Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 31, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues140
Across67
Down73
TitleFAMOUS BEINGS: For which the title is a subtle hint
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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Deceptions (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHAMS→
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Apt. building manager (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSUPT→
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"Shoo!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
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Overflowed from a glass (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPILT→
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Bandleader's cue (5)
Starts with H, ends with THITIT→
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Plane personnel (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCREW→
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WWW addresses (4)
Starts with U, ends with SURLS→
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Autumn apple beverage (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCIDER→
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Canadian short-story Nobelist (10)
Starts with A, ends with OALICEMUNRO→
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Memorable Dracula (10)
Starts with B, ends with IBELALUGOSI→
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Irascible people (8)
Starts with H, ends with SHOTHEADS→
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Tears down (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAZES→
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Immigrants' subj. (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
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90-degree shapes (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELLS→
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Honored with a party (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFETED→
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Arboreal rodent (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTREERAT→
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Fridge message holder (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMAGNET→
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Cloudless (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCLEAR→
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Film's recorded silence (8)
Starts with R, ends with EROOMTONE→
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Went wrong (5)
Starts with E, ends with DERRED→
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Inspiration for Oprah (11)
Starts with P, ends with EPHILDONAHUE→
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Family boy (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSON→
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Clairvoyant (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSEER→
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Suffix for Tupper (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWARE→
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Unaltered size-wise, as photos (4)
Starts with O, ends with XONEX→
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Cry of accomplishment (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATADA→
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Director Lee (3)
Starts with A, ends with GANG→
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Bush 43 Court appointee (11)
Starts with D, ends with RDAVIDSOUTER→
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Alumnae, by definitions (5)
Starts with W, ends with NWOMEN→
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Retrieves from a shipwreck (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSALVAGES→
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Bert's Muppet pal (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERNIE→
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Main idea (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTHRUST→
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Moved, as a canoe (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOARED→
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Window dressing (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRAPE→
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Rosebush protector (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTHORN→
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Less tasteful (6)
Starts with C, ends with RCRUDER→
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Fictional mutiny ship (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECAINE→
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Collaborated (8)
Starts with T, ends with PTEAMEDUP→
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Light beer (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLAGER→
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Folk singer at Woodstock (11)
Starts with A, ends with EARLOGUTHRIE→
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Smartphone predecessor: Abbr. (3)
Starts with P, ends with APDA→
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Not quite shut (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAJAR→
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L.A.'s La __ Tar Pits (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABREA→
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Cobra comment (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHISS→
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Calf-length skirt (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMIDI→
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__ Andreas fault (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSAN→
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Broadway's first Evita (11)
Starts with P, ends with EPATTILUPONE→
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Cyclist (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBIKER→
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Noisy mock serenade (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESHIVAREE→
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"No bid" (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIPASS→
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Teasing types (6)
Starts with V, ends with SVEXERS→
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Goes along (7)
Starts with A, ends with SASSENTS→
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Word like "ere" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAFORE→
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Narrow road (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELANE→
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Irish actor Stephen (3)
Starts with R, ends with AREA→
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Blue Cross competitor (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAETNA→
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Bard play category (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCOMEDIES→
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Duke Ellington contemporary (10)
Starts with C, ends with ECOUNTBASIE→
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'70s Vatican leader (10)
Starts with P, ends with IPOPEPAULVI→
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Rotation point (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPIVOT→
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Big name in French fashion (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDIOR→
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Self-help website (4)
Starts with E, ends with WEHOW→
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Voiced disdain for (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTSKED→
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__-Dale (Robin Hood pal) (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALANA→
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Major burden (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
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Throw softly (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOSS→
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Steppenwolf author (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHESSE→
Down
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Bygone Mideast ruler (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSHAH→
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Port of Hawaii (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHILO→
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Keep __ (persevere) (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
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Novelist growing up with Mead (8)
Starts with M, ends with RMICHENER→
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Made resolute (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSTEELED→
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Gulf War missiles (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSCUDS→
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Banquet brewers (4)
Starts with U, ends with SURNS→
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Apiece (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPER→
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About 20 minutes, as silent films (7)
Starts with T, ends with LTWOREEL→
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Extremely cold (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSUBZERO→
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Core belief (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCREED→
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Tell-__ (some bios) (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALLS→
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Bag-screening org. (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
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Informal request to move (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESCUSEME→
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Pal of Pooh (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPIGLET→
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Oath affirmation (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
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__ Miz (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
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Half of hex- (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITRI→
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Microbrewer's buy (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMALT→
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Phantom of the Opera author (6)
Starts with L, ends with XLEROUX→
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Hardly much (4)
Starts with A, ends with DATAD→
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Popped (out) (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFLIED→
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"I've Grown Accustomed __ Face" (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTOHER→
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Gone Girl star (12)
Starts with R, ends with EROSAMUNDPIKE→
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Battery poles (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANODES→
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Lease signer (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTENANT→
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Tablelands (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMESAS→
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Pro hockey venue (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
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'80s Olympic diving champ (12)
Starts with G, ends with SGREGLOUGANIS→
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Pratt of Avengers films (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHRIS→
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Princess of India (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERANEE→
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Covered with asphalt (5)
Starts with P, ends with DPAVED→
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Casual attire suggestion (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTIE→
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Amount bet (5)
Starts with W, ends with RWAGER→
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Former Yankee manager Joe (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETORRE→
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Risk taker (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDARER→
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Prefix for comic (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSERIO→
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Long-armed ape (5)
Starts with O, ends with GORANG→
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29-Down, in Dijon (5)
Starts with U, ends with UUNPEU→
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Insincere denial (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWHOME→
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Star Wars villain (5)
Starts with V, ends with RVADER→
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People from Bangkok (5)
Starts with T, ends with STHAIS→
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The __ Lama (5)
Starts with D, ends with IDALAI→
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Of few words (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETERSE→
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Of high quality (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACLASSA→
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Princes of India (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRAJAHS→
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Largest Greek isle (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECRETE→
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Gets slimmer (5)
Starts with T, ends with STHINS→
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Milking machine attachment (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUDDER→
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Tango dancers (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPAIRS→
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Song and dance, in Spain (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARTES→
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That and that (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHOSE→
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Bill for drinks (6)
Starts with B, ends with BBARTAB→
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Multipurpose, as real estate (8)
Starts with M, ends with EMIXEDUSE→
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Obama CIA director (7)
Starts with P, ends with APANETTA→
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Gym patrons, often (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLIFTERS→
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Fully aware of (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUPON→
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Castle fortification (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPARAPET→
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Mount __, VA (6)
Starts with V, ends with NVERNON→
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Repeated jazz phrase (4)
Starts with V, ends with PVAMP→
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What 10 celebrities here share (5)
Starts with A, ends with UAEIOU→
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Erstwhile cinema chain (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOEWS→
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X __ "xylophone" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASIN→
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USN noncoms (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCPOS→
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Categories (4)
Starts with I, ends with SILKS→
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Holiday preceders (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEVES→
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Rice or potato (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIDE→
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IRS form expert (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACPA→
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Tanker cargo (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
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Charlottesville sch. (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUVA→
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Needless fuss (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
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Taunting shout (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for May 31, 2026?+
140 clues: 67 Across and 73 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Deceptions (SHAMS); Apt. building manager (SUPT); "Shoo!" (SCAT).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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