Newsday Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 16, 2026
Sunday, August 16, 2026/142 clues solved
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Across
- 1Camera illumination
- 6Programmer's output
- 10Bibliography abbr.
- 14Curvy letter
- 17Totaled
- 18Explorer Ponce de __
- 19Storefront sunscreen
- 21All ready to go
- 22Happening shortly
- 23Formerly
- 24Letters after rhos
- 25EMT skill
- 26...in absentee voting
- 29Hold back, as breath
- 30Ending for absorb
- 31Illuminated from above after dark
- 32Dark brown
- 33Lawn dampener
- 36Stay out of sight
- 39...at a restaurant
- 41Baja "Bye!"
- 44Bamboo stem
- 46Time long past
- 47...at a movie theater
- 52Camp season
- 56Surrounded by
- 57Tibetans and Timorese
- 60Northwestern capital
- 61Rugged cliffs
- 65Paper towel layers
- 66Huge-screen TV suffix
- 67...at a dinner party
- 74Nile queen, for short
- 75Extreme obsession
- 76"To recap..."
- 77Narnia lion
- 79Fashion designer McCartney
- 81Wine bottle sizes
- 86List of the best
- 88...on a bus
- 92Party freebies
- 94Many-location vacation
- 95Gardening implement
- 96...on a car trip
- 103Prophetic sign
- 105Piglet parent
- 106Diarist Nin
- 107Family guys
- 109U-turn from NNW
- 112Swiss capital
- 113...at a museum
- 119Bear hair
- 120Troublemaker
- 121Port of Yemen
- 122Chopin piece
- 123Starter for center
- 124Unmarried woman
- 125Vocal rendition
- 126Spooky
- 127Jargon suffix
- 128Different from that
- 129Penny-__ (small-time)
- 130Kid lit rabbit
Down
- 1Native to
- 2Pop singer Del Rey
- 3__-skid brakes
- 4No longer edible
- 5"Climb aboard!"
- 6Fill to excess
- 7It means "wine"
- 8Provide proof for
- 9Month in Madrid
- 10Humanities major, for short
- 11007 portrayer Dalton
- 12Art-sch. subject
- 13Some LCD TVs
- 14Get away
- 15Rural homeowner's __ tank
- 16Run of luck
- 19Yoga pose
- 20Chocolatier Wonka
- 27Ultimate degree
- 28Jazz genre
- 29Any huge monster
- 32Clean thoroughly
- 33Facts and figures
- 34Dutch cheese
- 35Collaborative web project
- 37Post-op stop
- 38__ es Salaam, Tanzania
- 40Dawn goddess
- 4220-vol. reference work
- 43Food service giant
- 45Historical period
- 48Ortega's "other"
- 49Sidewalk surface
- 50Delta deposit
- 51Country near Cuba
- 53Dali contemporary
- 54Ernesto's "those"
- 55Lease obligation
- 58Ad-sign filler
- 59Mach 2 fliers, for short
- 62USN VIPs
- 63Pesky fly
- 64Muscular power
- 67"Get lost!"
- 68As well
- 69Beagle bark
- 70Glove material
- 71__ monster (Arizona lizard)
- 72Netflix rial
- 73Islamic aristocrats
- 78Small salamanders
- 80Circus performance
- 82Recipe amt.
- 83Flight board nos.
- 84Make over
- 85Gush forth
- 87"Ain't happening!"
- 89Captivated by
- 90"Delicious!"
- 91Source of silver and gold
- 93Many June arrivals
- 96Science course surcharge
- 97Outdoes
- 98Stephen King's first novel
- 99Marquis name
- 100Being chilled
- 101Frequently
- 102Go bad, as fruit
- 104Univ. research supporter
- 108Tibetan capital
- 110Too expensive
- 111Lauder of lipstick
- 113Schnitzel meat
- 114Courteous fellow
- 115Picnic playwright
- 116Feeling offended
- 117Dog in a cat comic strip
- 118Look closely (into)
- 120Montreal Mrs.
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 142 entries.
- There are 63 across and 79 down.
- The longest answer has 21 letters and is 67-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LAST OF ALL: Before moving on".
