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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, May 8, 2026

Friday, May 8, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 8, 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

  • 1Royal flush card
  • 5Flatter, with "up"
  • 11Trip planner's concern
  • 12All fired up
  • 14Person in a pool
  • 15It doesn't react very well
  • 17Italian's eight
  • 18Alphabet excerpt
  • 20Eat well
  • 21Xbox alternative
  • 22Capital of Yemen
  • 23Boil
  • 24Deeply felt
  • 26Was in knots
  • 29What caddies hold
  • 30Young cliff dweller
  • 32Sweetheart
  • 33Sit back and relax
  • 34The theme today, the eight answers around the perimeter
  • 37Guitar tuners
  • 40Forest female
  • 41To ensure
  • 45Small fraction of 17-Across
  • 46It's next to iota
  • 48It's next to iota
  • 49Survivor descriptor
  • 51Fire sign
  • 53Knock off
  • 54Skin care product
  • 55Soup served in Little Saigons
  • 56Word on modern business cards
  • 57What many meditate on
  • 60Utilitarian
  • 62Mediterranean cruise stop
  • 63Rural skyline
  • 64Take possession of
  • 65Horde

Down

  • 1Taking down
  • 2"Spontaneous" starter
  • 3Silicon Valley exec
  • 4Killarney's county
  • 5Enticement
  • 6What often holds 29-Across
  • 7Low digit
  • 8Grass-covered
  • 9E in the NYSE'S EL
  • 10Meet at the river
  • 11Pupil's neighbor
  • 13Zips away
  • 14Maryland suburb of DC
  • 16Swordfish serving
  • 19Current outlet
  • 22Mockingbird cousin
  • 23Ships off
  • 25Reindeer relatives
  • 27Sound from 22-Down babies
  • 28Earth agitator
  • 31What some waves are
  • 33March girl
  • 35Dandy dresser
  • 36Black-clad subculture
  • 37Metaphor for the easily influenced
  • 38Establish securely
  • 39Question heard in elevators
  • 42Call to Rover
  • 43Spots to scuba
  • 44Set aside for later
  • 46Fate-full
  • 47Joyful noise
  • 50Bingo kin
  • 52One of the first recorded bandleaders (1890)
  • 5511th-grade challenge
  • 56Laid back
  • 58Seek enlightenment
  • 59Curtain holder
  • 61Title Hawking turned down

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 9 letters and is 34-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "THINK SHARP".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ARoyal flush cardJACK
  • 5AFlatter, with "up"BUTTER
  • 11ATrip planner's concernROUTE
  • 12AAll fired upAROUSED
  • 14APerson in a poolBETTOR
  • 15AIt doesn't react very wellINERTGAS
  • 17AItalian's eightOTTO
  • 18AAlphabet excerptRST
  • 20AEat wellFEAST
  • 21AXbox alternativeWII
  • 22ACapital of YemenWYE
  • 23ABoilSEETHE
  • 24ADeeply feltINNER
  • 26AWas in knotsACHED
  • 29AWhat caddies holdTEA
  • 30AYoung cliff dwellerEAGLET
  • 32ASweetheartHON
  • 33ASit back and relaxBASK
  • 34AThe theme today, the eight answers around the perimeterKNIFEEDGE
  • 37AGuitar tunersPEGS
  • 40AForest femaleDOE
  • 41ATo ensureSOTHAT
  • 45ASmall fraction of 17-AcrossUNO
  • 46AIt's next to iotaKAPPA
  • 48AIt's next to iotaTHETA
  • 49ASurvivor descriptorTRIBAL
  • 51AFire signASH
  • 53AKnock offROB
  • 54ASkin care productTONER
  • 55ASoup served in Little SaigonsPHO
  • 56AWord on modern business cardsCELL
  • 57AWhat many meditate onYOGAMATS
  • 60AUtilitarianUSABLE
  • 62AMediterranean cruise stopTUNISIA
  • 63ARural skylineSILOS
  • 64ATake possession ofPOCKET
  • 65AHordeARMY
  • 1DTaking downJOTTING
  • 2D"Spontaneous" starterAUTO
  • 3DSilicon Valley execCTO
  • 4DKillarney's countyKERRY
  • 5DEnticementBAIT
  • 6DWhat often holds 29-AcrossURN
  • 7DLow digitTOE
  • 8DGrass-coveredTURFED
  • 9DE in the NYSE'S ELESTEE
  • 10DMeet at the riverREGATTA
  • 11DPupil's neighborRETINA
  • 13DZips awayDASHES
  • 14DMaryland suburb of DCBOWIE
  • 16DSwordfish servingSTEAK
  • 19DCurrent outletSEA
  • 22DMockingbird cousinWREN
  • 23DShips offSENDS
  • 25DReindeer relativesELKS
  • 27DSound from 22-Down babiesCHEEP
  • 28DEarth agitatorHOE
  • 31DWhat some waves areTIDAL
  • 33DMarch girlBETH
  • 35DDandy dresserFOP
  • 36DBlack-clad subcultureGOTH
  • 37DMetaphor for the easily influencedPUTTY
  • 38DEstablish securelyENROOT
  • 39DQuestion heard in elevatorsGOINGUP
  • 42DCall to RoverHEREBOY
  • 43DSpots to scubaATOLLS
  • 44DSet aside for laterTABLE
  • 46DFate-fullKARMIC
  • 47DJoyful noiseAAH
  • 50DBingo kinBEANO
  • 52DOne of the first recorded bandleaders (1890)SOUSA
  • 55D11th-grade challengePSAT
  • 56DLaid backCALM
  • 58DSeek enlightenmentASK
  • 59DCurtain holderTIE
  • 61DTitle Hawking turned downSIR

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Questions

What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Friday, May 8, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

Is there a theme in the Friday, May 8, 2026 puzzle?

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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?

Today's grid has 76 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.

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