STUFFED SIDES
Across
- Monopolize
- Part of a train
- Narc's org.
- Organic acid
- Where to get brushes
- Performed well playing
- Theatrical encouragement
- Horn of Africa land
- Parlor service
- Seinfeld neighbor
- Monastic title
- Dominate totally
- Easter precursor
- Set apart
- "Nifty!"
- Make a splash
- Patriotic shopping suggestion
- Settle by mail
- Airhead
- Unsaid assent
- Attach with a twist
- Aces' HQ
- Mauna __
- Sidestep
- Dignified women
- Cosmetics chain
- Have no worries
- Wedding photo subject
- Contemptuous comment
- Tuscan tall building
- Long time, for short
- Take away, as a tray
- Go after
Down
- Dust-making tool
- Powers that be
- Fail to be
- Cantina cocktail conclusion
- Question for enlightenment
- Dispatcher's question
- More visionary
- Wizard's liquid
- Render weaponless
- Person overly picky about ports
- Broody music
- Purview
- Bagpiper's wear
- Shivery sound
- What ends many matches
- Radar wielder
- Pal of Pooh
- Actor Morales
- Source of new USN ensigns
- Truckful
- Be left with
- Without additives
- Topiary trees
- Out of control
- Insets, for instance
- Consumer survey category
- Dress in
- Unmatched
- Novelist trio surname
- Out of the way
- Contracted counsel
- Many Olympic judges
- Nab
- Icy juice drink
- Too quick
- Side not "stuffed" in the five longest answers
- Atmospheric prefix
- Book-to-be's __ date
- Kiwi cousin
- Upscale vineyard
- Quite wide
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Friday, June 19, 2026 is titled “STUFFED SIDES” and was constructed by Adam Simpson. The puzzle features 74 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.