy lowlands (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSWALES→
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"You can count on me!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMIN→
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Notorious Roman emperor (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONERO→
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Golf great Norman (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGREG→
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SportsCenter airer (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
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See the world (6)
Starts with T, ends with LTRAVEL→
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Eat up (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDEVOUR→
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Many lab workers (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCHEMISTS→
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110-Across, e.g. (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTETRAD→
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Slippery swimmer (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
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In a chair (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSEATED→
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Dryer trap stuff (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLINT→
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Remove, as a hat (4)
Starts with D, ends with FDOFF→
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No-good (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
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Cathedral center (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAVE→
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Ready to turn in (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSLEEPY→
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Clinton's veep (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGORE→
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As much as (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUPTO→
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Wolfed down (5)
Starts with A, ends with PATEUP→
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Blows off steam (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVENTS→
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A bit nervous (5)
Starts with A, ends with YANTSY→
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"__ is human ..." (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTOERR→
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Training center (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSCHOOL→
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First name of a Best Actress Oscar triad (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHELEN→
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Quite amazed (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAWED→
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Bedtime recitation (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPRAYER→
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Grew some (7)
Starts with M, ends with DMATURED→
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Party organizer (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHOSTESS→
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Less specific (6)
Starts with V, ends with RVAGUER→
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Little quarrels (5)
Starts with T, ends with STIFFS→
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Guacamole ingredient (5)
Starts with O, ends with NONION→
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Roo's mom (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKANGA→
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Fauna's counterpart (5)
Starts with F, ends with AFLORA→
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Extra item (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADDON→
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Owl comments (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHOOTS→
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Questionable (4)
Starts with I, ends with YIFFY→
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Western wine center (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANAPA→
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Approve of (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOKAY→
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Baum princess (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOZMA→
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Astronaut Armstrong (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
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Ending for exist (4)
Starts with E, ends with EENCE→
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Reptile hated by Indy Jones (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
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Recycling receptacle (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBIN→
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Paramount+ channel (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSHO→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for July 26, 2026?+
146 clues: 71 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Takes in or out (ALTERS); Circle prefix (SEMI); Wild guess (STAB).
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?+
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