Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 2, 2026
Saturday, May 2, 2026/68 clues solved
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Across
- 1Pickup after dragging
- 11What many freemium apps have
- 15Fey Golden Globes cohost
- 16Bit of a Hawaiian Chip
- 17French Sudan neighbor
- 18Big name in car manufacturing
- 19Bit of a tortilla chip
- 20Scout's recognition
- 22Hothead's heat
- 23Overall feeling, metaphorically
- 25Takes after slips
- 26Engine maker for Japan's first satellite
- 28Sort of skirt
- 30Much-monitored area
- 31In your gut
- 33Where you get your fill
- 35Coaster's position
- 36Rafter with Jim
- 37Modern-day con
- 40Singer with the #1 lyric "Don't worry about your size" (2014)
- 44Carrier to Cheongju
- 45Big clumsy types
- 47"That's it!"
- 48Like some buds
- 50Parisian's following
- 52What certain sheepdogs resemble
- 53To whom Capote dedicated his "non-fiction novel"
- 55Chihuahua "Check this out!"
- 56Is someone they're not
- 57Trio from the Caribbean
- 60Remote starter
- 61Predominant drag
- 62Was like, these days
- 63Creosote and borate, vis-a-vis wood
Down
- 1Making hotter, maybe
- 2Marketing sites
- 3Material for decks and docks
- 4Disclose?
- 5NATO charter member
- 6Web coder
- 7What many have at their fingertips
- 8Checking promise
- 9Measure inside the box
- 10Oath with "rot" in its history
- 11Got free, sort of
- 12Miniature pan
- 13Part of the Venezuela-Colombia border
- 14Displays publicly
- 21Plots with oil
- 23Motive for many of Ovid's odes
- 24What Jamie, Robin and Morgan are
- 27Brain __
- 29Larry's cousin
- 32On-the-go breakfast
- 34Slip or slide
- 37What Mountain Warehouse sells
- 38Versatile problem-solver
- 39Without slacking
- 41Future in, perhaps
- 42Back soon
- 43Wide spreads
- 46Nickels and dimes
- 49Spaces often filled on Sundays
- 51Metaphor for mastery
- 54Inclined plane
- 55He's missing his in
- 58Direction from Dusseldorf
- 59Short U or I
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 68 entries.
- There are 34 across and 34 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 1-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 68 answers
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- 1APickup after draggingSECONDWIND
- 11AWhat many freemium apps haveSHOP
- 15AFey Golden Globes cohostAMYPOEHLER
- 16ABit of a Hawaiian ChipTARO
- 17AFrench Sudan neighborUPPERVOLTA
- 18ABig name in car manufacturingOTIS
- 19ABit of a tortilla chipCORN
- 20AScout's recognitionRAWTALENT
- 22AHothead's heatIRE
- 23AOverall feeling, metaphoricallyPULSE
- 25ATakes after slipsREDOS
- 26AEngine maker for Japan's first satelliteNISSAN
- 28ASort of skirtKILT
- 30AMuch-monitored areaICU
- 31AIn your gutGASTRIC
- 33AWhere you get your fillGASSTOP
- 35ACoaster's positionEASE
- 36ARafter with JimHUCK
- 37AModern-day conSPAMMER
- 40ASinger with the #1 lyric "Don't worry about your size" (2014)TRAINOR
- 44ACarrier to CheongjuKAL
- 45ABig clumsy typesOXES
- 47A"That's it!"IMDONE
- 48ALike some budsINEAR
- 50AParisian's followingAPRES
- 52AWhat certain sheepdogs resembleMOP
- 53ATo whom Capote dedicated his "non-fiction novel"HARPERLEE
- 55AChihuahua "Check this out!"MIRA
- 56AIs someone they're notACTS
- 57ATrio from the CaribbeanABCISLANDS
- 60ARemote starterTELE
- 61APredominant dragMAINSTREET
- 62AWas like, these daysSAYS
- 63ACreosote and borate, vis-a-vis woodPRESERVERS
- 1DMaking hotter, maybeSAUCING
- 2DMarketing sitesEMPORIA
- 3DMaterial for decks and docksCYPRESS
- 4DDisclose?OPEN
- 5DNATO charter memberNOR
- 6DWeb coderDEV
- 7DWhat many have at their fingertipsWHORL
- 8DChecking promiseILLASK
- 9DMeasure inside the boxNETWEIGHT
- 10DOath with "rot" in its historyDRAT
- 11DGot free, sort ofSTOLE
- 12DMiniature panHATEDIT
- 13DPart of the Venezuela-Colombia borderORINOCO
- 14DDisplays publiclyPOSTSUP
- 21DPlots with oilARTSCAMS
- 23DMotive for many of Ovid's odesPARAMORE
- 24DWhat Jamie, Robin and Morgan areUNISEX
- 27DBrain __STEM
- 29DLarry's cousinLAURIE
- 32DOn-the-go breakfastCEREALBAR
- 34DSlip or slideSKID
- 37DWhat Mountain Warehouse sellsSKIHATS
- 38DVersatile problem-solverPANACEA
- 39DWithout slackingALERTLY
- 41DFuture in, perhapsNOMINEE
- 42DBack soonONORDER
- 43DWide spreadsREPASTS
- 46DNickels and dimesSPECIE
- 49DSpaces often filled on SundaysAPSES
- 51DMetaphor for masteryREINS
- 54DInclined planeRAMP
- 55DHe's missing his inMARV
- 58DDirection from DusseldorfSSE
- 59DShort U or ILTR
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