Newsday Crossword August 16 2026 Answers (8/16/26)

Our Newsday Crossword August 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Newsday Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. It is one of the “easier” crosswords to work on compared to some of the heavy-hitters like the NYT Crossword.

There is a new puzzle to work through each day of the week. This crossword is considered to be balanced between being fun and engaging with some challenge but entirely solvable without tearing one’s hair out!

Newsday Crossword August 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Newsday Crossword on 8/16/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Camera illumination
6A	Programmer's output
10A	Bibliography abbr.
14A	Curvy letter
17A	Totaled
18A	Explorer Ponce de __
19A	Storefront sunscreen
21A	All ready to go
22A	Happening shortly
23A	Formerly
24A	Letters after rhos
25A	EMT skill
26A	...in absentee voting
29A	Hold back, as breath
30A	Ending for absorb
31A	Illuminated from above after dark
32A	Dark brown
33A	Lawn dampener
36A	Stay out of sight
39A	...at a restaurant
41A	Baja "Bye!"
44A	Bamboo stem
46A	Time long past
47A	...at a movie theater
52A	Camp season
56A	Surrounded by
57A	Tibetans and Timorese
60A	Northwestern capital
61A	Rugged cliffs
65A	Paper towel layers
66A	Huge-screen TV suffix
67A	...at a dinner party
74A	Nile queen, for short
75A	Extreme obsession
76A	"To recap..."
77A	Narnia lion
79A	Fashion designer McCartney
81A	Wine bottle sizes
86A	List of the best
88A	...on a bus
92A	Party freebies
94A	Many-location vacation
95A	Gardening implement
96A	...on a car trip
103A	Prophetic sign
105A	Piglet parent
106A	Diarist Nin
107A	Family guys
109A	U-turn from NNW
112A	Swiss capital
113A	...at a museum
119A	Bear hair
120A	Troublemaker
121A	Port of Yemen
122A	Chopin piece
123A	Starter for center
124A	Unmarried woman
125A	Vocal rendition
126A	Spooky
127A	Jargon suffix
128A	Different from that
129A	Penny-__ (small-time)
130A	Kid lit rabbit
1D	Native to
2D	Pop singer Del Rey
3D	__-skid brakes
4D	No longer edible
5D	"Climb aboard!"
6D	Fill to excess
7D	It means "wine"
8D	Provide proof for
9D	Month in Madrid
10D	Humanities major, for short
11D	007 portrayer Dalton
12D	Art-sch. subject
13D	Some LCD TVs
14D	Get away
15D	Rural homeowner's __ tank
16D	Run of luck
19D	Yoga pose
20D	Chocolatier Wonka
27D	Ultimate degree
28D	Jazz genre
29D	Any huge monster
32D	Clean thoroughly
33D	Facts and figures
34D	Dutch cheese
35D	Collaborative web project
37D	Post-op stop
38D	__ es Salaam, Tanzania
40D	Dawn goddess
42D	20-vol. reference work
43D	Food service giant
45D	Historical period
48D	Ortega's "other"
49D	Sidewalk surface
50D	Delta deposit
51D	Country near Cuba
53D	Dali contemporary
54D	Ernesto's "those"
55D	Lease obligation
58D	Ad-sign filler
59D	Mach 2 fliers, for short
62D	USN VIPs
63D	Pesky fly
64D	Muscular power
67D	"Get lost!"
68D	As well
69D	Beagle bark
70D	Glove material
71D	__ monster (Arizona lizard)
72D	Netflix rial
73D	Islamic aristocrats
78D	Small salamanders
80D	Circus performance
82D	Recipe amt.
83D	Flight board nos.
84D	Make over
85D	Gush forth
87D	"Ain't happening!"
89D	Captivated by
90D	"Delicious!"
91D	Source of silver and gold
93D	Many June arrivals
96D	Science course surcharge
97D	Outdoes
98D	Stephen King's first novel
99D	Marquis name
100D	Being chilled
101D	Frequently
102D	Go bad, as fruit
104D	Univ. research supporter
108D	Tibetan capital
110D	Too expensive
111D	Lauder of lipstick
113D	Schnitzel meat
114D	Courteous fellow
115D	Picnic playwright
116D	Feeling offended
117D	Dog in a cat comic strip
118D	Look closely (into)
120D	Montreal Mrs.