Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 23, 2026
Saturday, May 23, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, May 23, 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
- 1Develop a crush?
- 10Pitiful amount
- 15Broad-minded approach
- 16Early SCTV breakout star
- 17Collaborative cloud creation
- 18Mixing console's control
- 19Small thing in a hole
- 20Big thing in a hole
- 21Bubblegum kin
- 23Venerable figure skating move
- 25"Loaded" appetizer offerings
- 26Tabloid nickname of the '80s
- 29Unfortunate admission
- 31Range from the Tatar for "ridge"
- 32Five-ton hunter
- 34Where rushing is encouraged
- 37Erstwhile home for a paper tiger
- 41Commencement wear usually bought
- 42Final word that sounds dishy?
- 43Duo multiple
- 44Upper chamber
- 46Let out
- 48Rush order
- 51On sale at the moment
- 53Matter of opinion
- 55Dry __
- 56Receptivity metaphor
- 59Common Tupperware contents
- 60Be sporadic
- 63Be what you're not
- 64Alpine neighbors
- 65Whom a Congressional Caucus has advocated for since 2021
- 66Commute communally
Down
- 1Vast
- 2Cable transmission medium
- 3Pretreatment target
- 4__ line
- 5Worked, as much wood
- 6Conclusion of many scheduled deliveries
- 7Posse, essentially
- 8In the bargain
- 9A maize-ing creation
- 10G, frequently
- 11Bit of kid lit
- 12Subject of the Tune In Yesterday encyclopedia
- 13Endure no longer
- 14Public works
- 22"Visionary artist" with her first SoCal solo exhibition, in 2026
- 23Big name in confessional poetry
- 24What brieandbaskets.com curates
- 26One of Les douze Apotres
- 27"Water" now mostly desert
- 28End of many Scottish town names
- 30Destination near OAK
- 33The Winton Bullet (1902) was an early one
- 35Metaphorical ropes
- 36Rodin's thinker
- 38Follower's following
- 39This is our era
- 40Gendered issue
- 45It's in much stained glass
- 47Multiplicity metaphor
- 48Traditional supporters of choirs
- 49"You're preaching to the choir"
- 50Trouble-free
- 52Like a heat
- 54What an Eliot novel isn't about
- 56Assumed name, essentially
- 57Teen suffix for screen
- 58It's in much stained glass
- 61Bubble Bath beauty brand
- 62Partner in the Human Genome Project
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 33 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 37-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 72 answers
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- 1ADevelop a crush?MASTICATE
- 10APitiful amountSCRAP
- 15ABroad-minded approachEXPANSION
- 16AEarly SCTV breakout starOHARA
- 17ACollaborative cloud creationGOOGLEDOC
- 18AMixing console's controlFADER
- 19ASmall thing in a holeANT
- 20ABig thing in a holeACE
- 21ABubblegum kinHOTPINK
- 23AVenerable figure skating moveSITSPIN
- 25A"Loaded" appetizer offeringsTOTS
- 26ATabloid nickname of the '80sLADYDI
- 29AUnfortunate admissionILOSE
- 31ARange from the Tatar for "ridge"URAL
- 32AFive-ton hunterORCA
- 34AWhere rushing is encouragedFRAT
- 37AErstwhile home for a paper tigerCALVINANDHOBBES
- 41ACommencement wear usually boughtLEIS
- 42AFinal word that sounds dishy?CIAO
- 43ADuo multipleOCTO
- 44AUpper chamberATTIC
- 46ALet outLOOSEN
- 48ARush orderASAP
- 51AOn sale at the momentINSTOCK
- 53AMatter of opinionPOLLING
- 55ADry __ICE
- 56AReceptivity metaphorEAR
- 59ACommon Tupperware contentsSALAD
- 60ABe sporadicCOMEANDGO
- 63ABe what you're notEMOTE
- 64AAlpine neighborsAPENNINES
- 65AWhom a Congressional Caucus has advocated for since 2021SIKHS
- 66ACommute communallyRIDESHARE
- 1DVastMEGA
- 2DCable transmission mediumAXON
- 3DPretreatment targetSPOT
- 4D__ lineTAG
- 5DWorked, as much woodINLAID
- 6DConclusion of many scheduled deliveriesCSECTION
- 7DPosse, essentiallyAIDES
- 8DIn the bargainTOO
- 9DA maize-ing creationENCHILADA
- 10DG, frequentlySOFT
- 11DBit of kid litCHAPTERBOOK
- 12DSubject of the Tune In Yesterday encyclopediaRADIO
- 13DEndure no longerARENT
- 14DPublic worksPARKS
- 22D"Visionary artist" with her first SoCal solo exhibition, in 2026ONO
- 23DBig name in confessional poetrySYLVIAPLATH
- 24DWhat brieandbaskets.com curatesPICNICS
- 26DOne of Les douze ApotresLUC
- 27D"Water" now mostly desertARAL
- 28DEnd of many Scottish town namesDALE
- 30DDestination near OAKSFO
- 33DThe Winton Bullet (1902) was an early oneRACINGCAR
- 35DMetaphorical ropesABCS
- 36DRodin's thinkerTETE
- 38DFollower's followingIST
- 39DThis is our eraHOLOCENE
- 40DGendered issueSON
- 45DIt's in much stained glassTIN
- 47DMultiplicity metaphorOCEANS
- 48DTraditional supporters of choirsAPSES
- 49D"You're preaching to the choir"SOAMI
- 50DTrouble-freeALLOK
- 52DLike a heatTIMED
- 54DWhat an Eliot novel isn't aboutIDES
- 56DAssumed name, essentiallyEDNA
- 57DTeen suffix for screenAGER
- 58DIt's in much stained glassROSE
- 61DBubble Bath beauty brandOPI
- 62DPartner in the Human Genome ProjectNIH
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