Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, May 27, 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
- 1Auto fuel
- 4Eden guy
- 8Side of a gem
- 13"__ we there yet?"
- 14Dog biscuit shape
- 15North African desert
- 162024 or 2028
- 18Story's high point
- 19Not quite right
- 20Corp. heads
- 22Tire pressure meas.
- 23Approves
- 24Methodical procedure
- 26Sand hill
- 28Start too soon
- 32Battleship letters
- 33Ladies
- 34Nebraska city
- 35Veal meal
- 37Dramas with singing
- 38Tire pattern
- 39Any household task
- 42Pop singer Lipa
- 43Crispy Chinese appetizer
- 45Small valley
- 46Tell, as a tale
- 47Stiller or Affleck
- 48Director DuVernay
- 51Weeps loudly
- 52Tex-Mex sauce
- 54What's north of North Dakota
- 56Breweries' buildings
- 59Allude to
- 60Garfield dog
- 61Salt Lake City student
- 62Foe
- 63Change for a $20
- 64"Amazing!"
Down
- 1Square dance lass
- 2Region
- 3Mythical ocean menace
- 4Bottomless pit
- 5Accomplishes
- 6Get __ for effort
- 7"Good heavens!"
- 8Misplaced optimism
- 9Sushi tuna
- 10Sleep in a tent
- 11Notable periods
- 12Advance on a runway
- 15Ivanhoe author
- 17Toll road
- 21NCAA game airer
- 24Addition total
- 25Viral Web idea
- 26Air conduits
- 27Seize control of
- 28Scribble (down)
- 29Flower bed pest
- 30Van rental brand
- 31Twangy-sounding
- 33Workweek middle
- 36Villain's hideout
- 37FL NBA team
- 39Beach crawler
- 40Flashy performer
- 41World Cup cheer
- 44Be too boastful
- 45Sandwich shop
- 47Prepares, as pies
- 48Sore feeling
- 49Stuck-up
- 50Novelist Rice
- 52Gyrate
- 53Initial poker payment
- 55S&L amenity
- 57Poetic tribute
- 58Meet with
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 38 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 28-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "GET OFF THE GROUND".
All 78 answers
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- 1AAuto fuelGAS
- 4AEden guyADAM
- 8ASide of a gemFACET
- 13A"__ we there yet?"ARE
- 14ADog biscuit shapeBONE
- 15ANorth African desertSAHARA
- 16A2024 or 2028LEAPYEAR
- 18AStory's high pointCLIMAX
- 19ANot quite rightAMISS
- 20ACorp. headsCEOS
- 22ATire pressure meas.PSI
- 23AApprovesOKS
- 24AMethodical procedureSYSTEM
- 26ASand hillDUNE
- 28AStart too soonJUMPTHEGUN
- 32ABattleship lettersUSS
- 33ALadiesWOMEN
- 34ANebraska cityOMAHA
- 35AVeal mealCUTLET
- 37ADramas with singingOPERAS
- 38ATire patternTREAD
- 39AAny household taskCHORE
- 42APop singer LipaDUA
- 43ACrispy Chinese appetizerSPRINGROLL
- 45ASmall valleyDELL
- 46ATell, as a taleRELATE
- 47AStiller or AffleckBEN
- 48ADirector DuVernayAVA
- 51AWeeps loudlySOBS
- 52ATex-Mex sauceSALSA
- 54AWhat's north of North DakotaCANADA
- 56ABreweries' buildingsHOPKILNS
- 59AAllude toHINTAT
- 60AGarfield dogODIE
- 61ASalt Lake City studentUTE
- 62AFoeENEMY
- 63AChange for a $20TENS
- 64A"Amazing!"GEE
- 1DSquare dance lassGAL
- 2DRegionAREA
- 3DMythical ocean menaceSEAMONSTER
- 4DBottomless pitABYSS
- 5DAccomplishesDOES
- 6DGet __ for effortANA
- 7D"Good heavens!"MERCYME
- 8DMisplaced optimismFALSEHOPE
- 9DSushi tunaAHI
- 10DSleep in a tentCAMP
- 11DNotable periodsERAS
- 12DAdvance on a runwayTAXI
- 15DIvanhoe authorSCOTT
- 17DToll roadPIKE
- 21DNCAA game airerESPN
- 24DAddition totalSUM
- 25DViral Web ideaMEME
- 26DAir conduitsDUCTS
- 27DSeize control ofUSURP
- 28DScribble (down)JOT
- 29DFlower bed pestGARDENSLUG
- 30DVan rental brandUHAUL
- 31DTwangy-soundingNASAL
- 33DWorkweek middleWEDNESDAY
- 36DVillain's hideoutLAIR
- 37DFL NBA teamORL
- 39DBeach crawlerCRAB
- 40DFlashy performerHOTSHOT
- 41DWorld Cup cheerOLE
- 44DBe too boastfulGLOAT
- 45DSandwich shopDELI
- 47DPrepares, as piesBAKES
- 48DSore feelingACHE
- 49DStuck-upVAIN
- 50DNovelist RiceANNE
- 52DGyrateSPIN
- 53DInitial poker paymentANTE
- 55DS&L amenityATM
- 57DPoetic tributeODE
- 58DMeet withSEE
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