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HOT STOVE LEAGUE

Thursday, August 20, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Self-styled piano man 4 ℓ
  2. Small cheeper 4 ℓ
  3. Means of control 4 ℓ
  4. Boring bit 5 ℓ
  5. Novelist O'Brien 4 ℓ
  6. Casual greeting 4 ℓ
  7. More important business 15 ℓ
  8. Qualifies for 5 ℓ
  9. Ramadan practice 4 ℓ
  10. Arrive unnoticed 6 ℓ
  11. Archer's asset 3 ℓ
  12. About to erupt 13 ℓ
  13. Puncture preceder 3 ℓ
  14. Kolkata coin 5 ℓ
  15. Pitches forcefully 5 ℓ
  16. Medical suffix 4 ℓ
  17. Garfunkel, to Simon 5 ℓ
  18. Sudden taking 4 ℓ
  19. Childish rebuttal 5 ℓ
  20. Obliterates, with "out" 5 ℓ
  21. Capital-list word below Denver 3 ℓ
  22. Shallow thinking 13 ℓ
  23. Nickname like Toni 3 ℓ
  24. Approaching 6 ℓ
  25. Mozart's __ fan tutte 4 ℓ
  26. Mideast capital 5 ℓ
  27. Ledger larceny 15 ℓ
  28. Native Arizonans 4 ℓ
  29. Flying start 4 ℓ
  30. Shade of brown 5 ℓ
  31. Utopian setting 4 ℓ
  32. Mexican War president 4 ℓ
  33. Pantheon city 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Quick punch 3 ℓ
  2. Count against 4 ℓ
  3. Brit lit home schooler 4 ℓ
  4. Estrangement 4 ℓ
  5. Guessing game 6 ℓ
  6. Nonstandard refusal 3 ℓ
  7. Do post production work 4 ℓ
  8. Arbiters on ice 4 ℓ
  9. Journey part 3 ℓ
  10. Batter's need 3 ℓ
  11. Armand's assent 3 ℓ
  12. Playable serves 3 ℓ
  13. Purify 6 ℓ
  14. Tried to reach 4 ℓ
  15. Chamber music groups 5 ℓ
  16. Cape Cod catch 5 ℓ
  17. Scoundrel 5 ℓ
  18. Fond of trickery 6 ℓ
  19. Diner array 4 ℓ
  20. Up to it 4 ℓ
  21. Pulsate 5 ℓ
  22. "I'm __ here!" 5 ℓ
  23. Take __ (chance it) 5 ℓ
  24. Rio Grande city 6 ℓ
  25. WWII vessel 5 ℓ
  26. Docket list 5 ℓ
  27. Romeo's partner 4 ℓ
  28. Frightful 4 ℓ
  29. Goes off script 6 ℓ
  30. Thin pancakes 5 ℓ
  31. Luke and Leia's dad 6 ℓ
  32. Move carefully 4 ℓ
  33. Hiking impediment 4 ℓ
  34. "If you insist" 4 ℓ
  35. PC corner key 4 ℓ
  36. Be broody 4 ℓ
  37. Mental disposition 4 ℓ
  38. Day break 3 ℓ
  39. Terra- kin 3 ℓ
  40. Regatta tool 3 ℓ
  41. "Price negotiable" letters 3 ℓ
  42. Air France merger partner 3 ℓ
  43. Consult with 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, August 20, 2026 is titled “HOT STOVE LEAGUE” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 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.

Newsday HOT STOVE LEAGUE Crossword August 20 2026 Answers