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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, August 8, 2026 Constructed by Matthew Sewell 70 clues
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Across

  1. Rainforest flier 5 ℓ
  2. Mossy 4 ℓ
  3. Discordant dissent 4 ℓ
  4. Strike together 5 ℓ
  5. Readily mobilized up to '73 4 ℓ
  6. Suspicion metaphor 4 ℓ
  7. Little things 10 ℓ
  8. Clear plate 4 ℓ
  9. Chops, these days 7 ℓ
  10. Sinks easily 6 ℓ
  11. '90s "Nifty!" 3 ℓ
  12. Disbeliever's hyperbole 11 ℓ
  13. With strict formality 7 ℓ
  14. Hustles 4 ℓ
  15. Followed the sun, sort of 8 ℓ
  16. Drops containers 5 ℓ
  17. Not a large mount 4 ℓ
  18. Certain chess piece evocation 5 ℓ
  19. Sofia's capital since 2026 4 ℓ
  20. Give in to? 5 ℓ
  21. French restaurant supplier 8 ℓ
  22. Out of bounds 4 ℓ
  23. Revolutionary flier 7 ℓ
  24. Where fans are briefly found 3 ℓ
  25. Brouwerij product 11 ℓ
  26. Gets into a row 6 ℓ
  27. Perfectionist precept 7 ℓ
  28. She's featured in Fun in Acapulco 4 ℓ
  29. British brass band mainstays 10 ℓ
  30. Audible pardon 4 ℓ
  31. Chromebook company 4 ℓ
  32. Consummate 5 ℓ
  33. Teaser, e.g. 4 ℓ
  34. Limonada __ (bebida refrescante) 4 ℓ
  35. Who orders Tom's whitewashing 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Venerable entertainment threesome 3 ℓ
  2. Who succeeded Bob as Senate Majority Leader (2001) 5 ℓ
  3. Sophia's close kin 5 ℓ
  4. Not much to add 5 ℓ
  5. Sprinkling of yogurt-based dressings 10 ℓ
  6. Final warning? 8 ℓ
  7. Far from great 3 ℓ
  8. Common forecast frequency 6 ℓ
  9. Strategic compilation 7 ℓ
  10. Outlet advisory 4 ℓ
  11. Provincial accumulation 9 ℓ
  12. Sprightliness 9 ℓ
  13. Partial lunch order 5 ℓ
  14. Convey, in a way 4 ℓ
  15. Ceaselessly, quickly 4 ℓ
  16. Quick comebacks 5 ℓ
  17. Nice hue 4 ℓ
  18. Nintendo's Pilotwings, e.g. 10 ℓ
  19. Spoils, with "on" 5 ℓ
  20. Key catalyst in America's westward expansion 9 ℓ
  21. Tiki bar cocktail served in a wooden container 9 ℓ
  22. Foul territory 3 ℓ
  23. Very big name 8 ℓ
  24. __ hand 4 ℓ
  25. Pork __ 4 ℓ
  26. Jules Verne's Albatross 7 ℓ
  27. Spade topper 6 ℓ
  28. Bring up 4 ℓ
  29. Flavorless 5 ℓ
  30. Undoings 5 ℓ
  31. Jacket made of paper 5 ℓ
  32. Whom Cotton contacted for educational assistance (1718) 5 ℓ
  33. Fuss 4 ℓ
  34. __-thriller (cli-fi subgenre) 3 ℓ
  35. Calculating 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, August 8, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Matthew Sewell. 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 8 2026 Answers