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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, May 15, 2026

Friday, May 15, 2026/75 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 15, 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

  • 1Darn it
  • 4Shows like The Legend of Zang Hai, for short
  • 11Informative URL
  • 14Tiananmen Square honoree
  • 15Comic strip "Goodness!"
  • 16The __ (ribs city, for short)
  • 17Venerable morale booster
  • 18Start of a quote
  • 19Verse starter
  • 20Seder fish
  • 22Charles III's second granddaughter
  • 24Lawnmower Maintenance Week mo.
  • 25Gradual, on product labels
  • 26Middle of quote
  • 33Rummy cakes
  • 34Metro area
  • 35What some waves are
  • 37Securer of plywood
  • 38Logically sound
  • 40For both, on scores
  • 41Frequent address bar input
  • 42Emulated dragonflies
  • 44Where Chaucer's pilgrims met
  • 45End of quote
  • 48Land on the Sea of Cortez
  • 49Undeluded about
  • 5048th st.
  • 52Designations
  • 56Times given 52-Across
  • 59Eminent Italian director, the quote's source
  • 62Karate derivative
  • 63Kentucky Dam operator
  • 64Unvarnished
  • 65"You take that back!"
  • 66Confound
  • 67It's in six presidents' 52-Across

Down

  • 1Too confident
  • 2Peace of mind
  • 3Pound sound
  • 4Publishing partnerships
  • 5Karamazov brother
  • 6Swarming
  • 7Mellow, maybe
  • 8Drudgery
  • 9Basilica of San Francesco city
  • 10Onion cousin
  • 11Make a mess of
  • 12Best-in-class
  • 13Knock off
  • 21"Grrr!"
  • 23Part of modern-day Turkey
  • 26Any rebound
  • 27Ticket of 2008
  • 28Napoli's new
  • 29"Over the Rainbow" Oscar winner
  • 30Former Ford, familiarly
  • 31Ripley museum moniker
  • 32Barracudas, bees, buffaloes,...
  • 33Oldest global radio network
  • 36Football great Dawson
  • 38Copycat comment
  • 39Toss out
  • 42KLM predecessors
  • 43Brown of Code fame
  • 46Park's small pavilion
  • 47Whom Pollack and Johns inspired
  • 50Old Spice alternative
  • 51Paper parcel portion
  • 53...Prince of Denmark denouement
  • 54Affect deeply
  • 55Document sent digitally
  • 57Kid-lit Canadian
  • 58Parks it
  • 60Utter nonsense
  • 61UT Austin library focus

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 75 entries.
  2. There are 36 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 59-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "OF PRESTO & PESTO".

All 75 answers

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  • 1ADarn itSEW
  • 4AShows like The Legend of Zang Hai, for shortCDRAMAS
  • 11AInformative URLFAQ
  • 14ATiananmen Square honoreeMAO
  • 15AComic strip "Goodness!"OMIGOSH
  • 16AThe __ (ribs city, for short)LOU
  • 17AVenerable morale boosterUSO
  • 18AStart of a quoteLIFEISA
  • 19AVerse starterUNI
  • 20ASeder fishGEFILTE
  • 22ACharles III's second granddaughterLILIBET
  • 24ALawnmower Maintenance Week mo.MAR
  • 25AGradual, on product labelsSLO
  • 26AMiddle of quoteCOMBINATIONOF
  • 33ARummy cakesBABAS
  • 34AMetro areaURB
  • 35AWhat some waves areTIDAL
  • 37ASecurer of plywoodBRAD
  • 38ALogically soundSOLID
  • 40AFor both, on scoresADUE
  • 41AFrequent address bar inputCOM
  • 42AEmulated dragonfliesHOVERED
  • 44AWhere Chaucer's pilgrims metINN
  • 45AEnd of quoteMAGICANDPASTA
  • 48ALand on the Sea of CortezBAJA
  • 49AUndeluded aboutONTO
  • 50A48th st.ARIZ
  • 52ADesignationsNAMES
  • 56ATimes given 52-AcrossERAS
  • 59AEminent Italian director, the quote's sourceFEDERICOFELLINI
  • 62AKarate derivativeTAEBO
  • 63AKentucky Dam operatorTVA
  • 64AUnvarnishedBLUNT
  • 65A"You take that back!"AMNOT
  • 66AConfoundVEX
  • 67AIt's in six presidents' 52-AcrossJAMES
  • 1DToo confidentSMUG
  • 2DPeace of mindEASE
  • 3DPound soundWOOF
  • 4DPublishing partnershipsCOLLABS
  • 5DKaramazov brotherDMITRI
  • 6DSwarmingRIFE
  • 7DMellow, maybeAGE
  • 8DDrudgeryMOIL
  • 9DBasilica of San Francesco cityASSISI
  • 10DOnion cousinSHALLOT
  • 11DMake a mess ofFLUB
  • 12DBest-in-classAONE
  • 13DKnock offQUIT
  • 21D"Grrr!"IMMAD
  • 23DPart of modern-day TurkeyIONIA
  • 26DAny reboundCAROM
  • 27DTicket of 2008OBAMABIDEN
  • 28DNapoli's newNUOVA
  • 29D"Over the Rainbow" Oscar winnerARLEN
  • 30DFormer Ford, familiarlyTBIRD
  • 31DRipley museum monikerODDITORIUM
  • 32DBarracudas, bees, buffaloes,...FAUNA
  • 33DOldest global radio networkBBC
  • 36DFootball great DawsonLEN
  • 38DCopycat commentSOCANI
  • 39DToss outDEPOSE
  • 42DKLM predecessorsHIJ
  • 43DBrown of Code fameDAN
  • 46DPark's small pavilionGAZEBO
  • 47DWhom Pollack and Johns inspiredSTELLA
  • 50DOld Spice alternativeAFTA
  • 51DPaper parcel portionREAM
  • 53D...Prince of Denmark denouementACTV
  • 54DAffect deeplyMOVE
  • 55DDocument sent digitallyEFAX
  • 57DKid-lit CanadianANNE
  • 58DParks itSITS
  • 60DUtter nonsenseROT
  • 61DUT Austin library focusLBJ

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