Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 22, 2026
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
TitleOUT OF SHAPES
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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Bowl overseer (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANCAA→
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Selects, so to speak (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAPS→
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Was posing (5)
Starts with A, ends with DASKED→
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Start to lock (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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Any glockenspiel sound (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECHIME→
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LARGE CENT (9)
Starts with R, ends with ERECTANGLE→
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Hash up (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMINCE→
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Swallow cousin (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLARK→
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Insubstantial (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSLENDER→
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City near Cooperstown (5)
Starts with U, ends with AUTICA→
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It means "sight" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOPTO→
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See 6-Down (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
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REAL TIGHT RING (13)
Starts with R, ends with ERIGHTTRIANGLE→
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"I'll pass" (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNAH→
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National Caramel Mo. (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOCT→
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University administration, often (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGRE→
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RODENT HATER (11)
Starts with T, ends with NTETRAHEDRON→
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Persona canonizada (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSAN→
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Repeated Stein line part (3)
Starts with I, ends with AISA→
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Where Einstein was born (3)
Starts with U, ends with MULM→
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RIPE ARMY SQUAD (13)
Starts with S, ends with DSQUAREPYRAMID→
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What cutters are called (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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Close, as a hole (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDARN→
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Someone __ problem (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELSES→
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Trendy nightclub (7)
Starts with H, ends with THOTSPOT→
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Columbo player (4)
Starts with F, ends with KFALK→
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Extra- opposite (5)
Starts with I, ends with RINTER→
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CHEERY PUB (9)
Starts with H, ends with EHYPERCUBE→
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Publisher's page number (5)
Starts with F, ends with OFOLIO→
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"Freedom from" feeling (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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Fed head before Ben (4)
Starts with A, ends with NALAN→
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Not a little lock (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRESS→
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Place for a fork (4)
Starts with R, ends with DROAD→
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Take it slow (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPLOD→
Down
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1000+-station network (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNPR→
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Ironic conclusion (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECEE→
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IMAX theater need (8)
Starts with A, ends with TARCLIGHT→
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Attribute (to) (6)
Starts with A, ends with HATTACH→
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Type of top (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTANK→
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With 27-Across, auteur from Taiwan (3)
Starts with A, ends with GANG→
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Erstwhile TV ministry (3)
Starts with P, ends with LPTL→
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Minor break (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASIESTA→
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Utmost height (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACME→
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Knee neighbor (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSHIN→
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Ignite (6)
Starts with K, ends with EKINDLE→
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Show runner (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMCEE→
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Big name in excavators (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDEERE→
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Smell __ (4)
Starts with A, ends with TARAT→
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Query to the weary (7)
Starts with L, ends with YLONGDAY→
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Big brewer (3)
Starts with U, ends with NURN→
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Tante, across the Pyrenees (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATIA→
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Top of an oceanic food chain (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
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Less loquacious (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPITHIER→
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Very bad weather (7)
Starts with T, ends with OTORNADO→
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Sound of frustration (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGRR→
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Early cameo in most 007 films (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
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Bar designation (3)
Starts with E, ends with QESQ→
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Sorority letter (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTAU→
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April shower in ballparks (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
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Buffoon (8)
Starts with N, ends with LNUMSKULL→
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Be prone (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
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Mayo and many others (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMDS→
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Colonize (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESETTLE→
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Sort of (6)
Starts with R, ends with RRATHER→
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Nurture (4)
Starts with R, ends with RREAR→
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"Nothing small" order (6)
Starts with A, ends with PALLCAP→
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Change your mind (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSHIFT→
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High esteem (5)
Starts with H, ends with RHONOR→
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Evening hora (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEIS→
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Dependable consultants (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPROS→
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Flow into (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFEED→
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Very tall retired hoopster Ming (3)
Starts with Y, ends with OYAO→
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Unpaid TV ad (3)
Starts with P, ends with APSA→
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Chinese dumpling (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBAO→
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Ruination (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
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.
Want the full method? Read our Newsday Crossword strategy and tips, or check how to play the Newsday Crossword on the hub.
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.
Done for today? Try LA Times Crossword, NYT Crossword, USA Today Crossword, all with hints first and answers behind a reveal.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for May 22, 2026?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Alan Levin.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Bowl overseer (NCAA); Selects, so to speak (TAPS); Was posing (ASKED).
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.
