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Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, July 28, 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

  • 1Chauffeur-driven cars
  • 6Be a retailer of
  • 10Spaniels and poodles
  • 14Central Florida city
  • 15Cleveland's lake
  • 16Smooth out
  • 17Side dish from the oven
  • 19Spare-rib discard
  • 20Poor movie rating
  • 21Title for a lawyer
  • 23Region
  • 25Lower than
  • 26Meaty entree
  • 32Fraction of a pound
  • 33Good-hearted
  • 34Army cops: Abbr.
  • 37Allow to borrow
  • 38Melted together, as metals
  • 40Life sci.
  • 41Cavity filler's deg.
  • 42Gang's territory
  • 43Electric car company
  • 44Side dish from a farm stand
  • 47Overstuff
  • 50Judge's gown
  • 51Load again, as a web page
  • 54Wine in Italian sauces
  • 59Suffix for kitchen
  • 60Seedy-fruit dessert
  • 62Matures
  • 63Colorful eye part
  • 64Agree to join
  • 65Puts on, as clothing
  • 66Department that may sell tuxedos
  • 67Pebble or boulder

Down

  • 1Southwestern wolf
  • 2"Not if __ help it!"
  • 3Manufacture
  • 4Spanish cheers
  • 5Sorrowful story
  • 6Become angry
  • 7Historical period
  • 8Row of a poem
  • 9Not as expensive
  • 10Show to be false
  • 11Egg-shaped
  • 12Any music category
  • 13Sinister smile
  • 18Unadorned
  • 22Campus courtyard
  • 24Requests, as assistance
  • 26Olympic winner's medal
  • 27Regretted
  • 28Rural hotels
  • 29Watch display, for short
  • 30Office neckwear
  • 31Conclude
  • 34"Other" category: Abbr.
  • 35Sport with ponies
  • 36Thick slice
  • 38Cat's coat
  • 39Large coffee dispenser
  • 40Hive dweller
  • 42Carryall bag
  • 43Lunchbox soup container
  • 44Tender touch
  • 45"Easy to clean" ad claim
  • 46Type of ski lift
  • 47Whole wheat or rye
  • 48Turn loose
  • 49On a regular basis
  • 52Do pool laps
  • 53Tortoise's rival, in fable
  • 55Labor Day mo.
  • 56Voice above tenor
  • 57"Tender" beef cut
  • 58Diarist __ Frank
  • 61Metal in bronze

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 12 letters and is 26-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "BARBECUE MENU".

All 78 answers

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  • 1AChauffeur-driven carsLIMOS
  • 6ABe a retailer ofSELL
  • 10ASpaniels and poodlesDOGS
  • 14ACentral Florida cityOCALA
  • 15ACleveland's lakeERIE
  • 16ASmooth outEVEN
  • 17ASide dish from the ovenBAKEDBEANS
  • 19ASpare-rib discardBONE
  • 20APoor movie ratingONESTAR
  • 21ATitle for a lawyerESQUIRE
  • 23ARegionAREA
  • 25ALower thanUNDER
  • 26AMeaty entreeGRILLEDSTEAK
  • 32AFraction of a poundOUNCE
  • 33AGood-heartedKIND
  • 34AArmy cops: Abbr.MPS
  • 37AAllow to borrowLEND
  • 38AMelted together, as metalsFUSED
  • 40ALife sci.BIOL
  • 41ACavity filler's deg.DDS
  • 42AGang's territoryTURF
  • 43AElectric car companyTESLA
  • 44ASide dish from a farm standCORNONTHECOB
  • 47AOverstuffBLOAT
  • 50AJudge's gownROBE
  • 51ALoad again, as a web pageREFRESH
  • 54AWine in Italian saucesMARSALA
  • 59ASuffix for kitchenETTE
  • 60ASeedy-fruit dessertWATERMELON
  • 62AMaturesAGES
  • 63AColorful eye partIRIS
  • 64AAgree to joinOPTIN
  • 65APuts on, as clothingDONS
  • 66ADepartment that may sell tuxedosMENS
  • 67APebble or boulderSTONE
  • 1DSouthwestern wolfLOBO
  • 2D"Not if __ help it!"ICAN
  • 3DManufactureMAKE
  • 4DSpanish cheersOLES
  • 5DSorrowful storySADTALE
  • 6DBecome angrySEERED
  • 7DHistorical periodERA
  • 8DRow of a poemLINE
  • 9DNot as expensiveLESS
  • 10DShow to be falseDEBUNK
  • 11DEgg-shapedOVOID
  • 12DAny music categoryGENRE
  • 13DSinister smileSNEER
  • 18DUnadornedBARE
  • 22DCampus courtyardQUAD
  • 24DRequests, as assistanceASKSFOR
  • 26DOlympic winner's medalGOLD
  • 27DRegrettedRUED
  • 28DRural hotelsINNS
  • 29DWatch display, for shortLCD
  • 30DOffice neckwearTIE
  • 31DConcludeEND
  • 34D"Other" category: Abbr.MISC
  • 35DSport with poniesPOLO
  • 36DThick sliceSLAB
  • 38DCat's coatFUR
  • 39DLarge coffee dispenserURN
  • 40DHive dwellerBEE
  • 42DCarryall bagTOTE
  • 43DLunchbox soup containerTHERMOS
  • 44DTender touchCARESS
  • 45D"Easy to clean" ad claimNOMESS
  • 46DType of ski liftTBAR
  • 47DWhole wheat or ryeBREAD
  • 48DTurn looseLETGO
  • 49DOn a regular basisOFTEN
  • 52DDo pool lapsSWIM
  • 53DTortoise's rival, in fableHARE
  • 55DLabor Day mo.SEPT
  • 56DVoice above tenorALTO
  • 57D"Tender" beef cutLOIN
  • 58DDiarist __ FrankANNE
  • 61DMetal in bronzeTIN

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