Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, August 7, 2026
Friday, August 7, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, August 7, 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
- 1Very generous, so to speak
- 6Deceptive plan
- 10Cook-__ (kind of competitions)
- 14Valerie in Adaptation
- 15Heart of the Corn Belt
- 16Fall gently
- 17"Wild __"
- 19Closer's #1 concern
- 20Fighters' HQ
- 21Nostalgic span
- 22What overlooks often are
- 24What fills some racks
- 26Wild __
- 29Sneaker features
- 31Laser pointer battery
- 32Escape artist of similes
- 33Mountie jacket material
- 34Mid 16th-century date
- 35Whirling water
- 36wild __
- 40What fills some racks
- 43"Am __ risk here?"
- 44Beautified
- 48Perspective preamble
- 49Show runner
- 50Cause of wild weather
- 51wild __
- 54Dickensian midwife
- 55Distress call
- 56What many caddies hold
- 58Bagel center
- 59"The world's online marketplace"
- 60wild __
- 64What Sweden joined in '24
- 65Rather close (to)
- 66Bugle blast
- 67Savannah Country Cookbook author
- 68Dinette set spot
- 69SNL's 80+ accumulation
Down
- 1French West Indies isle
- 2Rig mishap
- 3Weep noisily
- 4Fluorine compound suffix
- 5"The Prince of Motown"
- 6Mideast mountain
- 7Mail order option
- 8Extreme admiration
- 9Justice once an NAACP lawyer
- 10Data protection protocol, for short
- 11Was on both sides of
- 12Having page numbers
- 13With little dots
- 18Versified spheres
- 23World Factbook publisher
- 25Extended stories
- 27De Niro Oscar role
- 28Teen, in Toulouse
- 30Day's-end retreat
- 35Looking into
- 37Of bishops' business
- 38Get clean
- 39Blood work letters
- 40Upscale
- 41Simple swimmers
- 42Not soon enough
- 45Explanatory illustration
- 46Hardly happy
- 47KFC competitor
- 49Drapery edge
- 50"That's nasty!"
- 52Surveil
- 53Performed poorly
- 57French cleric
- 61Reason for a ring ringing
- 62Sambadrome city
- 63Soft hardwood
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 39 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "THAT'S WILD".
All 76 answers
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- 1AVery generous, so to speakSOBIG
- 6ADeceptive planSCAM
- 10ACook-__ (kind of competitions)OFFS
- 14AValerie in AdaptationTILDA
- 15AHeart of the Corn BeltIOWA
- 16AFall gentlyPLOP
- 17A"Wild __"BLUEYONDER
- 19ACloser's #1 concernSALE
- 20AFighters' HQAFB
- 21ANostalgic spanERA
- 22AWhat overlooks often areSCENIC
- 24AWhat fills some racksRIBS
- 26AWild __BILLHICKOK
- 29ASneaker featuresTREADS
- 31ALaser pointer batteryAAAA
- 32AEscape artist of similesEEL
- 33AMountie jacket materialSERGE
- 34AMid 16th-century dateMDL
- 35AWhirling waterEDDY
- 36Awild __ANDWOOLLY
- 40AWhat fills some racksHATS
- 43A"Am __ risk here?"IAT
- 44ABeautifiedDIDUP
- 48APerspective preambleIMO
- 49AShow runnerHOST
- 50ACause of wild weatherELNINO
- 51Awild __GOOSECHASE
- 54ADickensian midwifeGAMP
- 55ADistress callHELPME
- 56AWhat many caddies holdTEA
- 58ABagel centerGEE
- 59A"The world's online marketplace"EBAY
- 60Awild __STRAWBERRY
- 64AWhat Sweden joined in '24NATO
- 65ARather close (to)AKIN
- 66ABugle blastBLARE
- 67ASavannah Country Cookbook authorDEEN
- 68ADinette set spotNOOK
- 69ASNL's 80+ accumulationEMMYS
- 1DFrench West Indies isleSTBARTS
- 2DRig mishapOILFIRE
- 3DWeep noisilyBLUBBER
- 4DFluorine compound suffixIDE
- 5D"The Prince of Motown"GAYE
- 6DMideast mountainSINAI
- 7DMail order optionCOD
- 8DExtreme admirationAWE
- 9DJustice once an NAACP lawyerMARSHALL
- 10DData protection protocol, for shortOPSEC
- 11DWas on both sides ofFLANKED
- 12DHaving page numbersFOLIOED
- 13DWith little dotsSPECKLY
- 18DVersified spheresORBS
- 23DWorld Factbook publisherCIA
- 25DExtended storiesSAGAS
- 27DDe Niro Oscar roleLAMOTTA
- 28DTeen, in ToulouseLADO
- 30DDay's-end retreatDEN
- 35DLooking intoEYING
- 37DOf bishops' businessDIOCESAN
- 38DGet cleanWASH
- 39DBlood work lettersLDL
- 40DUpscaleHIGHEND
- 41DSimple swimmersAMOEBAE
- 42DNot soon enoughTOOLATE
- 45DExplanatory illustrationDIAGRAM
- 46DHardly happyUNMERRY
- 47DKFC competitorPOPEYES
- 49DDrapery edgeHEM
- 50D"That's nasty!"EEEW
- 52DSurveilSPYON
- 53DPerformed poorlySTANK
- 57DFrench clericABBE
- 61DReason for a ring ringingTKO
- 62DSambadrome cityRIO
- 63DSoft hardwoodELM
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