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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 30, 2026

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, May 30, 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

  • 1Breath-taking effort
  • 5Bed topper
  • 8Give and take
  • 12What's past prologue
  • 13No joke
  • 14Promissory note?
  • 15Refusal to return
  • 17Slow movement
  • 18Inaugurated
  • 19Put together for keeps
  • 20Raised figure
  • 21Moves back and forth a bit
  • 22Triviality
  • 26Raised figure
  • 27Address line
  • 28__ coat
  • 31Barreled
  • 32Check in progress
  • 33Capital-sounding queen
  • 34"This __ o' the earth": Shak.
  • 3527-Across direction
  • 36Cashiers
  • 37Overly eager
  • 40West Indies isle taking euros
  • 42Ecdysis, in ornithology
  • 43Work on a farm
  • 44Really receptive
  • 47Emerged
  • 48Makes space
  • 50Goes without
  • 51Color of cattle, cats, etc.
  • 52Nonstop
  • 53Grooming candidates
  • 54Sure statement
  • 55Give up

Down

  • 1Gift you'll hear about
  • 2Formidable ones in flight
  • 3Get too hot
  • 4What some decks are made for
  • 5Dazed and confused
  • 6Net
  • 7What comes in rounds
  • 8Put on ice
  • 9Inertia antonym, sort of
  • 10Cut down to size
  • 11Slow motions
  • 13What the Museum der Kulturen overlooks
  • 14Present-day mover
  • 16Attribute
  • 19Brat, e.g.
  • 21Major breakthrough
  • 22Big name in crisis management
  • 23Trail guide
  • 24Intel CPU accelerator
  • 25Pointless?
  • 29Counter top
  • 30Poaching target
  • 32Open positions
  • 33Stall of a sort
  • 35Extreme sports
  • 36Heavyweight in the water
  • 38Picks apart
  • 39Filipino language's name
  • 40Break the law, by one's own admission
  • 41Sharp spasm
  • 44Nutrient-rich styling agent
  • 45Give in to 9-Down
  • 46Went after
  • 48Break down
  • 49__ quarti (Asti "almost")

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 35 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 22-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 70 answers

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  • 1ABreath-taking effortGASP
  • 5ABed topperSEA
  • 8AGive and takeSWAP
  • 12AWhat's past prologueACTI
  • 13ANo jokeREAL
  • 14APromissory note?SHALL
  • 15ARefusal to returnBEENTHERE
  • 17ASlow movementLENTO
  • 18AInauguratedSWOREIN
  • 19APut together for keepsWELDED
  • 20ARaised figureCAIN
  • 21AMoves back and forth a bitQUIVERS
  • 22ATrivialityNOTHINGBURGER
  • 26ARaised figureADULT
  • 27AAddress lineSLASH
  • 28A__ coatLAB
  • 31ABarreledTORE
  • 32ACheck in progressSTUNT
  • 33ACapital-sounding queenJUNO
  • 34A"This __ o' the earth": Shak.ORB
  • 35A27-Across directionSLANT
  • 36ACashiersOUSTS
  • 37AOverly eagerOPPORTUNISTIC
  • 40AWest Indies isle taking eurosSTBARTS
  • 42AEcdysis, in ornithologyMOLT
  • 43AWork on a farmCHORES
  • 44AReally receptiveALLEARS
  • 47AEmergedAROSE
  • 48AMakes spaceCLEARSOUT
  • 50AGoes withoutLOSES
  • 51AColor of cattle, cats, etc.ROAN
  • 52ANonstopEVER
  • 53AGrooming candidatesPETS
  • 54ASure statementYEP
  • 55AGive upCEDE
  • 1DGift you'll hear aboutGAB
  • 2DFormidable ones in flightACES
  • 3DGet too hotSTEW
  • 4DWhat some decks are made forPINOCHLE
  • 5DDazed and confusedSEEINGSTARS
  • 6DNetEARN
  • 7DWhat comes in roundsALE
  • 8DPut on iceSHELVE
  • 9DInertia antonym, sort ofWANDERLUST
  • 10DCut down to sizeALTER
  • 11DSlow motionsPLODS
  • 13DWhat the Museum der Kulturen overlooksRHEIN
  • 14DPresent-day moverSLEIGH
  • 16DAttributeTRAIT
  • 19DBrat, e.g.WURST
  • 21DMajor breakthroughQUANTUMLEAP
  • 22DBig name in crisis managementNATO
  • 23DTrail guideODOR
  • 24DIntel CPU acceleratorTURBOBOOST
  • 25DPointless?BLUNT
  • 29DCounter topANTI
  • 30DPoaching targetBOSC
  • 32DOpen positionsSLOTS
  • 33DStall of a sortJUSTASEC
  • 35DExtreme sportsSPREES
  • 36DHeavyweight in the waterOILER
  • 38DPicks apartPARSES
  • 39DFilipino language's nameNOLAN
  • 40DBreak the law, by one's own admissionSCALP
  • 41DSharp spasmTHROE
  • 44DNutrient-rich styling agentALOE
  • 45DGive in to 9-DownROVE
  • 46DWent afterSUED
  • 48DBreak downCRY
  • 49D__ quarti (Asti "almost")TRE

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