Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, May 26, 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
- 1Reputation, informally
- 5Narrow opening for coins
- 9Signify
- 13Doughnut center
- 14Arrived
- 15Monte __, Monaco
- 16Anna's sister in Frozen
- 17Guitarist Clapton
- 18Ram's zodiac sign
- 19Short on cash
- 22Get a look at
- 23Animal's lair
- 24Commits robbery
- 28Dusting cloth
- 30Spanish water
- 34President from 2009 to 2017
- 35Plumbing tubes
- 37Clip-__ (some neckties)
- 38Declining in skill
- 41U-turn from WSW
- 42Get into clothes
- 43Seaweed
- 44Get money for
- 46Had a meal
- 47Moves sneakily
- 48Be helpful to
- 50Color tone
- 51Short footrace
- 60Central Florida city
- 61Scream
- 62China's continent
- 63Santa's helpers
- 64Roof overhang
- 65Multi-store shopping venue
- 66Puts into words
- 67Tool storage building
- 68Dalmatian's mark
Down
- 1Gourmet cook
- 2Part for an actor
- 3Otherwise
- 4Hand out playing cards
- 5Movie excerpts
- 6Extra __ eggs
- 7Fail to mention
- 8Computer expert, for short
- 9Docking area
- 10Dublin's country
- 11Actor Baldwin
- 12Small snack
- 15__ Canaveral, FL
- 20Aruba or Cuba
- 21Border lines
- 24Boot bottoms
- 25Type of steak
- 26Painter's tripod
- 27Male friend, in French
- 28Wash suds from
- 29Chimps and gorillas
- 31Charge too much
- 32Open, as toothpaste
- 33Fire remnants
- 35Rhyme writer
- 36Gawked (at)
- 39Exam mark
- 40Spanish cheer
- 45Soup-serving utensils
- 47In ringlets, as hair
- 49Nest egg plans: Abbr.
- 50Divide in two
- 51Weed-chopping tools
- 52Sch. near Hollywood
- 53Sea-based military force
- 54Gives a new color to
- 55Informal assent
- 56River blockers
- 57Without delay, in a memo
- 58Rural storage tower
- 59Sentry's "Stop!"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 19-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LITTLE BITS".
All 78 answers
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- 1AReputation, informallyCRED
- 5ANarrow opening for coinsSLOT
- 9ASignifyMEAN
- 13ADoughnut centerHOLE
- 14AArrivedCAME
- 15AMonte __, MonacoCARLO
- 16AAnna's sister in FrozenELSA
- 17AGuitarist ClaptonERIC
- 18ARam's zodiac signARIES
- 19AShort on cashFEELINGTHEPINCH
- 22AGet a look atSEE
- 23AAnimal's lairDEN
- 24ACommits robberySTEALS
- 28ADusting clothRAG
- 30ASpanish waterAGUA
- 34APresident from 2009 to 2017OBAMA
- 35APlumbing tubesPIPES
- 37AClip-__ (some neckties)ONS
- 38ADeclining in skillLOSINGONESTOUCH
- 41AU-turn from WSWENE
- 42AGet into clothesDRESS
- 43ASeaweedALGAE
- 44AGet money forSELL
- 46AHad a mealATE
- 47AMoves sneakilyCREEPS
- 48ABe helpful toAID
- 50AColor toneHUE
- 51AShort footraceHUNDREDYARDDASH
- 60ACentral Florida cityOCALA
- 61AScreamYELL
- 62AChina's continentASIA
- 63ASanta's helpersELVES
- 64ARoof overhangEAVE
- 65AMulti-store shopping venueMALL
- 66APuts into wordsSAYS
- 67ATool storage buildingSHED
- 68ADalmatian's markSPOT
- 1DGourmet cookCHEF
- 2DPart for an actorROLE
- 3DOtherwiseELSE
- 4DHand out playing cardsDEAL
- 5DMovie excerptsSCENES
- 6DExtra __ eggsLARGE
- 7DFail to mentionOMIT
- 8DComputer expert, for shortTECH
- 9DDocking areaMARINA
- 10DDublin's countryERIN
- 11DActor BaldwinALEC
- 12DSmall snackNOSH
- 15D__ Canaveral, FLCAPE
- 20DAruba or CubaISLAND
- 21DBorder linesEDGES
- 24DBoot bottomsSOLES
- 25DType of steakTBONE
- 26DPainter's tripodEASEL
- 27DMale friend, in FrenchAMI
- 28DWash suds fromRINSE
- 29DChimps and gorillasAPES
- 31DCharge too muchGOUGE
- 32DOpen, as toothpasteUNCAP
- 33DFire remnantsASHES
- 35DRhyme writerPOET
- 36DGawked (at)STARED
- 39DExam markGRADE
- 40DSpanish cheerOLE
- 45DSoup-serving utensilsLADLES
- 47DIn ringlets, as hairCURLED
- 49DNest egg plans: Abbr.IRAS
- 50DDivide in twoHALVE
- 51DWeed-chopping toolsHOES
- 52DSch. near HollywoodUCLA
- 53DSea-based military forceNAVY
- 54DGives a new color toDYES
- 55DInformal assentYEAH
- 56DRiver blockersDAMS
- 57DWithout delay, in a memoASAP
- 58DRural storage towerSILO
- 59DSentry's "Stop!"HALT
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