Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, May 1, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026/74 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 1, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1Get rid of
- 5Longtime headphone brand
- 9Complaint from Hamlet
- 12Match + strike
- 13Runner on a track
- 14Jazz (up)
- 15Seven Years' War roi
- 17Application abbreviation
- 18Galactic sci.
- 19Article for 15-Across
- 20Do one's part, and then some
- 22Sponsor of the first televised ballgame (1939)
- 2424/7 airspace watcher
- 25Needle work, for short
- 26Breaks things off
- 28Certain travel planner
- 34Cofounder of GE
- 35Ballad's conclusion
- 3613-Across cos.
- 37Suffix like -ella
- 38Recent USCGA grad
- 39Freight on a Tropicana truck
- 44Not likely to vary
- 46Article for Einstein
- 47Mideast capital
- 48Stat that MENSA accepts
- 53Blues-rock star
- 54Digital communication: Abbr.
- 55Confident claim
- 56AG's domain
- 57Formal wear, facetiously
- 60Hugs in a letter
- 61Foes of the Iroquois
- 62Nose woes
- 63All Quiet... monogram
- 64Wants to get
- 65"... __ it just me?"
Down
- 1What waves do
- 2Big word on Indiana maps
- 3Dubaian, for instance
- 4Avenue __ Champs-Elysees
- 5First sign of spring
- 6Glasgow prename
- 7Looking like Yoda
- 8Jellyfish close kin
- 9Pretty hard to believe
- 10No-wait
- 11Center starter
- 12Achilles heel
- 13Musical performance
- 16Thoroughly
- 21O'Hare, on tags
- 23USC aides
- 27After-dinner selections
- 28Marks of mediocrity
- 29Check in and pay
- 30White and yellow circles on Starry Night
- 31Despicable Me guy
- 32Providence sch.
- 33Tour's conclusion
- 39Stir-fry staple
- 40People who slit things
- 41Martial arts film star
- 42Pair in the four longest answers
- 43Tusk, essentially
- 45Wt./ht. stat
- 48Mentors, to mentees
- 49Taiwanese laptop maker
- 50Ovid's eyes
- 51Police work
- 52MD specialists
- 56Female raccoon
- 58Relative of -arian
- 59One below a 38-Across
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 37 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 15-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "BOTH OF US".
All 74 answers
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- 1AGet rid ofSHED
- 5ALongtime headphone brandAIWA
- 9AComplaint from HamletFIE
- 12AMatch + strikeFLAME
- 13ARunner on a trackTRAIN
- 14AJazz (up)AMP
- 15ASeven Years' War roiLOUISQUINZE
- 17AApplication abbreviationNMI
- 18AGalactic sci.ASTR
- 19AArticle for 15-AcrossUNE
- 20ADo one's part, and then someEMOTE
- 22ASponsor of the first televised ballgame (1939)WHEATIES
- 24A24/7 airspace watcherNORAD
- 25ANeedle work, for shortTAT
- 26ABreaks things offENDSIT
- 28ACertain travel plannerCRUISEGUIDE
- 34ACofounder of GETAE
- 35ABallad's conclusionEER
- 36A13-Across cos.RRS
- 37ASuffix like -ellaITA
- 38ARecent USCGA gradENS
- 39AFreight on a Tropicana truckFRUITJUICES
- 44ANot likely to varySTABLE
- 46AArticle for EinsteinEIN
- 47AMideast capitalAMMAN
- 48AStat that MENSA acceptsSATSCORE
- 53ABlues-rock starRAITT
- 54ADigital communication: Abbr.ASL
- 55AConfident claimICAN
- 56AAG's domainDOJ
- 57AFormal wear, facetiouslyPENGUINSUIT
- 60AHugs in a letterOOO
- 61AFoes of the IroquoisERIES
- 62ANose woesCOLDS
- 63AAll Quiet... monogramEMR
- 64AWants to getASKS
- 65A"... __ it just me?"ORIS
- 1DWhat waves doSLOSH
- 2DBig word on Indiana mapsHAUTE
- 3DDubaian, for instanceEMIRATI
- 4DAvenue __ Champs-ElyseesDES
- 5DFirst sign of springARIES
- 6DGlasgow prenameIAN
- 7DLooking like YodaWIZENED
- 8DJellyfish close kinANEMONE
- 9DPretty hard to believeFANTASTIC
- 10DNo-waitIMMEDIATE
- 11DCenter starterEPI
- 12DAchilles heelFLAW
- 13DMusical performanceTUNE
- 16DThoroughlyQUITE
- 21DO'Hare, on tagsORD
- 23DUSC aidesTAS
- 27DAfter-dinner selectionsTEAS
- 28DMarks of mediocrityCEES
- 29DCheck in and payRENTAROOM
- 30DWhite and yellow circles on Starry NightURSAMAJOR
- 31DDespicable Me guyGRU
- 32DProvidence sch.URI
- 33DTour's conclusionIST
- 39DStir-fry stapleFLATPEA
- 40DPeople who slit thingsRENTERS
- 41DMartial arts film starJETLI
- 42DPair in the four longest answersUIS
- 43DTusk, essentiallyINCISOR
- 45DWt./ht. statBMI
- 48DMentors, to menteesSAGES
- 49DTaiwanese laptop makerASUS
- 50DOvid's eyesOCULI
- 51DPolice workRAIDS
- 52DMD specialistsENTS
- 56DFemale raccoonDOE
- 58DRelative of -arianNIK
- 59DOne below a 38-AcrossNCO
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The Friday, May 1, 2026 grid has 74 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?
Today's grid has 74 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.