Newsday Crossword July 27, 2026 Answers

Across

Person casting a ballot5 With no warranty4 Lawn-burrowing mammal4 Have a desire for5 Urge to scratch4 Neighborhood4 Ancient artifact5 Wild animal's home4 Car transmission setting4 Alumni gatherings13 Resort with saunas3 Baseball slugger's stat: Abbr.3 Knock softly3 Open-handed smack4 Lasting mark4 "That's a shame!"4 Glides on snow4 Remove pencil marks5 Gatherings with mixed drinks15 Playful aquatic mammal5 Christmas carol4 Break sharply4 Graceful water bird4 "Identical" sibling4 Pigpen3 Answer to "Are you?"3 Went for the bait, as fish3 Meetings with would-be employers13 Mellows, as cheese4 Creative thought4 Discontinue5 Teheran's nation4 Bigwigs, for short4 Roof overhangs5 Pre-Easter period4 Simplicity4 Clay-pigeon sport5

Down

DVD player's predecessor: Abbr.3 Unrefined metal3 Bath powder mineral4 The lesser of two __5 Postgame summaries6 Feels unwell4 Sheriff badge's shape4 More frosty5 Hedge plants6 Yuletide wise men4 Black-and-white cookie4 Tilt a little4 Organs for hearing4 Tortilla chip dip5 More pleasant5 Folded Mexican food4 Frequently4 Formal treaties5 Similar (to)4 Person flying a plane5 __ and crafts4 Drizzles or showers5 Distort, as data4 Gush forth4 Chair or bench4 Catch a glimpse of4 Railroad vehicle5 Suspect's excuse5 Lifelong resident6 Nephews' sisters6 Social __ (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)5 Minor adjustment5 Monopoly square with bars4 Storybook monster4 Lima __ (soup veggie)4 "Money __ everything"4 Salespeople, for short4 Bouquet holder4 Keep for later4 Meet with3 Superlative suffix3