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1776: THE MUSICAL

Friday, July 3, 2026 Constructed by Jerry Clarkson 76 clues
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Across

  1. Former rival of Blu-ray 5 ℓ
  2. Avocation, so to speak 3 ℓ
  3. Verbalized 4 ℓ
  4. Peanuts pal of Peppermint Patty 6 ℓ
  5. "Meeting adjourned" 8 ℓ
  6. Its tallest character 15 ℓ
  7. Inventor of the crossword 5 ℓ
  8. Look of amazement 4 ℓ
  9. Something chewed 3 ℓ
  10. Pole-to-pole flier 4 ℓ
  11. Ceiling support 4 ℓ
  12. John and Abigail's "redundant" romantic duet 15 ℓ
  13. Bargain, at times 4 ℓ
  14. __ sci. 3 ℓ
  15. Derby site 5 ℓ
  16. Celestial altar 3 ℓ
  17. Novelist named for an essayist 7 ℓ
  18. No Secretariat 3 ℓ
  19. Skip successfully 5 ℓ
  20. Not at work, in emails 3 ℓ
  21. Verbalized 4 ℓ
  22. Its prize haul 15 ℓ
  23. Vowelless summons 4 ℓ
  24. Directional abbr. 4 ℓ
  25. Star-Lord in Avengers films 5 ℓ
  26. Editorial post 4 ℓ
  27. City between LA and SF 3 ℓ
  28. He sings about his "Old Virginia" family 15 ℓ
  29. About 6.5 kilograms, in Coventry 8 ℓ
  30. Eyeshadow annoyance 6 ℓ
  31. Driller designation 3 ℓ
  32. Slightly nutty Dutch export 4 ℓ
  33. Cast off from the body 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Laughs 4 ℓ
  2. Electron microscope viewing 4 ℓ
  3. In the near future, a while back 4 ℓ
  4. Anchor woman or man 4 ℓ
  5. Margin for error 6 ℓ
  6. Shepherd's comment 3 ℓ
  7. Was behind 4 ℓ
  8. Look carefully at 6 ℓ
  9. Heading through 3 ℓ
  10. How many get to Potomac Ave. 7 ℓ
  11. Hard candy 4 ℓ
  12. Fault decider 3 ℓ
  13. Short session 3 ℓ
  14. Dust collector 6 ℓ
  15. Hera analog 4 ℓ
  16. Name related to Amy 4 ℓ
  17. Aramis' arm 4 ℓ
  18. Panamanian pronoun 4 ℓ
  19. What Irish soda bread hasn't 5 ℓ
  20. Great thinkers 5 ℓ
  21. Check sum things 5 ℓ
  22. Humerus' __ nerve 5 ℓ
  23. Merger 5 ℓ
  24. American merger partner of 2013 5 ℓ
  25. OW Films boss 5 ℓ
  26. Very much 4 ℓ
  27. Ill-gotten proceeds 4 ℓ
  28. Little limb regenerator 4 ℓ
  29. Rubens contemporary 7 ℓ
  30. Nadir 6 ℓ
  31. Big digs 6 ℓ
  32. With 57-Down, Bulldogs' rooting section 4 ℓ
  33. Without delay 6 ℓ
  34. Powder holder 3 ℓ
  35. En route, in a way 4 ℓ
  36. See 48-Down 4 ℓ
  37. Son of Genesis 6 4 ℓ
  38. Passes by a mile 4 ℓ
  39. Organic coat 4 ℓ
  40. Poker variety 4 ℓ
  41. Angling participant 3 ℓ
  42. Electron microscope viewing 3 ℓ
  43. Common 15-Down partner 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, July 3, 2026 is titled “1776: THE MUSICAL” and was constructed by Jerry Clarkson. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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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 1776: THE MUSICAL Crossword July 3 2026 Answers