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FAST DAY

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Constructed by Winston Emmons 78 clues
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Across

  1. Backyard storage structure 4 ℓ
  2. Snakes that squeeze 4 ℓ
  3. The Simpsons son 4 ℓ
  4. Ripped (up) 4 ℓ
  5. Yale students 4 ℓ
  6. Customary behavior 5 ℓ
  7. Distribute poker cards 4 ℓ
  8. Mexican greeting 4 ℓ
  9. Scent from a kitchen 5 ℓ
  10. "Cardiological" very fast 12 ℓ
  11. Three-digit ID issuer 3 ℓ
  12. Mileage rating org. 3 ℓ
  13. "Gosh!" 3 ℓ
  14. Ave. crossers, often 3 ℓ
  15. "Sci-fi" very fast 11 ℓ
  16. Shredded-cabbage side dish 4 ℓ
  17. Medical cure 6 ℓ
  18. Cease 3 ℓ
  19. Car transmission settings 5 ℓ
  20. Body art, informally 3 ℓ
  21. Hobbits' homeland 5 ℓ
  22. Snow-removal tool 6 ℓ
  23. Lunchtime cheese partner 3 ℓ
  24. Cube inventor Rubik 4 ℓ
  25. "Meteorological" very fast 11 ℓ
  26. Prosecutors, briefly 3 ℓ
  27. Metallic mineral 3 ℓ
  28. Heroic pilot 3 ℓ
  29. Pre-grown lawn 3 ℓ
  30. "Eyelash" very fast 12 ℓ
  31. Huge-screen film format 4 ℓ
  32. Prophetic sign 4 ℓ
  33. Excessive, as force 5 ℓ
  34. More frosty 5 ℓ
  35. Heat source since the Stone Age 4 ℓ
  36. Rational 4 ℓ
  37. Bears' lairs 4 ℓ
  38. __ up (admit guilt) 4 ℓ
  39. Is in a chair 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Criterion: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  2. Spreadsheet data 5 ℓ
  3. Point towards 5 ℓ
  4. Clarinet cousins 5 ℓ
  5. Sharp point on a ranch fence 4 ℓ
  6. Airport's ID checker 8 ℓ
  7. Hawaiian greetings 6 ℓ
  8. Have a joyful attitude 7 ℓ
  9. Supermarket cold-cuts area 4 ℓ
  10. Historical period 3 ℓ
  11. Weed-chopping tool 3 ℓ
  12. Make angry 4 ℓ
  13. Detested 5 ℓ
  14. Obsessive hobbyists 5 ℓ
  15. Attachment for 10-Down 4 ℓ
  16. NCO nickname 5 ℓ
  17. Take the wheel 5 ℓ
  18. "Get serious, bro!" 5 ℓ
  19. Aviation prefix 4 ℓ
  20. Nobel Prize category 5 ℓ
  21. Fuses with a blowtorch 5 ℓ
  22. Indoor sports venue 5 ℓ
  23. Very, very angry 5 ℓ
  24. Broadway play, e.g. 4 ℓ
  25. Gets airborne 8 ℓ
  26. Fabric's luster 5 ℓ
  27. Sacred sites 7 ℓ
  28. Glittery mineral 4 ℓ
  29. L.A. NBAer 5 ℓ
  30. Very tall buildings 6 ℓ
  31. Tired out fully 5 ℓ
  32. Octopus cousin 5 ℓ
  33. Postal measure 5 ℓ
  34. Signals to begin 4 ℓ
  35. Female friend in France 4 ℓ
  36. Affectionate greeting 4 ℓ
  37. Crosses (out) 3 ℓ
  38. Industrious insect 3 ℓ
  39. __ Tai cocktail 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 is titled “FAST DAY” and was constructed by Winston Emmons. 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.

Newsday FAST DAY Crossword August 26 2026 Answers