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PARCHMENT PROLOGUE: In five parts

Sunday, June 28, 2026 Constructed by S.N. 143 clues
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Across

  1. Goodie-filled parting gift 7 ℓ
  2. Awakens 7 ℓ
  3. Line atop a 1776 document, part 1 3 ℓ
  4. Poor Richard, for Franklin 7 ℓ
  5. Novelist Fleming 3 ℓ
  6. Bar order 7 ℓ
  7. Owl, to mice 8 ℓ
  8. Many a Stuart work of Washington 8 ℓ
  9. Quirky trait 3 ℓ
  10. Engrosses 6 ℓ
  11. Video gamers' faces 7 ℓ
  12. Queasy feeling 6 ℓ
  13. Document line, part 2 9 ℓ
  14. Washington's rank: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  15. James who was a mentor to John Adams 4 ℓ
  16. Altercations 6 ℓ
  17. Colonel Kosciuszko's nationality 6 ℓ
  18. Itinerary, briefly 3 ℓ
  19. Director Brooks 3 ℓ
  20. Enclosed, as acreage 6 ℓ
  21. PC scrolling key 6 ℓ
  22. Frequent van Gogh subjects 6 ℓ
  23. Founding __ (Abigail Adams et al.) 7 ℓ
  24. Former Nicaraguan leader Daniel 6 ℓ
  25. Troup group in close array 7 ℓ
  26. Gone with the Wind woman 5 ℓ
  27. Redcoat, to a Continental 7 ℓ
  28. Lee of Marvel Comics 4 ℓ
  29. Document line, part 3 11 ℓ
  30. Weighty book 4 ℓ
  31. Despotic Amin 3 ℓ
  32. Jamie of M*A*S*H 4 ℓ
  33. Vinyl albums 3 ℓ
  34. Forest floor growth 4 ℓ
  35. Photo __ (camera sessions) 3 ℓ
  36. Serviceable 5 ℓ
  37. Cut and paste, say 4 ℓ
  38. Muslim mystic 4 ℓ
  39. High-IQ club 5 ℓ
  40. Norse Olympus 6 ℓ
  41. FDR-era agency 3 ℓ
  42. Web address symbol 3 ℓ
  43. Emulates Patrick Henry 6 ℓ
  44. Homer's homeland 6 ℓ
  45. Well-deserved 6 ℓ
  46. Tooth pros' org. 3 ℓ
  47. Document line, part 4 13 ℓ
  48. Jefferson, to friends 3 ℓ
  49. Great poker pair 4 ℓ
  50. CPR expert 3 ℓ
  51. __ Faire (jousting venue) 3 ℓ
  52. Frost-covered 3 ℓ
  53. "Excuse me" sound 4 ℓ
  54. Ben Franklin's birthplace 6 ℓ
  55. Young-__ (kids) 3 ℓ
  56. Add value to 6 ℓ
  57. here Franklin was, 1776-1785 6 ℓ
  58. Meals with matzoh 6 ℓ
  59. Poli __ (college major) 3 ℓ
  60. Document line, part 5 21 ℓ
  61. Bloodhound's trail 5 ℓ
  62. Grape plant 4 ℓ
  63. Frog cousin 4 ℓ
  64. Base for some paints 5 ℓ
  65. Circle dances 5 ℓ
  66. Urge on 4 ℓ
  67. Feeling offended 4 ℓ
  68. Fashion flair 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Pixie 6 ℓ
  2. Show the ropes to 6 ℓ
  3. Little riddle 6 ℓ
  4. "No idea" gesture 5 ℓ
  5. "Short" music suffix 4 ℓ
  6. Poetic daybreak 4 ℓ
  7. Sean Lennon's mom 3 ℓ
  8. Dose holders 8 ℓ
  9. Emulate Washington at Valley Forge 6 ℓ
  10. Giants of industry 6 ℓ
  11. Popular potted plant 8 ℓ
  12. Latin "I love" 3 ℓ
  13. Fliers in caves 4 ℓ
  14. Tiny flying pest 4 ℓ
  15. Much of Chile 5 ℓ
  16. Cotton farm pest 6 ℓ
  17. Country near Cuba 5 ℓ
  18. Colorful story 4 ℓ
  19. Gym dance 4 ℓ
  20. Commuting group 7 ℓ
  21. Attic invader 7 ℓ
  22. Moral wrong 3 ℓ
  23. French article 3 ℓ
  24. Sitar music 4 ℓ
  25. 64-Across' homeland 6 ℓ
  26. Descendants 6 ℓ
  27. That lady's 4 ℓ
  28. Soccer great 4 ℓ
  29. Morse code sounds 4 ℓ
  30. Bringing under control 6 ℓ
  31. Has a hunch 6 ℓ
  32. Tick by 6 ℓ
  33. Take a break from 6 ℓ
  34. Wiped clean 6 ℓ
  35. Angelic strings 4 ℓ
  36. Muse of comedy 6 ℓ
  37. Colossus site 6 ℓ
  38. Best-case scenarios 6 ℓ
  39. Boomers' kids 4 ℓ
  40. Owl's outcry 4 ℓ
  41. Pretend to be 7 ℓ
  42. How many like their nut butter 7 ℓ
  43. Wheaty side dish 5 ℓ
  44. Philosopher Kierkegaard 5 ℓ
  45. Short-lived fashion 3 ℓ
  46. Active person 4 ℓ
  47. Begin to droop 3 ℓ
  48. "O'er the land of the __..." 4 ℓ
  49. Gave meaning to 7 ℓ
  50. John Adams' presidency 7 ℓ
  51. Dream stage, for short 3 ℓ
  52. List shortener 3 ℓ
  53. Timber tree 3 ℓ
  54. Solstice mo. 3 ℓ
  55. Tartness measure 7 ℓ
  56. Won't back down 7 ℓ
  57. "It follows that..." 5 ℓ
  58. More disordered 7 ℓ
  59. Taunting cry 3 ℓ
  60. Soda can opener 3 ℓ
  61. Dependable 7 ℓ
  62. Genesis landing place 6 ℓ
  63. Island erupter of 2025 6 ℓ
  64. Playwright Clifford 5 ℓ
  65. Yuletide tunes 5 ℓ
  66. Blend in a bowl 4 ℓ
  67. Commanded 4 ℓ
  68. Miles off 4 ℓ
  69. Evite request 4 ℓ
  70. Logger's chopper 3 ℓ
  71. Cartoon art 3 ℓ
  72. Tic-tac-toe winner 3 ℓ
  73. "I'll take that as __" 3 ℓ
  74. Sgt., for example 3 ℓ
  75. Show to a seat, so to speak 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, June 28, 2026 is titled “PARCHMENT PROLOGUE: In five parts” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 143 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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