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Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Wednesday, July 15, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, July 15, 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

  • 1Kindergarten basics
  • 5Linguine or ziti
  • 10Comic book punches
  • 14Plumbing problem to "plug"
  • 15Oversized reference book
  • 16Each, informally
  • 17Music group with bows
  • 20Grain in Cheerios
  • 21Woodwind suffix for bass
  • 22Perfume sample bottle
  • 23Root beer and cola
  • 25Neat and orderly
  • 26Athletic group on a diamond
  • 31Leaves a highway
  • 32"Now I see!"
  • 33Stately trees
  • 37Assist
  • 38Do-nothing person
  • 40Dine or nosh
  • 41Pre-owned
  • 43Piglet's hopping pal
  • 44Waltz or tango
  • 46Performing group of several stars
  • 50Mideast carrier
  • 52Closes, as envelopes
  • 53Plaid fabric from India
  • 56ummer hrs. in NY
  • 5715-Across item
  • 60Group competing in a word-forming board game
  • 63Strauss of jeans
  • 64River's flood barrier
  • 6524-hr. cash sources
  • 66Number on a birth certificate
  • 67Vaselike water pitchers
  • 68Ship's pole

Down

  • 1"In addition..."
  • 2Phi __ Kappa
  • 3Vehicle in supermarkets
  • 4Glide down snow
  • 5Chinese temple
  • 6Without a musical key
  • 7Camera variety: Abbr.
  • 8Diplomatic skill
  • 9Tennis great Arthur
  • 10Any entertaining hobby
  • 11Chose, with "for"
  • 12Be fretful
  • 13Resort with saunas
  • 18Rookie gamers
  • 19This: Sp.
  • 23Fully ready
  • 24Races down snow
  • 26Boyfriend
  • 27Earth's rotation line
  • 28Beans or broccoli
  • 29Fill in __ blank
  • 30Auditory organ
  • 34Director Dunham or singer Horne
  • 35Apple computers
  • 36Editor's "don't delete"
  • 38Tax collection agcy.
  • 39Female deer
  • 42Radio silence
  • 44Triangular river formation
  • 45Cooling appliances: Abbr.
  • 47Workers' rights agcy.
  • 48Electronic pager
  • 49Serves, as soup
  • 50Banquet host
  • 51Butterfly-to-be
  • 54Up to a task
  • 55Whole bunch (of)
  • 57"Simple Simon __ pieman..."
  • 58Limbs within sleeves
  • 59Attention-getting sound
  • 60Cunning
  • 61First mother
  • 62Sweet potato

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 43 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "GROUPS AT WORK".

All 78 answers

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  • 1AKindergarten basicsABCS
  • 5ALinguine or zitiPASTA
  • 10AComic book punchesPOWS
  • 14APlumbing problem to "plug"LEAK
  • 15AOversized reference bookATLAS
  • 16AEach, informallyAPOP
  • 17AMusic group with bowsSTRINGORCHESTRA
  • 20AGrain in CheeriosOAT
  • 21AWoodwind suffix for bassOON
  • 22APerfume sample bottleTESTER
  • 23ARoot beer and colaSODAS
  • 25ANeat and orderlyTIDY
  • 26AAthletic group on a diamondBASEBALLTEAM
  • 31ALeaves a highwayEXITS
  • 32A"Now I see!"AHA
  • 33AStately treesELMS
  • 37AAssistAID
  • 38ADo-nothing personIDLER
  • 40ADine or noshEAT
  • 41APre-ownedUSED
  • 43APiglet's hopping palROO
  • 44AWaltz or tangoDANCE
  • 46APerforming group of several starsENSEMBLECAST
  • 50AMideast carrierELAL
  • 52ACloses, as envelopesSEALS
  • 53APlaid fabric from IndiaMADRAS
  • 56Aummer hrs. in NYEDT
  • 57A15-Across itemMAP
  • 60AGroup competing in a word-forming board gameSCRABBLEPLAYERS
  • 63AStrauss of jeansLEVI
  • 64ARiver's flood barrierLEVEE
  • 65A24-hr. cash sourcesATMS
  • 66ANumber on a birth certificateYEAR
  • 67AVaselike water pitchersEWERS
  • 68AShip's poleMAST
  • 1D"In addition..."ALSO
  • 2DPhi __ KappaBETA
  • 3DVehicle in supermarketsCART
  • 4DGlide down snowSKI
  • 5DChinese templePAGODA
  • 6DWithout a musical keyATONAL
  • 7DCamera variety: Abbr.SLR
  • 8DDiplomatic skillTACT
  • 9DTennis great ArthurASHE
  • 10DAny entertaining hobbyPASTIME
  • 11DChose, with "for"OPTED
  • 12DBe fretfulWORRY
  • 13DResort with saunasSPA
  • 18DRookie gamersNOOBS
  • 19DThis: Sp.ESTA
  • 23DFully readySET
  • 24DRaces down snowSLALOMS
  • 26DBoyfriendBEAU
  • 27DEarth's rotation lineAXIS
  • 28DBeans or broccoliSIDE
  • 29DFill in __ blankTHE
  • 30DAuditory organEAR
  • 34DDirector Dunham or singer HorneLENA
  • 35DApple computersMACS
  • 36DEditor's "don't delete"STET
  • 38DTax collection agcy.IRS
  • 39DFemale deerDOE
  • 42DRadio silenceDEADAIR
  • 44DTriangular river formationDELTA
  • 45DCooling appliances: Abbr.ACS
  • 47DWorkers' rights agcy.NLRB
  • 48DElectronic pagerBEEPER
  • 49DServes, as soupLADLES
  • 50DBanquet hostEMCEE
  • 51DButterfly-to-beLARVA
  • 54DUp to a taskABLE
  • 55DWhole bunch (of)SLEW
  • 57D"Simple Simon __ pieman..."META
  • 58DLimbs within sleevesARMS
  • 59DAttention-getting soundPSST
  • 60DCunningSLY
  • 61DFirst motherEVE
  • 62DSweet potatoYAM

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