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Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Tuesday, June 16, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, June 16, 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

  • 1Recipe abbr.
  • 5Fresh-mouthed
  • 10Fully confident
  • 14Dwindle slowly
  • 15Make amends
  • 16Fly, to a spider
  • 17"Believe __ not..."
  • 18Breads with pockets
  • 19Up to a task
  • 20Halloween-season narrative
  • 22Thumbs-down votes
  • 23Brown photo tint
  • 24Escorted through the door
  • 26Give a reprimand to
  • 30Appeared to be
  • 33Natural talent
  • 36Unwanted lawn plant
  • 38Bonnie's partner in crime
  • 39Nation s. of Canada
  • 40"Proud as a" bird
  • 42Light brown
  • 43Portion of cake
  • 45Western alliance
  • 46"Good heavens!"
  • 47Long sandwiches
  • 49Not as many
  • 51Northwest Canadian region
  • 53On the __ of (approaching)
  • 57Letter-routing abbr.
  • 59Traditional narrative
  • 63Paint layer
  • 64Type of steak
  • 65Very eager
  • 66Doing nothing
  • 67Knighted singer __ John
  • 68Appoint to a job
  • 69Person taking action
  • 70Sparrows' homes
  • 71Spanish cheers

Down

  • 1Tiny tree branches
  • 2Scrub in a tub
  • 3Nosy person
  • 4Don't give up
  • 5Drains of energy
  • 6Keep __ (persevere)
  • 7__ speak (in a way)
  • 8Hair tangle
  • 9Emphatic agreement
  • 10"Cocker" dog
  • 11Modern-life narrative
  • 12Depend (on)
  • 13Hurricane centers
  • 21Tic-__-toe
  • 25Pack of cards
  • 27Be in debt
  • 28Low-fat, as meat
  • 29Low-power coffee
  • 31Dutch cheese
  • 32Declare false
  • 33Spew forth
  • 34Bit of land in the sea
  • 35Child's bedtime narrative
  • 37Lavish affection (on)
  • 40Sneak a look (at)
  • 41Dairy animal
  • 44Geiger __ (radiation detector)
  • 46Pizzeria herb
  • 48Start to melt
  • 50Day before a holiday
  • 52Of high morals
  • 54Fit for a monarch
  • 55Garden statuette
  • 56Outer borders
  • 57Corrosive liquid
  • 58Well-__ (wealthy)
  • 60Land parcels
  • 61Pretzel shape
  • 62Camera glass

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 20-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "FICTION FOURSOME".

All 78 answers

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  • 1ARecipe abbr.TBSP
  • 5AFresh-mouthedSASSY
  • 10AFully confidentSURE
  • 14ADwindle slowlyWANE
  • 15AMake amendsATONE
  • 16AFly, to a spiderPREY
  • 17A"Believe __ not..."ITOR
  • 18ABreads with pocketsPITAS
  • 19AUp to a taskABLE
  • 20AHalloween-season narrativeGHOSTSTORY
  • 22AThumbs-down votesNAYS
  • 23ABrown photo tintSEPIA
  • 24AEscorted through the doorLEDIN
  • 26AGive a reprimand toSCOLD
  • 30AAppeared to beSEEMED
  • 33ANatural talentGIFT
  • 36AUnwanted lawn plantWEED
  • 38ABonnie's partner in crimeCLYDE
  • 39ANation s. of CanadaUSA
  • 40A"Proud as a" birdPEACOCK
  • 42ALight brownTAN
  • 43APortion of cakeSLICE
  • 45AWestern allianceNATO
  • 46A"Good heavens!"OHMY
  • 47ALong sandwichesHEROES
  • 49ANot as manyFEWER
  • 51ANorthwest Canadian regionYUKON
  • 53AOn the __ of (approaching)VERGE
  • 57ALetter-routing abbr.ATTN
  • 59ATraditional narrativeFOLKLEGEND
  • 63APaint layerCOAT
  • 64AType of steakTBONE
  • 65AVery eagerAGOG
  • 66ADoing nothingIDLE
  • 67AKnighted singer __ JohnELTON
  • 68AAppoint to a jobNAME
  • 69APerson taking actionDOER
  • 70ASparrows' homesNESTS
  • 71ASpanish cheersOLES
  • 1DTiny tree branchesTWIGS
  • 2DScrub in a tubBATHE
  • 3DNosy personSNOOP
  • 4DDon't give upPERSIST
  • 5DDrains of energySAPS
  • 6DKeep __ (persevere)ATIT
  • 7D__ speak (in a way)SOTO
  • 8DHair tangleSNARL
  • 9DEmphatic agreementYESYES
  • 10D"Cocker" dogSPANIEL
  • 11DModern-life narrativeURBANMYTH
  • 12DDepend (on)RELY
  • 13DHurricane centersEYES
  • 21DTic-__-toeTAC
  • 25DPack of cardsDECK
  • 27DBe in debtOWE
  • 28DLow-fat, as meatLEAN
  • 29DLow-power coffeeDECAF
  • 31DDutch cheeseEDAM
  • 32DDeclare falseDENY
  • 33DSpew forthGUSH
  • 34DBit of land in the seaISLE
  • 35DChild's bedtime narrativeFAIRYTALE
  • 37DLavish affection (on)DOTE
  • 40DSneak a look (at)PEEK
  • 41DDairy animalCOW
  • 44DGeiger __ (radiation detector)COUNTER
  • 46DPizzeria herbOREGANO
  • 48DStart to meltSOFTEN
  • 50DDay before a holidayEVE
  • 52DOf high moralsNOBLE
  • 54DFit for a monarchREGAL
  • 55DGarden statuetteGNOME
  • 56DOuter bordersEDGES
  • 57DCorrosive liquidACID
  • 58DWell-__ (wealthy)TODO
  • 60DLand parcelsLOTS
  • 61DPretzel shapeKNOT
  • 62DCamera glassLENS

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