Newsday Crossword May 5 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the Newsday Crossword for May 5 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Part of the eye with color4 AcrossReveal answer → Stream from an aerosol5 AcrossReveal answer → Perform in a choir4 AcrossReveal answer → Skillet or wok3 AcrossReveal answer → Fidgety5 AcrossReveal answer → Chests of drawers8 AcrossReveal answer → Grips another's hand6 AcrossReveal answer → Snakelike fish3 AcrossReveal answer → Game with a star-shaped board15 AcrossReveal answer → Hunters' org.3 AcrossReveal answer → Pain reliever brand6 AcrossReveal answer → Barber shop sweepings4 AcrossReveal answer → Highest-rated4 AcrossReveal answer → Sends junk email to5 AcrossReveal answer → Fir or maple4 AcrossReveal answer → Prefix meaning "against"4 AcrossReveal answer → Coffee lightener5 AcrossReveal answer → Lubricates4 AcrossReveal answer → Wander around4 AcrossReveal answer → Father, in Spanish5 AcrossReveal answer → "Air" prefix for sphere4 AcrossReveal answer → Paper/pencil X's-and-O's game9 AcrossReveal answer → Ready, willing, and __4 AcrossReveal answer → Midterm or final test4 AcrossReveal answer → Not tight enough5 AcrossReveal answer → Take a glance (at)4 AcrossReveal answer → Sandwich shop4 AcrossReveal answer → Second-quality, as clothes: Abbr.5 AcrossReveal answer → Extremely bad5 AcrossReveal answer → Blog messages5 AcrossReveal answer → Weekly earnings8 AcrossReveal answer → Cpls.' superiors4 AcrossReveal answer → __-med student3 AcrossReveal answer → Online crafts shop4 AcrossReveal answer → Dental string5 AcrossReveal answer → Table game with cue sticks9 AcrossReveal answer → Each, informally4 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
10 __ OR LESS (supermarket sign)5 DownReveal answer → "Get lost!"5 DownReveal answer → Get __ for effort3 DownReveal answer → Thinly distributed6 DownReveal answer → Photographed4 DownReveal answer → Alaskan shellfish8 DownReveal answer → Opinion piece5 DownReveal answer → Get closer to4 DownReveal answer → Very pale5 DownReveal answer → Some laptops3 DownReveal answer → Give off, as light4 DownReveal answer → Grains in granola4 DownReveal answer → Voicemail signal4 DownReveal answer → Creative thought4 DownReveal answer → Waterproof cover4 DownReveal answer → Make angry4 DownReveal answer → Twosome4 DownReveal answer → Turkey drumstick3 DownReveal answer → Little rascals4 DownReveal answer → Vietnam neighbor4 DownReveal answer → Trade show, for short4 DownReveal answer → Casino worker with cards6 DownReveal answer → Puts into service4 DownReveal answer → Harrison of Star Wars4 DownReveal answer → Fret (about)5 DownReveal answer → Assumed name5 DownReveal answer → Anatomy class model8 DownReveal answer → Bridge-crossing fee4 DownReveal answer → Mongolian desert4 DownReveal answer → Big slice of meat loaf4 DownReveal answer → Smart-alecky5 DownReveal answer → "To __ human..."5 DownReveal answer → Motionless5 DownReveal answer → Have sore muscles4 DownReveal answer → Bags for potatoes5 DownReveal answer → Say "Cheese" for a photo5 DownReveal answer → Turn the __ cheek5 DownReveal answer → Walked back and forth5 DownReveal answer → Layers of tissues5 DownReveal answer → Former French money5 DownReveal answer → Part of TGIF3 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the Newsday crossword published on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.