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THAT'S A SWITCH

Friday, August 28, 2026 Constructed by Jay Silverman 76 clues
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Across

  1. Like a Conan Doyle game 5 ℓ
  2. Third-longest European river 4 ℓ
  3. Barely cracked 4 ℓ
  4. Common fairway attire 4 ℓ
  5. Rodin's thinker 4 ℓ
  6. What most Moroccans are 5 ℓ
  7. Where Ibsen worked 10 ℓ
  8. Western wolf 4 ℓ
  9. Auction add-on 3 ℓ
  10. Disney toon teen 5 ℓ
  11. All MLB jerseys 5 ℓ
  12. Keep out 3 ℓ
  13. Incredibly energetic person 10 ℓ
  14. Typical cricket fields 5 ℓ
  15. Quarterfinals participants 6 ℓ
  16. Didn't play 3 ℓ
  17. Numero de provincias canadienses 4 ℓ
  18. Foreign starter 4 ℓ
  19. Completely lose it 9 ℓ
  20. Throaty sound 4 ℓ
  21. Site for soaking 4 ℓ
  22. Treat rudely, so to speak 3 ℓ
  23. Teamwork obstacle 6 ℓ
  24. Fishy finger food 5 ℓ
  25. Social gathering space 10 ℓ
  26. Omelet option 3 ℓ
  27. Unfinished story, sometimes 5 ℓ
  28. Taxing activity 5 ℓ
  29. Fl. oz. fraction 3 ℓ
  30. "Keep out" sign 10 ℓ
  31. Trotsky's turndown 4 ℓ
  32. Word on the cover of Beloved 4 ℓ
  33. Its edge can't cut 4 ℓ
  34. Italian apostle 5 ℓ
  35. Puzzle (out) 4 ℓ
  36. State of dishevelment 4 ℓ
  37. Pair alternating in the five longest Across answers 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Any precious possession 5 ℓ
  2. Least restrictive 7 ℓ
  3. Oil province 7 ℓ
  4. Non-veterans 7 ℓ
  5. Exalt emotionally 6 ℓ
  6. Felipe VI, e.g. 3 ℓ
  7. In any respect 5 ℓ
  8. Some large lobbies 5 ℓ
  9. Epithet like Kristy 4 ℓ
  10. "Sail __ Ship of State": Whitman 3 ℓ
  11. Off base for a while 7 ℓ
  12. Power hub 7 ℓ
  13. Beginning 4 ℓ
  14. Marbles, for instance 4 ℓ
  15. Pro Bowl side 3 ℓ
  16. Tolled 4 ℓ
  17. Exude, as charisma 4 ℓ
  18. Heathrow facility 3 ℓ
  19. Cooler contents 3 ℓ
  20. Popular bonsai choice 3 ℓ
  21. "Silly me!" 3 ℓ
  22. Appoint 4 ℓ
  23. Asian capital-list leader 3 ℓ
  24. Incautious 4 ℓ
  25. Subject of about 35 van Gogh portraits 7 ℓ
  26. "It's included also" 7 ℓ
  27. Gets mushy 7 ℓ
  28. "My treat!" 7 ℓ
  29. Pours, as ports 7 ℓ
  30. "In that case..." 6 ℓ
  31. Brief moment 3 ℓ
  32. Sticky situation 4 ℓ
  33. What orchestras tune to 5 ℓ
  34. Be inclined 5 ℓ
  35. Seller of tagless T's 5 ℓ
  36. Credit report blot 4 ℓ
  37. Campus epithet 4 ℓ
  38. Flatbread of India 3 ℓ
  39. Party person, in headlines 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, August 28, 2026 is titled “THAT'S A SWITCH” and was constructed by Jay Silverman. 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 THAT'S A SWITCH Crossword August 28 2026 Answers