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Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Tuesday, July 21, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, July 21, 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

  • 1Theater platform
  • 616-oz. measures
  • 9Joke around
  • 13Grannies
  • 14Voice of iPads
  • 15Woodwind instrument
  • 16House's upper storage area
  • 17Messy stack
  • 18Donut's center
  • 19What spaghetti is made with
  • 21Midday
  • 22Peach's center
  • 23Pig's complaints
  • 25Evaluates, with "out"
  • 29With a beach-surface hue
  • 31Highly elegant
  • 32Eve's eldest
  • 34Eight-person band
  • 38Draw with crayons
  • 40Crunchy sandwich, for short
  • 41Insect in a cocoon
  • 42Single-handedly
  • 43Music staff symbol
  • 45Play hide-and-__
  • 46Really small
  • 48Stick (to)
  • 50Tale from Aesop
  • 52Furious feeling
  • 53Strauss of jeans
  • 54Shoes worn by Elvis
  • 61Spoken exam
  • 62Make simpler
  • 63In unison
  • 64Pretrial court payment
  • 65Thin-boned
  • 66Traditional Native American tent
  • 67Two letters in "hello"
  • 68Small child
  • 69Letters before tees

Down

  • 1Ginger cookie
  • 2"Bye-bye!"
  • 3Pantry pests
  • 4Manner of walking
  • 5Make a getaway
  • 6In __ of (replacing)
  • 7Be boastful
  • 8Fluid transfer tube
  • 9A Boy Named Sue" singer
  • 10Paperless novel
  • 11Songs for a single person
  • 12Typical high-schooler
  • 14Took a photo of
  • 20The "D" in CD
  • 24Much-admired person
  • 25Pet shelter org.
  • 26Slightly chilly
  • 27Norway's capital
  • 28Monthly payments for calling and texting
  • 29Nonsensical
  • 30Initial poker payment
  • 33First lessons in reading
  • 35Pine or oak
  • 36"...lived happily __ after"
  • 37Walk off with
  • 39Fishing pole spool
  • 44Cost to ride a bus
  • 47Most recent
  • 49Candidates' discussion
  • 50Untamed, as cats
  • 51To no __ (fruitless)
  • 52Line on a list
  • 53Place for an earring
  • 55Angelic circle
  • 56"What time __?"
  • 57Draws upon
  • 58Police officers, informally
  • 59Leg joint
  • 60Glances at

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 19-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SPENDABLES".

All 78 answers

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  • 1ATheater platformSTAGE
  • 6A16-oz. measuresLBS
  • 9AJoke aroundJEST
  • 13AGranniesNANAS
  • 14AVoice of iPadsSIRI
  • 15AWoodwind instrumentOBOE
  • 16AHouse's upper storage areaATTIC
  • 17AMessy stackHEAP
  • 18ADonut's centerHOLE
  • 19AWhat spaghetti is made withPASTADOUGH
  • 21AMiddayNOON
  • 22APeach's centerPIT
  • 23APig's complaintsOINKS
  • 25AEvaluates, with "out"SCOPES
  • 29AWith a beach-surface hueSANDY
  • 31AHighly elegantPOSH
  • 32AEve's eldestCAIN
  • 34AEight-person bandOCTET
  • 38ADraw with crayonsCOLOR
  • 40ACrunchy sandwich, for shortBLT
  • 41AInsect in a cocoonLARVA
  • 42ASingle-handedlyALONE
  • 43AMusic staff symbolCLEF
  • 45APlay hide-and-__SEEK
  • 46AReally smallEENSY
  • 48AStick (to)ADHERE
  • 50ATale from AesopFABLE
  • 52AFurious feelingIRE
  • 53AStrauss of jeansLEVI
  • 54AShoes worn by ElvisWHITEBUCKS
  • 61ASpoken examORAL
  • 62AMake simplerEASE
  • 63AIn unisonASONE
  • 64APretrial court paymentBAIL
  • 65AThin-bonedSLIM
  • 66ATraditional Native American tentTEPEE
  • 67ATwo letters in "hello"ELLS
  • 68ASmall childTOT
  • 69ALetters before teesESSES
  • 1DGinger cookieSNAP
  • 2D"Bye-bye!"TATA
  • 3DPantry pestsANTS
  • 4DManner of walkingGAIT
  • 5DMake a getawayESCAPE
  • 6DIn __ of (replacing)LIEU
  • 7DBe boastfulBRAG
  • 8DFluid transfer tubeSIPHON
  • 9DA Boy Named Sue" singerJOHNNYCASH
  • 10DPaperless novelEBOOK
  • 11DSongs for a single personSOLOS
  • 12DTypical high-schoolerTEEN
  • 14DTook a photo ofSHOT
  • 20DThe "D" in CDDISC
  • 24DMuch-admired personIDOL
  • 25DPet shelter org.SPCA
  • 26DSlightly chillyCOOL
  • 27DNorway's capitalOSLO
  • 28DMonthly payments for calling and textingPHONEBILLS
  • 29DNonsensicalSILLY
  • 30DInitial poker paymentANTE
  • 33DFirst lessons in readingABCS
  • 35DPine or oakTREE
  • 36D"...lived happily __ after"EVER
  • 37DWalk off withTAKE
  • 39DFishing pole spoolREEL
  • 44DCost to ride a busFARE
  • 47DMost recentNEWEST
  • 49DCandidates' discussionDEBATE
  • 50DUntamed, as catsFERAL
  • 51DTo no __ (fruitless)AVAIL
  • 52DLine on a listITEM
  • 53DPlace for an earringLOBE
  • 55DAngelic circleHALO
  • 56D"What time __?"ISIT
  • 57DDraws uponUSES
  • 58DPolice officers, informallyCOPS
  • 59DLeg jointKNEE
  • 60DGlances atSEES

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