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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, August 8, 2026

Saturday, August 8, 2026/70 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, August 8, 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

  • 1Rainforest flier
  • 6Discordant dissent
  • 10Mossy
  • 14Strike together
  • 15Readily mobilized up to '73
  • 16Suspicion metaphor
  • 17Little things
  • 19Clear plate
  • 20Chops, these days
  • 21Sinks easily
  • 23'90s "Nifty!"
  • 24Disbeliever's hyperbole
  • 26With strict formality
  • 28Hustles
  • 29Drops containers
  • 30Followed the sun, sort of
  • 34Not a large mount
  • 35Certain chess piece evocation
  • 37Sofia's capital since 2026
  • 38French restaurant supplier
  • 40Give in to?
  • 41Out of bounds
  • 42Revolutionary flier
  • 44Brouwerij product
  • 48Where fans are briefly found
  • 49Gets into a row
  • 50Perfectionist precept
  • 52She's featured in Fun in Acapulco
  • 53British brass band mainstays
  • 56Audible pardon
  • 57Chromebook company
  • 58Consummate
  • 59Teaser, e.g.
  • 60Limonada __ (bebida refrescante)
  • 61Who orders Tom's whitewashing

Down

  • 1Venerable entertainment threesome
  • 2Sprightliness
  • 3Provincial accumulation
  • 4Outlet advisory
  • 5Strategic compilation
  • 6Common forecast frequency
  • 7Partial lunch order
  • 8Far from great
  • 9Final warning?
  • 10Sprinkling of yogurt-based dressings
  • 11Not much to add
  • 12Sophia's close kin
  • 13Who succeeded Bob as Senate Majority Leader (2001)
  • 18Convey, in a way
  • 22Ceaselessly, quickly
  • 23Quick comebacks
  • 25Nice hue
  • 27Nintendo's Pilotwings, e.g.
  • 30Foul territory
  • 31Tiki bar cocktail served in a wooden container
  • 32Key catalyst in America's westward expansion
  • 33Spoils, with "on"
  • 35Very big name
  • 36__ hand
  • 39Pork __
  • 40Jules Verne's Albatross
  • 42Spade topper
  • 43Bring up
  • 44Flavorless
  • 45Whom Cotton contacted for educational assistance (1718)
  • 46Jacket made of paper
  • 47Undoings
  • 51Fuss
  • 54__-thriller (cli-fi subgenre)
  • 55Calculating

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 24-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 70 answers

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  • 1ARainforest flierMACAW
  • 6ADiscordant dissentHOWL
  • 10AMossyPAST
  • 14AStrike togetherGNASH
  • 15AReadily mobilized up to '73ONEA
  • 16ASuspicion metaphorODOR
  • 17ALittle thingsMINIATURES
  • 19AClear platePANE
  • 20AChops, these daysMASTERY
  • 21ASinks easilyTAPSIN
  • 23A'90s "Nifty!"RAD
  • 24ADisbeliever's hyperboleILLEATMYHAT
  • 26AWith strict formalitySTIFFLY
  • 28AHustlesZIPS
  • 29ADrops containersVIALS
  • 30AFollowed the sun, sort ofSUMMERED
  • 34ANot a large mountPONY
  • 35ACertain chess piece evocationMITRE
  • 37ASofia's capital since 2026EURO
  • 38AFrench restaurant supplierSNAILERY
  • 40AGive in to?ADMIT
  • 41AOut of boundsNOGO
  • 42ARevolutionary flierFRISBEE
  • 44ABrouwerij productBELGIANBEER
  • 48AWhere fans are briefly foundACS
  • 49AGets into a rowALIGNS
  • 50APerfectionist preceptADASTRA
  • 52AShe's featured in Fun in AcapulcoNINA
  • 53ABritish brass band mainstaysTENORHORNS
  • 56AAudible pardonAHEM
  • 57AChromebook companyACER
  • 58AConsummateIDEAL
  • 59ATeaser, e.g.LURE
  • 60ALimonada __ (bebida refrescante)ROSA
  • 61AWho orders Tom's whitewashingPOLLY
  • 1DVenerable entertainment threesomeMGM
  • 2DSprightlinessANIMATION
  • 3DProvincial accumulationCANADIANA
  • 4DOutlet advisoryASIS
  • 5DStrategic compilationWHATIFS
  • 6DCommon forecast frequencyHOURLY
  • 7DPartial lunch orderONRYE
  • 8DFar from greatWEE
  • 9DFinal warning?LASTTIME
  • 10DSprinkling of yogurt-based dressingsPOPPYSEEDS
  • 11DNot much to addADASH
  • 12DSophia's close kinSONIA
  • 13DWho succeeded Bob as Senate Majority Leader (2001)TRENT
  • 18DConvey, in a wayTELL
  • 22DCeaselessly, quicklyAMPM
  • 23DQuick comebacksRSVPS
  • 25DNice hueAZUR
  • 27DNintendo's Pilotwings, e.g.FLYINGGAME
  • 30DFoul territorySTY
  • 31DTiki bar cocktail served in a wooden containerRUMBARREL
  • 32DKey catalyst in America's westward expansionERIECANAL
  • 33DSpoils, with "on"DOTES
  • 35DVery big nameMEGASTAR
  • 36D__ handIRON
  • 39DPork __LOIN
  • 40DJules Verne's AlbatrossAIRSHIP
  • 42DSpade topperFEDORA
  • 43DBring upREAR
  • 44DFlavorlessBANAL
  • 45DWhom Cotton contacted for educational assistance (1718)ELIHU
  • 46DJacket made of paperLINER
  • 47DUndoingsBANES
  • 51DFussTODO
  • 54D__-thriller (cli-fi subgenre)ECO
  • 55DCalculatingSLY

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