Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 23, 2026
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Clues72
Across33
Down39
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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Develop a crush? (9)
Starts with M, ends with EMASTICATE→
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Pitiful amount (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCRAP→
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Broad-minded approach (9)
Starts with E, ends with NEXPANSION→
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Early SCTV breakout star (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOHARA→
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Collaborative cloud creation (9)
Starts with G, ends with CGOOGLEDOC→
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Mixing console's control (5)
Starts with F, ends with RFADER→
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Small thing in a hole (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
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Big thing in a hole (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
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Bubblegum kin (7)
Starts with H, ends with KHOTPINK→
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Venerable figure skating move (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSITSPIN→
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"Loaded" appetizer offerings (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOTS→
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Tabloid nickname of the '80s (6)
Starts with L, ends with ILADYDI→
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Unfortunate admission (5)
Starts with I, ends with EILOSE→
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Range from the Tatar for "ridge" (4)
Starts with U, ends with LURAL→
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Five-ton hunter (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
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Where rushing is encouraged (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFRAT→
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Erstwhile home for a paper tiger (15)
Starts with C, ends with SCALVINANDHOBBES→
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Commencement wear usually bought (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEIS→
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Final word that sounds dishy? (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCIAO→
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Duo multiple (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOCTO→
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Upper chamber (5)
Starts with A, ends with CATTIC→
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Let out (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLOOSEN→
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Rush order (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
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On sale at the moment (7)
Starts with I, ends with KINSTOCK→
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Matter of opinion (7)
Starts with P, ends with GPOLLING→
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Dry __ (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
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Receptivity metaphor (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
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Common Tupperware contents (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSALAD→
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Be sporadic (9)
Starts with C, ends with OCOMEANDGO→
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Be what you're not (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMOTE→
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Alpine neighbors (9)
Starts with A, ends with SAPENNINES→
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Whom a Congressional Caucus has advocated for since 2021 (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSIKHS→
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Commute communally (9)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDESHARE→
Down
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Cable transmission medium (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAXON→
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Pretreatment target (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPOT→
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__ line (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTAG→
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Worked, as much wood (6)
Starts with I, ends with DINLAID→
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Conclusion of many scheduled deliveries (8)
Starts with C, ends with NCSECTION→
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Posse, essentially (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAIDES→
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In the bargain (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTOO→
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A maize-ing creation (9)
Starts with E, ends with AENCHILADA→
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G, frequently (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSOFT→
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Bit of kid lit (11)
Starts with C, ends with KCHAPTERBOOK→
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Subject of the Tune In Yesterday encyclopedia (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORADIO→
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Endure no longer (5)
Starts with A, ends with TARENT→
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Public works (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPARKS→
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"Visionary artist" with her first SoCal solo exhibition, in 2026 (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
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Big name in confessional poetry (11)
Starts with S, ends with HSYLVIAPLATH→
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What brieandbaskets.com curates (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPICNICS→
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One of Les douze Apotres (3)
Starts with L, ends with CLUC→
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"Water" now mostly desert (4)
Starts with A, ends with LARAL→
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End of many Scottish town names (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDALE→
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Destination near OAK (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSFO→
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The Winton Bullet (1902) was an early one (9)
Starts with R, ends with RRACINGCAR→
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Metaphorical ropes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
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Rodin's thinker (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETETE→
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Follower's following (3)
Starts with I, ends with TIST→
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This is our era (8)
Starts with H, ends with EHOLOCENE→
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Gendered issue (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSON→
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It's in much stained glass (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTIN→
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Multiplicity metaphor (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOCEANS→
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Traditional supporters of choirs (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAPSES→
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"You're preaching to the choir" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISOAMI→
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Trouble-free (5)
Starts with A, ends with KALLOK→
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Like a heat (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTIMED→
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What an Eliot novel isn't about (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDES→
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Assumed name, essentially (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEDNA→
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Teen suffix for screen (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAGER→
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It's in much stained glass (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROSE→
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Bubble Bath beauty brand (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
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Partner in the Human Genome Project (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNIH→
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for May 23, 2026?+
72 clues: 33 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kate Chin Park.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Develop a crush? (MASTICATE); Pitiful amount (SCRAP); Broad-minded approach (EXPANSION).
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?+
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