Newsday Crossword August 18 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the Newsday Crossword for August 18 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Adolescent4 AcrossReveal answer → Thinly scattered6 AcrossReveal answer → "Not __" (courtroom pleading)6 AcrossReveal answer → Stamped and sent6 AcrossReveal answer → Imperfection, as in a diamond4 AcrossReveal answer → Detective's job4 AcrossReveal answer → Special talent5 AcrossReveal answer → Chimp or gorilla3 AcrossReveal answer → Cinderella's shoe7 AcrossReveal answer → Meet with3 AcrossReveal answer → Helps oneself to5 AcrossReveal answer → Mares and fillies4 AcrossReveal answer → Walk wearily4 AcrossReveal answer → Stylishly dressed5 AcrossReveal answer → Apex4 AcrossReveal answer → Sharp, as eyesight4 AcrossReveal answer → Perfect example5 AcrossReveal answer → Cereal brand "for kids"4 AcrossReveal answer → "Half" prefix for circle4 AcrossReveal answer → Clear __ (not clear at all)5 AcrossReveal answer → Suburbanite's fundraiser10 AcrossReveal answer → Makes a mistake4 AcrossReveal answer → Scrub thoroughly5 AcrossReveal answer → Top poker pair4 AcrossReveal answer → Shake out of sleep5 AcrossReveal answer → Three-layer cookie4 AcrossReveal answer → Enthusiastic review4 AcrossReveal answer → Countrywide: Abbr.4 AcrossReveal answer → Untidy room4 AcrossReveal answer → Show to be false6 AcrossReveal answer → General's fighting force4 AcrossReveal answer → Not doing anything4 AcrossReveal answer → Swear (to)6 AcrossReveal answer → Antlered animal4 AcrossReveal answer → Scornful looks6 AcrossReveal answer → Needing urgent attention4 AcrossReveal answer → Ran away4 AcrossReveal answer → Store selling donated goods10 AcrossReveal answer → Throw __ towel (give up)5 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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ClueLetters#Answer
Gucci handbag rival5 DownReveal answer → __ stone (unchangeable)5 DownReveal answer → Try out3 DownReveal answer → Turkey drumstick3 DownReveal answer → Mexican parties7 DownReveal answer → Chair for an on-the-road tot7 DownReveal answer → Hiring, as a consultant8 DownReveal answer → Glides down snowy slopes4 DownReveal answer → Moist, as morning grass4 DownReveal answer → Show __ (attend)4 DownReveal answer → Crafty3 DownReveal answer → Former partners4 DownReveal answer → Green citrus fruit4 DownReveal answer → Curve of a foot4 DownReveal answer → Fishing rod spool4 DownReveal answer → Poses a question4 DownReveal answer → Small role for a big star5 DownReveal answer → Swamp grasses5 DownReveal answer → Theater attendant5 DownReveal answer → Center with many brand-name stores10 DownReveal answer → Admit wrongdoing7 DownReveal answer → Asian country __ Lanka3 DownReveal answer → Song for one person4 DownReveal answer → Cain and Abel's brother4 DownReveal answer → Rub clean5 DownReveal answer → Quebec's largest city8 DownReveal answer → Leftover trace, as of dirt7 DownReveal answer → "...happily __ after"4 DownReveal answer → Per person4 DownReveal answer → "Darn it!"4 DownReveal answer → Solemn ceremony4 DownReveal answer → Work at a keyboard4 DownReveal answer → Very excited, with "up"5 DownReveal answer → Outdoor space with secondhand dealers10 DownReveal answer → Adam's first home4 DownReveal answer → Jeopardize4 DownReveal answer → Very close4 DownReveal answer → L.A. summer clock setting3 DownReveal answer → __ as a fiddle (healthy)3 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Newsday crossword published on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.