Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, July 31, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, July 31, 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
- 1Party staple
- 4Burger topper
- 8What's kept in many kegs
- 12BC abuts it
- 13Biscotti flavoring
- 14Pair of matching socks
- 16Make known
- 17Rope-game style
- 19"It can wait"
- 21Can
- 22Driver's warning
- 24Words before many words
- 25John __ (the Lone Ranger)
- 26True grit
- 28Toon hunter
- 31We, to Henri
- 34Converges on
- 37800+ episode franchise
- 38Urban circler
- 40Start to stop
- 41Tiny role
- 43Diploma feature
- 44Texter's farewell
- 45Class handout
- 47Flaky mineral
- 49Muzzle
- 51A must
- 57Stealthily
- 59Jersey City, Greenwich, etc.
- 60Iffy
- 62Tablet holding
- 63Beyond unexpected
- 64Source of sea salt
- 65Green space
- 66Fake fur advocate
- 67Get caught
- 68What five Across answers share
Down
- 1Artemis equivalent
- 2Bad apples or sour grapes
- 3Medicare segment
- 4Mountainous demarcation
- 5Watson in Elementary
- 6Comparably sized
- 7Anthony Hopkins, by birth
- 8Cinephile resource
- 9Imperiled heroine of silents
- 10Banquet hall valet, e.g.
- 11Schools of thought
- 13Fawn over
- 15Evacuation order
- 18Gets down
- 20Extreme aficionado
- 23Pedestaled figures
- 27Whichever
- 28TV monitor
- 29Syfy sister channel
- 30Dollar Tree ancestor
- 32Onetime Navaho foe
- 33Pundit
- 35Contemporary of Andy and Jasper
- 36Long-running satire staple
- 38Lady Gaga accessory
- 39Tire shop task
- 42Showcase
- 44"Gotta run!"
- 46Speck
- 48"Sleeping Prophet" Edgar
- 49Great expectation
- 50Intl. delegate
- 52National anthem artillery
- 53Get down
- 54Brand of brush heads
- 55Drive off
- 56Bother vocally
- 58Hearing statement
- 61Ricardo's relative
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "CRUNCH TIME".
All 76 answers
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- 1AParty stapleDIP
- 4ABurger topperSLAW
- 8AWhat's kept in many kegsIPAS
- 12ABC abuts itIDA
- 13ABiscotti flavoringANISE
- 14APair of matching socksMATES
- 16AMake knownAIR
- 17ARope-game styleDOUBLEDUTCH
- 19A"It can wait"NOTNOW
- 21ACanISABLETO
- 22ADriver's warningAMBERLIGHT
- 24AWords before many wordsINSO
- 25AJohn __ (the Lone Ranger)REID
- 26ATrue gritSAND
- 28AToon hunterFUDD
- 31AWe, to HenriNOUS
- 34AConverges onNEARS
- 37A800+ episode franchiseCSI
- 38AUrban circlerBELTWAY
- 40AStart to stopNON
- 41ATiny roleCAMEO
- 43ADiploma featureSEAL
- 44ATexter's farewellTTYL
- 45AClass handoutEXAM
- 47AFlaky mineralMICA
- 49AMuzzleHUSH
- 51AA mustOBLIGATORY
- 57AStealthilyONTIPTOE
- 59AJersey City, Greenwich, etc.NYAREA
- 60AIffyPROBLEMATIC
- 62ATablet holdingAPP
- 63ABeyond unexpectedEERIE
- 64ASource of sea saltBRINE
- 65AGreen spaceLEA
- 66AFake fur advocatePETA
- 67AGet caughtSNAG
- 68AWhat five Across answers shareBLT
- 1DArtemis equivalentDIANA
- 2DBad apples or sour grapesIDIOM
- 3DMedicare segmentPARTB
- 4DMountainous demarcationSNOWLINE
- 5DWatson in ElementaryLIU
- 6DComparably sizedASBIG
- 7DAnthony Hopkins, by birthWELSH
- 8DCinephile resourceIMDB
- 9DImperiled heroine of silentsPAULINE
- 10DBanquet hall valet, e.g.ATTENDANT
- 11DSchools of thoughtSECTS
- 13DFawn overADORE
- 15DEvacuation orderSHOO
- 18DGets downEATS
- 20DExtreme aficionadoNERD
- 23DPedestaled figuresIDOLS
- 27DWhicheverANY
- 28DTV monitorFCC
- 29DSyfy sister channelUSA
- 30DDollar Tree ancestorDIMESTORE
- 32DOnetime Navaho foeUTE
- 33DPunditSWAMI
- 35DContemporary of Andy and JasperROY
- 36DLong-running satire stapleSNL
- 38DLady Gaga accessoryBOA
- 39DTire shop taskALIGNING
- 42DShowcaseEXHIBIT
- 44D"Gotta run!"TATA
- 46DSpeckMOTE
- 48D"Sleeping Prophet" EdgarCAYCE
- 49DGreat expectationHOPE
- 50DIntl. delegateUNREP
- 52DNational anthem artilleryBOMBS
- 53DGet downLEARN
- 54DBrand of brush headsORALB
- 55DDrive offREPEL
- 56DBother vocallyYAPAT
- 58DHearing statementPLEA
- 61DRicardo's relativeTIA
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The Friday, July 31, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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