Newsday Crossword hints and answers for July 6, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
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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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Picture-hanging surface (4)
Starts with W, ends with LWALL→
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Plant stalk (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEM→
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Bump on a toad (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWART→
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A Great Lake (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Unclothed (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENUDE→
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Grain storage towers (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSILOS→
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Seed holders that drop from evergreen trees (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPINECONES→
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Dracula's outer garment (5)
Starts with C, ends with KCLOAK→
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Body art, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
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Venue for boxing (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
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Unpleasant smells (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
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Raised, as livestock (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBRED→
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Cream-filled pastries (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPUFFS→
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Leg joints (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKNEES→
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Gem from an oyster (5)
Starts with P, ends with LPEARL→
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Is dressed in (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWEARS→
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Cabbie's vehicle (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITAXI→
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Norway's capital (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
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__ to the throne (the next to reign) (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHEIR→
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Gave employment to (5)
Starts with H, ends with DHIRED→
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Lacking strength (4)
Starts with W, ends with KWEAK→
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Merely (4)
Starts with O, ends with YONLY→
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Tiny pests at a picnic (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
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Enjoys a novel (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREADS→
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Flashes of lightning (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBOLTS→
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Early birds' catches (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWORMS→
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Dwarf planet beyond Neptune (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPLUTO→
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Animals that oink (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPIGS→
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Don't match, as colors (5)
Starts with C, ends with HCLASH→
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Stood up (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAROSE→
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Floor-washing tool (3)
Starts with M, ends with PMOP→
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Wood-shaping machine (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELATHE→
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Pizza toppings that grow in damp ground (9)
Starts with M, ends with SMUSHROOMS→
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More frosty (5)
Starts with I, ends with RICIER→
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"What __ is new?" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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Pub beverages (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALES→
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Ballpoints, for example (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPENS→
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Requirement (4)
Starts with N, ends with DNEED→
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Tenant's payment (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRENT→
Down
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Sobbed (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWEPT→
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Opera solo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
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Clothes dryer fuzz (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLINT→
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Movie director Spike (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
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Sleeps noisily (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNORES→
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Adjusted, as guitar strings (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTUNED→
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Adam and Eve's garden (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Flat-topped elevation (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMESA→
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"Untamed" blooms visited by bees (11)
Starts with W, ends with SWILDFLOWERS→
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Emotionally distant (5)
Starts with A, ends with FALOOF→
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Lion sounds (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROARS→
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Sounds of disapproval (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSKS→
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Scrub vigorously (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSCOUR→
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Gives a darn (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCARES→
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Shrubs that grow small fruit (11)
Starts with B, ends with SBERRYBUSHES→
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Settled a debt (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPAID→
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Sharp, as eyesight (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKEEN→
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Hammer's target (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNAIL→
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Actors' roles (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPARTS→
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Former spouses (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEXES→
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"What person?" question (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWHO→
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Slight coloring (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTINT→
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Line of stitches (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEAM→
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Young boys (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLADS→
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Grants permission for (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOKS→
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Angelic circle of light (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHALO→
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Pilot's "Understood" (5)
Starts with R, ends with RROGER→
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Turn the __ cheek (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTHER→
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Hoped (for) (6)
Starts with W, ends with DWISHED→
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"There's no __ like home" (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPLACE→
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Vatican City language (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATIN→
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Sheriff's search party (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPOSSE→
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Snip off, as coupons (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCLIP→
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Prayer ending (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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Regulation (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERULE→
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Small burrowing mammal (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMOLE→
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Prophetic sign (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
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Attention-getting whisper (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
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Rowboat implement (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
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 6, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Doug Peterson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Picture-hanging surface (WALL); Plant stalk (STEM); Bump on a toad (WART).
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.
