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RODENT REPORT

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. "Silence!" 5 ℓ
  2. Practice boxing 4 ℓ
  3. Hit at, as a fly 4 ℓ
  4. Green pasta sauce 5 ℓ
  5. Mexican money 4 ℓ
  6. Sit for a portrait 4 ℓ
  7. "Tender" beef cut 4 ℓ
  8. Low female voice 4 ℓ
  9. Assistants 5 ℓ
  10. Cornered 15 ℓ
  11. Anger 3 ℓ
  12. Sculpture or painting 3 ℓ
  13. U-turn from NNE 3 ℓ
  14. Mexico's __ California 4 ℓ
  15. Pixie 6 ℓ
  16. California wine valley 4 ℓ
  17. Indoor sports venue 5 ℓ
  18. Sedan or convertible 4 ℓ
  19. Toil diligently 15 ℓ
  20. Big Aussie birds 4 ℓ
  21. Keep in __ (remember) 4 ℓ
  22. War horse 5 ℓ
  23. In disagreement 6 ℓ
  24. Prefix meaning "singular" 4 ℓ
  25. Put on, as clothing 3 ℓ
  26. Race, as an engine 3 ℓ
  27. French male friend 3 ℓ
  28. Silent and shy 15 ℓ
  29. Land parcels to build on 4 ℓ
  30. Uses oars 4 ℓ
  31. Revoke legally 5 ℓ
  32. "Don't bet __!" 4 ℓ
  33. Sit in traffic 4 ℓ
  34. Reusable shopping bags 5 ℓ
  35. See in the distance 4 ℓ
  36. Soft throw 4 ℓ
  37. Wear away 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Found employment 8 ℓ
  2. Payment to a landlord 4 ℓ
  3. Largest continent 4 ℓ
  4. Of low quality 4 ℓ
  5. Snowball fight sound 5 ℓ
  6. __ spumante wine 4 ℓ
  7. Underground water source 4 ℓ
  8. Black playing card 5 ℓ
  9. Medical center 8 ℓ
  10. Rung of a ladder 4 ℓ
  11. Beef inspection agcy. 4 ℓ
  12. __ to the throne (the next to reign) 4 ℓ
  13. Minor quarrel 4 ℓ
  14. Poetic "before" 3 ℓ
  15. Historical period 3 ℓ
  16. Cartoonist's liquids 4 ℓ
  17. Fends (off) 5 ℓ
  18. Velocity 5 ℓ
  19. Kept in reserve 5 ℓ
  20. Just slightly 4 ℓ
  21. Good, in Spanish 5 ℓ
  22. Program's second airing 5 ℓ
  23. "Coming soon" ad, for short 5 ℓ
  24. Made logs into boards 5 ℓ
  25. Western defense grp. 4 ℓ
  26. Similar (to) 4 ℓ
  27. "That's OK with me now" 8 ℓ
  28. Approximation 8 ℓ
  29. Physicians' org. 3 ℓ
  30. "Don't tell __ can't do it!" 3 ℓ
  31. Out of practice 5 ℓ
  32. Donkeys 5 ℓ
  33. Lotion's soothing ingredient 4 ℓ
  34. "When all __ fails..." 4 ℓ
  35. Brought to court 4 ℓ
  36. Golden Rule preposition 4 ℓ
  37. __ about (roughly) 4 ℓ
  38. Hole-punching tools 4 ℓ
  39. Things __ (list heading) 4 ℓ
  40. Cotton swab 4 ℓ
  41. Boys in the family 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 is titled “RODENT REPORT” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 RODENT REPORT Crossword August 4 2026 Answers