Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, August 24, 2026
Monday, August 24, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, August 24, 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
- 1Junk email
- 5Performs in a movie
- 9Small pesky fly
- 13Ram of the zodiac
- 15Repair, as a sock
- 16Jay who hosted The Tonight Show
- 17Soup-dipping utensil
- 18Vicinity
- 19Strongly recommend
- 20Thin tube that releases tiny amounts of liquid
- 22Nights before holidays
- 23Winery tank
- 24Tag on a garment
- 26Mercury or Mars
- 30'70s dance club
- 32Wise advisor
- 33Follow, as advice
- 35Engrave with acid
- 38Only slightly
- 39Beauty parlor
- 41Right __ minute (now)
- 43Apiece
- 45Farm's storage tower
- 46Jeans maker Strauss
- 47Ferris wheels and carousels
- 49Beer maker
- 51In good __ (fit)
- 53__-mo replay
- 54Fashionable
- 55Bicycle handle for stopping
- 62Colonel or captain
- 63Car with a meter
- 64Banish
- 65Sharp part of a sword
- 66Pizza appliance
- 67Hearing or sight
- 68Forest animal with antlers
- 69Dark-colored wines
- 70Burger bun morsel
Down
- 1Reduced-price event
- 2Say grace, for example
- 3Office assistant
- 4Card-game combo
- 5Adjust to change
- 6Complain constantly
- 7Maple or elm
- 8Hair tangles
- 9Container for liquid adhesive
- 10Great bravery
- 11Halo wearer
- 12Tips of shoes
- 14Bring a meal to
- 21Sworn statements
- 25Highest poker card
- 26Group for expert putters: Abbr.
- 27Oil change, informally
- 28Opera solo
- 29Tool to break open pecan shells
- 30Sandwich shops
- 31Much-admired celebrity
- 34Make simpler
- 36Enjoy some gum
- 37Home for bees
- 40Of high morals
- 42Title for a knight
- 44__-hop (music genre)
- 48Person who owes money
- 50Parts in a play
- 51Pulled-down window covering
- 52Door-to-wall hardware
- 53Potato coverings
- 54Reputation, informally
- 56Glowing review
- 57Chopped down
- 58Former partners
- 59Grape plant
- 60"So what __ is new?"
- 61Clarinet accessory
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "PUT THE SQUEEZE ON".
All 78 answers
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- 1AJunk emailSPAM
- 5APerforms in a movieACTS
- 9ASmall pesky flyGNAT
- 13ARam of the zodiacARIES
- 15ARepair, as a sockDARN
- 16AJay who hosted The Tonight ShowLENO
- 17ASoup-dipping utensilLADLE
- 18AVicinityAREA
- 19AStrongly recommendURGE
- 20AThin tube that releases tiny amounts of liquidEYEDROPPER
- 22ANights before holidaysEVES
- 23AWinery tankVAT
- 24ATag on a garmentLABEL
- 26AMercury or MarsPLANET
- 30A'70s dance clubDISCO
- 32AWise advisorGURU
- 33AFollow, as adviceHEED
- 35AEngrave with acidETCH
- 38AOnly slightlyABIT
- 39ABeauty parlorSALON
- 41ARight __ minute (now)THIS
- 43AApieceEACH
- 45AFarm's storage towerSILO
- 46AJeans maker StraussLEVI
- 47AFerris wheels and carouselsRIDES
- 49ABeer makerBREWER
- 51AIn good __ (fit)SHAPE
- 53A__-mo replaySLO
- 54AFashionableCHIC
- 55ABicycle handle for stoppingBRAKELEVER
- 62AColonel or captainRANK
- 63ACar with a meterTAXI
- 64ABanishEXILE
- 65ASharp part of a swordEDGE
- 66APizza applianceOVEN
- 67AHearing or sightSENSE
- 68AForest animal with antlersDEER
- 69ADark-colored winesREDS
- 70ABurger bun morselSEED
- 1DReduced-price eventSALE
- 2DSay grace, for examplePRAY
- 3DOffice assistantAIDE
- 4DCard-game comboMELD
- 5DAdjust to changeADAPT
- 6DComplain constantlyCARP
- 7DMaple or elmTREE
- 8DHair tanglesSNARLS
- 9DContainer for liquid adhesiveGLUEBOTTLE
- 10DGreat braveryNERVE
- 11DHalo wearerANGEL
- 12DTips of shoesTOES
- 14DBring a meal toSERVE
- 21DSworn statementsOATHS
- 25DHighest poker cardACE
- 26DGroup for expert putters: Abbr.PGA
- 27DOil change, informallyLUBE
- 28DOpera soloARIA
- 29DTool to break open pecan shellsNUTCRACKER
- 30DSandwich shopsDELIS
- 31DMuch-admired celebrityIDOL
- 34DMake simplerEASE
- 36DEnjoy some gumCHEW
- 37DHome for beesHIVE
- 40DOf high moralsNOBLE
- 42DTitle for a knightSIR
- 44D__-hop (music genre)HIP
- 48DPerson who owes moneyDEBTOR
- 50DParts in a playROLES
- 51DPulled-down window coveringSHADE
- 52DDoor-to-wall hardwareHINGE
- 53DPotato coveringsSKINS
- 54DReputation, informallyCRED
- 56DGlowing reviewRAVE
- 57DChopped downAXED
- 58DFormer partnersEXES
- 59DGrape plantVINE
- 60D"So what __ is new?"ELSE
- 61DClarinet accessoryREED
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