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Newsday Crossword August 20 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword August 20 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 76 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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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Obliterates, with "out"BLOTS5Across Mideast capitalAMMAN5Across ApproachingALMOST6Across Nickname like ToniNIA3Across Shallow thinkingHALFBAKEDIDEA13Across Childish rebuttalARESO5Across Capital-list word below DenverDES3Across Sudden takingGRAB4Across Garfunkel, to SimonARTIE5Across Medical suffixOSIS4Across Pantheon cityROME4Across Mexican War presidentPOLK4Across Utopian settingEDEN4Across Shade of brownSABLE5Across Flying startAERO4Across Native ArizonansHOPI4Across Puncture precederACU3Across Ledger larcenyCOOKINGTHEBOOKS15Across Mozart's __ fan tutteCOSI4Across Casual greetingHIYA4Across Novelist O'BrienEDNA4Across Boring bitAUGER5Across Small cheeperWREN4Across More important businessBIGGERFISHTOFRY15Across Means of controlREIN4Across Pitches forcefullyHURLS5Across Kolkata coinRUPEE5Across About to eruptCOMINGTOABOIL13Across Archer's assetAIM3Across Self-styled piano manJOEL4Across Arrive unnoticedSLIPIN6Across Qualifies forRATES5Across Ramadan practiceFAST4Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Move carefullyEASE4Down Luke and Leia's dadANAKIN6Down Goes off scriptADLIBS6Down Thin pancakesBLINI5Down Hiking impedimentACHE4Down FrightfulGRIM4Down Romeo's partnerALFA4Down WWII vesselUBOAT5Down Docket listCASES5Down Regatta toolOAR3Down Consult withSEE3Down Air France merger partnerKLM3Down "Price negotiable" lettersOBO3Down Terra- kinGEO3Down Day breakNAP3Down "If you insist"OHOK4Down PC corner keyCTRL4Down Be broodyMOPE4Down Mental dispositionMOOD4Down Nonstandard refusalNAH3Down PurifyREFINE6Down Count againstNAYS4Down Brit lit home schoolerEYRE4Down EstrangementRIFT4Down Guessing gameWHOAMI6Down Playable servesINS3Down Do post production workEDIT4Down Arbiters on iceREFS4Down Journey partLEG3Down Batter's needEGG3Down Armand's assentOUI3Down Quick punchJAB3Down Diner arrayPIES4Down Rio Grande cityLAREDO6Down Take __ (chance it)ARISK5Down "I'm __ here!"OUTTA5Down PulsateTHROB5Down Up to itABLE4Down Fond of trickeryIMPISH6Down ScoundrelLOUSE5Down Cape Cod catchSCROD5Down Chamber music groupsTRIOS5Down Tried to reachRANG4Down

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Thursday, August 20, 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.