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IT'S LEGAL: You be the judge

Sunday, August 2, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 146 clues
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Across

  1. Ugly Duckling, really 4 ℓ
  2. Former Italian money 4 ℓ
  3. Corrodes, as iron 5 ℓ
  4. Gee preceder 3 ℓ
  5. Veep after Cheney 5 ℓ
  6. Opening remarks 5 ℓ
  7. Fancy party 4 ℓ
  8. Pop singer Amos 4 ℓ
  9. Persuasive technique for commercials 15 ℓ
  10. Blame-avoiding story 5 ℓ
  11. Seasonal workers, for instance 5 ℓ
  12. Tiny earring 4 ℓ
  13. Military missions, for short 3 ℓ
  14. Seventh planet from the sun 6 ℓ
  15. At a __ pace (slowly) 6 ℓ
  16. iPhone cover 14 ℓ
  17. Corp. leaders 4 ℓ
  18. Deploy 3 ℓ
  19. ACLU concerns 3 ℓ
  20. Enormous quantity 8 ℓ
  21. Naval forces 6 ℓ
  22. Nursery school, informally 4 ℓ
  23. Roughly 4 ℓ
  24. Ability to ignore some sounds 16 ℓ
  25. Catch in a trap 5 ℓ
  26. Untidy stack 4 ℓ
  27. Buffoon 4 ℓ
  28. Treasure holder 5 ℓ
  29. Loud explosions 6 ℓ
  30. Awkward person 4 ℓ
  31. Freight measure 3 ℓ
  32. Pot pie morsel 3 ℓ
  33. Inventor's impossible quest 15 ℓ
  34. Solemn assent 3 ℓ
  35. Fireworks that fail 4 ℓ
  36. Hedge cutters 6 ℓ
  37. "One last thing..." 3 ℓ
  38. Suburban London county 5 ℓ
  39. Amelia director Mira 4 ℓ
  40. Obsessive enthusiast 4 ℓ
  41. Scam victim 5 ℓ
  42. Shows on TV 4 ℓ
  43. Text with multiple clauses 16 ℓ
  44. Lee of Marvel fame 4 ℓ
  45. Lipton competitor 6 ℓ
  46. Kids' elevated hideaway 8 ℓ
  47. Craft beer designation 3 ℓ
  48. CBS forensic franchise 3 ℓ
  49. Ship of 1492 4 ℓ
  50. Letter after kappa 6 ℓ
  51. Small snack stand 14 ℓ
  52. Baltimore bird 6 ℓ
  53. __ jiffy (right away) 3 ℓ
  54. Heron cousin 4 ℓ
  55. Televised again 5 ℓ
  56. Bond investor's concern 5 ℓ
  57. Place to shoot hoops 15 ℓ
  58. Ranchland measures 5 ℓ
  59. Native Midwesterners 5 ℓ
  60. Et __ (and others: Lat.) 4 ℓ
  61. Slurpee alternative 4 ℓ
  62. Installs, as carpeting 4 ℓ
  63. Gridiron measures 5 ℓ
  64. Gas additive letters 3 ℓ
  65. Not as often 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Decides not to delete 5 ℓ
  2. Licorice flavoring 5 ℓ
  3. Puzzle with pictures 5 ℓ
  4. Frozen voice Menzel 5 ℓ
  5. Purple flower 5 ℓ
  6. Note before la 3 ℓ
  7. Curbside collection 5 ℓ
  8. Vast grassland 6 ℓ
  9. Prepares to move, as a houseplant 6 ℓ
  10. Shoes without heels 5 ℓ
  11. Stadium spectators 4 ℓ
  12. Self-perception 3 ℓ
  13. Very fussy person 9 ℓ
  14. Bakery fragrance 5 ℓ
  15. LPGA members 5 ℓ
  16. Tear in fabric 3 ℓ
  17. Least adorned 6 ℓ
  18. Class reunion attendee 4 ℓ
  19. Archipelago part 4 ℓ
  20. Oral health advocate: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  21. Remove from a social media post 5 ℓ
  22. Maine college city 5 ℓ
  23. Sneaky scheme 4 ℓ
  24. Cushiony 4 ℓ
  25. Minor mistake 6 ℓ
  26. Actress Lindsay 5 ℓ
  27. Round specks 4 ℓ
  28. Aide, for short 4 ℓ
  29. Metal sources 4 ℓ
  30. Enterprise, informally 3 ℓ
  31. None of __ above 3 ℓ
  32. Online party notice 5 ℓ
  33. Lively spirit 4 ℓ
  34. City near Tahoe 4 ℓ
  35. Whispered "Hey you!" 4 ℓ
  36. Long, thin fish 3 ℓ
  37. Go wandering 4 ℓ
  38. Genesis shepherd 4 ℓ
  39. Salad stalk 6 ℓ
  40. Hangers' hangout 6 ℓ
  41. Auction action 3 ℓ
  42. Tablet of paper 3 ℓ
  43. Surgical ctrs. 3 ℓ
  44. No longer stylish 5 ℓ
  45. Canvas covering 4 ℓ
  46. Take down, as 71-Down 4 ℓ
  47. Shelley or Keats 5 ℓ
  48. Large soup dish 6 ℓ
  49. Penta- doubled 4 ℓ
  50. Wagon pullers 4 ℓ
  51. Fails to be 4 ℓ
  52. To be, in Paris 4 ℓ
  53. Stylist's specialty 4 ℓ
  54. Minor to-do 4 ℓ
  55. Point opposite SSW 3 ℓ
  56. Wok cookery staple 9 ℓ
  57. Website popups 3 ℓ
  58. CPR pro 3 ℓ
  59. Pop singer Jones 5 ℓ
  60. Small thicket 5 ℓ
  61. Part of BTU 4 ℓ
  62. Perform perfectly 4 ℓ
  63. Pasturelands 6 ℓ
  64. Sitcom watchdog 6 ℓ
  65. Moved twistily 6 ℓ
  66. Antidrug cop 4 ℓ
  67. Has the courage (to) 5 ℓ
  68. Poker entry fees 5 ℓ
  69. Springsteen of rock 5 ℓ
  70. Mideast coins 5 ℓ
  71. Swedish rock foursome 4 ℓ
  72. Mazda sporty car 5 ℓ
  73. Casting slots 5 ℓ
  74. Hot-tempered 5 ℓ
  75. Author Jong 5 ℓ
  76. Palace dweller 5 ℓ
  77. Drill insert 3 ℓ
  78. Narrow fabric cut 4 ℓ
  79. Racecar's circuit 3 ℓ
  80. Double-curve shape 3 ℓ
  81. Lad 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, August 2, 2026 is titled “IT'S LEGAL: You be the judge” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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