Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 27, 2026
Thursday, August 27, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, August 27, 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
- 1Feud stopper
- 5Crab leg complement
- 8Birch by-product
- 13Organic balm
- 14Fighting mood
- 15Salt, say
- 16Make no moves
- 18Examined minutely
- 19Parlor purchase
- 20Emulate hawks
- 2249 follower
- 23Dish attachments
- 25Sweltering
- 26Postgraduate major
- 29Stays connected
- 32Suffix for seven UN members
- 35Commission collectors
- 36Top-tier
- 37Some classified listings
- 39Yellowstone grazer
- 40Severity
- 41Old enough to know better
- 42What's fare for you
- 44Wall climber
- 45Ingenious move
- 48Knack for design
- 49Junior Olympic Games grp.
- 50Ascertain
- 51What some banks resemble
- 54Brief upturns or downturns
- 56Capital east of Olympia
- 58Sports surprises
- 61Espionage device
- 63"Aggravate" antonym
- 64Verizon sold it in 2001
- 65Not at all outlandish
- 66In check
- 67Carmine, e.g.
- 68Polyethylene vehicle
Down
- 1Tomato can contents
- 2Elevated platform
- 3Winter outerwear
- 4Site for some weddings
- 5Capsize
- 6Notable period
- 7Finishes up with
- 8Marine mammal
- 9Stringed instrument
- 10Zebra kin
- 11Forest mom
- 12Call off
- 15Squash eater's implement
- 17Lavish love (on)
- 21Part of an Uncle Sam costume
- 24Expedites
- 26One of the Mario brothers
- 27Follow, as an impulse
- 28Invitation subheading
- 29Lowered oneself, in a way
- 30Get lost
- 31Dark green
- 32Infamy
- 33Before conclusion of business
- 34Occupy pleasantly
- 38Furtive
- 43Rock climber's support
- 46Move higher
- 47Well-honed
- 51Perfumery bit
- 52Absurd
- 53Showed disbelief
- 54Code being tested
- 55Battle with words
- 57More limited
- 58World's largest oil producer
- 59Poker payoff
- 60Lament loudly
- 62Soil turner
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 29-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "FOUR-FINGER EXERCISE".
All 78 answers
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- 1AFeud stopperPACT
- 5ACrab leg complementTEN
- 8ABirch by-productSHADE
- 13AOrganic balmALOE
- 14AFighting moodIRE
- 15ASalt, saySEASON
- 16AMake no movesSTANDPAT
- 18AExamined minutelyPARSED
- 19AParlor purchaseTATTOO
- 20AEmulate hawksSWOOP
- 22A49 followerERS
- 23ADish attachmentsTVS
- 25ASwelteringHOT
- 26APostgraduate majorLAW
- 29AStays connectedKEEPSINTOUCH
- 32ASuffix for seven UN membersSTAN
- 35ACommission collectorsREPS
- 36ATop-tierELITE
- 37ASome classified listingsHOMES
- 39AYellowstone grazerELK
- 40ASeverityRIGOR
- 41AOld enough to know betterADULT
- 42AWhat's fare for youDIET
- 44AWall climberVINE
- 45AIngenious moveMASTERSTROKE
- 48AKnack for designEYE
- 49AJunior Olympic Games grp.AAU
- 50AAscertainSEE
- 51AWhat some banks resemblePIG
- 54ABrief upturns or downturnsBLIPS
- 56ACapital east of OlympiaHELENA
- 58ASports surprisesUPSETS
- 61AEspionage devicePHONETAP
- 63A"Aggravate" antonymSOOTHE
- 64AVerizon sold it in 2001AOL
- 65ANot at all outlandishSANE
- 66AIn checkATBAY
- 67ACarmine, e.g.RED
- 68APolyethylene vehicleSLED
- 1DTomato can contentsPASTE
- 2DElevated platformALTAR
- 3DWinter outerwearCOATS
- 4DSite for some weddingsTENT
- 5DCapsizeTIPOVER
- 6DNotable periodERA
- 7DFinishes up withNETS
- 8DMarine mammalSEAOTTER
- 9DStringed instrumentHARP
- 10DZebra kinASS
- 11DForest momDOE
- 12DCall offEND
- 15DSquash eater's implementSPOON
- 17DLavish love (on)DOTE
- 21DPart of an Uncle Sam costumeWHISKERS
- 24DExpeditesSPEEDSUP
- 26DOne of the Mario brothersLUIGI
- 27DFollow, as an impulseACTON
- 28DInvitation subheadingWHERE
- 29DLowered oneself, in a wayKNELT
- 30DGet lostSPLIT
- 31DDark greenOLIVE
- 32DInfamySHAME
- 33DBefore conclusion of businessTODAY
- 34DOccupy pleasantlyAMUSE
- 38DFurtiveSTEALTHY
- 43DRock climber's supportTOEHOLD
- 46DMove higherRAISE
- 47DWell-honedKEEN
- 51DPerfumery bitPETAL
- 52DAbsurdINANE
- 53DShowed disbeliefGAPED
- 54DCode being testedBETA
- 55DBattle with wordsSPAR
- 57DMore limitedLESS
- 58DWorld's largest oil producerUSA
- 59DPoker payoffPOT
- 60DLament loudlySOB
- 62DSoil turnerHOE
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