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DECLARATION EXCERPT

Thursday, July 2, 2026 Constructed by Bill Weber 76 clues
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Across

  1. What "go" begins with 5 ℓ
  2. Brazenness 4 ℓ
  3. Dark doings 4 ℓ
  4. In existence 5 ℓ
  5. Bounty competitor 4 ℓ
  6. Jai __ 4 ℓ
  7. "We__ to be self-evident..." 15 ℓ
  8. "Faire" focus 3 ℓ
  9. Writer Welty 6 ℓ
  10. Had something 3 ℓ
  11. Slender swimmers 4 ℓ
  12. Kin of contra- 4 ℓ
  13. "...unalienable Rights, __..." 14 ℓ
  14. Glowing notice 4 ℓ
  15. Insurgents 6 ℓ
  16. Free File program offerer 3 ℓ
  17. Popeye pal 3 ℓ
  18. The Ebro's destination 3 ℓ
  19. "__ sport!" 3 ℓ
  20. Proverbial criers 6 ℓ
  21. Script writer 3 ℓ
  22. With a new hue 4 ℓ
  23. "...__..." 14 ℓ
  24. Wear well 4 ℓ
  25. Jazz Age artist 4 ℓ
  26. Most secure 6 ℓ
  27. Health facility 3 ℓ
  28. It grows on a stalk 3 ℓ
  29. "....__ Happiness" 15 ℓ
  30. Sister of Charlotte 4 ℓ
  31. Artemis program runner 4 ℓ
  32. Stage fare 5 ℓ
  33. Clothing store section 4 ℓ
  34. Mild oath 4 ℓ
  35. Revved up 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. "Good one!" 4 ℓ
  2. Toon saxophonist 4 ℓ
  3. "If I Were King of the Forest" singer 4 ℓ
  4. Adele, for instance 4 ℓ
  5. Less subdued, design-wise 7 ℓ
  6. Some police prints 7 ℓ
  7. Correct conclusion 3 ℓ
  8. All the same 6 ℓ
  9. Face facts 7 ℓ
  10. Film format 3 ℓ
  11. Madden 4 ℓ
  12. In profusion 4 ℓ
  13. Grafton's Vengeance starter 3 ℓ
  14. Directs, in Variety-speak 5 ℓ
  15. Book after Judges 4 ℓ
  16. Sartre's summer 3 ℓ
  17. It's south of Delhi 4 ℓ
  18. Walked over 4 ℓ
  19. Slangy welcome 5 ℓ
  20. Better equipped 5 ℓ
  21. Flower girl, at times 5 ℓ
  22. Color guard gear 5 ℓ
  23. Turn inside out 5 ℓ
  24. Permissive 4 ℓ
  25. Permissive 4 ℓ
  26. Thrust forth 7 ℓ
  27. Have a grasp of 3 ℓ
  28. Coins depicting Ataturk 5 ℓ
  29. Bloat 7 ℓ
  30. Strikes out 7 ℓ
  31. Reprove, with "out" 4 ℓ
  32. Ogle 6 ℓ
  33. From way off 4 ℓ
  34. Fruit category 4 ℓ
  35. Antlered animal 4 ℓ
  36. Big Apple's Bravest 4 ℓ
  37. Word on some cornerstones 4 ℓ
  38. Former Volvo rival 4 ℓ
  39. Equal standing 3 ℓ
  40. It will be 250 two days from now 3 ℓ
  41. What many keep money in 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, July 2, 2026 is titled “DECLARATION EXCERPT” and was constructed by Bill Weber. 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 DECLARATION EXCERPT Crossword July 2 2026 Answers