Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, July 17, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Female Justice before Elena
- 6Bantu warrior chief __ Zulu
- 11LXIV years before Hastings
- 14Discharges
- 15Auto racing's "Intimidator"
- 17Year-end poem setting BEFORE 18-Across
- 18See 17-Across
- 19Hankering
- 21Carmen character
- 22High rollers' preference
- 25FL-to-CA road
- 26Caution adage BEFORE 29-Across
- 29See 26-Across
- 31Top tier's elite
- 33Many Yankee fans
- 34Common exec deg.
- 37Snow globes of a sort
- 39Arms of swashbucklers
- 41Starfish arm
- 42Yellowish brown
- 46Sheets of stamps
- 47See 49-Across
- 49Message on a top-secret document AFTER 47-Across
- 50Well-being
- 53Frequent Antiques Roadshow item
- 55Visibly furious
- 57Passes in pronunciation
- 60NFL conversion AFTER 63-Across
- 63See 60-Across
- 65Where indie films are fare
- 66Arm's __ nerve
- 67Red Sox great's nickname
- 68Trenching tool
- 69What can go before "glass"
Down
- 1JFK, in the '50s
- 2Pass over
- 3Coming soon, to Shelley
- 4Less-than-confident comment
- 5What can go before "physics"
- 6Grapefruit portion
- 7"Dream on!"
- 8Pirate plaint
- 9Persons working with wool
- 10"Oh, of course"
- 11Big Apple mascot
- 12Challenge preamble
- 13"Your show is starting"
- 16What to take on memory lane
- 20Not to be trusted
- 23Overly, to Octavio
- 24Tact tail
- 26Hideout
- 27Common Russian prename
- 28Overly smooth
- 30Pronto
- 32Casino tip
- 34Yelp link
- 35Harris tale title
- 36Focused grp.
- 38Got it together
- 40Term of endearment
- 43Busyness
- 44Young fox
- 45High-powered
- 47Weigh-in stat
- 48Form of shampoo
- 50Thai shish kebab
- 51Greek square of old
- 52Stumblebum
- 54Turn to confetti
- 56They resemble P's
- 58Austrian article
- 59Chips and pretzels. in ads
- 61Madrid's Mama Bear
- 62Amalgamate
- 64Olympians' big challenge, for short
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 34 across and 42 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 15-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "BEFORE AND AFTER".
All 76 answers
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- 1AFemale Justice before ElenaSONIA
- 6ABantu warrior chief __ ZuluSHAKA
- 11ALXIV years before HastingsMII
- 14ADischargesEMITS
- 15AAuto racing's "Intimidator"EARNHARDT
- 17AYear-end poem setting BEFORE 18-AcrossNIGHT
- 18ASee 17-AcrossCHRISTMAS
- 19AHankeringTHIRST
- 21ACarmen characterTORERO
- 22AHigh rollers' preferenceNOLIMIT
- 25AFL-to-CA roadITEN
- 26ACaution adage BEFORE 29-AcrossLOOK
- 29ASee 26-AcrossYOULEAP
- 31ATop tier's eliteALIST
- 33AMany Yankee fansNYERS
- 34ACommon exec deg.MBA
- 37ASnow globes of a sortIGLOOS
- 39AArms of swashbucklersSABERS
- 41AStarfish armRAY
- 42AYellowish brownKHAKI
- 46ASheets of stampsPANES
- 47ASee 49-AcrossREADING
- 49AMessage on a top-secret document AFTER 47-AcrossBURN
- 50AWell-beingSAKE
- 53AFrequent Antiques Roadshow itemPOTTERY
- 55AVisibly furiousAGLARE
- 57APasses in pronunciationELIDES
- 60ANFL conversion AFTER 63-AcrossTOUCHDOWN
- 63ASee 60-AcrossPOINT
- 65AWhere indie films are fareARTHOUSES
- 66AArm's __ nerveULNAR
- 67ARed Sox great's nicknameYAZ
- 68ATrenching toolSPADE
- 69AWhat can go before "glass"PLEXI
- 1DJFK, in the '50sSEN
- 2DPass overOMIT
- 3DComing soon, to ShelleyNIGH
- 4DLess-than-confident commentITHINKSO
- 5DWhat can go before "physics"ASTRO
- 6DGrapefruit portionSECTION
- 7D"Dream on!"HAH
- 8DPirate plaintARR
- 9DPersons working with woolKNITTERS
- 10D"Oh, of course"AHSO
- 11DBig Apple mascotMRMET
- 12DChallenge preambleIDARE
- 13D"Your show is starting"ITSON
- 16DWhat to take on memory laneATRIP
- 20DNot to be trustedSLY
- 23DOverly, to OctavioMUY
- 24DTact tailILE
- 26DHideoutLAIR
- 27DCommon Russian prenameOLGA
- 28DOverly smoothOILY
- 30DProntoASAP
- 32DCasino tipTOKE
- 34DYelp linkMENU
- 35DHarris tale titleBRER
- 36DFocused grp.ASSN
- 38DGot it togetherSHAPEDUP
- 40DTerm of endearmentBABYDOLL
- 43DBusynessADO
- 44DYoung foxKIT
- 45DHigh-poweredINTENSE
- 47DWeigh-in statREACH
- 48DForm of shampooGEL
- 50DThai shish kebabSATAY
- 51DGreek square of oldAGORA
- 52DStumblebumKLUTZ
- 54DTurn to confettiRIPUP
- 56DThey resemble P'sRHOS
- 58DAustrian articleEINE
- 59DChips and pretzels. in adsSNAX
- 61DMadrid's Mama BearOSA
- 62DAmalgamateWED
- 64DOlympians' big challenge, for shortTRI
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