Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, May 28, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, May 28, 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
- 1Swamp thing
- 5Old Testament kingdom
- 10Sudden increase
- 14Takeback
- 15Of ebb and flow
- 16Big seller of bookcases
- 17Recital range
- 18Safari sight
- 19Refined fellow
- 20Sparrow's steerer
- 23Film clip, e.g.
- 24Sorority letter
- 28Prepare
- 29Sort of photo frame
- 33More Machiavellian
- 35Metal precioso
- 36Bishop's domain
- 37Event with runs
- 41Maestro
- 44Bad tidings
- 45Volvos' former rivals
- 48What campers carry
- 52EGOT actress Davis
- 54Mystery writing award
- 55Reception amenity
- 57Ergonomic desktop device
- 61Cut back on
- 64Beside oneself
- 65Hand __ (compliment)
- 66About 9% of a globe
- 67Market subsegment
- 68Poetic adverb
- 69Expands excessively
- 70Very pale
- 71Flits (about)
Down
- 1Lunar feature
- 2Kicks back
- 3Film's special effect
- 4Calmed down
- 5Throat trouble
- 6Sets of cymbals
- 7Polish for print
- 8Vietnamese finger food
- 9Itch remedy
- 10Pattern cutter
- 11Banjo cousin
- 12Chaps
- 13Novelist Conroy
- 21Fast-food fixture
- 22Former MGM rival
- 25Nature network
- 26Baltimore Ravens mascot
- 27Hacker's equipment
- 30Cornball
- 31Starfish ray
- 32Carries out
- 34Playful growl
- 38USPS mover's form
- 39Downspout sites
- 40Making less pure
- 41Wallet note nickname
- 42Giraffe's chew
- 43Dino's origin
- 46Taiwanese beverage
- 47On an angle
- 49Rio dances
- 50Trusted authority
- 51Mollify
- 53Strong devotions
- 56Fuss over oneself
- 58Bahamas arrival of 1492
- 59Garden perennial
- 60Dash dial
- 61Maximum level
- 62World Bank HQ
- 63Cleanse (of)
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SURVEILLANCE".
All 76 answers
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- 1ASwamp thingCROC
- 5AOld Testament kingdomSHEBA
- 10ASudden increaseJUMP
- 14ATakebackREPO
- 15AOf ebb and flowTIDAL
- 16ABig seller of bookcasesIKEA
- 17ARecital rangeALTO
- 18ASafari sightRHINO
- 19ARefined fellowGENT
- 20ASparrow's steererTAILFEATHERS
- 23AFilm clip, e.g.EXCERPT
- 24ASorority letterKAPPA
- 28APrepareREADY
- 29ASort of photo frameSHADOWBOX
- 33AMore MachiavellianSLIER
- 35AMetal preciosoORO
- 36ABishop's domainSEE
- 37AEvent with runsTRACKMEET
- 41AMaestroACE
- 44ABad tidingsWOE
- 45AVolvos' former rivalsSAABS
- 48AWhat campers carryBUGSPRAYS
- 52AEGOT actress DavisVIOLA
- 54AMystery writing awardEDGAR
- 55AReception amenityOPENBAR
- 57AErgonomic desktop deviceMONITORSTAND
- 61ACut back onCURB
- 64ABeside oneselfIRATE
- 65AHand __ (compliment)ITTO
- 66AAbout 9% of a globeASIA
- 67AMarket subsegmentNICHE
- 68APoetic adverbNEER
- 69AExpands excessivelyPADS
- 70AVery paleASHEN
- 71AFlits (about)GADS
- 1DLunar featureCRATER
- 2DKicks backRELAXES
- 3DFilm's special effectOPTICAL
- 4DCalmed downCOOLEDIT
- 5DThroat troubleSTREP
- 6DSets of cymbalsHIHATS
- 7DPolish for printEDIT
- 8DVietnamese finger foodBANH
- 9DItch remedyALOE
- 10DPattern cutterJIGSAW
- 11DBanjo cousinUKE
- 12DChapsMEN
- 13DNovelist ConroyPAT
- 21DFast-food fixtureFRYER
- 22DFormer MGM rivalRKO
- 25DNature networkPBS
- 26DBaltimore Ravens mascotPOE
- 27DHacker's equipmentAXE
- 30DCornballHOKEY
- 31DStarfish rayARM
- 32DCarries outDOES
- 34DPlayful growlRAWR
- 38DUSPS mover's formCOA
- 39DDownspout sitesEAVES
- 40DMaking less pureTAINTING
- 41DWallet note nicknameABE
- 42DGiraffe's chewCUD
- 43DDino's originEGG
- 46DTaiwanese beverageBOBATEA
- 47DOn an angleSLANTED
- 49DRio dancesSAMBAS
- 50DTrusted authorityPRO
- 51DMollifySOOTHE
- 53DStrong devotionsARDORS
- 56DFuss over oneselfPREEN
- 58DBahamas arrival of 1492NINA
- 59DGarden perennialIRIS
- 60DDash dialTACH
- 61DMaximum levelCAP
- 62DWorld Bank HQUSA
- 63DCleanse (of)RID
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The Thursday, May 28, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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