Newsday Crossword

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS: Ending the five longest answers

Sunday, June 14, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 146 clues
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  1. Chef's hat 5 ℓ
  2. Feathered missile 4 ℓ
  3. Chapters of history 4 ℓ
  4. Biography 9 ℓ
  5. Tartan pattern 5 ℓ
  6. Russian news agency 4 ℓ
  7. Canadian singer Paul 4 ℓ
  8. Almanac info 5 ℓ
  9. Slangy suffix 3 ℓ
  10. Vinyl records 3 ℓ
  11. Intensify 8 ℓ
  12. Bug in a swarm 4 ℓ
  13. Puzzle with pictures 5 ℓ
  14. Go wrong 3 ℓ
  15. Nobel, by birth 7 ℓ
  16. Remove, as a rind 4 ℓ
  17. Lingering marks 5 ℓ
  18. Main impact 5 ℓ
  19. Army uniform color 5 ℓ
  20. South Pacific resort 6 ℓ
  21. Sports colleagues 9 ℓ
  22. Grew molars 7 ℓ
  23. Hr. fraction 3 ℓ
  24. Bag-screening org. 3 ℓ
  25. 99-Across logo 3 ℓ
  26. Yale students 4 ℓ
  27. Those women, in Spain 4 ℓ
  28. Cautious 4 ℓ
  29. Sharp point of a wire fence 4 ℓ
  30. Invitation request 4 ℓ
  31. Prudent saying 5 ℓ
  32. Little Havana locale 5 ℓ
  33. On the __ (fleeing) 3 ℓ
  34. Biblical tower town 5 ℓ
  35. Author Morrison 4 ℓ
  36. Border on 4 ℓ
  37. Standing upon 4 ℓ
  38. "Sorry to say..." 5 ℓ
  39. Evens, as a score 4 ℓ
  40. Tulsa sch. 3 ℓ
  41. Lose, as fur 4 ℓ
  42. Sledding spot 4 ℓ
  43. Secure occupation 9 ℓ
  44. Santa's burden 4 ℓ
  45. Move like sap 4 ℓ
  46. Atmospheric layer 5 ℓ
  47. Neptune's spear 7 ℓ
  48. Extreme fright 5 ℓ
  49. Itinerary word 3 ℓ
  50. Stage direction 5 ℓ
  51. Grade-school orgs. 4 ℓ
  52. Violin holder 4 ℓ
  53. All __ (attentive) 4 ℓ
  54. Serving from samovars 3 ℓ
  55. Tech sch. 4 ℓ
  56. Kremlin neighbor 9 ℓ
  57. Pisa's river 4 ℓ
  58. __ Jima 3 ℓ
  59. Bubbly beverages 8 ℓ
  60. Silent film heroine 6 ℓ
  61. Tattoos 7 ℓ
  62. Not alterable 5 ℓ
  63. Terse affirmation 3 ℓ
  64. Color TV pioneer 3 ℓ
  65. Neighbor of Jordan 5 ℓ
  66. Hold responsible 5 ℓ
  67. Uttered loudly 5 ℓ
  68. Banishment 5 ℓ
  69. __ Martin (British auto) 5 ℓ
  70. Called strikes 5 ℓ
  71. City near Carson City 4 ℓ
  72. Discount grocery chain 4 ℓ
  73. Alike: Fr. 4 ℓ
  74. US Women's Open org. 4 ℓ
  75. High-style 4 ℓ
  76. Be entitled to 4 ℓ
  77. So-so grade 3 ℓ
  78. Small bill 3 ℓ
  79. Japanese assent 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, June 14, 2026 is titled “MUSIC TO YOUR EARS: Ending the five longest answers” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 146 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.

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