All 142 answers
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- 1ACamera illuminationFLASH
- 6AProgrammer's outputCODE
- 10ABibliography abbr.ETAL
- 14ACurvy letterESS
- 17ATotaledRANTO
- 18AExplorer Ponce de __LEON
- 19AStorefront sunscreenAWNING
- 21AAll ready to goSET
- 22AHappening shortlyONTAP
- 23AFormerlyONCE
- 24ALetters after rhosSIGMAS
- 25AEMT skillCPR
- 26A...in absentee votingMAILINYOURBALLOT
- 29AHold back, as breathBATE
- 30AEnding for absorbENT
- 31AIlluminated from above after darkMOONLIT
- 32ADark brownSEPIA
- 33ALawn dampenerDEW
- 36AStay out of sightHIDE
- 39A...at a restaurantPAYTHECHECK
- 41ABaja "Bye!"ADIOS
- 44ABamboo stemCANE
- 46ATime long pastYORE
- 47A...at a movie theaterTAKEYOURTRASH
- 52ACamp seasonSUMMER
- 56ASurrounded byAMIDST
- 57ATibetans and TimoreseASIANS
- 60ANorthwestern capitalBOISE
- 61ARugged cliffsCRAGS
- 65APaper towel layersPLIES
- 66AHuge-screen TV suffixTRON
- 67A...at a dinner partySAYGOODNIGHTTOTHEHOST
- 74ANile queen, for shortCLEO
- 75AExtreme obsessionMANIA
- 76A"To recap..."INSUM
- 77ANarnia lionASLAN
- 79AFashion designer McCartneySTELLA
- 81AWine bottle sizesLITERS
- 86AList of the bestTOPTEN
- 88A...on a busWATCHYOURSTEP
- 92AParty freebiesSWAG
- 94AMany-location vacationTOUR
- 95AGardening implementSPADE
- 96A...on a car tripLOCKTHEDOOR
- 103AProphetic signOMEN
- 105APiglet parentSOW
- 106ADiarist NinANAIS
- 107AFamily guysMENFOLK
- 109AU-turn from NNWSSE
- 112ASwiss capitalBERN
- 113A...at a museumVISITTHEGIFTSHOP
- 119ABear hairFUR
- 120ATroublemakerMENACE
- 121APort of YemenADEN
- 122AChopin pieceETUDE
- 123AStarter for centerEPI
- 124AUnmarried womanMAIDEN
- 125AVocal renditionSONG
- 126ASpookyEERIE
- 127AJargon suffixESE
- 128ADifferent from thatELSE
- 129APenny-__ (small-time)ANTE
- 130AKid lit rabbitPETER
- 1DNative toFROM
- 2DPop singer Del ReyLANA
- 3D__-skid brakesANTI
- 4DNo longer edibleSTALE
- 5D"Climb aboard!"HOPIN
- 6DFill to excessCLOY
- 7DIt means "wine"OENO
- 8DProvide proof forDOCUMENT
- 9DMonth in MadridENERO
- 10DHumanities major, for shortENGLIT
- 11D007 portrayer DaltonTIMOTHY
- 12DArt-sch. subjectANAT
- 13DSome LCD TVsLGS
- 14DGet awayESCAPE
- 15DRural homeowner's __ tankSEPTIC
- 16DRun of luckSTREAK
- 19DYoga poseASANA
- 20DChocolatier WonkaWILLY
- 27DUltimate degreeNTH
- 28DJazz genreBOP
- 29DAny huge monsterBEHEMOTH
- 32DClean thoroughlySCRUB
- 33DFacts and figuresDATA
- 34DDutch cheeseEDAM
- 35DCollaborative web projectWIKI
- 37DPost-op stopICU
- 38D__ es Salaam, TanzaniaDAR
- 40DDawn goddessEOS
- 42D20-vol. reference workOED
- 43DFood service giantSYSCO
- 45DHistorical periodERA
- 48DOrtega's "other"OTRO
- 49DSidewalk surfaceASPHALT
- 50DDelta depositSILT
- 51DCountry near CubaHAITI
- 53DDali contemporaryMIRO
- 54DErnesto's "those"ESOS
- 55DLease obligationRENT
- 58DAd-sign fillerNEON
- 59DMach 2 fliers, for shortSSTS
- 62DUSN VIPsADMS
- 63DPesky flyGNAT
- 64DMuscular powerSINEW
- 67D"Get lost!"SCAT
- 68DAs wellALSO
- 69DBeagle barkYELP
- 70DGlove materialGOATSKIN
- 71D__ monster (Arizona lizard)GILA
- 72DNetflix rialHULU
- 73DIslamic aristocratsEMIRS
- 78DSmall salamandersNEWTS
- 80DCircus performanceACT
- 82DRecipe amt.TSP
- 83DFlight board nos.ETAS
- 84DMake overREDO
- 85DGush forthSPEW
- 87D"Ain't happening!"NAH
- 89DCaptivated byHOOKEDON
- 90D"Delicious!"YUM
- 91DSource of silver and goldORE
- 93DMany June arrivalsGEMINIS
- 96DScience course surchargeLABFEE
- 97DOutdoesONEUPS
- 98DStephen King's first novelCARRIE
- 99DMarquis nameDESADE
- 100DBeing chilledONICE
- 101DFrequentlyOFTEN
- 102DGo bad, as fruitROT
- 104DUniv. research supporterNSF
- 108DTibetan capitalLHASA
- 110DToo expensiveSTEEP
- 111DLauder of lipstickESTEE
- 113DSchnitzel meatVEAL
- 114DCourteous fellowGENT
- 115DPicnic playwrightINGE
- 116DFeeling offendedHURT
- 117DDog in a cat comic stripODIE
- 118DLook closely (into)PEER
- 120DMontreal Mrs.MME
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