Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Wednesday, June 24, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, June 24, 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
- 1Chew like a beaver
- 5"What time __?"
- 9Refine, as ore
- 14Connecticut Ivy League school
- 15__ the Great (kid-lit sleuth)
- 16New employee
- 17Not-so-spicy dip
- 19Drop __ to (write to)
- 20Clever like a fox
- 21Say grace, say
- 22Formal decrees
- 23Former student, for short
- 24Pretzel shape
- 25Novel's plot surprise
- 31Foe
- 32"Fruity" suffix for nectar
- 33On __ with (equal to)
- 35__ glance (quickly)
- 36Mistake
- 38Three, on a sundial
- 39Costa __ (Central American nation)
- 41Beagle or basset hound
- 42Fragrance
- 44Two-time Oscar actor for Tarantino films
- 48Three, in Mexico
- 49Animal's hideout
- 50Archaeologist's bony find
- 53Family vans: Abbr.
- 54Scooby-__ (cartoon Great Dane)
- 57Regions
- 58Backyard auto-wheel swaying seat
- 60Weighing machine
- 61Pakistan neighbor
- 62Hardly __ (rarely)
- 63Makes docile
- 64Snakelike fishes
- 65Statue's bottom
Down
- 1Workout rooms
- 2Hammer target
- 3Friend in battle
- 4Get married
- 5Trapped by routine
- 6Spicy sandwich sausage
- 7__-bitsy (tiny)
- 8Earl Grey, for instance
- 9Follow secretly
- 10Civilian defense force
- 11Guitarist Clapton
- 12Pre-Easter period
- 13Golf pegs
- 18Spread apart, as fingers
- 22Come into a room
- 23Biceps' location
- 24Bingo-like casino game
- 25Close to
- 26Playful prank
- 27Get in touch with
- 28Sign before Libra
- 29Sales pitch
- 30Make impure
- 34Nabisco's round cracker
- 36Unsuccessful '50s Ford
- 37Becomes inedible
- 40Gallery event
- 42Cheese with holes
- 43Elevator compartment
- 45Colored parts of eyes
- 46Opposite of singular
- 47Places of refuge
- 50Speedy
- 51Black-and-white marine mammal
- 52Sewn skirt border
- 53King's address
- 54Star soprano
- 55Change for $5
- 56Fairy-tale beast
- 58All-even score
- 59Spider creation
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 25-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LAST DANCE".
All 78 answers
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- 1AChew like a beaverGNAW
- 5A"What time __?"ISIT
- 9ARefine, as oreSMELT
- 14AConnecticut Ivy League schoolYALE
- 15A__ the Great (kid-lit sleuth)NATE
- 16ANew employeeHIREE
- 17ANot-so-spicy dipMILDSALSA
- 19ADrop __ to (write to)ALINE
- 20AClever like a foxSLY
- 21ASay grace, sayPRAY
- 22AFormal decreesEDICTS
- 23AFormer student, for shortALUM
- 24APretzel shapeKNOT
- 25ANovel's plot surpriseNARRATIVETWIST
- 31AFoeENEMY
- 32A"Fruity" suffix for nectarINE
- 33AOn __ with (equal to)APAR
- 35A__ glance (quickly)ATA
- 36AMistakeERROR
- 38AThree, on a sundialIII
- 39ACosta __ (Central American nation)RICA
- 41ABeagle or basset houndDOG
- 42AFragranceSCENT
- 44ATwo-time Oscar actor for Tarantino filmsCHRISTOPHWALTZ
- 48AThree, in MexicoTRES
- 49AAnimal's hideoutLAIR
- 50AArchaeologist's bony findFOSSIL
- 53AFamily vans: Abbr.SUVS
- 54AScooby-__ (cartoon Great Dane)DOO
- 57ARegionsAREAS
- 58ABackyard auto-wheel swaying seatTIRESWING
- 60AWeighing machineSCALE
- 61APakistan neighborIRAN
- 62AHardly __ (rarely)EVER
- 63AMakes docileTAMES
- 64ASnakelike fishesEELS
- 65AStatue's bottomBASE
- 1DWorkout roomsGYMS
- 2DHammer targetNAIL
- 3DFriend in battleALLY
- 4DGet marriedWED
- 5DTrapped by routineINARUT
- 6DSpicy sandwich sausageSALAMI
- 7D__-bitsy (tiny)ITSY
- 8DEarl Grey, for instanceTEA
- 9DFollow secretlySHADOW
- 10DCivilian defense forceMILITIA
- 11DGuitarist ClaptonERIC
- 12DPre-Easter periodLENT
- 13DGolf pegsTEES
- 18DSpread apart, as fingersSPLAY
- 22DCome into a roomENTER
- 23DBiceps' locationARM
- 24DBingo-like casino gameKENO
- 25DClose toNEAR
- 26DPlayful prankANTIC
- 27DGet in touch withREACH
- 28DSign before LibraVIRGO
- 29DSales pitchSPIEL
- 30DMake impureTAINT
- 34DNabisco's round crackerRITZ
- 36DUnsuccessful '50s FordEDSEL
- 37DBecomes inedibleROTS
- 40DGallery eventARTSALE
- 42DCheese with holesSWISS
- 43DElevator compartmentCAR
- 45DColored parts of eyesIRISES
- 46DOpposite of singularPLURAL
- 47DPlaces of refugeHAVENS
- 50DSpeedyFAST
- 51DBlack-and-white marine mammalORCA
- 52DSewn skirt borderSEAM
- 53DKing's addressSIRE
- 54DStar sopranoDIVA
- 55DChange for $5ONES
- 56DFairy-tale beastOGRE
- 58DAll-even scoreTIE
- 59DSpider creationWEB
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The Wednesday, June 24, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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