Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, July 6, 2026
Monday, July 6, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, July 6, 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
- 1Picture-hanging surface
- 5Plant stalk
- 9Bump on a toad
- 13A Great Lake
- 14Unclothed
- 15Grain storage towers
- 16Seed holders that drop from evergreen trees
- 18Dracula's outer garment
- 19Body art, for short
- 20Venue for boxing
- 21Unpleasant smells
- 22Raised, as livestock
- 23Cream-filled pastries
- 24Leg joints
- 26Gem from an oyster
- 28Is dressed in
- 29Cabbie's vehicle
- 30Norway's capital
- 34__ to the throne (the next to reign)
- 35Gave employment to
- 36Lacking strength
- 37Merely
- 38Tiny pests at a picnic
- 39Enjoys a novel
- 40Flashes of lightning
- 42Early birds' catches
- 43Dwarf planet beyond Neptune
- 45Animals that oink
- 46Don't match, as colors
- 47Stood up
- 49Floor-washing tool
- 52Wood-shaping machine
- 53Pizza toppings that grow in damp ground
- 55More frosty
- 56"What __ is new?"
- 57Pub beverages
- 58Ballpoints, for example
- 59Requirement
- 60Tenant's payment
Down
- 1Sobbed
- 2Opera solo
- 3Clothes dryer fuzz
- 4Movie director Spike
- 5Sleeps noisily
- 6Adjusted, as guitar strings
- 7Adam and Eve's garden
- 8Flat-topped elevation
- 9"Untamed" blooms visited by bees
- 10Emotionally distant
- 11Lion sounds
- 12Sounds of disapproval
- 15Scrub vigorously
- 17Gives a darn
- 22Shrubs that grow small fruit
- 23Settled a debt
- 24Sharp, as eyesight
- 25Hammer's target
- 26Actors' roles
- 27Former spouses
- 28"What person?" question
- 29Slight coloring
- 31Line of stitches
- 32Young boys
- 33Grants permission for
- 35Angelic circle of light
- 39Pilot's "Understood"
- 41Turn the __ cheek
- 42Hoped (for)
- 43"There's no __ like home"
- 44Vatican City language
- 45Sheriff's search party
- 46Snip off, as coupons
- 47Prayer ending
- 48Regulation
- 49Small burrowing mammal
- 50Prophetic sign
- 51Attention-getting whisper
- 54Rowboat implement
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 9-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "FOREST FINDS".
All 78 answers
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- 1APicture-hanging surfaceWALL
- 5APlant stalkSTEM
- 9ABump on a toadWART
- 13AA Great LakeERIE
- 14AUnclothedNUDE
- 15AGrain storage towersSILOS
- 16ASeed holders that drop from evergreen treesPINECONES
- 18ADracula's outer garmentCLOAK
- 19ABody art, for shortTAT
- 20AVenue for boxingARENA
- 21AUnpleasant smellsODORS
- 22ARaised, as livestockBRED
- 23ACream-filled pastriesPUFFS
- 24ALeg jointsKNEES
- 26AGem from an oysterPEARL
- 28AIs dressed inWEARS
- 29ACabbie's vehicleTAXI
- 30ANorway's capitalOSLO
- 34A__ to the throne (the next to reign)HEIR
- 35AGave employment toHIRED
- 36ALacking strengthWEAK
- 37AMerelyONLY
- 38ATiny pests at a picnicANTS
- 39AEnjoys a novelREADS
- 40AFlashes of lightningBOLTS
- 42AEarly birds' catchesWORMS
- 43ADwarf planet beyond NeptunePLUTO
- 45AAnimals that oinkPIGS
- 46ADon't match, as colorsCLASH
- 47AStood upAROSE
- 49AFloor-washing toolMOP
- 52AWood-shaping machineLATHE
- 53APizza toppings that grow in damp groundMUSHROOMS
- 55AMore frostyICIER
- 56A"What __ is new?"ELSE
- 57APub beveragesALES
- 58ABallpoints, for examplePENS
- 59ARequirementNEED
- 60ATenant's paymentRENT
- 1DSobbedWEPT
- 2DOpera soloARIA
- 3DClothes dryer fuzzLINT
- 4DMovie director SpikeLEE
- 5DSleeps noisilySNORES
- 6DAdjusted, as guitar stringsTUNED
- 7DAdam and Eve's gardenEDEN
- 8DFlat-topped elevationMESA
- 9D"Untamed" blooms visited by beesWILDFLOWERS
- 10DEmotionally distantALOOF
- 11DLion soundsROARS
- 12DSounds of disapprovalTSKS
- 15DScrub vigorouslySCOUR
- 17DGives a darnCARES
- 22DShrubs that grow small fruitBERRYBUSHES
- 23DSettled a debtPAID
- 24DSharp, as eyesightKEEN
- 25DHammer's targetNAIL
- 26DActors' rolesPARTS
- 27DFormer spousesEXES
- 28D"What person?" questionWHO
- 29DSlight coloringTINT
- 31DLine of stitchesSEAM
- 32DYoung boysLADS
- 33DGrants permission forOKS
- 35DAngelic circle of lightHALO
- 39DPilot's "Understood"ROGER
- 41DTurn the __ cheekOTHER
- 42DHoped (for)WISHED
- 43D"There's no __ like home"PLACE
- 44DVatican City languageLATIN
- 45DSheriff's search partyPOSSE
- 46DSnip off, as couponsCLIP
- 47DPrayer endingAMEN
- 48DRegulationRULE
- 49DSmall burrowing mammalMOLE
- 50DProphetic signOMEN
- 51DAttention-getting whisperPSST
- 54DRowboat implementOAR
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The Monday, July 6, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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