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FOREST FINDS

Monday, July 6, 2026 Constructed by Doug Peterson 78 clues
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Across

  1. Picture-hanging surface 4 ℓ
  2. Bump on a toad 4 ℓ
  3. Plant stalk 4 ℓ
  4. A Great Lake 4 ℓ
  5. Unclothed 4 ℓ
  6. Grain storage towers 5 ℓ
  7. Seed holders that drop from evergreen trees 9 ℓ
  8. Dracula's outer garment 5 ℓ
  9. Venue for boxing 5 ℓ
  10. Unpleasant smells 5 ℓ
  11. Body art, for short 3 ℓ
  12. Raised, as livestock 4 ℓ
  13. Cream-filled pastries 5 ℓ
  14. Leg joints 5 ℓ
  15. Gem from an oyster 5 ℓ
  16. Norway's capital 4 ℓ
  17. Cabbie's vehicle 4 ℓ
  18. Is dressed in 5 ℓ
  19. __ to the throne (the next to reign) 4 ℓ
  20. Gave employment to 5 ℓ
  21. Lacking strength 4 ℓ
  22. Merely 4 ℓ
  23. Tiny pests at a picnic 4 ℓ
  24. Enjoys a novel 5 ℓ
  25. Flashes of lightning 5 ℓ
  26. Early birds' catches 5 ℓ
  27. Animals that oink 4 ℓ
  28. Dwarf planet beyond Neptune 5 ℓ
  29. Floor-washing tool 3 ℓ
  30. Stood up 5 ℓ
  31. Don't match, as colors 5 ℓ
  32. Wood-shaping machine 5 ℓ
  33. Pizza toppings that grow in damp ground 9 ℓ
  34. More frosty 5 ℓ
  35. "What __ is new?" 4 ℓ
  36. Pub beverages 4 ℓ
  37. Ballpoints, for example 4 ℓ
  38. Requirement 4 ℓ
  39. Tenant's payment 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Sobbed 4 ℓ
  2. Sounds of disapproval 4 ℓ
  3. Lion sounds 5 ℓ
  4. Emotionally distant 5 ℓ
  5. "Untamed" blooms visited by bees 11 ℓ
  6. Flat-topped elevation 4 ℓ
  7. Adjusted, as guitar strings 5 ℓ
  8. Sleeps noisily 6 ℓ
  9. Movie director Spike 3 ℓ
  10. Clothes dryer fuzz 4 ℓ
  11. Opera solo 4 ℓ
  12. Adam and Eve's garden 4 ℓ
  13. Scrub vigorously 5 ℓ
  14. Gives a darn 5 ℓ
  15. Shrubs that grow small fruit 11 ℓ
  16. Settled a debt 4 ℓ
  17. Sharp, as eyesight 4 ℓ
  18. Hammer's target 4 ℓ
  19. Actors' roles 5 ℓ
  20. Former spouses 4 ℓ
  21. Grants permission for 3 ℓ
  22. Young boys 4 ℓ
  23. Line of stitches 4 ℓ
  24. Slight coloring 4 ℓ
  25. "What person?" question 3 ℓ
  26. Angelic circle of light 4 ℓ
  27. Pilot's "Understood" 5 ℓ
  28. Turn the __ cheek 5 ℓ
  29. Hoped (for) 6 ℓ
  30. Sheriff's search party 5 ℓ
  31. "There's no __ like home" 5 ℓ
  32. Vatican City language 5 ℓ
  33. Prophetic sign 4 ℓ
  34. Attention-getting whisper 4 ℓ
  35. Small burrowing mammal 4 ℓ
  36. Regulation 4 ℓ
  37. Prayer ending 4 ℓ
  38. Snip off, as coupons 4 ℓ
  39. Rowboat implement 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, July 6, 2026 is titled “FOREST FINDS” and was constructed by Doug Peterson. 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 FOREST FINDS Crossword July 6 2026 Answers