Newsday Crossword August 1, 2026 Answers

Across

Light structures9 Believer's covering5 Verbal matter of fact9 Legend of transportation5 Thwart9 Open with effort5 Literary time3 Frightful outburst3 Quick lunch3 Big hit on the comics page3 Courtroom outburst4 Scamp5 One on a limb4 Union acquisition5 Godzilla battler4 Dieter's refusal4 Ranges6 Unlikely to cry5 Discussion endorsement15 Log jam user5 First State school mascot, appropriately6 Most-married (four times!) British queen4 Quite the __4 Won't let it go5 Gobi Desert's day4 Product of uranium decay5 Highly attractive these days4 Mob scene3 "Yuck!"3 Seuss hopper's surface3 Proving ground3 Toon swimmer saying "If I become human..."5 "Fuel vs. pleasure" maxim9 Literary wife, the first American flapper5 Didn't write off too quickly9 High-spirited5 Where inside info comes from9

Down

Long-term aspirations8 About 27,000 gallons on the farm8 Earth's largest active erupter8 What Q was added to, circa 19703 Map name near Shell Key4 Moved with blades5 Cooled or refreshed6 Crib sheet user3 Enter8 Pillar of Islam4 D'__ peu (shortly)3 Crossword neighbor, often6 High-fashion "Emporio" line6 Certain offshore harvester6 Brit's blasted6 Three NFL nicknames7 Having bills7 Without polish7 Wild __4 Biting work6 Liquidation occasions4 Progress8 Think the world of8 Fashion rebel8 Proving grounds8 Flash6 "Well-loved" lady6 Deals too often with squeakers6 Longish locks6 Irish first name5 Lambaste4 Nursery array4 What St. Catherines is on right now3 Very briefly, in a phrase3 Fired up3