Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 29, 2026
Saturday, August 29, 2026/70 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, August 29, 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
- 1South Carolina symbol
- 9Metaphorical profusions
- 15Labor party
- 16Recharge
- 17Accepts blame
- 18Elevated
- 19Club cousin
- 20No joke
- 22JFK predecessor
- 23MGM consolidator
- 25What much salad bar ham is
- 26Office space
- 27Fantasy fixtures
- 29Brief rage
- 30Short Barbie model
- 31Top-5 tongue of India
- 33Hardly a family man
- 34False response from AI
- 37Lock mechanisms
- 38Khloe ex
- 39Equine hybrid
- 40Yellow belly
- 41Journalism jargon, per Grammarist
- 45Unsuccessful bidder for the Mets (2020)
- 46Irreverent
- 48Arian intro
- 49Italian navy
- 50Andromeda's savior
- 52Dance step
- 53Put together
- 55Keenness
- 57Stir up
- 58Hidden
- 59Distributor of farm supplies
- 60Lack of ice?
Down
- 1It's north of Albuquerque on I-25
- 2Old-fashioned, technically
- 3Kitten caboodle
- 4Short ways
- 5Split __
- 6True friend
- 7Unreal
- 8It's unreal
- 9Dupery
- 10Breakfast for barracudas
- 11Animal in a garnish etymology
- 12Needle-point implement
- 13W as in welding
- 14Music box
- 21Dishware arrived there in 2026
- 24Flood zone
- 26Future prospects
- 28Quip
- 30Necessary
- 32Thousands of Athenians
- 33'84 L.A. Olympics' eagle mascot
- 34Very thin
- 35Call out
- 36Inception
- 37It's often served with shellfish
- 40Lending agent?
- 42Rule
- 43Carbon copy kin
- 44Mall merchants' rentals
- 46Origin story in Exodus 12
- 47Bar soap botanical
- 50Spring break mecca nickname
- 51Earthy matter
- 54Boomerang __ (British Gen-Z returnee)
- 56Power ball
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
- There are 35 across and 35 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 8-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 70 answers
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- 1ASouth Carolina symbolPALMETTO
- 9AMetaphorical profusionsFEASTS
- 15ALabor partyUNIONREP
- 16ARechargeRESTUP
- 17AAccepts blameEATSDIRT
- 18AElevatedALPINE
- 19AClub cousinBLT
- 20ANo jokeSERIOUS
- 22AJFK predecessorLGA
- 23AMGM consolidatorLOEW
- 25AWhat much salad bar ham isDICED
- 26AOffice spaceDESK
- 27AFantasy fixturesOGRES
- 29ABrief rageFAD
- 30AShort Barbie modelVETTE
- 31ATop-5 tongue of IndiaTAMIL
- 33AHardly a family manSISTER
- 34AFalse response from AIHALLUCINATION
- 37ALock mechanismsCANALS
- 38AKhloe exLAMAR
- 39AEquine hybridHINNY
- 40AYellow bellyELS
- 41AJournalism jargon, per GrammaristLEDES
- 45AUnsuccessful bidder for the Mets (2020)AROD
- 46AIrreverentSAUCY
- 48AArian introSECT
- 49AItalian navyBLU
- 50AAndromeda's saviorPERSEUS
- 52ADance stepCHA
- 53APut togetherLINKED
- 55AKeennessINCISION
- 57AStir upINCITE
- 58AHiddenOCCLUDED
- 59ADistributor of farm suppliesSEEDER
- 60ALack of ice?NEATNESS
- 1DIt's north of Albuquerque on I-25PUEBLO
- 2DOld-fashioned, technicallyANALOG
- 3DKitten caboodleLITTER
- 4DShort waysMOS
- 5DSplit __ENDS
- 6DTrue friendTRIED
- 7DUnrealTERRIFIC
- 8DIt's unrealOPTICALILLUSION
- 9DDuperyFRAUD
- 10DBreakfast for barracudasEELS
- 11DAnimal in a garnish etymologyASP
- 12DNeedle-point implementSTILETTO
- 13DW as in weldingTUNGSTEN
- 14DMusic boxSPEAKER
- 21DDishware arrived there in 2026OED
- 24DFlood zoneWETLAND
- 26DFuture prospectsDESIRES
- 28DQuipSALLY
- 30DNecessaryVITAL
- 32DThousands of AtheniansMUS
- 33D'84 L.A. Olympics' eagle mascotSAM
- 34DVery thinHAIRLINE
- 35DCall outANNOUNCE
- 36DInceptionNASCENCE
- 37DIt's often served with shellfishCHABLIS
- 40DLending agent?EAR
- 42DRuleDECIDE
- 43DCarbon copy kinECHOES
- 44DMall merchants' rentalsSTANDS
- 46DOrigin story in Exodus 12SEDER
- 47DBar soap botanicalYUCCA
- 50DSpring break mecca nicknamePETE
- 51DEarthy matterSILT
- 54DBoomerang __ (British Gen-Z returnee)KID
- 56DPower ballSUN
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