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Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, May 25, 2026

Monday, May 25, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, May 25, 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

  • 1Droops
  • 5A whole bunch (of)
  • 9Greek salad cheese
  • 13Factual
  • 14Purple smoothie berry
  • 15Cement __ (concrete-making machine)
  • 16Farmland measure
  • 17Reveal a secret
  • 18Elite group of guests
  • 19Sharp-tip metal fastener
  • 21Birds' homes
  • 22Japanese coin
  • 23High in the sky
  • 24Acts boldly
  • 27Capital of Egypt
  • 29Counterfeit
  • 30Travel by boat
  • 31Green citrus fruit
  • 35Careless mistake
  • 36Late to class
  • 37Pull from behind
  • 38Exerciser's excess weight
  • 39Fiend in fairy tales
  • 40Human __ (person)
  • 41Opinion piece
  • 43Health care pro
  • 44Champagne bottle seals
  • 46Good buddy
  • 47Suspect's excuse
  • 48Handheld writing surface
  • 54Back tooth
  • 55Chain-__ fence
  • 56Hawaiian feast
  • 57Major happening
  • 58Prefix meaning "against"
  • 59A Great Lake
  • 60Geeky person
  • 61Gas in electric signs
  • 62Shaker condiment

Down

  • 1Number in a spreadsheet
  • 2Curve of a foot
  • 3Wise advisor
  • 4Appear to be
  • 5Coffees + hot milk
  • 6The Pacific, for one
  • 7Very soft mineral
  • 8Fancy necktie fabric
  • 9Document holder in a cabinet
  • 10Live and breathe
  • 11Easily angered
  • 12Bachelor of __ degree
  • 15Stately home
  • 20Words of farewell
  • 23Pond's "pad" flower
  • 24Ken or Barbie
  • 25Water, in Spanish
  • 26Stretchy loop around paper
  • 27Tote around
  • 28Office assistant
  • 29Texter's closest buddy
  • 30Lengthy tale
  • 32Eye part with color
  • 33Lion's hair
  • 34"Hard-boiled" food
  • 36Throw softly
  • 40Lamp light
  • 42Garment worn with a blouse
  • 43Cloth on a diner's lap
  • 44Piece of garlic
  • 45Petroleum ship
  • 46Speckled bean
  • 47Prayer ending
  • 48Large family
  • 49Row of a poem
  • 50Mexican cheers
  • 51Mysterious glow
  • 52Train track
  • 53Song for two singers

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 9-down.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "PAPER HOLDERS".

All 78 answers

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  • 1ADroopsSAGS
  • 5AA whole bunch (of)LOTS
  • 9AGreek salad cheeseFETA
  • 13AFactualTRUE
  • 14APurple smoothie berryACAI
  • 15ACement __ (concrete-making machine)MIXER
  • 16AFarmland measureACRE
  • 17AReveal a secretTELL
  • 18AElite group of guestsALIST
  • 19ASharp-tip metal fastenerTHUMBTACK
  • 21ABirds' homesNESTS
  • 22AJapanese coinYEN
  • 23AHigh in the skyLOFTY
  • 24AActs boldlyDARES
  • 27ACapital of EgyptCAIRO
  • 29ACounterfeitBOGUS
  • 30ATravel by boatSAIL
  • 31AGreen citrus fruitLIME
  • 35ACareless mistakeFLUB
  • 36ALate to classTARDY
  • 37APull from behindDRAG
  • 38AExerciser's excess weightFLAB
  • 39AFiend in fairy talesOGRE
  • 40AHuman __ (person)BEING
  • 41AOpinion pieceESSAY
  • 43AHealth care proNURSE
  • 44AChampagne bottle sealsCORKS
  • 46AGood buddyPAL
  • 47ASuspect's excuseALIBI
  • 48AHandheld writing surfaceCLIPBOARD
  • 54ABack toothMOLAR
  • 55AChain-__ fenceLINK
  • 56AHawaiian feastLUAU
  • 57AMajor happeningEVENT
  • 58APrefix meaning "against"ANTI
  • 59AA Great LakeERIE
  • 60AGeeky personNERD
  • 61AGas in electric signsNEON
  • 62AShaker condimentSALT
  • 1DNumber in a spreadsheetSTAT
  • 2DCurve of a footARCH
  • 3DWise advisorGURU
  • 4DAppear to beSEEM
  • 5DCoffees + hot milkLATTES
  • 6DThe Pacific, for oneOCEAN
  • 7DVery soft mineralTALC
  • 8DFancy necktie fabricSILK
  • 9DDocument holder in a cabinetFILEFOLDER
  • 10DLive and breatheEXIST
  • 11DEasily angeredTESTY
  • 12DBachelor of __ degreeARTS
  • 15DStately homeMANOR
  • 20DWords of farewellBYES
  • 23DPond's "pad" flowerLILY
  • 24DKen or BarbieDOLL
  • 25DWater, in SpanishAGUA
  • 26DStretchy loop around paperRUBBERBAND
  • 27DTote aroundCARRY
  • 28DOffice assistantAIDE
  • 29DTexter's closest buddyBFF
  • 30DLengthy taleSAGA
  • 32DEye part with colorIRIS
  • 33DLion's hairMANE
  • 34D"Hard-boiled" foodEGG
  • 36DThrow softlyTOSS
  • 40DLamp lightBULB
  • 42DGarment worn with a blouseSKIRT
  • 43DCloth on a diner's lapNAPKIN
  • 44DPiece of garlicCLOVE
  • 45DPetroleum shipOILER
  • 46DSpeckled beanPINTO
  • 47DPrayer endingAMEN
  • 48DLarge familyCLAN
  • 49DRow of a poemLINE
  • 50DMexican cheersOLES
  • 51DMysterious glowAURA
  • 52DTrain trackRAIL
  • 53DSong for two singersDUET

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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Monday, May 25, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?

Today's grid has 78 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.

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