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Newsday Crossword August 16 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 142 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword August 16 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 142 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#
List of the bestTOPTEN6Across ...on a busWATCHYOURSTEP13Across Wine bottle sizesLITERS6Across Party freebiesSWAG4Across Many-location vacationTOUR4Across Gardening implementSPADE5Across ...on a car tripLOCKTHEDOOR11Across Paper towel layersPLIES5Across Huge-screen TV suffixTRON4Across ...at a dinner partySAYGOODNIGHTTOTHEHOST21Across Nile queen, for shortCLEO4Across Extreme obsessionMANIA5Across "To recap..."INSUM5Across Narnia lionASLAN5Across Fashion designer McCartneySTELLA6Across Chopin pieceETUDE5Across Bear hairFUR3Across TroublemakerMENACE6Across Port of YemenADEN4Across Starter for centerEPI3Across Unmarried womanMAIDEN6Across Vocal renditionSONG4Across SpookyEERIE5Across Jargon suffixESE3Across Different from thatELSE4Across Penny-__ (small-time)ANTE4Across Kid lit rabbitPETER5Across Family guysMENFOLK7Across Prophetic signOMEN4Across Piglet parentSOW3Across Diarist NinANAIS5Across U-turn from NNWSSE3Across Swiss capitalBERN4Across ...at a museumVISITTHEGIFTSHOP16Across FormerlyONCE4Across TotaledRANTO5Across Explorer Ponce de __LEON4Across Storefront sunscreenAWNING6Across All ready to goSET3Across Happening shortlyONTAP5Across Letters after rhosSIGMAS6Across EMT skillCPR3Across ...in absentee votingMAILINYOURBALLOT16Across Hold back, as breathBATE4Across Ending for absorbENT3Across Programmer's outputCODE4Across Illuminated from above after darkMOONLIT7Across Bibliography abbr.ETAL4Across Curvy letterESS3Across ...at a movie theaterTAKEYOURTRASH13Across Camp seasonSUMMER6Across Time long pastYORE4Across Surrounded byAMIDST6Across Tibetans and TimoreseASIANS6Across Northwestern capitalBOISE5Across Rugged cliffsCRAGS5Across Dark brownSEPIA5Across Lawn dampenerDEW3Across Stay out of sightHIDE4Across Camera illuminationFLASH5Across ...at a restaurantPAYTHECHECK11Across Baja "Bye!"ADIOS5Across Bamboo stemCANE4Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Delicious!"YUM3Down Recipe amt.TSP3Down Flight board nos.ETAS4Down Make overREDO4Down Gush forthSPEW4Down "Ain't happening!"NAH3Down Captivated byHOOKEDON8Down Source of silver and goldORE3Down Many June arrivalsGEMINIS7Down Science course surchargeLABFEE6Down OutdoesONEUPS6Down Netflix rialHULU4Down "Get lost!"SCAT4Down As wellALSO4Down Beagle barkYELP4Down Glove materialGOATSKIN8Down __ monster (Arizona lizard)GILA4Down Stephen King's first novelCARRIE6Down Islamic aristocratsEMIRS5Down Small salamandersNEWTS5Down Circus performanceACT3Down Picnic playwrightINGE4Down Feeling offendedHURT4Down Dog in a cat comic stripODIE4Down Look closely (into)PEER4Down Montreal Mrs.MME3Down Courteous fellowGENT4Down Marquis nameDESADE6Down Being chilledONICE5Down FrequentlyOFTEN5Down Go bad, as fruitROT3Down Univ. research supporterNSF3Down Muscular powerSINEW5Down Tibetan capitalLHASA5Down Too expensiveSTEEP5Down Lauder of lipstickESTEE5Down Schnitzel meatVEAL4Down Run of luckSTREAK6Down Yoga poseASANA5Down Chocolatier WonkaWILLY5Down Rural homeowner's __ tankSEPTIC6Down Ultimate degreeNTH3Down Jazz genreBOP3Down Any huge monsterBEHEMOTH8Down Provide proof forDOCUMENT8Down Native toFROM4Down Pop singer Del ReyLANA4Down __-skid brakesANTI4Down No longer edibleSTALE5Down "Climb aboard!"HOPIN5Down Fill to excessCLOY4Down It means "wine"OENO4Down Month in MadridENERO5Down Humanities major, for shortENGLIT6Down 007 portrayer DaltonTIMOTHY7Down Art-sch. subjectANAT4Down Some LCD TVsLGS3Down Get awayESCAPE6Down Lease obligationRENT4Down Ortega's "other"OTRO4Down Sidewalk surfaceASPHALT7Down Delta depositSILT4Down Country near CubaHAITI5Down Dali contemporaryMIRO4Down Ernesto's "those"ESOS4Down Ad-sign fillerNEON4Down Mach 2 fliers, for shortSSTS4Down USN VIPsADMS4Down Pesky flyGNAT4Down __ es Salaam, TanzaniaDAR3Down Clean thoroughlySCRUB5Down Facts and figuresDATA4Down Dutch cheeseEDAM4Down Collaborative web projectWIKI4Down Post-op stopICU3Down Dawn goddessEOS3Down 20-vol. reference workOED3Down Food service giantSYSCO5Down Historical periodERA3Down

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Sunday, August 16, 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.