Newsday Crossword August 22 2026 Answers (8/22/26)

Our Newsday Crossword August 22, 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 22, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Newsday Crossword on 8/22/26, 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	Little-used
6A	Nicely finished
10A	Papers' attention-getter
11A	Higher-ranking
13A	Bar mitzvah milestone
14A	Cured, perhaps
16A	Logs
17A	Knocked down
18A	Not prettied up
19A	Weird Al parodied it with "Bologna" (1979)
20A	Gamers' second personas
21A	Reliable online reference
22A	Somewhat exposed
24A	Sun __
25A	What the first jeans were, per its etymology
26A	Floors of the math department
29A	Hopless and bitter, once
30A	Seller of Tova cosmetics to QVC (2002)
32A	Close some business
35A	Anything alcoholic, in Australia
36A	What the tactful avoid
37A	Part of the lunar topography
38A	Declined
39A	High-grade security
40A	Slide-show subjects
41A	Swag bag staples
42A	Legendary rock singers
43A	They may be pulled up
44A	Name on a Scotch bottle above a clipper ship
45A	Worked on a canal, say
1D	Social media "Spare me your replies"
2D	Signals profound change
3D	Eel eater
4D	Barcelona bros
5D	So far, on stubs
6D	Teahouse employee
7D	Be slothful?
8D	Unforgettable, in a way
9D	Ratted out
10D	What an alteration might alter
11D	Sudden burst
12D	Freshen, as your pad
13D	Western high-rises
15D	Code cited in court cases
17D	Unsuccessful Lindbergh rival
19D	Low-down
21D	Be impish
23D	Abstinent
26D	Wellington museum models
27D	Depicted faithfully
28D	Chooses, as if divinely
30D	Ne pas etre __ (be very clever)
31D	Old-time "Yikes!"
32D	Comes up in a big way
33D	Belgian brewer on bottles
34D	Boosters, e.g.
36D	2025 NBA MVP, to fans
37D	Urdu palace
39D	Respecting
41D	Recipe reduction