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MONEY-SAVING SPOTS

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Antlered animal 4 ℓ
  2. Scrub thoroughly 5 ℓ
  3. Untidy room 4 ℓ
  4. Enthusiastic review 4 ℓ
  5. Three-layer cookie 4 ℓ
  6. Shake out of sleep 5 ℓ
  7. Top poker pair 4 ℓ
  8. Countrywide: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  9. Throw __ towel (give up) 5 ℓ
  10. Ran away 4 ℓ
  11. Store selling donated goods 10 ℓ
  12. Needing urgent attention 4 ℓ
  13. Scornful looks 6 ℓ
  14. Show to be false 6 ℓ
  15. Swear (to) 6 ℓ
  16. Clear __ (not clear at all) 5 ℓ
  17. General's fighting force 4 ℓ
  18. Not doing anything 4 ℓ
  19. Meet with 3 ℓ
  20. Cinderella's shoe 7 ℓ
  21. Chimp or gorilla 3 ℓ
  22. Imperfection, as in a diamond 4 ℓ
  23. Adolescent 4 ℓ
  24. Special talent 5 ℓ
  25. Stamped and sent 6 ℓ
  26. "Not __" (courtroom pleading) 6 ℓ
  27. Detective's job 4 ℓ
  28. Thinly scattered 6 ℓ
  29. Makes a mistake 4 ℓ
  30. Suburbanite's fundraiser 10 ℓ
  31. Helps oneself to 5 ℓ
  32. Cereal brand "for kids" 4 ℓ
  33. "Half" prefix for circle 4 ℓ
  34. Perfect example 5 ℓ
  35. Sharp, as eyesight 4 ℓ
  36. Apex 4 ℓ
  37. Stylishly dressed 5 ℓ
  38. Walk wearily 4 ℓ
  39. Mares and fillies 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. "Darn it!" 4 ℓ
  2. Swamp grasses 5 ℓ
  3. Theater attendant 5 ℓ
  4. Center with many brand-name stores 10 ℓ
  5. Admit wrongdoing 7 ℓ
  6. Asian country __ Lanka 3 ℓ
  7. Song for one person 4 ℓ
  8. Rub clean 5 ℓ
  9. Quebec's largest city 8 ℓ
  10. Leftover trace, as of dirt 7 ℓ
  11. "...happily __ after" 4 ℓ
  12. Per person 4 ℓ
  13. Cain and Abel's brother 4 ℓ
  14. L.A. summer clock setting 3 ℓ
  15. __ as a fiddle (healthy) 3 ℓ
  16. Very close 4 ℓ
  17. Jeopardize 4 ℓ
  18. Adam's first home 4 ℓ
  19. Outdoor space with secondhand dealers 10 ℓ
  20. Very excited, with "up" 5 ℓ
  21. Work at a keyboard 4 ℓ
  22. Moist, as morning grass 4 ℓ
  23. Show __ (attend) 4 ℓ
  24. Solemn ceremony 4 ℓ
  25. Glides down snowy slopes 4 ℓ
  26. Hiring, as a consultant 8 ℓ
  27. Mexican parties 7 ℓ
  28. Chair for an on-the-road tot 7 ℓ
  29. Turkey drumstick 3 ℓ
  30. Try out 3 ℓ
  31. Small role for a big star 5 ℓ
  32. Gucci handbag rival 5 ℓ
  33. __ stone (unchangeable) 5 ℓ
  34. Poses a question 4 ℓ
  35. Fishing rod spool 4 ℓ
  36. Curve of a foot 4 ℓ
  37. Green citrus fruit 4 ℓ
  38. Former partners 4 ℓ
  39. Crafty 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 is titled “MONEY-SAVING SPOTS” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

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