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Newsday Crossword August 21 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword August 21 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 74 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#
Herb that sounds durationalTHYME5Across What 23-Down needWEBBROWSERS11Across Render weaponlessUNARM5Across Alligator float, for instancePOOLTOY7Across Tool-handle choiceELM3Across Venerable portalMSN3Across Drone regulatorFAA3Across MiscellanyGRABBAG7Across Big brewerURN3Across __ room (she-shed, e.g.)REC3Across "Migrating" theme of the puzzleBEES4Across Staples in Amazing Stories magazineETS3Across Seek to winWOO3Across Pack ratSAVER5Across Gets lostGOES4Across SteadfastTRUE4Across "You caught me"ILIED5Across Patio purchasesBBQGRILLS9Across InviteeGUEST5Across Hub near FTWDAL3Across Early word in The Gettysburg AddressAGO3Across Certain telltale signODOR4Across Button on 47-AcrossHOME4Across Dim sum cousinTAPAS5Across On the dotSHARP5Across Hummer producerGMC3Across Alligator abodesNESTS5Across Pacific island pastePOI3Across Big band activitiesUSTOURS7Across Japanese gatewayTORII5Across Part of a footINCH4Across Hare-brained hoppersJACKRABBITS11Across GPS readingENE3Across Is very talentedHASIT5Across Having declined to the maxATALOWEBB9Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Gawks atOGLES5Down Creative incubatorARTLAB6Down Be accommodatingOBLIGE6Down Rope tow descendantTBAR4Down Mantel or sillLEDGE5Down Timid typeWUSS4Down OriginGENESIS7Down Occupy pleasantlyAMUSE5Down "Truthfully..." textTBH3Down "__ heard..."IVE3Down EKG requestersDRS3Down Quite wideEEE3Down Goat-manSATYR5Down Parcel of groundLOT3Down Status followerQUO3Down "My man!"BRO3Down Afterthought introducerBTW3Down Must repayOWETO5Down Very narrow marginHAIR4Down Typesetting concernSPACING7Down Shelley's sunORB3Down Bit of whipped creamGOB3Down Block endADE3Down A-listersCELEBS6Down Fighting sport, for shortMMA3Down Must, so to speakGOTTA5Down Mock laughterHARHAR6Down Certain forensic witnessCPA3Down "I'm good"NAH3Down "__ yours!"ITS3Down Virtual nomadsSURFERS7Down Sort of dispenserPUMP4Down VictimizeSCAM4Down Sphere of influenceREALM5Down Sculptor's subjectTORSO5Down British military hatBUSBY5Down Club app buttonJOINNOW7Down 43-Down patronSKIER5Down Not shirkingONIT4Down

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Friday, August 21, 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.