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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 15, 2026

Saturday, August 15, 2026/70 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, August 15, 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

  • 1Top drawer
  • 9Dehydrates, in a way
  • 15Setting for exposure
  • 16Extremely noble
  • 17Spoils
  • 18Extremely
  • 19Drop a line
  • 20Lightens up
  • 22Key duplication
  • 23Slippery slope
  • 24Cesky apostol
  • 25Inside plant
  • 26Center of convergence
  • 27Show-off
  • 29Come after or go after
  • 31Stubbornness symbol
  • 32Guess who?
  • 34Juice boxes
  • 38Went long
  • 40Escaped slowly
  • 41It's thought-provoking
  • 45Pair of kings, say
  • 46The Second Fifty publisher
  • 47Has an unenviable feeling
  • 48Word from the French for "small and detailed"
  • 49Light of light
  • 50High-spirited
  • 51Home of a Water Lilies triptych
  • 52Sends up
  • 54Marvel Universe trope
  • 57Take a break from blogging
  • 58Barely balanced
  • 59Intense or impressive
  • 60Siege that named an SUV

Down

  • 1Texan wearing a stallion logo
  • 2Greek who wrote Theory of the Passions
  • 3Start to boil
  • 4Pop up
  • 5Ballpark figure
  • 6Sound like tsk
  • 7Corn pancakes
  • 8Copies over, perhaps
  • 9Cups of tea
  • 10Some fathers, for short
  • 11Fit bit
  • 12Luke's unfortunate news
  • 13Whom Claudia called "the only remaining supermodel"
  • 14One with goals
  • 21Slow movement
  • 23Nightmare tormentee in his first film (1984)
  • 24Overly optimistic
  • 25Bissell's German rival
  • 27Chinese city, first with a COVID lockdown
  • 28Large key
  • 30Doctor's order
  • 33Affaire de __
  • 35Posters, postcards, pamphlets, etc.
  • 36What Romeo and Juliet are
  • 37School close to Coronado
  • 39Talk over?
  • 41Good-for-nothing
  • 42Castigate
  • 43Tireless force
  • 44Hair __
  • 48Fancy fungus
  • 50Robin cousin
  • 51Successor of NASDAQ's FB
  • 53It's often rolled over
  • 55Hard-boiled protagonist
  • 56Handel's __ for the Birthday of Queen Anne

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 34 across and 36 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 27-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 70 answers

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  • 1ATop drawerMEGASTAR
  • 9ADehydrates, in a wayWRINGS
  • 15ASetting for exposureAPERTURE
  • 16AExtremely nobleHEROIC
  • 17ASpoilsVITIATES
  • 18AExtremelyEVERSO
  • 19ADrop a lineCAST
  • 20ALightens upPALES
  • 22AKey duplicationOER
  • 23ASlippery slopeDUNE
  • 24ACesky apostolPAVEL
  • 25AInside plantMOLE
  • 26ACenter of convergenceERG
  • 27AShow-offWISENHEIMER
  • 29ACome after or go afterPURSUE
  • 31AStubbornness symbolSTONE
  • 32AGuess who?PSYCHIC
  • 34AJuice boxesOUTLETS
  • 38AWent longRANON
  • 40AEscaped slowlySEEPED
  • 41AIt's thought-provokingBRAINTEASER
  • 45APair of kings, sayHES
  • 46AThe Second Fifty publisherAARP
  • 47AHas an unenviable feelingHURTS
  • 48AWord from the French for "small and detailed"MENU
  • 49ALight of lightDIM
  • 50AHigh-spiritedMERRY
  • 51AHome of a Water Lilies triptychMOMA
  • 52ASends upELATES
  • 54AMarvel Universe tropeALTEREGO
  • 57ATake a break from bloggingGODARK
  • 58ABarely balancedTEETERED
  • 59AIntense or impressiveGNARLY
  • 60ASiege that named an SUVESCALADE
  • 1DTexan wearing a stallion logoMAV
  • 2DGreek who wrote Theory of the PassionsEPICURUS
  • 3DStart to boilGETANGRY
  • 4DPop upARISE
  • 5DBallpark figureSTAT
  • 6DSound like tskTUT
  • 7DCorn pancakesAREPAS
  • 8DCopies over, perhapsRESAVES
  • 9DCups of teaWHEELHOUSES
  • 10DSome fathers, for shortREVS
  • 11DFit bitIRE
  • 12DLuke's unfortunate newsNOROOM
  • 13DWhom Claudia called "the only remaining supermodel"GISELE
  • 14DOne with goalsSCORER
  • 21DSlow movementLENTO
  • 23DNightmare tormentee in his first film (1984)DEPP
  • 24DOverly optimisticPIEINTHESKY
  • 25DBissell's German rivalMIELE
  • 27DChinese city, first with a COVID lockdownWUHAN
  • 28DLarge keyENTER
  • 30DDoctor's orderSCRIP
  • 33DAffaire de __COEUR
  • 35DPosters, postcards, pamphlets, etc.EPHEMERA
  • 36DWhat Romeo and Juliet areTEENAGED
  • 37DSchool close to CoronadoSDSU
  • 39DTalk over?NARRATE
  • 41DGood-for-nothingBADEGG
  • 42DCastigateRAILON
  • 43DTireless forceARMADA
  • 44DHair __STYLES
  • 48DFancy fungusMOREL
  • 50DRobin cousinMERL
  • 51DSuccessor of NASDAQ's FBMETA
  • 53DIt's often rolled overTAR
  • 55DHard-boiled protagonistTEC
  • 56DHandel's __ for the Birthday of Queen AnneODE

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