COATED CANDY: And chocolatey. initially
Across
- Tough trek
- Annoys a lot
- Blot gently
- Rosa Parks' home state
- Italian love
- Put sugar in
- Cab driver guy
- Two types of scales
- Boxing stopper
- Tired out completely
- Book about "the world's worst dog"
- Auction off
- Notes on 22-Across scales
- Certain soft drinks
- Must have
- Pkg. drop-off points
- Piece of bed linen
- Self-identifier
- Squad ldrs.
- Confesses
- Inexact no.
- Two-masted sailboat
- Bat Appreciation Mo.
- Canonized femme: Abbr.
- America's uncle
- (With) all one's strength
- NBC's longest-running comedy show
- Petroleum compound suffix
- "Blah, blah, blah..."
- Monarchy or republic
- Explosive liquid
- Vowel sequence
- Refreshingly cool
- Lists of answers
- Toon mouse couple
- Sound of displeasure
- Hidden obstacle
- Be positioned
- Stopped slouching
- Actor Kutcher
- "Further" fuss
- Guatemalan gold
- Private eyes
- College stat.
- Minimal money
- Robin Williams sitcom
- Turnover of India
- Prefix like atm-
- Conductor from Japan
- Curator's concern
- Sea plea
- Look amused
- Astronomer Hubble
- Play with automatons
- Slightly, in music
- Pic-sharing app
- Enumeration of options
- "And your point is..."
- Make illegal
- Corporate shake-up
- Choose-your-own
- Stockholm ferry destination
- Mental capacity pair
- Giving a name to
- Make __ (clench your hand)
- Real estate assessment
- Banquet platforms
- OEDs, e.g.
- Be a volunteer
Down
- Satisfy, as thirst
- Athletes' healer
- Anytime $$$ input
- Water near the Sorbonne
- People from Waco
- Out of town
- Italian noble name
- High-rise apartment amenity
- On __ to nowhere
- French male friend
- __ with faint praise
- Black-and-white bears
- Texting predecessor
- Frying medium
- Game of Thrones airer
- In a soft-soapy manner
- Clever remark
- 16-Down nos.
- GPS reading
- Spread gossip
- Exam for would-be JDs
- Mascara destination
- Lay into
- They're not Macs
- As compared to
- Shorthand skill
- Lemony Snicket girlfriend
- TV remote button
- Siberian train hub
- Port, for example
- Extreme fright
- Week-__ (timid)
- "Just watch me"
- Salon service, for short
- Guitar parts
- Dickensian boy
- Corkscrew shape
- Fastens securely
- Dues recipient
- Cravings
- Plant fungus
- NASDAQ debuts
- Bard's "over there"
- Enticement in the air
- Overstudious students
- Important Prado portraitist
- Throws in
- Very tiny machines
- Salesperson's unwelcome answer
- "Just like I said I would"
- Lengthy tales
- Actor Epps or Sharif
- Veer off-course
- Big name in bags
- Diet/exercise app
- Commando film prop
- Started the day
- "It's my turn to bat"
- Hit the ceiling
- Inter __ (among others)
- Many Moslems
- Cuisine category
- Goulash bit
- Figurine mineral
- Gem measure
- TV finance guru
- Verne genre
- Supermodel Campbell
- DDE, in WWII
- "Darn it!"
- Waiting room reading
- Sup in style
- Bumped into
- Period ending in early Nov.
- 16th century starter
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, July 19, 2026 is titled “COATED CANDY: And chocolatey. initially” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 144 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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