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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, May 29, 2026

Friday, May 29, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 29, 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

  • 1Dr. Salk first published there in '53
  • 5Lackluster
  • 10Hungry-bear connection
  • 13Emphatic assents
  • 15Fictional Georgia belle
  • 16Addl. afterthought
  • 17Home of Buffalo Bill museums
  • 19Garbanzo cousin
  • 20Zen garden swimmer
  • 21"Awesome!"
  • 22Seriously stuck
  • 24'88 Winter Olympics locale
  • 29Second century center
  • 30Seal meal
  • 31Industry, informally
  • 32Maestro's music
  • 35__ mater
  • 36Rolled greenery
  • 38Lady Godiva's hometown
  • 42Adjectival ending
  • 43March slogan starter
  • 44Game box prose
  • 45What the first PCs came with
  • 47Superintended
  • 48Reading on a rack
  • 49West African coastal capital
  • 53Playwright Pirandello
  • 54Jewelry Television rival
  • 55Driving-home reward
  • 58Foot-pound fraction
  • 59Alternate puzzle title: 4 wds.
  • 64Shade close to silver
  • 65Ne'er-do-well
  • 66Sketchbook support
  • 67Ultimately realize
  • 68Small bits of rock
  • 69"Grand" stage jump

Down

  • 1Boy in many kids' rhymes
  • 2"Old MacDonald" excerpt
  • 3First-aid expert
  • 4Whichever
  • 5Big fuss
  • 6Bit of resistance
  • 7Osaka OK
  • 8Stationary server
  • 9What granite once was
  • 10Key step in home buying
  • 11Take it slow
  • 12Taqueria's roasted
  • 14Bloated
  • 18Nirvana seeker
  • 23Bach's Mass __ Minor
  • 25Parcel measure
  • 26Counting (on)
  • 27Red Sea nation
  • 28Family circle
  • 32Tech study concentration
  • 33Depot's open space
  • 34What most JFK-to-DUB flights are
  • 35Striking grouping
  • 37Certain drill-bit buyer
  • 39PR, for the US
  • 40Family nickname
  • 41Wheelless racing vehicle
  • 46Social media ID
  • 48Assorted, for short
  • 49Purify
  • 50Obsessive new interests
  • 51Hesitant assent
  • 52Emerge
  • 56Sucrose source
  • 57Oceanic oasis
  • 60Name near Orange on Western maps
  • 61Scoop for hummus
  • 62Blu-ray.com listing
  • 63Mumbai-based resort chain

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 38-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SWEET SPOTS".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ADr. Salk first published there in '53JAMA
  • 5ALacklusterHOHUM
  • 10AHungry-bear connectionASA
  • 13AEmphatic assentsAMENS
  • 15AFictional Georgia belleOHARA
  • 16AAddl. afterthoughtPPS
  • 17AHome of Buffalo Bill museumsCODYWYOMING
  • 19AGarbanzo cousinPEA
  • 20AZen garden swimmerKOI
  • 21A"Awesome!"OOH
  • 22ASeriously stuckMIRED
  • 24A'88 Winter Olympics localeCALGARYCANADA
  • 29ASecond century centerCLI
  • 30ASeal mealEEL
  • 31AIndustry, informallyBIZ
  • 32AMaestro's musicSCORE
  • 35A__ materALMA
  • 36ARolled greenerySOD
  • 38ALady Godiva's hometownCOVENTRYENGLAND
  • 42AAdjectival endingINE
  • 43AMarch slogan starterERIN
  • 44AGame box proseRULES
  • 45AWhat the first PCs came withCRT
  • 47ASuperintendedRAN
  • 48AReading on a rackMAG
  • 49AWest African coastal capitalCONAKRYGUINEA
  • 53APlaywright PirandelloLUIGI
  • 54AJewelry Television rivalHSN
  • 55ADriving-home rewardRBI
  • 58AFoot-pound fractionERG
  • 59AAlternate puzzle title: 4 wds.CANDYCITIES
  • 64AShade close to silverASH
  • 65ANe'er-do-wellKNAVE
  • 66ASketchbook supportEASEL
  • 67AUltimately realizeNET
  • 68ASmall bits of rockSANDS
  • 69A"Grand" stage jumpJETE
  • 1DBoy in many kids' rhymesJACK
  • 2D"Old MacDonald" excerptAMOO
  • 3DFirst-aid expertMEDIC
  • 4DWhicheverANY
  • 5DBig fussHOOHA
  • 6DBit of resistanceOHM
  • 7DOsaka OKHAI
  • 8DStationary serverURN
  • 9DWhat granite once wasMAGMA
  • 10DKey step in home buyingAPPRAISAL
  • 11DTake it slowSPEEDZONE
  • 12DTaqueria's roastedASADA
  • 14DBloatedSWOLLEN
  • 18DNirvana seekerYOGI
  • 23DBach's Mass __ MinorINB
  • 25DParcel measureACRE
  • 26DCounting (on)RELYING
  • 27DRed Sea nationYEMEN
  • 28DFamily circleCLAN
  • 32DTech study concentrationSCI
  • 33DDepot's open spaceCONCOURSE
  • 34DWhat most JFK-to-DUB flights areOVERNIGHT
  • 35DStriking groupingARRAY
  • 37DCertain drill-bit buyerDDS
  • 39DPR, for the USTERR
  • 40DFamily nicknameGRANNIE
  • 41DWheelless racing vehicleLUGE
  • 46DSocial media IDTAG
  • 48DAssorted, for shortMISC
  • 49DPurifyCLEAN
  • 50DObsessive new interestsKICKS
  • 51DHesitant assentUHYES
  • 52DEmergeARISE
  • 56DSucrose sourceBEET
  • 57DOceanic oasisISLE
  • 60DName near Orange on Western mapsANA
  • 61DScoop for hummusNAN
  • 62DBlu-ray.com listingDVD
  • 63DMumbai-based resort chainTAJ

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