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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, April 18, 2026 Constructed by Ben Zimmer 66 clues
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Across

  1. It hits a mark 4 ℓ
  2. 12, another way 3 ℓ
  3. Silken Mist wearable 5 ℓ
  4. Person being dispatched 3 ℓ
  5. WWII reenactment wear 3 ℓ
  6. Let slip 4 ℓ
  7. Big zero 5 ℓ
  8. Roughly 3 ℓ
  9. Back cover 4 ℓ
  10. 21-Tony winner (two each for Cabaret and Fiddler) 9 ℓ
  11. Pax equivalent 5 ℓ
  12. Start slugging it out 10 ℓ
  13. Lentil or quinoa 4 ℓ
  14. "Get me?" 5 ℓ
  15. They're tops at commencements 4 ℓ
  16. Proceed on 4 ℓ
  17. Questionable 3 ℓ
  18. Early times 5 ℓ
  19. Bass line 4 ℓ
  20. Impressed reaction 4 ℓ
  21. Ready for camping 5 ℓ
  22. Hot stuff 4 ℓ
  23. With accuracy 10 ℓ
  24. What one is not 4 ℓ
  25. Unimpressed reaction 9 ℓ
  26. Likely to blow up 5 ℓ
  27. Tony's Brit partner for "Body and Soul" on Duets II (2011) 3 ℓ
  28. Noted precursor 4 ℓ
  29. 50-Across type 5 ℓ
  30. Hampers 4 ℓ
  31. To complement 3 ℓ
  32. Joint 3 ℓ
  33. Flats, for instance 13 ℓ
  34. Pays it forward 13 ℓ
  35. Becoming chilly 13 ℓ
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Down

  1. Fifth in her family with an Oscar 5 ℓ
  2. Products of running water 7 ℓ
  3. Symbol of cinema sci-fi resistance 8 ℓ
  4. With 44-Down, Quad-City Times home 9 ℓ
  5. Element in a ring 3 ℓ
  6. Bass organ 4 ℓ
  7. Product of running water 5 ℓ
  8. Correspondence symbols 10 ℓ
  9. Tacit 10 ℓ
  10. "I drag my __ around with me": Orson Welles 4 ℓ
  11. Positive feelings 5 ℓ
  12. Major breach 5 ℓ
  13. Loose __ 4 ℓ
  14. Attends to 5 ℓ
  15. Jam base 5 ℓ
  16. Dirt on runners 5 ℓ
  17. Serve a function 5 ℓ
  18. See 10-Down 4 ℓ
  19. A few laughs 4 ℓ
  20. Elliptical building 3 ℓ
  21. Symbol of cinema sci-fi resistance 4 ℓ
  22. Planned (for) 10 ℓ
  23. News freeze 10 ℓ
  24. Squawk 4 ℓ
  25. Approve advancement? 10 ℓ
  26. Fajita filling 10 ℓ
  27. "Apparently" 9 ℓ
  28. Nutrient-poor soil 3 ℓ
  29. Send flying 4 ℓ
  30. Prototypical mad scientist 8 ℓ
  31. Takes off the market 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, April 18, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Ben Zimmer. The puzzle features 66 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.

Newsday SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword April 18 2026 Answers