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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, August 29, 2026 Constructed by David P. Williams 70 clues
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Across

  1. South Carolina symbol 8 ℓ
  2. Metaphorical profusions 6 ℓ
  3. Labor party 8 ℓ
  4. Recharge 6 ℓ
  5. Accepts blame 8 ℓ
  6. Elevated 6 ℓ
  7. JFK predecessor 3 ℓ
  8. No joke 7 ℓ
  9. Club cousin 3 ℓ
  10. MGM consolidator 4 ℓ
  11. What much salad bar ham is 5 ℓ
  12. Office space 4 ℓ
  13. Fantasy fixtures 5 ℓ
  14. Brief rage 3 ℓ
  15. Short Barbie model 5 ℓ
  16. Top-5 tongue of India 5 ℓ
  17. Hardly a family man 6 ℓ
  18. False response from AI 13 ℓ
  19. Lock mechanisms 6 ℓ
  20. Khloe ex 5 ℓ
  21. Equine hybrid 5 ℓ
  22. Journalism jargon, per Grammarist 5 ℓ
  23. Yellow belly 3 ℓ
  24. Arian intro 4 ℓ
  25. Irreverent 5 ℓ
  26. Unsuccessful bidder for the Mets (2020) 4 ℓ
  27. Italian navy 3 ℓ
  28. Andromeda's savior 7 ℓ
  29. Dance step 3 ℓ
  30. Put together 6 ℓ
  31. Keenness 8 ℓ
  32. Stir up 6 ℓ
  33. Hidden 8 ℓ
  34. Distributor of farm supplies 6 ℓ
  35. Lack of ice? 8 ℓ
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Down

  1. It's north of Albuquerque on I-25 6 ℓ
  2. Music box 7 ℓ
  3. W as in welding 8 ℓ
  4. Needle-point implement 8 ℓ
  5. Animal in a garnish etymology 3 ℓ
  6. Breakfast for barracudas 4 ℓ
  7. Dupery 5 ℓ
  8. Unreal 8 ℓ
  9. True friend 5 ℓ
  10. Split __ 4 ℓ
  11. Short ways 3 ℓ
  12. Kitten caboodle 6 ℓ
  13. Old-fashioned, technically 6 ℓ
  14. It's unreal 15 ℓ
  15. Dishware arrived there in 2026 3 ℓ
  16. Flood zone 7 ℓ
  17. Future prospects 7 ℓ
  18. Quip 5 ℓ
  19. Necessary 5 ℓ
  20. '84 L.A. Olympics' eagle mascot 3 ℓ
  21. Thousands of Athenians 3 ℓ
  22. Very thin 8 ℓ
  23. Call out 8 ℓ
  24. Inception 8 ℓ
  25. It's often served with shellfish 7 ℓ
  26. Mall merchants' rentals 6 ℓ
  27. Carbon copy kin 6 ℓ
  28. Rule 6 ℓ
  29. Lending agent? 3 ℓ
  30. Bar soap botanical 5 ℓ
  31. Origin story in Exodus 12 5 ℓ
  32. Spring break mecca nickname 4 ℓ
  33. Earthy matter 4 ℓ
  34. Boomerang __ (British Gen-Z returnee) 3 ℓ
  35. Power ball 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, August 29, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by David P. Williams. The puzzle features 70 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword August 29 2026 Answers