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CRUNCH TIME

Friday, July 31, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 76 clues
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Across

  1. Burger topper 4 ℓ
  2. What's kept in many kegs 4 ℓ
  3. Party staple 3 ℓ
  4. Pair of matching socks 5 ℓ
  5. Biscotti flavoring 5 ℓ
  6. BC abuts it 3 ℓ
  7. Make known 3 ℓ
  8. Rope-game style 11 ℓ
  9. "It can wait" 6 ℓ
  10. Can 8 ℓ
  11. Words before many words 4 ℓ
  12. Driver's warning 10 ℓ
  13. John __ (the Lone Ranger) 4 ℓ
  14. True grit 4 ℓ
  15. Converges on 5 ℓ
  16. Toon hunter 4 ℓ
  17. We, to Henri 4 ℓ
  18. 800+ episode franchise 3 ℓ
  19. Urban circler 7 ℓ
  20. Start to stop 3 ℓ
  21. Diploma feature 4 ℓ
  22. Texter's farewell 4 ℓ
  23. Tiny role 5 ℓ
  24. Class handout 4 ℓ
  25. Flaky mineral 4 ℓ
  26. A must 10 ℓ
  27. Muzzle 4 ℓ
  28. Stealthily 8 ℓ
  29. Jersey City, Greenwich, etc. 6 ℓ
  30. Iffy 11 ℓ
  31. Tablet holding 3 ℓ
  32. Beyond unexpected 5 ℓ
  33. Source of sea salt 5 ℓ
  34. Green space 3 ℓ
  35. Fake fur advocate 4 ℓ
  36. Get caught 4 ℓ
  37. What five Across answers share 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Artemis equivalent 5 ℓ
  2. Bad apples or sour grapes 5 ℓ
  3. Medicare segment 5 ℓ
  4. Mountainous demarcation 8 ℓ
  5. Watson in Elementary 3 ℓ
  6. Comparably sized 5 ℓ
  7. Anthony Hopkins, by birth 5 ℓ
  8. Cinephile resource 4 ℓ
  9. Imperiled heroine of silents 7 ℓ
  10. Banquet hall valet, e.g. 9 ℓ
  11. Schools of thought 5 ℓ
  12. Evacuation order 4 ℓ
  13. Fawn over 5 ℓ
  14. Gets down 4 ℓ
  15. Extreme aficionado 4 ℓ
  16. Pedestaled figures 5 ℓ
  17. Whichever 3 ℓ
  18. Long-running satire staple 3 ℓ
  19. Contemporary of Andy and Jasper 3 ℓ
  20. Pundit 5 ℓ
  21. Onetime Navaho foe 3 ℓ
  22. Dollar Tree ancestor 9 ℓ
  23. Syfy sister channel 3 ℓ
  24. TV monitor 3 ℓ
  25. Lady Gaga accessory 3 ℓ
  26. Tire shop task 8 ℓ
  27. "Gotta run!" 4 ℓ
  28. Showcase 7 ℓ
  29. Speck 4 ℓ
  30. "Sleeping Prophet" Edgar 5 ℓ
  31. Great expectation 4 ℓ
  32. Bother vocally 5 ℓ
  33. Drive off 5 ℓ
  34. Brand of brush heads 5 ℓ
  35. Get down 5 ℓ
  36. National anthem artillery 5 ℓ
  37. Intl. delegate 5 ℓ
  38. Hearing statement 4 ℓ
  39. Ricardo's relative 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, July 31, 2026 is titled “CRUNCH TIME” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 CRUNCH TIME Crossword July 31 2026 Answers