Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, July 16, 2026
Thursday, July 16, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, July 16, 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
- 1Was ahead of
- 4Ish
- 9Fits (with)
- 14Fiery feeling
- 15Small ensembles
- 16Abundance metaphor
- 17Lads
- 19Slow tempo
- 20Turkey, mostly
- 21Chilling
- 23Was too slow to act
- 30Nickname like Bill
- 31Verdi opera based on the Bard
- 32WWII fleet
- 35__-Roman wrestling
- 38Sistine Chapel subject
- 39Being the big kahuna
- 43Bus driver for 1-Down
- 44Calls, long before cells
- 45Turndowns
- 46Grapefruit kin
- 49Mimic a mouse
- 51Bad news for commuters
- 55Pool owner's concern
- 56Skin softener
- 59It's not a good look
- 62Oprah's bestie
- 66Kin of Kim and Kourtney
- 67Online finance company
- 68Powerful suit
- 69Command on a triangle
- 70Blackens with soot
- 71It means "most"
Down
- 1Simpsons saxophonist
- 2Youngest Greek god
- 3Certain sneaker fabric
- 4Muddy space
- 5Shelley's sphere
- 6Sambadrome locale
- 7Tinkered (with)
- 8Positive point
- 9Chicago suburb
- 10Mascot on a slushy drink cup
- 11Founding Father nickname
- 12Erode
- 13__-Caps (candy brand)
- 18Get perfect
- 22Letter on Greek euros
- 24Oblige with an autograph
- 25Delhi wrap
- 26Change for the better
- 27Long past
- 28Landmark near the Crockett Hotel
- 29Heavy reading
- 32Scotch stat
- 33Aquarium swimmer
- 34Lute kin
- 36Pixar software
- 37Inedible 46-Across
- 40Left camp improperly
- 41Bird's wing bone
- 42Unpaid TV spots
- 47Like lemon sharks
- 48Part of the UK
- 50Watered down
- 52What marine biologists watch sharks in
- 53Bailiwick
- 54Piece of the action
- 57Safe stack
- 58Steven Spielberg achievement in February 2026
- 59Soar spot?
- 60Phi follower
- 61Fiesta cry
- 63The person addressed
- 64Pull-up muscle
- 65Recent USCGA grad
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 33 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 39-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "TODAY'S WHETHER".
All 76 answers
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- 1AWas ahead ofLED
- 4AIshSORTA
- 9AFits (with)JIBES
- 14AFiery feelingIRE
- 15ASmall ensemblesTRIOS
- 16AAbundance metaphorOCEAN
- 17ALadsSONNYBOYS
- 19ASlow tempoLENTO
- 20ATurkey, mostlyASIA
- 21AChillingEERIE
- 23AWas too slow to actMISSEDTHEBOAT
- 30ANickname like BillLIAM
- 31AVerdi opera based on the BardOTELLO
- 32AWWII fleetPTS
- 35A__-Roman wrestlingGRECO
- 38ASistine Chapel subjectADAM
- 39ABeing the big kahunaREIGNINGSUPREME
- 43ABus driver for 1-DownOTTO
- 44ACalls, long before cellsDIALS
- 45ATurndownsNOS
- 46AGrapefruit kinORANGE
- 49AMimic a mouseGNAW
- 51ABad news for commutersFAREINCREASES
- 55APool owner's concernALGAE
- 56ASkin softenerALOE
- 59AIt's not a good lookSCOWL
- 62AOprah's bestieGAYLEKING
- 66AKin of Kim and KourtneyKHLOE
- 67AOnline finance companyELOAN
- 68APowerful suitCEO
- 69ACommand on a triangleYIELD
- 70ABlackens with sootSMUTS
- 71AIt means "most"EST
- 1DSimpsons saxophonistLISA
- 2DYoungest Greek godEROS
- 3DCertain sneaker fabricDENIM
- 4DMuddy spaceSTY
- 5DShelley's sphereORB
- 6DSambadrome localeRIO
- 7DTinkered (with)TOYED
- 8DPositive pointASSET
- 9DChicago suburbJOLIET
- 10DMascot on a slushy drink cupICEEBEAR
- 11DFounding Father nicknameBEN
- 12DErodeEAT
- 13D__-Caps (candy brand)SNO
- 18DGet perfectNAIL
- 22DLetter on Greek eurosRHO
- 24DOblige with an autographSIGN
- 25DDelhi wrapSARI
- 26DChange for the betterEMEND
- 27DLong pastOLDEN
- 28DLandmark near the Crockett HotelALAMO
- 29DHeavy readingTOMES
- 32DScotch statPROOF
- 33DAquarium swimmerTETRA
- 34DLute kinSITAR
- 36DPixar softwareCGI
- 37DInedible 46-AcrossOSAGE
- 40DLeft camp improperlyGONEAWOL
- 41DBird's wing boneULNA
- 42DUnpaid TV spotsPSAS
- 47DLike lemon sharksGILLED
- 48DPart of the UKENG
- 50DWatered downWEAK
- 52DWhat marine biologists watch sharks inCAGES
- 53DBailiwickREALM
- 54DPiece of the actionSLICE
- 57DSafe stackONES
- 58DSteven Spielberg achievement in February 2026EGOT
- 59DSoar spot?SKY
- 60DPhi followerCHI
- 61DFiesta cryOLE
- 63DThe person addressedYOU
- 64DPull-up muscleLAT
- 65DRecent USCGA gradENS
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