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Newsday Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword July 16 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Calls, long before cellsDIALS5Across Bad news for commutersFAREINCREASES13Across Mimic a mouseGNAW4Across Grapefruit kinORANGE6Across TurndownsNOS3Across Bus driver for 1-DownOTTO4Across Being the big kahunaREIGNINGSUPREME15Across Sistine Chapel subjectADAM4Across Oprah's bestieGAYLEKING9Across It means "most"EST3Across Blackens with sootSMUTS5Across Command on a triangleYIELD5Across Powerful suitCEO3Across Online finance companyELOAN5Across Kin of Kim and KourtneyKHLOE5Across __-Roman wrestlingGRECO5Across It's not a good lookSCOWL5Across Skin softenerALOE4Across Pool owner's concernALGAE5Across Abundance metaphorOCEAN5Across Small ensemblesTRIOS5Across Fiery feelingIRE3Across Fits (with)JIBES5Across LadsSONNYBOYS9Across IshSORTA5Across WWII fleetPTS3Across Verdi opera based on the BardOTELLO6Across Nickname like BillLIAM4Across Was ahead ofLED3Across Was too slow to actMISSEDTHEBOAT13Across ChillingEERIE5Across Turkey, mostlyASIA4Across Slow tempoLENTO5Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BailiwickREALM5Down What marine biologists watch sharks inCAGES5Down Watered downWEAK4Down Part of the UKENG3Down Like lemon sharksGILLED6Down Piece of the actionSLICE5Down Unpaid TV spotsPSAS4Down Bird's wing boneULNA4Down Left camp improperlyGONEAWOL8Down Inedible 46-AcrossOSAGE5Down Pixar softwareCGI3Down Recent USCGA gradENS3Down Pull-up muscleLAT3Down The person addressedYOU3Down Fiesta cryOLE3Down Phi followerCHI3Down Soar spot?SKY3Down Steven Spielberg achievement in February 2026EGOT4Down Safe stackONES4Down Positive pointASSET5Down __-Caps (candy brand)SNO3Down ErodeEAT3Down Founding Father nicknameBEN3Down Mascot on a slushy drink cupICEEBEAR8Down Chicago suburbJOLIET6Down Tinkered (with)TOYED5Down Sambadrome localeRIO3Down Shelley's sphereORB3Down Muddy spaceSTY3Down Certain sneaker fabricDENIM5Down Youngest Greek godEROS4Down Simpsons saxophonistLISA4Down Change for the betterEMEND5Down Lute kinSITAR5Down Aquarium swimmerTETRA5Down Scotch statPROOF5Down Heavy readingTOMES5Down Landmark near the Crockett HotelALAMO5Down Long pastOLDEN5Down Delhi wrapSARI4Down Oblige with an autographSIGN4Down Letter on Greek eurosRHO3Down Get perfectNAIL4Down

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