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LAST DANCE

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Chew like a beaver 4 ℓ
  2. Refine, as ore 5 ℓ
  3. "What time __?" 4 ℓ
  4. Connecticut Ivy League school 4 ℓ
  5. __ the Great (kid-lit sleuth) 4 ℓ
  6. New employee 5 ℓ
  7. Not-so-spicy dip 9 ℓ
  8. Drop __ to (write to) 5 ℓ
  9. Formal decrees 6 ℓ
  10. Say grace, say 4 ℓ
  11. Clever like a fox 3 ℓ
  12. Former student, for short 4 ℓ
  13. Pretzel shape 4 ℓ
  14. Novel's plot surprise 14 ℓ
  15. On __ with (equal to) 4 ℓ
  16. Foe 5 ℓ
  17. "Fruity" suffix for nectar 3 ℓ
  18. __ glance (quickly) 3 ℓ
  19. Mistake 5 ℓ
  20. Three, on a sundial 3 ℓ
  21. Fragrance 5 ℓ
  22. Beagle or basset hound 3 ℓ
  23. Costa __ (Central American nation) 4 ℓ
  24. Two-time Oscar actor for Tarantino films 14 ℓ
  25. Three, in Mexico 4 ℓ
  26. Animal's hideout 4 ℓ
  27. Archaeologist's bony find 6 ℓ
  28. Scooby-__ (cartoon Great Dane) 3 ℓ
  29. Family vans: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  30. Regions 5 ℓ
  31. Backyard auto-wheel swaying seat 9 ℓ
  32. Weighing machine 5 ℓ
  33. Pakistan neighbor 4 ℓ
  34. Hardly __ (rarely) 4 ℓ
  35. Makes docile 5 ℓ
  36. Snakelike fishes 4 ℓ
  37. Statue's bottom 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Workout rooms 4 ℓ
  2. Golf pegs 4 ℓ
  3. Pre-Easter period 4 ℓ
  4. Guitarist Clapton 4 ℓ
  5. Civilian defense force 7 ℓ
  6. Follow secretly 6 ℓ
  7. Earl Grey, for instance 3 ℓ
  8. Spicy sandwich sausage 6 ℓ
  9. Trapped by routine 6 ℓ
  10. Get married 3 ℓ
  11. Friend in battle 4 ℓ
  12. Hammer target 4 ℓ
  13. __-bitsy (tiny) 4 ℓ
  14. Spread apart, as fingers 5 ℓ
  15. Come into a room 5 ℓ
  16. Biceps' location 3 ℓ
  17. Bingo-like casino game 4 ℓ
  18. Close to 4 ℓ
  19. Playful prank 5 ℓ
  20. Get in touch with 5 ℓ
  21. Sign before Libra 5 ℓ
  22. Sales pitch 5 ℓ
  23. Make impure 5 ℓ
  24. Nabisco's round cracker 4 ℓ
  25. Unsuccessful '50s Ford 5 ℓ
  26. Becomes inedible 4 ℓ
  27. Elevator compartment 3 ℓ
  28. Cheese with holes 5 ℓ
  29. Gallery event 7 ℓ
  30. Colored parts of eyes 6 ℓ
  31. Opposite of singular 6 ℓ
  32. Places of refuge 6 ℓ
  33. Fairy-tale beast 4 ℓ
  34. Change for $5 4 ℓ
  35. Star soprano 4 ℓ
  36. King's address 4 ℓ
  37. Sewn skirt border 4 ℓ
  38. Black-and-white marine mammal 4 ℓ
  39. Speedy 4 ℓ
  40. All-even score 3 ℓ
  41. Spider creation 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, June 24, 2026 is titled “LAST DANCE” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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 LAST DANCE Crossword June 24 2026 Answers