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Newsday Crossword August 12 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword August 12 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Brain-wave tests: Abbr.EEGS4Across Catcher's protective legwearSHINGUARDS10Across "So true, right?"ISNTIT6Across Deserve to receiveEARN4Across Removes, as a hatDOFFS5Across Feudal laborerSERF4Across __ case-by-case basisONA3Across Fruit with a pitAPRICOT7Across Self-imageEGO3Across Green saucePESTO5Across British conservativeTORY4Across Approximations: Abbr.ESTS4Across To have: Fr.AVOIR5Across Fishing rod spoolREEL4Across Jury member, in theoryPEER4Across Low-cut hosieryANKLESOCKS10Across Just sitting aroundIDLE4Across Parisian's "Wow!"OOLALA6Across Recoil from dangerWINCE5Across Jazz great JamesETTA4Across "High-rise" footwearTHIGHBOOTS10Across Collect, as a harvestREAP4Across "Alaskan king" seafoodCRAB4Across Timex rivalCASIO5Across Predatory marine mammalORCA4Across Trickle slowly (into)SEEP4Across "Sorry, your time __"ISUP4Across N. Mex. neighborARIZ4Across Country singer TuckerTANYA5Across Limerick or odePOEM4Across Safe to consumeEDIBLE6Across Many Iraqis and EgyptiansARABS5Across Leg joint supportsKNEEBRACES10Across Middle of the Three BearsMAMA4Across Shout of surrenderIGIVE5Across On a train or shipABOARD6Across AdversitiesILLS4Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Keeps a very low profileHIDES5Down Run through, as in a credit card machineSWIPE5Down Cruise ship stopISLE4Down Get more mellowAGE3Down Bob Marley's "Lets' get together" songONELOVE7Down Small bayINLET5Down Sword-using OlympiansFENCERS7Down NFL six-pointersTDS3Down Nation with AndesPERU4Down What 69-Across often topsPASTA5Down Poorly suited (for)UNFIT5Down Gallery displayART3Down Theater sellout lettersSRO3Down Build-it-yourself boxKIT3Down Prefix meaning "modern"NEO3Down Mexican snacks that don't crunchSOFTTACOS9Down At once, in memosASAP4Down Mover's wheeled platformDOLLY5Down Today weathermanROKER5Down Antiques Roadshow airerPBS3Down Cathedral sectionsAPSES5Down Have a newborn cowCALVE5Down Ancient artifactRELIC5Down Paper-folding pastimeORIGAMI7Down Make, as muffinsBAKE4Down Snack onEAT3Down Wear awayERODE5Down Treat with disrespectSCORN5Down London neighborhoodSOHO4Down Frequent-whining adultBIGBABY7Down Region of TurkeyASIAMINOR9Down Old-school cheerRAH3Down Portion of a playACT3Down Long, heroic storiesEPICS5Down Prearrange improperlyRIG3Down Prizefight siteARENA5Down AL West team, on sports tickersLAA3Down Burly guyBOZO4Down Traditional maximADAGE5Down Rations (out)METES5Down Angry stateIRE3Down

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.