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Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Wednesday, August 26, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, August 26, 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

  • 1Backyard storage structure
  • 5The Simpsons son
  • 9Snakes that squeeze
  • 13Ripped (up)
  • 14Yale students
  • 15Customary behavior
  • 16Distribute poker cards
  • 17Mexican greeting
  • 18Scent from a kitchen
  • 19"Cardiological" very fast
  • 22Three-digit ID issuer
  • 25Mileage rating org.
  • 26"Gosh!"
  • 27Ave. crossers, often
  • 28"Sci-fi" very fast
  • 31Medical cure
  • 32Cease
  • 33Shredded-cabbage side dish
  • 37Car transmission settings
  • 38Body art, informally
  • 39Hobbits' homeland
  • 40Cube inventor Rubik
  • 41Lunchtime cheese partner
  • 42Snow-removal tool
  • 43"Meteorological" very fast
  • 45Pre-grown lawn
  • 48Heroic pilot
  • 49Metallic mineral
  • 50Prosecutors, briefly
  • 51"Eyelash" very fast
  • 55Excessive, as force
  • 56Prophetic sign
  • 57Huge-screen film format
  • 61More frosty
  • 62Heat source since the Stone Age
  • 63Rational
  • 64Bears' lairs
  • 65__ up (admit guilt)
  • 66Is in a chair

Down

  • 1Criterion: Abbr.
  • 2Weed-chopping tool
  • 3Historical period
  • 4Supermarket cold-cuts area
  • 5Have a joyful attitude
  • 6Hawaiian greetings
  • 7Make angry
  • 8Airport's ID checker
  • 9Sharp point on a ranch fence
  • 10Clarinet cousins
  • 11Point towards
  • 12Spreadsheet data
  • 15Detested
  • 20Obsessive hobbyists
  • 21Attachment for 10-Down
  • 22NCO nickname
  • 23Take the wheel
  • 24"Get serious, bro!"
  • 29Aviation prefix
  • 30Nobel Prize category
  • 33Broadway play, e.g.
  • 34Very, very angry
  • 35Indoor sports venue
  • 36Fuses with a blowtorch
  • 38Gets airborne
  • 39Fabric's luster
  • 41Glittery mineral
  • 42Sacred sites
  • 43L.A. NBAer
  • 44Very tall buildings
  • 45Octopus cousin
  • 46Postal measure
  • 47Tired out fully
  • 52Signals to begin
  • 53Female friend in France
  • 54Affectionate greeting
  • 58__ Tai cocktail
  • 59Industrious insect
  • 60Crosses (out)

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 12 letters and is 19-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "FAST DAY".

All 78 answers

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  • 1ABackyard storage structureSHED
  • 5AThe Simpsons sonBART
  • 9ASnakes that squeezeBOAS
  • 13ARipped (up)TORE
  • 14AYale studentsELIS
  • 15ACustomary behaviorHABIT
  • 16ADistribute poker cardsDEAL
  • 17AMexican greetingHOLA
  • 18AScent from a kitchenAROMA
  • 19A"Cardiological" very fastINAHEARTBEAT
  • 22AThree-digit ID issuerSSA
  • 25AMileage rating org.EPA
  • 26A"Gosh!"GEE
  • 27AAve. crossers, oftenSTS
  • 28A"Sci-fi" very fastATWARPSPEED
  • 31AMedical cureREMEDY
  • 32ACeaseEND
  • 33AShredded-cabbage side dishSLAW
  • 37ACar transmission settingsGEARS
  • 38ABody art, informallyTAT
  • 39AHobbits' homelandSHIRE
  • 40ACube inventor RubikERNO
  • 41ALunchtime cheese partnerMAC
  • 42ASnow-removal toolSHOVEL
  • 43A"Meteorological" very fastLIKETHEWIND
  • 45APre-grown lawnSOD
  • 48AHeroic pilotACE
  • 49AMetallic mineralORE
  • 50AProsecutors, brieflyDAS
  • 51A"Eyelash" very fastQUICKASAWINK
  • 55AExcessive, as forceUNDUE
  • 56AProphetic signOMEN
  • 57AHuge-screen film formatIMAX
  • 61AMore frostyICIER
  • 62AHeat source since the Stone AgeFIRE
  • 63ARationalSANE
  • 64ABears' lairsDENS
  • 65A__ up (admit guilt)FESS
  • 66AIs in a chairSITS
  • 1DCriterion: Abbr.STD
  • 2DWeed-chopping toolHOE
  • 3DHistorical periodERA
  • 4DSupermarket cold-cuts areaDELI
  • 5DHave a joyful attitudeBEHAPPY
  • 6DHawaiian greetingsALOHAS
  • 7DMake angryRILE
  • 8DAirport's ID checkerTSAAGENT
  • 9DSharp point on a ranch fenceBARB
  • 10DClarinet cousinsOBOES
  • 11DPoint towardsAIMAT
  • 12DSpreadsheet dataSTATS
  • 15DDetestedHATED
  • 20DObsessive hobbyistsNERDS
  • 21DAttachment for 10-DownREED
  • 22DNCO nicknameSARGE
  • 23DTake the wheelSTEER
  • 24D"Get serious, bro!"AWMAN
  • 29DAviation prefixAERO
  • 30DNobel Prize categoryPEACE
  • 33DBroadway play, e.g.SHOW
  • 34DVery, very angryLIVID
  • 35DIndoor sports venueARENA
  • 36DFuses with a blowtorchWELDS
  • 38DGets airborneTAKESOFF
  • 39DFabric's lusterSHEEN
  • 41DGlittery mineralMICA
  • 42DSacred sitesSHRINES
  • 43DL.A. NBAerLAKER
  • 44DVery tall buildingsTOWERS
  • 45DOctopus cousinSQUID
  • 46DPostal measureOUNCE
  • 47DTired out fullyDIDIN
  • 52DSignals to beginCUES
  • 53DFemale friend in FranceAMIE
  • 54DAffectionate greetingKISS
  • 58D__ Tai cocktailMAI
  • 59DIndustrious insectANT
  • 60DCrosses (out)XES

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