Newsday Crossword Answers for Sunday, July 12, 2026
Sunday, July 12, 2026/140 clues solved
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Across
- 1A lot, in Lima
- 6Recline face-up
- 14Walk heavily
- 19Trivet kin
- 20Witness
- 21Title for un monarque
- 22Prayer candle
- 23Seems sensible
- 25Expert
- 26Airport convenience
- 28Eleven, in Lourdes
- 29Choral clinker
- 30French couturier
- 34Biathlon need
- 35Subtle distinctions
- 362028 L.A. Games group
- 39Major mess
- 43Buttonhole, e.g.
- 46Spanish hero El __
- 47Next-to-last syllable
- 50Chance to play
- 51Squidlike
- 54Bespoke, as a suit
- 56Shows remorse
- 57Treadless
- 58Sherbet flavor
- 59Needless fuss
- 60Marching musician's outfit
- 63Ad's "easy to clean"
- 65Rembrandt contemporary
- 66Gift-wrapper's need
- 67Stretched tight
- 68Snowman accessory
- 72Central positions
- 74Result of good shuffling
- 76Regret
- 79Pledge in court
- 80Kid-vid explorer
- 81High-strung
- 82Aruba or Tahiti
- 85What businessmen must often do
- 87Squad
- 88Loan guarantor
- 89Unmannerly guy
- 90Subdued green
- 91Improvise orally
- 93Jargon suffix
- 94Baby food dessert
- 97Got hitched
- 99Require
- 105Victorian prime minister
- 110Shredded, with "up"
- 111Neth. neighbor
- 112Former OPEC state
- 113Pictures' proverbial worth
- 116Nissan sedan
- 118Tour of duty
- 119Panic
- 120Pete of folk music
- 121Composer Carmichael
- 122Stop sign shade
- 123What the eight longest answers share
Down
- 1Scrounger
- 2Come out with
- 3Cost-of-living no.
- 4Lake __ City, AZ
- 5Single-named folk singer
- 6Part of UCLA
- 7Chanted
- 8Spiral-horned antelopes
- 9Infamous investment fraudster
- 10Bull-riding venue
- 11Gives approval for
- 12Mosquito stoppers
- 13Suffix for smack
- 14Store staff
- 15Embrace, as inconvenience
- 16Approximately
- 17Not worth discussing
- 18Knotty wood
- 19Climate control, for short
- 24Toys __ (store chain)
- 27Cut up finely
- 31Side by side
- 32Battery fluid
- 33Orange exterior
- 37Audibly
- 38Lay __ (assert ownership of)
- 40Eerie ambience
- 41Stone Age toon
- 42Annul
- 43Wild guesses
- 44Unleash upon
- 45Hole __ (golfer's dream)
- 47Tropical tree
- 48Goal
- 49"Pencils down!"
- 52Family gathering
- 53Yahoo! rival
- 54Also-ran of fable
- 55Learning experiences
- 57Knocks on the noggin
- 61"No kidding!"
- 62June honorees
- 63Granny
- 64Bawl out
- 67Pucker-inducing
- 69Expand on
- 70Philbin of TV
- 71Sets loose
- 73June honorees
- 74Golfer McIlroy
- 75Homer's bartender
- 76Tequila cocktail, for short
- 77Pre-owned
- 78Israeli carrier
- 80105-Down counterpart
- 83"Do you doubt me?"
- 84Appear to be
- 85Spanish appetizer
- 86Picking from a lineup
- 89Was now payable
- 92Aesthete's appreciation
- 94Big brat
- 95Black Sea port
- 96Lurch
- 98__ Moines, IA
- 100Doing battle
- 101Eccentric
- 102Money spent
- 103Harder to find
- 104Number on class rings
- 105Telegraphy symbol
- 106"So what's __ you?"
- 107Branch of Islam
- 108Guffaw, informally
- 109Cross inscription
- 114Low grade
- 115Norm: Abbr.
- 117Homer's neighbor
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 140 entries.
- There are 62 across and 78 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 23-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "CHOICE WORDS: Explained at 123-Across".
