Newsday Crossword Answers for Sunday, June 21, 2026

Sunday, June 21, 2026/144 clues solved

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Across

1"Father of the Blues"
8Prego competitor
12Film snippet
16Minor fuss
19Luau farewell song
20B school subj.
21Dynamic prefix
22Software glitch
23Red-purple wine grape
24Talent show lineup
25Neutral, as a nation
27Need to pay
28Reasoned carefully
31Of stamps and mail
33Finish line
34Common new driver
35Japanese figure skater Ito
38Drink samples
41Long-term reserves
44Unconventional
45"Get back to work!"
49Swiped, as steer
50Cyberspace place
51Linguist Chomsky
52Spread made by Smucker's
55Try to find out
56GPS heading
57A real eye-opener
59Grade school anthem
61Opinion piece
64Like some high hairstyles
66Three or four
70Candy shape
72NBC skit show
73Disorderly place
74WWII civilian VIP
79Gather greatly
83Rum concoctions
84Chimney accumulation
86GPS heading
87__ Lanka
90Fire dept. employee
91Break suddenly
93Seldom found
95Rotation on some tennis shots
97Best man's traditional task
100"That's absurd"
102Level-headed
103Fizzy beverage
104Hound's inn
105Elevated flatland
106Letters for a prince
108Starting points
110Parliamentary procedure
116Start of a Cain query
119PC solitaire game
120Playpen pile
121Mythical Greek monarch
124Caustic cleaner
125Toledo's lake
126Dermal opening
127German kingdom of yore
128"You got it!"
129Weeps audibly
130Agenda, in brief
131Arcane knowledge

Down

1Home of Baylor
2Lobster weapon
3French innkeeper
4"I caught you!"
5128-Across antonym
6Be a retailer, say
7Bakery staple
8Learn visually, in a way
9S&L ID
10Black-clad subculture
11Forget a sight
12Macbeth prop
13Supply short-term
14Dr. Seuss' If __ the Zoo
15Sport shirt
16Put up with
17Crossed swords
18City near Salt Lake
26With "a," many
29GPS heading
30"I got this!"
31Harbor town
32Ominous "otherwise"
35Gore Vidal title character
36Promissory papers
37Nightfall
39Water holder
40Abs exercise
42Take __ off (relax)
43"Me, too!"
46Poetic praises
47Lunch spots
48Prayer closing
52Be in harmony
53Post-op areas
54Bleacher crowd
58Forearm bone
60Zodiac beast
62Cellphone's 2
63Shoots the breeze
65Stately shade source
66High point
67Form of rubber
68Revise, as writing
69Needing drying
71Corporate shakeup
75Wholesale quantity
76Orange coats
77Carne __ (burrito filling)
78Where forks are found
80Poker starter
81Reef explorers
82Group of seven
85Group of three
87Reach across
88Get up
89Global, for short
92Tiny punctures
94Got behind
96Some offspring
97Largest animal that ever lived
98Soft ball brand
99"Billionth" starter
100Town crier's cry
101Out for the night
105Back to the Future surname
107Encrypted URL starter
109Inclined ground
111Sherbets, e.g.
112Legendary evil emperor
113Fluent
114Hatrack hardware
115Brit lit governess
116Cathedral niche
117Sierra Club cofounder
118Londoner's outburst
122Pair
123Suffix like -arian

Hints before the answers

Today's grid is 21x21 with 144 entries.
There are 66 across and 78 down.
The longest answer has 18 letters and is 45-across.
Today's puzzle is titled "LOTS OF DOUGH: But not spendable".

