Newsday Crossword April 21, 2026 Answers

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Athletes who are paid4 "Half" prefix for circle4 Shoeshine spoiler5 Strauss of jeans4 Jogging pace4 Bert's Muppet friend5 Software buyer4 Competes in a marathon4 Stretchy sportswear fabric5 Union's money for walkout workers9 __ mignon (beef serving)5 Tennis barrier3 Queued (up)5 Team's good-luck animal6 Remove, as a wooden pin5 Wide neckwear5 Tight-fitting4 Salmon or shark4 "Wherefore art __ Romeo?"4 Great Wall's country5 Fully aware of4 Stitched together4 Berets and beanies4 Wise advisors5 Make a swap5 Natural ability6 "Tell me now"5 Vessel for frying3 Sneer (at)5 Formal party dresses9 End of a fable5 Egg shape4 Winnie-the-__4 Loosen, as shoelaces5 Sushi grain4 Voicemail signal4 Machine parts with teeth5 Hardly __ (rarely)4 Kid's snow vehicle4

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+4 Take a break4 Turn __ a new leaf4 Voice of Apple devices4 Urban road6 Spew like a volcano5 Da Vinci's __ Lisa4 __-bitsy (tiny)4 Photo of the photographer6 Protesting rule-breaking10 Mom's brother5 Discharged, as a cannon5 Heroic act4 Pretzel shape4 Women's links org.4 Rugs with "Welcome"4 Tennis great Arthur4 Trash-hauling boat4 Rural agricultural show10 Join forces5 Women in a convent4 Certain herring4 Memo starter like "As to"4 Astound4 Party thrower4 Casual conversation4 Bunch of your buddies4 Hunters' weapons6 More lofty6 British teacake5 Major blood vessel5 "There's no __ like home"5 Too confident4 Tiresome person4 Tel __, Israel4 Selects, with "for"4 Fabric from sheep4 "__ of your business!"4 Building for garden tools4