Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 16, 2026
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Clues72
Across35
Down37
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Source for "kiwi" (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMAORI→
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Be a bounder (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSKIP→
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Person who's short and lacks credit (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
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Back up announcement (5)
Starts with I, ends with NITSON→
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Alberto, to amigos (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTITO→
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Moniker for those with no id (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDAVE→
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Painted by number (10)
Starts with C, ends with DCOLORCODED→
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Particular people (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
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Misdirection metaphor (15)
Starts with S, ends with SSMOKEANDMIRRORS→
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Flatter, perhaps (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
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Sporty Swedish models of the '60s (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSAABS→
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Coke and Sprite, to Coca-Cola (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCASHCOWS→
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Network interface (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTVSET→
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Word on Iran's flag (5)
Starts with A, ends with HALLAH→
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Gaming concern (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
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Gas __ (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCAN→
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Rotation unit (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLOT→
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Younger man of Tacitus' time (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPLINY→
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Questionable action? (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOSE→
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Reason to get hitched (3)
Starts with T, ends with WTOW→
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Cell starter (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHELLO→
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Faerie Queene excerpt (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCANTO→
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The heel of Arabia (5)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEMEN→
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Help to be heroic (8)
Starts with E, ends with NEMBOLDEN→
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Semolina with the sound of a Southeastern school city (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDURUM→
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What talks need to be heard (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
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Person who grew up on the Oregon Trail (15)
Starts with E, ends with LELDERMILLENNIAL→
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Coop group (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOOS→
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Non-nutritive food for thought (10)
Starts with B, ends with YBRAINCANDY→
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Call of the wild (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHOWL→
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Big name in Rationalism and Mind-Body Dualism (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
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Animal with a "water" etymology (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
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Fully from the start (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
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Grows, with "to" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
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Whom Cooper based Bumppo on (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBOONE→
Down
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Miniaturized hearing aids (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMICS→
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Half the alphabet (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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City that thanks London with an annual Christmas tree (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
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Game piece that was a chariot long ago (4)
Starts with R, ends with KROOK→
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Graspable (7)
Starts with I, ends with HINREACH→
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Delay, delay, delay (9)
Starts with S, ends with LSTONEWALL→
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He looted "three ships from Spain" in his "Ballad" (4)
Starts with K, ends with DKIDD→
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They come with an agenda (5)
Starts with I, ends with SITEMS→
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Where people work on their feet (8)
Starts with P, ends with YPODIATRY→
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Aww-ful assessment (6)
Starts with A, ends with SADORBS→
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Small time piece (10)
Starts with N, ends with DNANOSECOND→
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Big sports bet (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROVER→
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Sad ending (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
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Banjo bar (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCAPO→
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Best Score Oscar nominee name for Gandhi (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRAVI→
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Drop a line (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCAST→
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Product of fusion (5)
Starts with A, ends with YALLOY→
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Detained, by definition (10)
Starts with S, ends with NSLOWEDDOWN→
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Hair piece (3)
Starts with H, ends with THAT→
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Rural footpath access (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTILE→
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Seasonal concern? (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETASTE→
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They're quirky (9)
Starts with A, ends with SANOMALIES→
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Tavern's light reading (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEON→
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Shadow in the sky (8)
Starts with P, ends with APENUMBRA→
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Lap up (3)
Starts with P, ends with LPAL→
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Titel fur Manner (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHERR→
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Inner ear (7)
Starts with C, ends with BCORNCOB→
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Literally, "little mush" (6)
Starts with M, ends with IMUESLI→
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Panamanian well (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBIEN→
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In a tangle (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMIRED→
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Additional hearing (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
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Impend (4)
Starts with L, ends with MLOOM→
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Hit the dirt (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLAND→
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Medal awarder "in service of peace and freedom" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONATO→
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Eating up (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINTO→
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Gulf between two continents (4)
Starts with A, ends with NADEN→
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"I wish to tune my quivering __": Byron (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELYRE→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for May 16, 2026?+
72 clues: 35 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by David P. Williams.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Source for "kiwi" (MAORI); Be a bounder (SKIP); Person who's short and lacks credit (ANON).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
