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Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Tuesday, August 4, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 4, 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

  • 1"Silence!"
  • 6Hit at, as a fly
  • 10Practice boxing
  • 14Green pasta sauce
  • 15Mexican money
  • 16Sit for a portrait
  • 17Assistants
  • 18Low female voice
  • 19"Tender" beef cut
  • 20Cornered
  • 23Anger
  • 24Sculpture or painting
  • 25Pixie
  • 29Mexico's __ California
  • 31U-turn from NNE
  • 34Indoor sports venue
  • 35Sedan or convertible
  • 36California wine valley
  • 37Toil diligently
  • 40Big Aussie birds
  • 41Keep in __ (remember)
  • 42War horse
  • 43Put on, as clothing
  • 44Prefix meaning "singular"
  • 45In disagreement
  • 46Race, as an engine
  • 47French male friend
  • 48Silent and shy
  • 57Land parcels to build on
  • 58Uses oars
  • 59Revoke legally
  • 60"Don't bet __!"
  • 61Sit in traffic
  • 62Reusable shopping bags
  • 63See in the distance
  • 64Soft throw
  • 65Wear away

Down

  • 1Minor quarrel
  • 2__ to the throne (the next to reign)
  • 3Beef inspection agcy.
  • 4Rung of a ladder
  • 5Medical center
  • 6Black playing card
  • 7Underground water source
  • 8__ spumante wine
  • 9Found employment
  • 10Snowball fight sound
  • 11Of low quality
  • 12Largest continent
  • 13Payment to a landlord
  • 21Poetic "before"
  • 22Historical period
  • 25Made logs into boards
  • 26"Coming soon" ad, for short
  • 27Program's second airing
  • 28Cartoonist's liquids
  • 29Good, in Spanish
  • 30Just slightly
  • 31Kept in reserve
  • 32Velocity
  • 33Fends (off)
  • 35Similar (to)
  • 36Western defense grp.
  • 38"That's OK with me now"
  • 39Approximation
  • 44"Don't tell __ can't do it!"
  • 45Physicians' org.
  • 46Out of practice
  • 47Donkeys
  • 48Lotion's soothing ingredient
  • 49Boys in the family
  • 50Cotton swab
  • 51Things __ (list heading)
  • 52Hole-punching tools
  • 53__ about (roughly)
  • 54Golden Rule preposition
  • 55Brought to court
  • 56"When all __ fails..."

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 20-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "RODENT REPORT".

All 78 answers

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  • 1A"Silence!"SHUSH
  • 6AHit at, as a flySWAT
  • 10APractice boxingSPAR
  • 14AGreen pasta saucePESTO
  • 15AMexican moneyPESO
  • 16ASit for a portraitPOSE
  • 17AAssistantsAIDES
  • 18ALow female voiceALTO
  • 19A"Tender" beef cutLOIN
  • 20ACorneredTRAPPEDLIKEARAT
  • 23AAngerIRE
  • 24ASculpture or paintingART
  • 25APixieSPRITE
  • 29AMexico's __ CaliforniaBAJA
  • 31AU-turn from NNESSW
  • 34AIndoor sports venueARENA
  • 35ASedan or convertibleAUTO
  • 36ACalifornia wine valleyNAPA
  • 37AToil diligentlyWORKLIKEABEAVER
  • 40ABig Aussie birdsEMUS
  • 41AKeep in __ (remember)MIND
  • 42AWar horseSTEED
  • 43APut on, as clothingDON
  • 44APrefix meaning "singular"MONO
  • 45AIn disagreementATODDS
  • 46ARace, as an engineREV
  • 47AFrench male friendAMI
  • 48ASilent and shyASQUIETASAMOUSE
  • 57ALand parcels to build onLOTS
  • 58AUses oarsROWS
  • 59ARevoke legallyANNUL
  • 60A"Don't bet __!"ONIT
  • 61ASit in trafficIDLE
  • 62AReusable shopping bagsTOTES
  • 63ASee in the distanceESPY
  • 64ASoft throwTOSS
  • 65AWear awayERODE
  • 1DMinor quarrelSPAT
  • 2D__ to the throne (the next to reign)HEIR
  • 3DBeef inspection agcy.USDA
  • 4DRung of a ladderSTEP
  • 5DMedical centerHOSPITAL
  • 6DBlack playing cardSPADE
  • 7DUnderground water sourceWELL
  • 8D__ spumante wineASTI
  • 9DFound employmentTOOKAJOB
  • 10DSnowball fight soundSPLAT
  • 11DOf low qualityPOOR
  • 12DLargest continentASIA
  • 13DPayment to a landlordRENT
  • 21DPoetic "before"ERE
  • 22DHistorical periodERA
  • 25DMade logs into boardsSAWED
  • 26D"Coming soon" ad, for shortPROMO
  • 27DProgram's second airingRERUN
  • 28DCartoonist's liquidsINKS
  • 29DGood, in SpanishBUENO
  • 30DJust slightlyATAD
  • 31DKept in reserveSAVED
  • 32DVelocitySPEED
  • 33DFends (off)WARDS
  • 35DSimilar (to)AKIN
  • 36DWestern defense grp.NATO
  • 38D"That's OK with me now"IMOVERIT
  • 39DApproximationESTIMATE
  • 44D"Don't tell __ can't do it!"MEI
  • 45DPhysicians' org.AMA
  • 46DOut of practiceRUSTY
  • 47DDonkeysASSES
  • 48DLotion's soothing ingredientALOE
  • 49DBoys in the familySONS
  • 50DCotton swabQTIP
  • 51DThings __ (list heading)TODO
  • 52DHole-punching toolsAWLS
  • 53D__ about (roughly)ONOR
  • 54DGolden Rule prepositionUNTO
  • 55DBrought to courtSUED
  • 56D"When all __ fails..."ELSE

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