Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 20, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, August 20, 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
- 1Self-styled piano man
- 5Means of control
- 9Small cheeper
- 13Boring bit
- 15Novelist O'Brien
- 16Casual greeting
- 17More important business
- 20Ramadan practice
- 21Qualifies for
- 22Arrive unnoticed
- 26Archer's asset
- 27About to erupt
- 32Kolkata coin
- 33Pitches forcefully
- 34Puncture preceder
- 37Medical suffix
- 38Garfunkel, to Simon
- 39Sudden taking
- 40Capital-list word below Denver
- 41Obliterates, with "out"
- 42Childish rebuttal
- 43Shallow thinking
- 46Nickname like Toni
- 47Approaching
- 48Mideast capital
- 51Mozart's __ fan tutte
- 53Ledger larceny
- 60Native Arizonans
- 61Flying start
- 62Shade of brown
- 63Utopian setting
- 64Mexican War president
- 65Pantheon city
Down
- 1Quick punch
- 2Armand's assent
- 3Batter's need
- 4Journey part
- 5Arbiters on ice
- 6Do post production work
- 7Playable serves
- 8Nonstandard refusal
- 9Guessing game
- 10Estrangement
- 11Brit lit home schooler
- 12Count against
- 14Purify
- 18Tried to reach
- 19Chamber music groups
- 22Cape Cod catch
- 23Scoundrel
- 24Fond of trickery
- 25Diner array
- 26Up to it
- 28Pulsate
- 29"I'm __ here!"
- 30Take __ (chance it)
- 31Rio Grande city
- 35Docket list
- 36WWII vessel
- 38Romeo's partner
- 39Frightful
- 41Thin pancakes
- 42Goes off script
- 44Luke and Leia's dad
- 45Move carefully
- 48Hiking impediment
- 49Mental disposition
- 50Be broody
- 51PC corner key
- 52"If you insist"
- 54Day break
- 55Terra- kin
- 56Regatta tool
- 57"Price negotiable" letters
- 58Air France merger partner
- 59Consult with
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 33 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "HOT STOVE LEAGUE".
All 76 answers
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- 1ASelf-styled piano manJOEL
- 5AMeans of controlREIN
- 9ASmall cheeperWREN
- 13ABoring bitAUGER
- 15ANovelist O'BrienEDNA
- 16ACasual greetingHIYA
- 17AMore important businessBIGGERFISHTOFRY
- 20ARamadan practiceFAST
- 21AQualifies forRATES
- 22AArrive unnoticedSLIPIN
- 26AArcher's assetAIM
- 27AAbout to eruptCOMINGTOABOIL
- 32AKolkata coinRUPEE
- 33APitches forcefullyHURLS
- 34APuncture precederACU
- 37AMedical suffixOSIS
- 38AGarfunkel, to SimonARTIE
- 39ASudden takingGRAB
- 40ACapital-list word below DenverDES
- 41AObliterates, with "out"BLOTS
- 42AChildish rebuttalARESO
- 43AShallow thinkingHALFBAKEDIDEA
- 46ANickname like ToniNIA
- 47AApproachingALMOST
- 48AMideast capitalAMMAN
- 51AMozart's __ fan tutteCOSI
- 53ALedger larcenyCOOKINGTHEBOOKS
- 60ANative ArizonansHOPI
- 61AFlying startAERO
- 62AShade of brownSABLE
- 63AUtopian settingEDEN
- 64AMexican War presidentPOLK
- 65APantheon cityROME
- 1DQuick punchJAB
- 2DArmand's assentOUI
- 3DBatter's needEGG
- 4DJourney partLEG
- 5DArbiters on iceREFS
- 6DDo post production workEDIT
- 7DPlayable servesINS
- 8DNonstandard refusalNAH
- 9DGuessing gameWHOAMI
- 10DEstrangementRIFT
- 11DBrit lit home schoolerEYRE
- 12DCount againstNAYS
- 14DPurifyREFINE
- 18DTried to reachRANG
- 19DChamber music groupsTRIOS
- 22DCape Cod catchSCROD
- 23DScoundrelLOUSE
- 24DFond of trickeryIMPISH
- 25DDiner arrayPIES
- 26DUp to itABLE
- 28DPulsateTHROB
- 29D"I'm __ here!"OUTTA
- 30DTake __ (chance it)ARISK
- 31DRio Grande cityLAREDO
- 35DDocket listCASES
- 36DWWII vesselUBOAT
- 38DRomeo's partnerALFA
- 39DFrightfulGRIM
- 41DThin pancakesBLINI
- 42DGoes off scriptADLIBS
- 44DLuke and Leia's dadANAKIN
- 45DMove carefullyEASE
- 48DHiking impedimentACHE
- 49DMental dispositionMOOD
- 50DBe broodyMOPE
- 51DPC corner keyCTRL
- 52D"If you insist"OHOK
- 54DDay breakNAP
- 55DTerra- kinGEO
- 56DRegatta toolOAR
- 57D"Price negotiable" lettersOBO
- 58DAir France merger partnerKLM
- 59DConsult withSEE
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The Thursday, August 20, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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