Newsday Crossword August 18, 2026 Answers

Across

Antlered animal4 Untidy room4 Scrub thoroughly5 Enthusiastic review4 Three-layer cookie4 Shake out of sleep5 Top poker pair4 Countrywide: Abbr.4 Throw __ towel (give up)5 Store selling donated goods10 Ran away4 Needing urgent attention4 Scornful looks6 Show to be false6 Swear (to)6 Not doing anything4 General's fighting force4 Clear __ (not clear at all)5 Meet with3 Cinderella's shoe7 Chimp or gorilla3 Special talent5 Adolescent4 Imperfection, as in a diamond4 Stamped and sent6 "Not __" (courtroom pleading)6 Thinly scattered6 Detective's job4 Makes a mistake4 Suburbanite's fundraiser10 Helps oneself to5 "Half" prefix for circle4 Cereal brand "for kids"4 Perfect example5 Sharp, as eyesight4 Apex4 Stylishly dressed5 Walk wearily4 Mares and fillies4

Down

"Darn it!"4 Per person4 "...happily __ after"4 Leftover trace, as of dirt7 Quebec's largest city8 Rub clean5 Cain and Abel's brother4 Song for one person4 Asian country __ Lanka3 Admit wrongdoing7 Center with many brand-name stores10 Theater attendant5 Swamp grasses5 __ as a fiddle (healthy)3 L.A. summer clock setting3 Very close4 Jeopardize4 Adam's first home4 Outdoor space with secondhand dealers10 Very excited, with "up"5 Work at a keyboard4 Solemn ceremony4 Show __ (attend)4 Moist, as morning grass4 Glides down snowy slopes4 Hiring, as a consultant8 Chair for an on-the-road tot7 Mexican parties7 Turkey drumstick3 Try out3 __ stone (unchangeable)5 Gucci handbag rival5 Small role for a big star5 Poses a question4 Fishing rod spool4 Curve of a foot4 Green citrus fruit4 Former partners4 Crafty3