Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, May 18, 2026
Monday, May 18, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, May 18, 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
- 124-hour money sources: Abbr.
- 5Voice of Apple devices
- 9Time __ (Eastern Standard, for example)
- 13Jockey's strap
- 14Goatee's spot
- 15Card game with bluffs
- 16Elsa's sister in Frozen
- 17Party thrower
- 18Major blood vessel
- 19Person harvesting honey
- 21Group of students
- 22Narrow river
- 23Three-layer cookie
- 25Part of a three-piece suit
- 28More nervous
- 32In good __ (physically fit)
- 36Page of a book
- 38Very small amount
- 39Make simpler
- 40School corridors
- 41Graceful feathery flier
- 42Take a crack __ (try)
- 43Feathered friends that hoot
- 44Piece of celery
- 45Summer or spring
- 47Bottom of a shoe
- 49Liquids in pens
- 51Bowling lanes
- 56Waist straps
- 59Guy breeding cows
- 62Very angry
- 63Skin-soothing plant
- 64Local sandwich shop
- 65Girder fastener
- 66Allows
- 67Grasp tightly
- 68"__ Sir or Madam..."
- 69"Hey you!" whisper
- 70Centers of hurricanes
Down
- 1Typical Saudis
- 2Core principle
- 3Person digging for coal
- 4Python or boa
- 5Devious plan
- 6Breakfast restaurant chain
- 7Stand up
- 8Emcee's opening speech
- 9Scientist at an animal park
- 10Gumbo vegetable
- 11Tennis court barriers
- 12Historical periods
- 15Walked back and forth
- 20Roof edge
- 24Football officials, for short
- 26Cole __ (shredded cabbage)
- 27Reveals a secret
- 29Des Moines' state
- 30And others: Abbr.
- 31Colonel or captain
- 32Large bodies of water
- 33Dislike very much
- 34India's continent
- 35Person watching your dog or cat
- 37In addition
- 40Car horn's beep
- 44Offer at retail
- 46Initial stage
- 48Most recent, as news
- 50Top of one's head
- 52Narrow shelf
- 53Manicurist's __ board
- 54New Haven collegian
- 55Quick scissor cuts
- 56Ostrich or robin
- 57A Great Lake
- 58Volcanic flow
- 60Pub beverages
- 61Young kids
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 19-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "WORKERS WITH ANIMALS".
All 78 answers
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- 1A24-hour money sources: Abbr.ATMS
- 5AVoice of Apple devicesSIRI
- 9ATime __ (Eastern Standard, for example)ZONE
- 13AJockey's strapREIN
- 14AGoatee's spotCHIN
- 15ACard game with bluffsPOKER
- 16AElsa's sister in FrozenANNA
- 17AParty throwerHOST
- 18AMajor blood vesselAORTA
- 19APerson harvesting honeyBEEKEEPER
- 21AGroup of studentsCLASS
- 22ANarrow riverSTREAM
- 23AThree-layer cookieOREO
- 25APart of a three-piece suitVEST
- 28AMore nervousEDGIER
- 32AIn good __ (physically fit)SHAPE
- 36APage of a bookLEAF
- 38AVery small amountIOTA
- 39AMake simplerEASE
- 40ASchool corridorsHALLS
- 41AGraceful feathery flierSWAN
- 42ATake a crack __ (try)ATIT
- 43AFeathered friends that hootOWLS
- 44APiece of celerySTALK
- 45ASummer or springSEASON
- 47ABottom of a shoeSOLE
- 49ALiquids in pensINKS
- 51ABowling lanesALLEYS
- 56AWaist strapsBELTS
- 59AGuy breeding cowsCATTLEMAN
- 62AVery angryIRATE
- 63ASkin-soothing plantALOE
- 64ALocal sandwich shopDELI
- 65AGirder fastenerRIVET
- 66AAllowsLETS
- 67AGrasp tightlyGRIP
- 68A"__ Sir or Madam..."DEAR
- 69A"Hey you!" whisperPSST
- 70ACenters of hurricanesEYES
- 1DTypical SaudisARABS
- 2DCore principleTENET
- 3DPerson digging for coalMINER
- 4DPython or boaSNAKE
- 5DDevious planSCHEME
- 6DBreakfast restaurant chainIHOP
- 7DStand upRISE
- 8DEmcee's opening speechINTRO
- 9DScientist at an animal parkZOOLOGIST
- 10DGumbo vegetableOKRA
- 11DTennis court barriersNETS
- 12DHistorical periodsERAS
- 15DWalked back and forthPACED
- 20DRoof edgeEAVE
- 24DFootball officials, for shortREFS
- 26DCole __ (shredded cabbage)SLAW
- 27DReveals a secretTELLS
- 29DDes Moines' stateIOWA
- 30DAnd others: Abbr.ETAL
- 31DColonel or captainRANK
- 32DLarge bodies of waterSEAS
- 33DDislike very muchHATE
- 34DIndia's continentASIA
- 35DPerson watching your dog or catPETSITTER
- 37DIn additionALSO
- 40DCar horn's beepHONK
- 44DOffer at retailSELL
- 46DInitial stageONSET
- 48DMost recent, as newsLATEST
- 50DTop of one's headSCALP
- 52DNarrow shelfLEDGE
- 53DManicurist's __ boardEMERY
- 54DNew Haven collegianYALIE
- 55DQuick scissor cutsSNIPS
- 56DOstrich or robinBIRD
- 57DA Great LakeERIE
- 58DVolcanic flowLAVA
- 60DPub beveragesALES
- 61DYoung kidsTOTS
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