Newsday Crossword hints and answers for April 5, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues144
Across64
Down80
TitleYOU WIN: For various accomplishments
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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Generational divide (6)
Starts with A, ends with PAGEGAP→
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Vile smiles (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNEERS→
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Accepted eagerly (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLEAPTAT→
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Spicy sausage (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISALAMI→
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Coupe interior cleaner (6)
Starts with C, ends with CCARVAC→
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Largest living bird (7)
Starts with O, ends with HOSTRICH→
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For National Reporting (13)
Starts with P, ends with EPULITZERPRIZE→
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Choose to join (7)
Starts with O, ends with OOPTINTO→
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WSW opposite (3)
Starts with E, ends with EENE→
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Novelist Gruen (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASARA→
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Crumpet cousin (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCONE→
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Carnaval city (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
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Accident investigation org. (4)
Starts with N, ends with BNTSB→
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Lab animals (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRATS→
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For three Thoroughbred wins (11)
Starts with T, ends with NTRIPLECROWN→
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It's south of Gibraltar (7)
Starts with M, ends with OMOROCCO→
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Corp. leaders (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCEOS→
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Onetime Chinese chairman (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMAO→
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For military valor (12)
Starts with M, ends with RMEDALOFHONOR→
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Legal right of way (8)
Starts with E, ends with TEASEMENT→
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Texter's picture (5)
Starts with E, ends with IEMOJI→
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Chinese martial art (5)
Starts with W, ends with UWUSHU→
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Queen mother, e.g. (7)
Starts with D, ends with RDOWAGER→
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22-Across cousin (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEMU→
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Fumbler's remark (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOOPS→
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Moves sneakily (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSLINKS→
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Eradicate (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
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Prefix for scope (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETELE→
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Pull along (4)
Starts with D, ends with GDRAG→
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In years past (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
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Swimsuit part (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
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For the NHL championship (10)
Starts with S, ends with PSTANLEYCUP→
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For earning 21 merit badges (10)
Starts with E, ends with TEAGLESCOUT→
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Hairstyles (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDOS→
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Become well again (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHEAL→
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Lowly laborer (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPEON→
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Italian wine center (4)
Starts with A, ends with IASTI→
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Toweled off (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDRIED→
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Emulate successfully (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPASSAS→
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Young fellows (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLADS→
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$$$ dispenser (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
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Office boss (7)
Starts with M, ends with RMANAGER→
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Robber (5)
Starts with T, ends with FTHIEF→
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George of Star Trek (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITAKEI→
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Poetic turndown (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIDARENOT→
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For Best Director (12)
Starts with A, ends with DACADEMYAWARD→
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Unexpected obstacle (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSNAG→
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Skeptical look (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESIDEEYE→
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For international TV excellence (11)
Starts with G, ends with EGOLDENGLOBE→
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"Stubborn" person (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUSS→
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Nightfall (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDARK→
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Thin battery (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAAA→
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Piano recital piece (5)
Starts with E, ends with EETUDE→
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Hairstyle (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCOIF→
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Potpie morsel (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
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Hyundai compact (7)
Starts with E, ends with AELANTRA→
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For college football's top player (13)
Starts with H, ends with YHEISMANTROPHY→
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Home repair guys (7)
Starts with W, ends with NWORKMEN→
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"Truth be told..." (6)
Starts with I, ends with TINFACT→
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"Ditto" (6)
Starts with I, ends with OIAMTOO→
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Goes beyond (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEXCEEDS→
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Western pony (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECAYUSE→
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Puzzles (out) (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSUSSES→
Down
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Colorado skiing center (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASPEN→
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Overly thin (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGAUNT→
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Those femmes (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELLES→
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Moo goo __ pan (3)
Starts with G, ends with IGAI→
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$$$ quantities (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMTS→
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Incan conqueror (7)
Starts with P, ends with OPIZARRO→
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Delete, so to speak (7)
Starts with S, ends with HSCRATCH→
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Tot's break (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
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Goes wrong (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERRS→
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Force out (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEVICT→
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Hair cutter (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRAZOR→
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With a great view (6)
Starts with S, ends with CSCENIC→
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Londoner's lav (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLOO→
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Latte base (8)
Starts with E, ends with OESPRESSO→
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Lofty storage area (5)
Starts with A, ends with CATTIC→
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Previous (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPRIOR→
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Muffin pan (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTIN→
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Play a part (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
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However, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTHO→
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President Monroe's __ Good Feelings (5)
Starts with E, ends with FERAOF→
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Olympian's weapon (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
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Five-sharp key: Abbr. (4)
Starts with B, ends with JBMAJ→
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Trash barge (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSCOW→
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A whole bunch (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOADS→
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Last Greek letter (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMEGA→
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Tapers off (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWANES→
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University of __ Dame (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTRE→
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Hodgepodge (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOLIO→
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Heavy burden (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
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Bumps into (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEETS→
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Playwright Robert __ Sherwood (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEMMET→
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Birthing coach (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADOULA→
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Capital on a fjord (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
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Major German river (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERHINE→
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Wide-spout pitchers (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEWERS→
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Rumba band's rattle (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMARACA→
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Open, as toothpaste (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUNCAP→
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Dedicated poems (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
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Be nosy (3)
Starts with P, ends with YPRY→
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Comic actor __ Baron Cohen (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASACHA→
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Pelvic exercise (5)
Starts with K, ends with LKEGEL→
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Make beloved (6)
Starts with E, ends with RENDEAR→
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Inn patron (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGUEST→
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Road curve (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBEND→
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Skier's quarters (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELODGE→
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Ottoman title (5)
Starts with P, ends with APASHA→
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Hawaii's Mauna __ (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALOA→
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Port of Japan (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOSAKA→
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Pronounce (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUTTER→
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Faint of heart (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTIMID→
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Not of the clergy (4)
Starts with L, ends with CLAIC→
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Contacting privately online (5)
Starts with D, ends with GDMING→
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Dashboard device (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORADIO→
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Taken as a whole (5)
Starts with I, ends with LINALL→
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Fork tine (5)
Starts with P, ends with GPRONG→
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Where dolphins live (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEAS→
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Linger (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAY→
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Caught in a trap (8)
Starts with E, ends with DENSNARED→
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Savings protection org. (4)
Starts with F, ends with CFDIC→
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Spellbound (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAWED→
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Colorful story (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETALE→
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Instruct (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEDUCATE→
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Subatomic particle (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMESON→
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"Right you are" (7)
Starts with Y, ends with SYESITIS→
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Novel category (6)
Starts with G, ends with CGOTHIC→
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Munich merci (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDANKE→
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Wonderland cake message (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEATME→
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Good: Sp. (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABUENA→
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Enlighten (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEDIFY→
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Dates with drs. (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPTS→
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Till soil again (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREHOE→
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Bout conclusions (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKAYOS→
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Genesis twin (4)
Starts with E, ends with UESAU→
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Haus wife (4)
Starts with F, ends with UFRAU→
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Flock female (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
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Smoked salmon (3)
Starts with L, ends with XLOX→
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Crescent shape (3)
Starts with A, ends with CARC→
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Solution, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with SANS→
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Banquet VIPs (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMCS→
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Chant syllables (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOMS→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for April 5, 2026?+
144 clues: 64 Across and 80 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Generational divide (AGEGAP); Vile smiles (SNEERS); Accepted eagerly (LEAPTAT).
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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