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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 22, 2026

Saturday, August 22, 2026/60 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, August 22, 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

  • 1Little-used
  • 6Nicely finished
  • 10Papers' attention-getter
  • 11Higher-ranking
  • 13Bar mitzvah milestone
  • 14Cured, perhaps
  • 16Logs
  • 17Knocked down
  • 18Not prettied up
  • 19Weird Al parodied it with "Bologna" (1979)
  • 20Gamers' second personas
  • 21Reliable online reference
  • 22Somewhat exposed
  • 24Sun __
  • 25What the first jeans were, per its etymology
  • 26Floors of the math department
  • 29Hopless and bitter, once
  • 30Seller of Tova cosmetics to QVC (2002)
  • 32Close some business
  • 35Anything alcoholic, in Australia
  • 36What the tactful avoid
  • 37Part of the lunar topography
  • 38Declined
  • 39High-grade security
  • 40Slide-show subjects
  • 41Swag bag staples
  • 42Legendary rock singers
  • 43They may be pulled up
  • 44Name on a Scotch bottle above a clipper ship
  • 45Worked on a canal, say

Down

  • 1Social media "Spare me your replies"
  • 2Signals profound change
  • 3Eel eater
  • 4Barcelona bros
  • 5So far, on stubs
  • 6Teahouse employee
  • 7Be slothful?
  • 8Unforgettable, in a way
  • 9Ratted out
  • 10What an alteration might alter
  • 11Sudden burst
  • 12Freshen, as your pad
  • 13Western high-rises
  • 15Code cited in court cases
  • 17Unsuccessful Lindbergh rival
  • 19Low-down
  • 21Be impish
  • 23Abstinent
  • 26Wellington museum models
  • 27Depicted faithfully
  • 28Chooses, as if divinely
  • 30Ne pas etre __ (be very clever)
  • 31Old-time "Yikes!"
  • 32Comes up in a big way
  • 33Belgian brewer on bottles
  • 34Boosters, e.g.
  • 362025 NBA MVP, to fans
  • 37Urdu palace
  • 39Respecting
  • 41Recipe reduction

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 60 entries.
  2. There are 30 across and 30 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 2-down.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 60 answers

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  • 1ALittle-usedDUSTY
  • 6ANicely finishedGILT
  • 10APapers' attention-getterPOSTIT
  • 11AHigher-rankingSENIOR
  • 13ABar mitzvah milestoneMANHOOD
  • 14ACured, perhapsPICKLED
  • 16ALogsENTERS
  • 17AKnocked downBASHEDIN
  • 18ANot prettied upSTARK
  • 19AWeird Al parodied it with "Bologna" (1979)MYSHARONA
  • 20AGamers' second personasALTS
  • 21AReliable online referencePERMALINK
  • 22ASomewhat exposedSEMICLAD
  • 24ASun __GOD
  • 25AWhat the first jeans were, per its etymologyGENOAN
  • 26AFloors of the math departmentMINIMA
  • 29AHopless and bitter, onceALY
  • 30ASeller of Tova cosmetics to QVC (2002)BORGNINE
  • 32AClose some businessLANDADEAL
  • 35AAnything alcoholic, in AustraliaGROG
  • 36AWhat the tactful avoidSORESPOTS
  • 37APart of the lunar topographyMARIA
  • 38ADeclinedGOTWORSE
  • 39AHigh-grade securityAABOND
  • 40ASlide-show subjectsAMOEBAE
  • 41ASwag bag staplesTSHIRTS
  • 42ALegendary rock singersSIRENS
  • 43AThey may be pulled upSTAKES
  • 44AName on a Scotch bottle above a clipper shipSARK
  • 45AWorked on a canal, sayPOLED
  • 1DSocial media "Spare me your replies"DONTATME
  • 2DSignals profound changeUSHERSINANEWERA
  • 3DEel eaterSTORK
  • 4DBarcelona brosTIOS
  • 5DSo far, on stubsYTD
  • 6DTeahouse employeeGEISHAGIRL
  • 7DBe slothful?INCHALONG
  • 8DUnforgettable, in a wayLIKERIDINGABIKE
  • 9DRatted outTOLDON
  • 10DWhat an alteration might alterPANTLEG
  • 11DSudden burstSPASM
  • 12DFreshen, as your padREINK
  • 13DWestern high-risesMESAS
  • 15DCode cited in court casesDNA
  • 17DUnsuccessful Lindbergh rivalBYRD
  • 19DLow-downMEAN
  • 21DBe impishPLAYAPRANK
  • 23DAbstinentCOLDSOBER
  • 26DWellington museum modelsMOAS
  • 27DDepicted faithfullyMIRRORED
  • 28DChooses, as if divinelyANOINTS
  • 30DNe pas etre __ (be very clever)BETE
  • 31DOld-time "Yikes!"EGADS
  • 32DComes up in a big wayLOOMS
  • 33DBelgian brewer on bottlesARTOIS
  • 34DBoosters, e.g.DOSES
  • 36D2025 NBA MVP, to fansSGA
  • 37DUrdu palaceMAHAL
  • 39DRespectingASTO
  • 41DRecipe reductionTSP

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