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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 1, 2026

Saturday, August 1, 2026/72 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, August 1, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Light structures
  • 10Believer's covering
  • 15Verbal matter of fact
  • 16Legend of transportation
  • 17Thwart
  • 18Open with effort
  • 19Literary time
  • 20Frightful outburst
  • 21Quick lunch
  • 23Big hit on the comics page
  • 24Courtroom outburst
  • 26Scamp
  • 28One on a limb
  • 29Union acquisition
  • 31Godzilla battler
  • 32Dieter's refusal
  • 33Ranges
  • 35Unlikely to cry
  • 37Discussion endorsement
  • 42Log jam user
  • 43First State school mascot, appropriately
  • 44Most-married (four times!) British queen
  • 47Quite the __
  • 49Won't let it go
  • 50Gobi Desert's day
  • 51Product of uranium decay
  • 53Highly attractive these days
  • 54Mob scene
  • 55"Yuck!"
  • 56Seuss hopper's surface
  • 58Proving ground
  • 59Toon swimmer saying "If I become human..."
  • 61"Fuel vs. pleasure" maxim
  • 64Literary wife, the first American flapper
  • 65Didn't write off too quickly
  • 66High-spirited
  • 67Where inside info comes from

Down

  • 1Long-term aspirations
  • 2About 27,000 gallons on the farm
  • 3Earth's largest active erupter
  • 4What Q was added to, circa 1970
  • 5Map name near Shell Key
  • 6Moved with blades
  • 7Cooled or refreshed
  • 8Crib sheet user
  • 9Enter
  • 10Pillar of Islam
  • 11D'__ peu (shortly)
  • 12Crossword neighbor, often
  • 13High-fashion "Emporio" line
  • 14Certain offshore harvester
  • 22Brit's blasted
  • 25Three NFL nicknames
  • 27Having bills
  • 28Without polish
  • 30Wild __
  • 34Biting work
  • 36Liquidation occasions
  • 38Progress
  • 39Think the world of
  • 40Fashion rebel
  • 41Proving grounds
  • 44Flash
  • 45"Well-loved" lady
  • 46Deals too often with squeakers
  • 48Longish locks
  • 52Irish first name
  • 55Lambaste
  • 57Nursery array
  • 60What St. Catherines is on right now
  • 62Very briefly, in a phrase
  • 63Fired up

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 37-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 72 answers

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  • 1ALight structuresLAMPPOSTS
  • 10ABeliever's coveringHIJAB
  • 15AVerbal matter of factICAREALOT
  • 16ALegend of transportationACURA
  • 17AThwartFRUSTRATE
  • 18AOpen with effortJIMMY
  • 19ALiterary timeEEN
  • 20AFrightful outburstEEK
  • 21AQuick lunchPBJ
  • 23ABig hit on the comics pageBAM
  • 24ACourtroom outburstLIAR
  • 26AScampDEVIL
  • 28AOne on a limbULNA
  • 29AUnion acquisitionINLAW
  • 31AGodzilla battlerDINO
  • 32ADieter's refusalNEIN
  • 33ARangesSCOPES
  • 35AUnlikely to crySTOIC
  • 37ADiscussion endorsementTHATSAGOODPOINT
  • 42ALog jam userOTTER
  • 43AFirst State school mascot, appropriatelyYOUDEE
  • 44AMost-married (four times!) British queenPARR
  • 47AQuite the __ITEM
  • 49AWon't let it goSTEWS
  • 50AGobi Desert's dayIDES
  • 51AProduct of uranium decayRADON
  • 53AHighly attractive these daysHAWT
  • 54AMob sceneZOO
  • 55A"Yuck!"FEH
  • 56ASeuss hopper's surfacePOP
  • 58AProving groundLAB
  • 59AToon swimmer saying "If I become human..."ARIEL
  • 61A"Fuel vs. pleasure" maximEATTOLIVE
  • 64ALiterary wife, the first American flapperZELDA
  • 65ADidn't write off too quicklyAMORTIZED
  • 66AHigh-spiritedZESTY
  • 67AWhere inside info comes fromDOPESTERS
  • 1DLong-term aspirationsLIFELIST
  • 2DAbout 27,000 gallons on the farmACREINCH
  • 3DEarth's largest active erupterMAUNALOA
  • 4DWhat Q was added to, circa 1970PRS
  • 5DMap name near Shell KeyPETE
  • 6DMoved with bladesOARED
  • 7DCooled or refreshedSLAKED
  • 8DCrib sheet userTOT
  • 9DEnterSTEPINTO
  • 10DPillar of IslamHAJJ
  • 11DD'__ peu (shortly)ICI
  • 12DCrossword neighbor, oftenJUMBLE
  • 13DHigh-fashion "Emporio" lineARMANI
  • 14DCertain offshore harvesterBAYMAN
  • 22DBrit's blastedBLOODY
  • 25DThree NFL nicknamesRAPTORS
  • 27DHaving billsVISORED
  • 28DWithout polishUNCOUTH
  • 30DWild __WEST
  • 34DBiting workSATIRE
  • 36DLiquidation occasionsIPOS
  • 38DProgressGETAHEAD
  • 39DThink the world ofIDEALIZE
  • 40DFashion rebelNEWWAVER
  • 41DProving groundsTESTBEDS
  • 44DFlashPIZAZZ
  • 45D"Well-loved" ladyADOREE
  • 46DDeals too often with squeakersREOILS
  • 48DLongish locksMOPTOP
  • 52DIrish first nameNOTRE
  • 55DLambasteFLAY
  • 57DNursery arrayPOTS
  • 60DWhat St. Catherines is on right nowEDT
  • 62DVery briefly, in a phraseAMO
  • 63DFired upLIT

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