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IT'S BEDTIME

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Constructed by Steven Jopek 78 clues
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Across

  1. Brand of electric auto 5 ℓ
  2. Common lipstick color 3 ℓ
  3. Out of kilter 4 ℓ
  4. Verbalize 5 ℓ
  5. Wingtip or loafer 4 ℓ
  6. Reduced-price event 4 ℓ
  7. "Rhyming" memory aid 10 ℓ
  8. Airline accident agcy. 4 ℓ
  9. Sailor's "yes" 3 ℓ
  10. Harass persistently 5 ℓ
  11. Chicken ___ (main course) 4 ℓ
  12. Holler 6 ℓ
  13. Actor Dennehy or director De Palma 5 ℓ
  14. Party pooper 10 ℓ
  15. Brit's "Dear me!" 4 ℓ
  16. Anvil metal 4 ℓ
  17. Make humble 5 ℓ
  18. Nevada city 4 ℓ
  19. Lowly workers 5 ℓ
  20. To be, in France 4 ℓ
  21. Brief confession 4 ℓ
  22. Fiery felony 5 ℓ
  23. Bistro's listing 4 ℓ
  24. Thanksgiving drumsticks 10 ℓ
  25. Commotion 6 ℓ
  26. Licorice-flavor herb 5 ℓ
  27. Portion out 5 ℓ
  28. Feel poorly 3 ℓ
  29. Mysterious glow 4 ℓ
  30. Difference of opinion 4 ℓ
  31. Spa's soothing waters 10 ℓ
  32. Joint above a shin 4 ℓ
  33. Much-admired celebrity 4 ℓ
  34. Wide neckwear 5 ℓ
  35. Have a look at 3 ℓ
  36. Viral Web post 4 ℓ
  37. Davis of Thelma & Louise 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Inserts, as a shirt into pants 5 ℓ
  2. Financial burden 4 ℓ
  3. Otherwise 4 ℓ
  4. "Rodential" big messes 9 ℓ
  5. So far 3 ℓ
  6. Fish eggs 3 ℓ
  7. Pale-looking 4 ℓ
  8. Statue or portrait 3 ℓ
  9. Make an exit 5 ℓ
  10. Direct a car 5 ℓ
  11. Moral code 5 ℓ
  12. "This is fun!" 4 ℓ
  13. More devious 8 ℓ
  14. Unvarying 4 ℓ
  15. Recycling container 3 ℓ
  16. Feeling of amazement 3 ℓ
  17. Fair-haired female 6 ℓ
  18. Also-___ (candidates who lost) 4 ℓ
  19. Brightly colored T-shirt 6 ℓ
  20. Cook in an oven 5 ℓ
  21. Luau side dish 4 ℓ
  22. Japanese coin 3 ℓ
  23. Musician's mistake 8 ℓ
  24. Borscht ingredient 4 ℓ
  25. Shirtsleeve insert 3 ℓ
  26. Credit card's once-a-year charge 9 ℓ
  27. Desserts with pecans 4 ℓ
  28. Egyptian snake 3 ℓ
  29. Model airplane package 3 ℓ
  30. Nervous swallow 4 ℓ
  31. Inert gas in the air 5 ℓ
  32. Dreadlocked Jamaican 5 ℓ
  33. Fraction of a pound 5 ℓ
  34. Elevate 5 ℓ
  35. Boats like Noah's 4 ℓ
  36. Toe the __ (do as told) 4 ℓ
  37. Molecule part 4 ℓ
  38. Castaway's spot 4 ℓ
  39. Dustcloth 3 ℓ
  40. Praiseful poem 3 ℓ
  41. That guy 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 is titled “IT'S BEDTIME” and was constructed by Steven Jopek. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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Newsday IT'S BEDTIME Crossword July 29 2026 Answers