Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 16, 2026
Saturday, May 16, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, May 16, 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
- 1Source for "kiwi"
- 6Be a bounder
- 10Person who's short and lacks credit
- 14Back up announcement
- 15Alberto, to amigos
- 16Moniker for those with no id
- 17Painted by number
- 19Particular people
- 20Misdirection metaphor
- 22Flatter, perhaps
- 23Sporty Swedish models of the '60s
- 24Coke and Sprite, to Coca-Cola
- 29Network interface
- 31Word on Iran's flag
- 32Gaming concern
- 34Gas __
- 36Rotation unit
- 37Younger man of Tacitus' time
- 38Questionable action?
- 39Reason to get hitched
- 40Cell starter
- 41Faerie Queene excerpt
- 42The heel of Arabia
- 44Help to be heroic
- 46Semolina with the sound of a Southeastern school city
- 48What talks need to be heard
- 49Person who grew up on the Oregon Trail
- 56Coop group
- 57Non-nutritive food for thought
- 58Call of the wild
- 59Big name in Rationalism and Mind-Body Dualism
- 60Animal with a "water" etymology
- 61Fully from the start
- 62Grows, with "to"
- 63Whom Cooper based Bumppo on
Down
- 1Miniaturized hearing aids
- 2Half the alphabet
- 3City that thanks London with an annual Christmas tree
- 4Game piece that was a chariot long ago
- 5Graspable
- 6Delay, delay, delay
- 7He looted "three ships from Spain" in his "Ballad"
- 8They come with an agenda
- 9Where people work on their feet
- 10Aww-ful assessment
- 11Small time piece
- 12Big sports bet
- 13Sad ending
- 18Banjo bar
- 21Best Score Oscar nominee name for Gandhi
- 24Drop a line
- 25Product of fusion
- 26Detained, by definition
- 27Hair piece
- 28Rural footpath access
- 30Seasonal concern?
- 33They're quirky
- 35Tavern's light reading
- 37Shadow in the sky
- 38Lap up
- 40Titel fur Manner
- 41Inner ear
- 43Literally, "little mush"
- 45Panamanian well
- 47In a tangle
- 49Additional hearing
- 50Impend
- 51Hit the dirt
- 52Medal awarder "in service of peace and freedom"
- 53Eating up
- 54Gulf between two continents
- 55"I wish to tune my quivering __": Byron
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 35 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 72 answers
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- 1ASource for "kiwi"MAORI
- 6ABe a bounderSKIP
- 10APerson who's short and lacks creditANON
- 14ABack up announcementITSON
- 15AAlberto, to amigosTITO
- 16AMoniker for those with no idDAVE
- 17APainted by numberCOLORCODED
- 19AParticular peopleONES
- 20AMisdirection metaphorSMOKEANDMIRRORS
- 22AFlatter, perhapsAPE
- 23ASporty Swedish models of the '60sSAABS
- 24ACoke and Sprite, to Coca-ColaCASHCOWS
- 29ANetwork interfaceTVSET
- 31AWord on Iran's flagALLAH
- 32AGaming concernATARI
- 34AGas __CAN
- 36ARotation unitSLOT
- 37AYounger man of Tacitus' timePLINY
- 38AQuestionable action?POSE
- 39AReason to get hitchedTOW
- 40ACell starterHELLO
- 41AFaerie Queene excerptCANTO
- 42AThe heel of ArabiaYEMEN
- 44AHelp to be heroicEMBOLDEN
- 46ASemolina with the sound of a Southeastern school cityDURUM
- 48AWhat talks need to be heardAIR
- 49APerson who grew up on the Oregon TrailELDERMILLENNIAL
- 56ACoop groupCOOS
- 57ANon-nutritive food for thoughtBRAINCANDY
- 58ACall of the wildHOWL
- 59ABig name in Rationalism and Mind-Body DualismRENE
- 60AAnimal with a "water" etymologyOTTER
- 61AFully from the startOMNI
- 62AGrows, with "to"ADDS
- 63AWhom Cooper based Bumppo onBOONE
- 1DMiniaturized hearing aidsMICS
- 2DHalf the alphabetATOM
- 3DCity that thanks London with an annual Christmas treeOSLO
- 4DGame piece that was a chariot long agoROOK
- 5DGraspableINREACH
- 6DDelay, delay, delaySTONEWALL
- 7DHe looted "three ships from Spain" in his "Ballad"KIDD
- 8DThey come with an agendaITEMS
- 9DWhere people work on their feetPODIATRY
- 10DAww-ful assessmentADORBS
- 11DSmall time pieceNANOSECOND
- 12DBig sports betOVER
- 13DSad endingNESS
- 18DBanjo barCAPO
- 21DBest Score Oscar nominee name for GandhiRAVI
- 24DDrop a lineCAST
- 25DProduct of fusionALLOY
- 26DDetained, by definitionSLOWEDDOWN
- 27DHair pieceHAT
- 28DRural footpath accessSTILE
- 30DSeasonal concern?TASTE
- 33DThey're quirkyANOMALIES
- 35DTavern's light readingNEON
- 37DShadow in the skyPENUMBRA
- 38DLap upPAL
- 40DTitel fur MannerHERR
- 41DInner earCORNCOB
- 43DLiterally, "little mush"MUESLI
- 45DPanamanian wellBIEN
- 47DIn a tangleMIRED
- 49DAdditional hearingECHO
- 50DImpendLOOM
- 51DHit the dirtLAND
- 52DMedal awarder "in service of peace and freedom"NATO
- 53DEating upINTO
- 54DGulf between two continentsADEN
- 55D"I wish to tune my quivering __": ByronLYRE
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The Saturday, May 16, 2026 grid has 72 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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