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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, August 21, 2026

Friday, August 21, 2026/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, August 21, 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

  • 1Part of a foot
  • 5Hummer producer
  • 8Early word in The Gettysburg Address
  • 11Dim sum cousin
  • 13Button on 47-Across
  • 14Certain telltale sign
  • 15On the dot
  • 16Having declined to the max
  • 18Is very talented
  • 20GPS reading
  • 21Hare-brained hoppers
  • 24Japanese gateway
  • 25Big band activities
  • 28Pacific island paste
  • 29Alligator abodes
  • 32__ room (she-shed, e.g.)
  • 33Big brewer
  • 34Miscellany
  • 37Drone regulator
  • 38Venerable portal
  • 39Herb that sounds durational
  • 40Tool-handle choice
  • 41Alligator float, for instance
  • 45Render weaponless
  • 47What 23-Down need
  • 50Hub near FTW
  • 51Invitee
  • 52Patio purchases
  • 56"You caught me"
  • 60Steadfast
  • 61Gets lost
  • 62Pack rat
  • 63Seek to win
  • 64Staples in Amazing Stories magazine
  • 65"Migrating" theme of the puzzle

Down

  • 1"__ yours!"
  • 2"I'm good"
  • 3Certain forensic witness
  • 4Mock laughter
  • 5Must, so to speak
  • 6Fighting sport, for short
  • 7A-listers
  • 8Block end
  • 9Bit of whipped cream
  • 10Shelley's sun
  • 12Typesetting concern
  • 13Very narrow margin
  • 14Must repay
  • 17Not shirking
  • 1943-Down patron
  • 21Club app button
  • 22British military hat
  • 23Virtual nomads
  • 24Sculptor's subject
  • 26Sphere of influence
  • 27Victimize
  • 28Sort of dispenser
  • 30Goat-man
  • 31"Truthfully..." text
  • 35Occupy pleasantly
  • 36Origin
  • 42Mantel or sill
  • 43Rope tow descendant
  • 44Be accommodating
  • 46Creative incubator
  • 48Gawks at
  • 49Timid type
  • 52Afterthought introducer
  • 53"My man!"
  • 54Status follower
  • 55Parcel of ground
  • 57"__ heard..."
  • 58Quite wide
  • 59EKG requesters

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 21-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SWARM ON THE MOVE".

All 74 answers

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  • 1APart of a footINCH
  • 5AHummer producerGMC
  • 8AEarly word in The Gettysburg AddressAGO
  • 11ADim sum cousinTAPAS
  • 13AButton on 47-AcrossHOME
  • 14ACertain telltale signODOR
  • 15AOn the dotSHARP
  • 16AHaving declined to the maxATALOWEBB
  • 18AIs very talentedHASIT
  • 20AGPS readingENE
  • 21AHare-brained hoppersJACKRABBITS
  • 24AJapanese gatewayTORII
  • 25ABig band activitiesUSTOURS
  • 28APacific island pastePOI
  • 29AAlligator abodesNESTS
  • 32A__ room (she-shed, e.g.)REC
  • 33ABig brewerURN
  • 34AMiscellanyGRABBAG
  • 37ADrone regulatorFAA
  • 38AVenerable portalMSN
  • 39AHerb that sounds durationalTHYME
  • 40ATool-handle choiceELM
  • 41AAlligator float, for instancePOOLTOY
  • 45ARender weaponlessUNARM
  • 47AWhat 23-Down needWEBBROWSERS
  • 50AHub near FTWDAL
  • 51AInviteeGUEST
  • 52APatio purchasesBBQGRILLS
  • 56A"You caught me"ILIED
  • 60ASteadfastTRUE
  • 61AGets lostGOES
  • 62APack ratSAVER
  • 63ASeek to winWOO
  • 64AStaples in Amazing Stories magazineETS
  • 65A"Migrating" theme of the puzzleBEES
  • 1D"__ yours!"ITS
  • 2D"I'm good"NAH
  • 3DCertain forensic witnessCPA
  • 4DMock laughterHARHAR
  • 5DMust, so to speakGOTTA
  • 6DFighting sport, for shortMMA
  • 7DA-listersCELEBS
  • 8DBlock endADE
  • 9DBit of whipped creamGOB
  • 10DShelley's sunORB
  • 12DTypesetting concernSPACING
  • 13DVery narrow marginHAIR
  • 14DMust repayOWETO
  • 17DNot shirkingONIT
  • 19D43-Down patronSKIER
  • 21DClub app buttonJOINNOW
  • 22DBritish military hatBUSBY
  • 23DVirtual nomadsSURFERS
  • 24DSculptor's subjectTORSO
  • 26DSphere of influenceREALM
  • 27DVictimizeSCAM
  • 28DSort of dispenserPUMP
  • 30DGoat-manSATYR
  • 31D"Truthfully..." textTBH
  • 35DOccupy pleasantlyAMUSE
  • 36DOriginGENESIS
  • 42DMantel or sillLEDGE
  • 43DRope tow descendantTBAR
  • 44DBe accommodatingOBLIGE
  • 46DCreative incubatorARTLAB
  • 48DGawks atOGLES
  • 49DTimid typeWUSS
  • 52DAfterthought introducerBTW
  • 53D"My man!"BRO
  • 54DStatus followerQUO
  • 55DParcel of groundLOT
  • 57D"__ heard..."IVE
  • 58DQuite wideEEE
  • 59DEKG requestersDRS

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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Friday, August 21, 2026 grid has 74 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

Is there a theme in the Friday, August 21, 2026 puzzle?

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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?

Today's grid has 74 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.

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