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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, April 11, 2026 Constructed by Matthew Sewell 70 clues
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Across

  1. The Crown's "trusty and well-beloved cousins" 5 ℓ
  2. Give a strong impression (of) 4 ℓ
  3. Be purposeless 4 ℓ
  4. Rules in court 5 ℓ
  5. __ oil 6 ℓ
  6. Keyed up 4 ℓ
  7. Keyed up 7 ℓ
  8. About whom Phyllis Diller said "He may never be topped as a monologist" 12 ℓ
  9. Depend on 5 ℓ
  10. Wayne copied his walk 4 ℓ
  11. Yusuf, Ibrahim, or Al-Isra 4 ℓ
  12. Spade aid 4 ℓ
  13. Letter letters 4 ℓ
  14. Fire up 5 ℓ
  15. Chunks in some soups 4 ℓ
  16. BlissWalk leisurewear 4 ℓ
  17. Large assortment 5 ℓ
  18. They grow on many Welsh farms 5 ℓ
  19. Monitor of ergonomic risks 4 ℓ
  20. Brilliant circuit 4 ℓ
  21. Legendary yoga originator 5 ℓ
  22. Presidential middle name before Howard 4 ℓ
  23. Electronic deliveries 4 ℓ
  24. Forward-facing bunk? 12 ℓ
  25. Modest proposals 7 ℓ
  26. Letter carrier 4 ℓ
  27. Large advance 6 ℓ
  28. Risky business 5 ℓ
  29. Bow to the inevitable 5 ℓ
  30. Delightful little things 9 ℓ
  31. Wit bit 3 ℓ
  32. Co-producer of the 2021 docuseries Get Back 3 ℓ
  33. "If nothing else..." 7 ℓ
  34. Outlaw TV staple 5 ℓ
  35. Have much anxiety about 9 ℓ
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Down

  1. Ultimate stroke of genius 3 ℓ
  2. Decisive denouements 3 ℓ
  3. "Your front row seat to style and culture" 4 ℓ
  4. Advanced, or far from advanced 5 ℓ
  5. Stalk of the buckwheat family 7 ℓ
  6. 8-Down and emulators 8 ℓ
  7. Literary avatar of vengeance and defiance 4 ℓ
  8. St. Hallvard Church's city 4 ℓ
  9. Temporary infusions 5 ℓ
  10. High-profile research center 12 ℓ
  11. Hone one's skills 7 ℓ
  12. Stress, stress, stress 9 ℓ
  13. Verbal euphoria 3 ℓ
  14. Gary Oldman, as of 30 September 2025 3 ℓ
  15. Anatomical term from the Greek for "carry" 5 ℓ
  16. Tomfoolery 5 ℓ
  17. Scouring target 4 ℓ
  18. Where Connecticut Hall has stood since 1752 4 ℓ
  19. Scratching post material 4 ℓ
  20. Alternate abbr. for the ENT specialty 3 ℓ
  21. Herbal __ 3 ℓ
  22. Laurel or Hardy persona 3 ℓ
  23. What may precede Duke or Duchess 3 ℓ
  24. Brando, thanks to Streetcar 12 ℓ
  25. Marshmallows et al. 5 ℓ
  26. Capitalize 5 ℓ
  27. Side in a sleeve 5 ℓ
  28. "Impossible!" 4 ℓ
  29. L.A.'s Hollywood 4 ℓ
  30. Metaphorical straggler 9 ℓ
  31. "The man with __ for verbal delicacies": Mencken 5 ℓ
  32. Far from fresh 5 ℓ
  33. Budweiser bottles' pour path 8 ℓ
  34. What Toto can be a sobriquet for 7 ℓ
  35. Bedspread's smaller kin 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, April 11, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Matthew Sewell. The puzzle features 70 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

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