All 144 answers

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1A"Father of the Blues"WCHANDY
8APrego competitorRAGU
12AFilm snippetCLIP
16AMinor fussADO
19ALuau farewell songALOHAOE
20AB school subj.ECON
21ADynamic prefixAERO
22ASoftware glitchBUG
23ARed-purple wine grapeCATAWBA
24ATalent show lineupACTS
25ANeutral, as a nationUNALLIED
27ANeed to payOWE
28AReasoned carefullyUSEDTHEOLDNOODLE
31AOf stamps and mailPOSTAL
33AFinish lineEND
34ACommon new driverTEEN
35AJapanese figure skater ItoMIDORI
38ADrink samplesSIPS
41ALong-term reservesIRAS
44AUnconventionalODD
45A"Get back to work!"YOURENOTPAIDTOLOAF
49ASwiped, as steerRUSTLED
50ACyberspace placeSITE
51ALinguist ChomskyNOAM
52ASpread made by Smucker'sJIF
55ATry to find outASK
56AGPS headingSSE
57AA real eye-openerLULU
59AGrade school anthemAMERICA
61AOpinion pieceESSAY
64ALike some high hairstylesPILEDINABUN
66AThree or fourAFEW
70ACandy shapeBAR
72ANBC skit showSNL
73ADisorderly placeMESS
74AWWII civilian VIPCODECRACKER
79AGather greatlyAMASS
83ARum concoctionsMAITAIS
84AChimney accumulationSOOT
86AGPS headingNNE
87A__ LankaSRI
90AFire dept. employeeEMT
91ABreak suddenlySNAP
93ASeldom foundRARE
95ARotation on some tennis shotsTOPSPIN
97ABest man's traditional taskWEDDINGDINNERTOAST
100A"That's absurd"HAH
102ALevel-headedSANE
103AFizzy beverageSODA
104AHound's innKENNEL
105AElevated flatlandMESA
106ALetters for a princeHRH
108AStarting pointsONSETS
110AParliamentary procedureCALLINGOFTHEROLL
116AStart of a Cain queryAMI
119APC solitaire gameFREECELL
120APlaypen pileTOYS
121AMythical Greek monarchOEDIPUS
124ACaustic cleanerLYE
125AToledo's lakeERIE
126ADermal openingPORE
127AGerman kingdom of yorePRUSSIA
128A"You got it!"YEP
129AWeeps audiblySOBS
130AAgenda, in briefSKED
131AArcane knowledgeESOTERY
1DHome of BaylorWACO
2DLobster weaponCLAW
3DFrench innkeeperHOTE
4D"I caught you!"AHA
5D128-Across antonymNAW
6DBe a retailer, sayDOBUSINESS
7DBakery stapleYEAST
8DLearn visually, in a wayREADLIPS
9DS&L IDACCT
10DBlack-clad subcultureGOTH
11DForget a sightUNSEE
12DMacbeth propCAULDRON
13DSupply short-termLEND
14DDr. Seuss' If __ the ZooIRAN
15DSport shirtPOLO
16DPut up withABIDED
17DCrossed swordsDUELED
18DCity near Salt LakeOGDEN
26DWith "a," manyLOTOF
29DGPS headingEAST
30D"I got this!"ONIT
31DHarbor townPORT
32DOminous "otherwise"ORELSE
35DGore Vidal title characterMYRA
36DPromissory papersIOUS
37DNightfallDUSK
39DWater holderPAIL
40DAbs exerciseSITUP
42DTake __ off (relax)ALOAD
43D"Me, too!"SOAMI
46DPoetic praisesODES
47DLunch spotsDELIS
48DPrayer closingAMEN
52DBe in harmonyJIBE
53DPost-op areasICUS
54DBleacher crowdFANS
58DForearm boneULNA
60DZodiac beastRAM
62DCellphone's 2ABC
63DShoots the breezeYAKS
65DStately shade sourceELM
66DHigh pointACME
67DForm of rubberFOAM
68DRevise, as writingEDIT
69DNeeding dryingWET
71DCorporate shakeupREORG
75DWholesale quantityCASE
76DOrange coatsRINDS
77DCarne __ (burrito filling)ASADA
78DWhere forks are foundROADS
80DPoker starterANTE
81DReef explorersSNORKELERS
82DGroup of sevenSEPTET
85DGroup of threeTRIO
87DReach acrossSPAN
88DGet upRISE
89DGlobal, for shortINTL
92DTiny puncturesPINHOLES
94DGot behindENDORSED
96DSome offspringSONS
97DLargest animal that ever livedWHALE
98DSoft ball brandNERF
99D"Billionth" starterNANO
100DTown crier's cryHEARYE
101DOut for the nightASLEEP
105DBack to the Future surnameMCFLY
107DEncrypted URL starterHTTPS
109DInclined groundSLOPE
111DSherbets, e.g.ICES
112DLegendary evil emperorNERO
113DFluentGLIB
114DHatrack hardwareHOOK
115DBrit lit governessEYRE
116DCathedral nicheAPSE
117DSierra Club cofounderMUIR
118DLondoner's outburstISAY
122DPairDUO
123DSuffix like -arianIST

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