Newsday Crossword July 16, 2026 Answers

Across

Was ahead of3 Ish5 Fits (with)5 Fiery feeling3 Small ensembles5 Abundance metaphor5 Lads9 Slow tempo5 Turkey, mostly4 Chilling5 Was too slow to act13 Nickname like Bill4 Verdi opera based on the Bard6 WWII fleet3 __-Roman wrestling5 Sistine Chapel subject4 Being the big kahuna15 Bus driver for 1-Down4 Calls, long before cells5 Turndowns3 Grapefruit kin6 Mimic a mouse4 Bad news for commuters13 Pool owner's concern5 Skin softener4 It's not a good look5 Oprah's bestie9 Kin of Kim and Kourtney5 Online finance company5 Powerful suit3 Command on a triangle5 Blackens with soot5 It means "most"3

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Simpsons saxophonist4 Youngest Greek god4 Certain sneaker fabric5 Muddy space3 Shelley's sphere3 Sambadrome locale3 Tinkered (with)5 Positive point5 Chicago suburb6 Mascot on a slushy drink cup8 Founding Father nickname3 Erode3 __-Caps (candy brand)3 Get perfect4 Letter on Greek euros3 Oblige with an autograph4 Delhi wrap4 Change for the better5 Long past5 Landmark near the Crockett Hotel5 Heavy reading5 Scotch stat5 Aquarium swimmer5 Lute kin5 Pixar software3 Inedible 46-Across5 Left camp improperly8 Bird's wing bone4 Unpaid TV spots4 Like lemon sharks6 Part of the UK3 Watered down4 What marine biologists watch sharks in5 Bailiwick5 Piece of the action5 Safe stack4 Steven Spielberg achievement in February 20264 Soar spot?3 Phi follower3 Fiesta cry3 The person addressed3 Pull-up muscle3 Recent USCGA grad3