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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, August 28, 2026

Friday, August 28, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, August 28, 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

  • 1Like a Conan Doyle game
  • 6Barely cracked
  • 10Third-longest European river
  • 14What most Moroccans are
  • 15Rodin's thinker
  • 16Common fairway attire
  • 17Where Ibsen worked
  • 19Western wolf
  • 20Auction add-on
  • 21Disney toon teen
  • 22All MLB jerseys
  • 23Keep out
  • 25Incredibly energetic person
  • 27Typical cricket fields
  • 29Quarterfinals participants
  • 30Foreign starter
  • 31Numero de provincias canadienses
  • 34Didn't play
  • 35Completely lose it
  • 39Treat rudely, so to speak
  • 42Throaty sound
  • 43Site for soaking
  • 46Teamwork obstacle
  • 49Fishy finger food
  • 50Social gathering space
  • 54Omelet option
  • 55Unfinished story, sometimes
  • 56Taxing activity
  • 58Fl. oz. fraction
  • 60Trotsky's turndown
  • 61"Keep out" sign
  • 63Word on the cover of Beloved
  • 64Its edge can't cut
  • 65Italian apostle
  • 66Puzzle (out)
  • 67State of dishevelment
  • 68Pair alternating in the five longest Across answers

Down

  • 1Beginning
  • 2Power hub
  • 3Off base for a while
  • 4"Sail __ Ship of State": Whitman
  • 5Epithet like Kristy
  • 6Some large lobbies
  • 7Any precious possession
  • 8In any respect
  • 9Felipe VI, e.g.
  • 10Exalt emotionally
  • 11Non-veterans
  • 12Oil province
  • 13Least restrictive
  • 18Marbles, for instance
  • 22Pro Bowl side
  • 24Tolled
  • 26Exude, as charisma
  • 28Heathrow facility
  • 31"Silly me!"
  • 32Cooler contents
  • 33Popular bonsai choice
  • 36Appoint
  • 37Asian capital-list leader
  • 38Incautious
  • 39Pours, as ports
  • 40"My treat!"
  • 41Gets mushy
  • 44"It's included also"
  • 45Subject of about 35 van Gogh portraits
  • 47"In that case..."
  • 48Brief moment
  • 49Sticky situation
  • 51Be inclined
  • 52Seller of tagless T's
  • 53What orchestras tune to
  • 57Credit report blot
  • 59Campus epithet
  • 61Party person, in headlines
  • 62Flatbread of India

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "THAT'S A SWITCH".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ALike a Conan Doyle gameAFOOT
  • 6ABarely crackedAJAR
  • 10AThird-longest European riverURAL
  • 14AWhat most Moroccans areSUNNI
  • 15ARodin's thinkerTETE
  • 16ACommon fairway attirePOLO
  • 17AWhere Ibsen workedOSLONORWAY
  • 19AWestern wolfLOBO
  • 20AAuction add-onFEE
  • 21ADisney toon teenARIEL
  • 22AAll MLB jerseysNIKES
  • 23AKeep outBAR
  • 25AIncredibly energetic personBALLOFFIRE
  • 27ATypical cricket fieldsOVALS
  • 29AQuarterfinals participantsOCTETS
  • 30AForeign starterXENO
  • 31ANumero de provincias canadiensesDIEZ
  • 34ADidn't playSAT
  • 35ACompletely lose itGONUCLEAR
  • 39ATreat rudely, so to speakDIS
  • 42AThroaty soundAHEM
  • 43ASite for soakingBATH
  • 46ATeamwork obstacleEGOISM
  • 49AFishy finger foodSUSHI
  • 50ASocial gathering spaceCOFFEESHOP
  • 54AOmelet optionHAM
  • 55AUnfinished story, sometimesATTIC
  • 56ATaxing activityLABOR
  • 58AFl. oz. fractionTSP
  • 60ATrotsky's turndownNYET
  • 61A"Keep out" signDONOTENTER
  • 63AWord on the cover of BelovedTONI
  • 64AIts edge can't cutEPEE
  • 65AItalian apostlePAOLO
  • 66APuzzle (out)SUSS
  • 67AState of dishevelmentMESS
  • 68APair alternating in the five longest Across answersONOFF
  • 1DBeginningASOF
  • 2DPower hubFUSEBOX
  • 3DOff base for a whileONLEAVE
  • 4D"Sail __ Ship of State": WhitmanONO
  • 5DEpithet like KristyTINA
  • 6DSome large lobbiesATRIA
  • 7DAny precious possessionJEWEL
  • 8DIn any respectATALL
  • 9DFelipe VI, e.g.REY
  • 10DExalt emotionallyUPLIFT
  • 11DNon-veteransROOKIES
  • 12DOil provinceALBERTA
  • 13DLeast restrictiveLOOSEST
  • 18DMarbles, for instanceORBS
  • 22DPro Bowl sideNFC
  • 24DTolledRANG
  • 26DExude, as charismaOOZE
  • 28DHeathrow facilityLOO
  • 31D"Silly me!"DUH
  • 32DCooler contentsICE
  • 33DPopular bonsai choiceELM
  • 36DAppointNAME
  • 37DAsian capital-list leaderABU
  • 38DIncautiousRASH
  • 39DPours, as portsDECANTS
  • 40D"My treat!"IGOTYOU
  • 41DGets mushySOFTENS
  • 44D"It's included also"THATTOO
  • 45DSubject of about 35 van Gogh portraitsHIMSELF
  • 47D"In that case..."IFITIS
  • 48DBrief momentSEC
  • 49DSticky situationSPOT
  • 51DBe inclinedSLOPE
  • 52DSeller of tagless T'sHANES
  • 53DWhat orchestras tune toOBOES
  • 57DCredit report blotREPO
  • 59DCampus epithetPROF
  • 61DParty person, in headlinesDEM
  • 62DFlatbread of IndiaNAN

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