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BARBECUE MENU

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Chauffeur-driven cars 5 ℓ
  2. Spaniels and poodles 4 ℓ
  3. Be a retailer of 4 ℓ
  4. Central Florida city 5 ℓ
  5. Cleveland's lake 4 ℓ
  6. Smooth out 4 ℓ
  7. Side dish from the oven 10 ℓ
  8. Spare-rib discard 4 ℓ
  9. Poor movie rating 7 ℓ
  10. Title for a lawyer 7 ℓ
  11. Region 4 ℓ
  12. Lower than 5 ℓ
  13. Meaty entree 12 ℓ
  14. Good-hearted 4 ℓ
  15. Army cops: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  16. Fraction of a pound 5 ℓ
  17. Allow to borrow 4 ℓ
  18. Melted together, as metals 5 ℓ
  19. Life sci. 4 ℓ
  20. Electric car company 5 ℓ
  21. Gang's territory 4 ℓ
  22. Cavity filler's deg. 3 ℓ
  23. Side dish from a farm stand 12 ℓ
  24. Judge's gown 4 ℓ
  25. Overstuff 5 ℓ
  26. Wine in Italian sauces 7 ℓ
  27. Load again, as a web page 7 ℓ
  28. Suffix for kitchen 4 ℓ
  29. Seedy-fruit dessert 10 ℓ
  30. Matures 4 ℓ
  31. Colorful eye part 4 ℓ
  32. Agree to join 5 ℓ
  33. Puts on, as clothing 4 ℓ
  34. Department that may sell tuxedos 4 ℓ
  35. Pebble or boulder 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Southwestern wolf 4 ℓ
  2. Sinister smile 5 ℓ
  3. Any music category 5 ℓ
  4. Egg-shaped 5 ℓ
  5. Show to be false 6 ℓ
  6. Not as expensive 4 ℓ
  7. Row of a poem 4 ℓ
  8. Historical period 3 ℓ
  9. Become angry 6 ℓ
  10. Sorrowful story 7 ℓ
  11. Spanish cheers 4 ℓ
  12. Manufacture 4 ℓ
  13. "Not if __ help it!" 4 ℓ
  14. Unadorned 4 ℓ
  15. Campus courtyard 4 ℓ
  16. Requests, as assistance 7 ℓ
  17. Olympic winner's medal 4 ℓ
  18. Conclude 3 ℓ
  19. Office neckwear 3 ℓ
  20. Watch display, for short 3 ℓ
  21. Rural hotels 4 ℓ
  22. Regretted 4 ℓ
  23. Thick slice 4 ℓ
  24. Sport with ponies 4 ℓ
  25. "Other" category: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  26. Cat's coat 3 ℓ
  27. Large coffee dispenser 3 ℓ
  28. Hive dweller 3 ℓ
  29. Carryall bag 4 ℓ
  30. Lunchbox soup container 7 ℓ
  31. Tender touch 6 ℓ
  32. "Easy to clean" ad claim 6 ℓ
  33. Type of ski lift 4 ℓ
  34. On a regular basis 5 ℓ
  35. Turn loose 5 ℓ
  36. Whole wheat or rye 5 ℓ
  37. Diarist __ Frank 4 ℓ
  38. "Tender" beef cut 4 ℓ
  39. Voice above tenor 4 ℓ
  40. Labor Day mo. 4 ℓ
  41. Tortoise's rival, in fable 4 ℓ
  42. Do pool laps 4 ℓ
  43. Metal in bronze 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 is titled “BARBECUE MENU” 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 BARBECUE MENU Crossword July 28 2026 Answers