Newsday Crossword August 2, 2026 Answers

Across

Ugly Duckling, really4 Gee preceder3 Corrodes, as iron5 Former Italian money4 Pop singer Amos4 Fancy party4 Opening remarks5 Veep after Cheney5 Persuasive technique for commercials15 Blame-avoiding story5 Seasonal workers, for instance5 Tiny earring4 Military missions, for short3 Seventh planet from the sun6 At a __ pace (slowly)6 iPhone cover14 Corp. leaders4 Deploy3 ACLU concerns3 Nursery school, informally4 Naval forces6 Enormous quantity8 Ability to ignore some sounds16 Roughly4 Catch in a trap5 Untidy stack4 Buffoon4 Treasure holder5 Freight measure3 Awkward person4 Pot pie morsel3 Loud explosions6 Inventor's impossible quest15 Hedge cutters6 "One last thing..."3 Fireworks that fail4 Solemn assent3 Scam victim5 Obsessive enthusiast4 Amelia director Mira4 Suburban London county5 Shows on TV4 Text with multiple clauses16 Kids' elevated hideaway8 Lipton competitor6 Lee of Marvel fame4 Craft beer designation3 CBS forensic franchise3 Ship of 14924 Small snack stand14 Letter after kappa6 Baltimore bird6 __ jiffy (right away)3 Heron cousin4 Televised again5 Bond investor's concern5 Place to shoot hoops15 Ranchland measures5 Native Midwesterners5 Et __ (and others: Lat.)4 Slurpee alternative4 Installs, as carpeting4 Gridiron measures5 Gas additive letters3 Not as often4

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Decides not to delete5 LPGA members5 Bakery fragrance5 Very fussy person9 Self-perception3 Stadium spectators4 Shoes without heels5 Tear in fabric3 Prepares to move, as a houseplant6 Vast grassland6 Curbside collection5 Note before la3 Purple flower5 Frozen voice Menzel5 Puzzle with pictures5 Licorice flavoring5 Class reunion attendee4 Least adorned6 Archipelago part4 Oral health advocate: Abbr.3 Remove from a social media post5 Cushiony4 Sneaky scheme4 Maine college city5 Minor mistake6 Whispered "Hey you!"4 City near Tahoe4 Lively spirit4 Online party notice5 Long, thin fish3 None of __ above3 Enterprise, informally3 Actress Lindsay5 Metal sources4 Aide, for short4 Round specks4 Salad stalk6 Genesis shepherd4 Go wandering4 Hangers' hangout6 Surgical ctrs.3 Tablet of paper3 Auction action3 No longer stylish5 Canvas covering4 Take down, as 71-Down4 Shelley or Keats5 Large soup dish6 Minor to-do4 Stylist's specialty4 To be, in Paris4 Fails to be4 Penta- doubled4 Wagon pullers4 Pop singer Jones5 CPR pro3 Point opposite SSW3 Website popups3 Wok cookery staple9 Small thicket5 Part of BTU4 Perform perfectly4 Pasturelands6 Sitcom watchdog6 Moved twistily6 Antidrug cop4 Palace dweller5 Author Jong5 Hot-tempered5 Casting slots5 Mazda sporty car5 Drill insert3 Swedish rock foursome4 Mideast coins5 Springsteen of rock5 Has the courage (to)5 Poker entry fees5 Narrow fabric cut4 Lad3 Double-curve shape3 Racecar's circuit3