Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 9, 2026
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
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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Ruffle (5)
Starts with A, ends with HABASH→
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Sneak or creep (3)
Starts with C, ends with DCAD→
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Certain dance party (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPROM→
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__ al Ajillo (garlicky entree) (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPOLLO→
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What's redundant to follow with "Desert" (4)
Starts with G, ends with IGOBI→
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Certain dance party (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAVE→
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Screen's space savers (10)
Starts with P, ends with SPOPUPMENUS→
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What lemons are (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
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Hamlet's dagger (6)
Starts with B, ends with NBODKIN→
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Paraglider's purchase (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETOWLINE→
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Pacific Rim's Fifth Avenue (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGINZA→
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Bellyaches (6)
Starts with W, ends with SWHINES→
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Soft numbers (13)
Starts with E, ends with GEASYLISTENING→
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Cross word (3)
Starts with B, ends with HBAH→
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Celebrious (5)
Starts with N, ends with DNOTED→
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Crowned (5)
Starts with R, ends with LREGAL→
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Tight bunch (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBROS→
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Woman of Canadian extraction (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANADIA→
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Second profession (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAME→
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Advances for a short time (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPOTS→
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Bandleader autograph with a pentagram (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORINGO→
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Fine crack (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMOT→
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Unplanned minor meetings (13)
Starts with F, ends with SFENDERBENDERS→
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Neighborhood beside UCLA (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBELAIR→
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Historic African cattle herder (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITUTSI→
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Sound capital (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOLYMPIA→
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Assemble for a sequel (6)
Starts with R, ends with MRETEAM→
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Well-chosen (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
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Unwritten endorsement (10)
Starts with E, ends with EESIGNATURE→
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Many a Bogart film (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNOIR→
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Worshiper in a "gateway to the Guru" (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSIKH→
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Swamplike (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFETID→
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Periodes de moustiques intenses (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETES→
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LFB's putative Wizard inspiration (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETAE→
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2024 discovery on Mars' highest mountain (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFROST→
Down
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Mobile utility (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAPP→
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Simple sort (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBOOB→
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Prime Cuts Dry brand (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALPO→
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Boglike (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSLUDGY→
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Brewer's heat source (7)
Starts with H, ends with NHOPKILN→
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Make a mark of (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCON→
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Cut off (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDISOWN→
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Finish for Southern diners (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPRALINES→
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Asphalt Legends, e.g. (10)
Starts with R, ends with ERACINGGAME→
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What the detectives in the novel Three Bags Full are (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOVINE→
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Assyrians' enemies (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMEDES→
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2020s' youthful "zero reaction" (9)
Starts with G, ends with EGENZSTARE→
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Cat's paw (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMINION→
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Go for a spin (4)
Starts with W, ends with RWHIR→
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Abased oneself (7)
Starts with A, ends with TATEDIRT→
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Heads out (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEBBS→
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The Perfect Scam podcaster (4)
Starts with A, ends with PAARP→
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Pandowdy cousin (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOOFLYPIE→
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Where Bell was raised (9)
Starts with E, ends with HEDINBURGH→
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__ a primera vista (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOR→
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"Sounds good" (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLETS→
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Velvety milk drinks (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEAMERS→
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Encyclopedia Brown, enduringly (6)
Starts with A, ends with NAGETEN→
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Diminish delicately (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNIP→
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Integral to the organization (7)
Starts with O, ends with FONSTAFF→
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Unsurpassably uninspiring (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDRIEST→
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One losing deliberately (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDIETER→
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Stood for (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBORNE→
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Whom Woolf praised with "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people" (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELIOT→
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Roman Empire province with city-states (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Introduction to saving (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAUTO→
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Exams with an "open" option (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMRIS→
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Mrs. __ (1996 First Lady bestseller) (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIKE→
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What the tennis US Open is played on (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEDT→
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 9, 2026?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Matthew Sewell.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Ruffle (ABASH); Sneak or creep (CAD); Certain dance party (PROM).
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.
