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Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Wednesday, July 8, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, July 8, 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

  • 1Coin toss
  • 5Word-of-mouth
  • 9Fence's entryway
  • 13Solemn pledge
  • 14French father
  • 15French school
  • 17HAPPY __ (unplanned, fortunate events)
  • 19Court event
  • 20Remark of indifference
  • 21Change for a $5 bill
  • 22Oysters' exteriors
  • 23Rule, for short
  • 24Lambs' moms
  • 25BIRTHDAY __ (bounce house, for example)
  • 30That woman
  • 33Vicinity
  • 34Not the usual
  • 36Give off, as light
  • 37Casino city, for short
  • 39Female garment of India
  • 40Short piano piece
  • 42Ticklish Muppet
  • 43EMT's destinations
  • 44TO __ ("That's an understatement")
  • 48Luau dance
  • 49Before, in poetry
  • 50"Great blue" water birds
  • 53Grandma
  • 54Mileage rating org.
  • 57Anxious feeling
  • 58YOU __ ("Anything is possible")
  • 60Oregon's capital
  • 61Iowa college city
  • 62Distinctive scent
  • 63Sandwich shop
  • 64Talk show emcee
  • 65Very pale

Down

  • 1Beer's froth
  • 2Shoestring
  • 3Urge to scratch
  • 4__ Beta Kappa
  • 5Season's first game
  • 6Go back on a promise
  • 7Painting, sculpting, etc.
  • 8__ Miz
  • 9Obtain assistance
  • 10Farmland measures
  • 11Work very hard
  • 12Mideast airline
  • 16Overhead trains
  • 18Fish friend of 53-Down
  • 22Convinces to decide
  • 24Short-music suffix
  • 25Bel __ cheese
  • 26Jouster's garb
  • 27Harness straps
  • 28"So long!"
  • 29Pester constantly
  • 30La __ (Milan opera house)
  • 31Does damage to
  • 32Poet T.S.
  • 35"That makes sense now"
  • 37Small glass bottles
  • 38Irish New Age singer
  • 41Enormous sea wave
  • 45Throws with great effort
  • 46Novelist Hemingway
  • 47Shakespearean monarch
  • 48Urban lodging
  • 50Owns
  • 51Old-timey "Oh, my!"
  • 52Make angry
  • 53Fish "found" in a Pixar film
  • 54Finales
  • 55Bear pal of Piglet
  • 56Not quite right
  • 58Informal refusal
  • 59RV stopover franchise

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 25-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "LIGHT THE CANDLES".

All 78 answers

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  • 1ACoin tossFLIP
  • 5AWord-of-mouthORAL
  • 9AFence's entrywayGATE
  • 13ASolemn pledgeOATH
  • 14AFrench fatherPERE
  • 15AFrench schoolECOLE
  • 17AHAPPY __ (unplanned, fortunate events)ACCIDENTS
  • 19ACourt eventTRIAL
  • 20ARemark of indifferenceMEH
  • 21AChange for a $5 billONES
  • 22AOysters' exteriorsSHELLS
  • 23ARule, for shortREG
  • 24ALambs' momsEWES
  • 25ABIRTHDAY __ (bounce house, for example)PARTYRENTAL
  • 30AThat womanSHE
  • 33AVicinityAREA
  • 34ANot the usualATYPICAL
  • 36AGive off, as lightEMIT
  • 37ACasino city, for shortVEGAS
  • 39AFemale garment of IndiaSARI
  • 40AShort piano pieceSONATINA
  • 42ATicklish MuppetELMO
  • 43AEMT's destinationsERS
  • 44ATO __ ("That's an understatement")SAYTHELEAST
  • 48ALuau danceHULA
  • 49ABefore, in poetryERE
  • 50A"Great blue" water birdsHERONS
  • 53AGrandmaNANA
  • 54AMileage rating org.EPA
  • 57AAnxious feelingAGITA
  • 58AYOU __ ("Anything is possible")NEVERKNOW
  • 60AOregon's capitalSALEM
  • 61AIowa college cityAMES
  • 62ADistinctive scentODOR
  • 63ASandwich shopDELI
  • 64ATalk show emceeHOST
  • 65AVery paleASHY
  • 1DBeer's frothFOAM
  • 2DShoestringLACE
  • 3DUrge to scratchITCH
  • 4D__ Beta KappaPHI
  • 5DSeason's first gameOPENER
  • 6DGo back on a promiseRENEGE
  • 7DPainting, sculpting, etc.ARTS
  • 8D__ MizLES
  • 9DObtain assistanceGETHELP
  • 10DFarmland measuresACRES
  • 11DWork very hardTOIL
  • 12DMideast airlineELAL
  • 16DOverhead trainsELS
  • 18DFish friend of 53-DownDORY
  • 22DConvinces to decideSWAYS
  • 24DShort-music suffixETTA
  • 25DBel __ cheesePAESE
  • 26DJouster's garbARMOR
  • 27DHarness strapsREINS
  • 28D"So long!"TATA
  • 29DPester constantlyNAGAT
  • 30DLa __ (Milan opera house)SCALA
  • 31DDoes damage toHARMS
  • 32DPoet T.S.ELIOT
  • 35D"That makes sense now"ISEE
  • 37DSmall glass bottlesVIALS
  • 38DIrish New Age singerENYA
  • 41DEnormous sea waveTSUNAMI
  • 45DThrows with great effortHEAVES
  • 46DNovelist HemingwayERNEST
  • 47DShakespearean monarchLEAR
  • 48DUrban lodgingHOTEL
  • 50DOwnsHAS
  • 51DOld-timey "Oh, my!"EGAD
  • 52DMake angryRILE
  • 53DFish "found" in a Pixar filmNEMO
  • 54DFinalesENDS
  • 55DBear pal of PigletPOOH
  • 56DNot quite rightAWRY
  • 58DInformal refusalNAH
  • 59DRV stopover franchiseKOA

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