All 140 answers
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- 1AA lot, in LimaMUCHO
- 6ARecline face-upLIEPRONE
- 14AWalk heavilyCLOMP
- 19ATrivet kinHOTPAD
- 20AWitnessONLOOKER
- 21ATitle for un monarqueLEROI
- 22APrayer candleVOTIVE
- 23ASeems sensibleSTANDSTOREASON
- 25AExpertACE
- 26AAirport convenienceATM
- 28AEleven, in LourdesONZE
- 29AChoral clinkerSOURNOTE
- 30AFrench couturierCHRISTIANDIOR
- 34ABiathlon needSKI
- 35ASubtle distinctionsNUANCES
- 36A2028 L.A. Games groupIOC
- 39AMajor messSNAFU
- 43AButtonhole, e.g.SLIT
- 46ASpanish hero El __CID
- 47ANext-to-last syllablePENULT
- 50AChance to playTURN
- 51ASquidlikeTENARMED
- 54ABespoke, as a suitHANDTAILORED
- 56AShows remorseATONES
- 57ATreadlessBALD
- 58ASherbet flavorLIME
- 59ANeedless fussADO
- 60AMarching musician's outfitBANDUNIFORM
- 63AAd's "easy to clean"NOMESS
- 65ARembrandt contemporarySTEEN
- 66AGift-wrapper's needTAPE
- 67AStretched tightTAUT
- 68ASnowman accessorySCARF
- 72ACentral positionsMIDSTS
- 74AResult of good shufflingRANDOMORDER
- 76ARegretRUE
- 79APledge in courtOATH
- 80AKid-vid explorerDORA
- 81AHigh-strungONEDGE
- 82AAruba or TahitiISLANDRESORT
- 85AWhat businessmen must often doTIESATIE
- 87ASquadTEAM
- 88ALoan guarantorSURETY
- 89AUnmannerly guyCAD
- 90ASubdued greenMOSS
- 91AImprovise orallyADLIB
- 93AJargon suffixESE
- 94ABaby food dessertTAPIOCA
- 97AGot hitchedWED
- 99ARequireMAKEMANDATORY
- 105AVictorian prime ministerDISRAELI
- 110AShredded, with "up"TORE
- 111ANeth. neighborGER
- 112AFormer OPEC stateUAE
- 113APictures' proverbial worthATHOUSANDWORDS
- 116ANissan sedanSENTRA
- 118ATour of dutySTINT
- 119APanicFREAKOUT
- 120APete of folk musicSEEGER
- 121AComposer CarmichaelHOAGY
- 122AStop sign shadeFIERYRED
- 123AWhat the eight longest answers shareANDOR
- 1DScroungerMOOCH
- 2DCome out withUTTER
- 3DCost-of-living no.CPI
- 4DLake __ City, AZHAVASU
- 5DSingle-named folk singerODETTA
- 6DPart of UCLALOS
- 7DChantedINTONED
- 8DSpiral-horned antelopesELANDS
- 9DInfamous investment fraudsterPONZI
- 10DBull-riding venueRODEO
- 11DGives approval forOKS
- 12DMosquito stoppersNETS
- 13DSuffix for smackEROO
- 14DStore staffCLERKS
- 15DEmbrace, as inconvenienceLEANINTO
- 16DApproximatelyORSO
- 17DNot worth discussingMOOT
- 18DKnotty woodPINE
- 19DClimate control, for shortHVAC
- 24DToys __ (store chain)RUS
- 27DCut up finelyMINCE
- 31DSide by sideINTANDEM
- 32DBattery fluidACID
- 33DOrange exteriorRIND
- 37DAudiblyOUTLOUD
- 38DLay __ (assert ownership of)CLAIMTO
- 40DEerie ambienceAURA
- 41DStone Age toonFRED
- 42DAnnulUNDO
- 43DWild guessesSTABS
- 44DUnleash uponLETAT
- 45DHole __ (golfer's dream)INONE
- 47DTropical treePALM
- 48DGoalEND
- 49D"Pencils down!"TIME
- 52DFamily gatheringREUNION
- 53DYahoo! rivalMSN
- 54DAlso-ran of fableHARE
- 55DLearning experiencesLESSONS
- 57DKnocks on the nogginBOPS
- 61D"No kidding!"ITSTRUE
- 62DJune honoreesFATHERS
- 63DGrannyNANA
- 64DBawl outSCREAMAT
- 67DPucker-inducingTART
- 69DExpand onADDTO
- 70DPhilbin of TVREGIS
- 71DSets looseFREES
- 73DJune honoreesDADS
- 74DGolfer McIlroyRORY
- 75DHomer's bartenderMOE
- 76DTequila cocktail, for shortRITA
- 77DPre-ownedUSED
- 78DIsraeli carrierELAL
- 80D105-Down counterpartDOT
- 83D"Do you doubt me?"AMIWRONG
- 84DAppear to beSEEM
- 85DSpanish appetizerTAPA
- 86DPicking from a lineupIDING
- 89DWas now payableCAMEDUE
- 92DAesthete's appreciationBEAUTY
- 94DBig bratTERROR
- 95DBlack Sea portODESSA
- 96DLurchCAREEN
- 98D__ Moines, IADES
- 100DDoing battleATWAR
- 101DEccentricKOOKY
- 102DMoney spentOUTGO
- 103DHarder to findRARER
- 104DNumber on class ringsYEAR
- 105DTelegraphy symbolDASH
- 106D"So what's __ you?"ITTO
- 107DBranch of IslamSHIA
- 108DGuffaw, informallyLAFF
- 109DCross inscriptionINRI
- 114DLow gradeDEE
- 115DNorm: Abbr.STD
- 117DHomer's neighborNED
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