Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, May 5, 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
- 1Cpls.' superiors
- 5Extremely bad
- 10Sandwich shop
- 14Take a glance (at)
- 15Not tight enough
- 16Midterm or final test
- 17Ready, willing, and __
- 18Second-quality, as clothes: Abbr.
- 19Each, informally
- 20Table game with cue sticks
- 22Dental string
- 23Online crafts shop
- 24__-med student
- 25Blog messages
- 28Weekly earnings
- 33"Air" prefix for sphere
- 34Pain reliever brand
- 36Hunters' org.
- 37Game with a star-shaped board
- 40Snakelike fish
- 41Grips another's hand
- 42Part of the eye with color
- 43Chests of drawers
- 45Fidgety
- 46Skillet or wok
- 47Perform in a choir
- 49Stream from an aerosol
- 52Paper/pencil X's-and-O's game
- 57Barber shop sweepings
- 58Father, in Spanish
- 59Wander around
- 60Lubricates
- 61Coffee lightener
- 62Prefix meaning "against"
- 63Fir or maple
- 64Sends junk email to
- 65Highest-rated
Down
- 1Big slice of meat loaf
- 2Mongolian desert
- 3Bridge-crossing fee
- 4Anatomy class model
- 5Assumed name
- 6Fret (about)
- 7Harrison of Star Wars
- 8Puts into service
- 9Turkey drumstick
- 10Casino worker with cards
- 11Trade show, for short
- 12Vietnam neighbor
- 13Little rascals
- 21Part of TGIF
- 22Former French money
- 24Layers of tissues
- 25Walked back and forth
- 26Turn the __ cheek
- 27Say "Cheese" for a photo
- 28Bags for potatoes
- 29Have sore muscles
- 30Motionless
- 31"To __ human..."
- 32Smart-alecky
- 34Very pale
- 35Get closer to
- 38Opinion piece
- 39Alaskan shellfish
- 44Thinly distributed
- 45Get __ for effort
- 47"Get lost!"
- 4810 __ OR LESS (supermarket sign)
- 49Photographed
- 50Twosome
- 51Make angry
- 52Waterproof cover
- 53Creative thought
- 54Voicemail signal
- 55Grains in granola
- 56Give off, as light
- 58Some laptops
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 37-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "RAINY DAY GAMES".
All 78 answers
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- 1ACpls.' superiorsSGTS
- 5AExtremely badAWFUL
- 10ASandwich shopDELI
- 14ATake a glance (at)LOOK
- 15ANot tight enoughLOOSE
- 16AMidterm or final testEXAM
- 17AReady, willing, and __ABLE
- 18ASecond-quality, as clothes: Abbr.IRREG
- 19AEach, informallyAPOP
- 20ATable game with cue sticksBILLIARDS
- 22ADental stringFLOSS
- 23AOnline crafts shopETSY
- 24A__-med studentPRE
- 25ABlog messagesPOSTS
- 28AWeekly earningsSALARIES
- 33A"Air" prefix for sphereATMO
- 34APain reliever brandANACIN
- 36AHunters' org.NRA
- 37AGame with a star-shaped boardCHINESECHECKERS
- 40ASnakelike fishEEL
- 41AGrips another's handSHAKES
- 42APart of the eye with colorIRIS
- 43AChests of drawersDRESSERS
- 45AFidgetyANTSY
- 46ASkillet or wokPAN
- 47APerform in a choirSING
- 49AStream from an aerosolSPRAY
- 52APaper/pencil X's-and-O's gameTICTACTOE
- 57ABarber shop sweepingsHAIR
- 58AFather, in SpanishPADRE
- 59AWander aroundROAM
- 60ALubricatesOILS
- 61ACoffee lightenerCREAM
- 62APrefix meaning "against"ANTI
- 63AFir or mapleTREE
- 64ASends junk email toSPAMS
- 65AHighest-ratedBEST
- 1DBig slice of meat loafSLAB
- 2DMongolian desertGOBI
- 3DBridge-crossing feeTOLL
- 4DAnatomy class modelSKELETON
- 5DAssumed nameALIAS
- 6DFret (about)WORRY
- 7DHarrison of Star WarsFORD
- 8DPuts into serviceUSES
- 9DTurkey drumstickLEG
- 10DCasino worker with cardsDEALER
- 11DTrade show, for shortEXPO
- 12DVietnam neighborLAOS
- 13DLittle rascalsIMPS
- 21DPart of TGIFITS
- 22DFormer French moneyFRANC
- 24DLayers of tissuesPLIES
- 25DWalked back and forthPACED
- 26DTurn the __ cheekOTHER
- 27DSay "Cheese" for a photoSMILE
- 28DBags for potatoesSACKS
- 29DHave sore musclesACHE
- 30DMotionlessINERT
- 31D"To __ human..."ERRIS
- 32DSmart-aleckySASSY
- 34DVery paleASHEN
- 35DGet closer toNEAR
- 38DOpinion pieceESSAY
- 39DAlaskan shellfishKINGCRAB
- 44DThinly distributedSPARSE
- 45DGet __ for effortANA
- 47D"Get lost!"SCRAM
- 48D10 __ OR LESS (supermarket sign)ITEMS
- 49DPhotographedSHOT
- 50DTwosomePAIR
- 51DMake angryRILE
- 52DWaterproof coverTARP
- 53DCreative thoughtIDEA
- 54DVoicemail signalTONE
- 55DGrains in granolaOATS
- 56DGive off, as lightEMIT
- 58DSome laptopsPCS
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