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UMPIRE'S CALLS

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Athletes who are paid 4 ℓ
  2. Shoeshine spoiler 5 ℓ
  3. "Half" prefix for circle 4 ℓ
  4. Make a swap 5 ℓ
  5. Natural ability 6 ℓ
  6. "Tell me now" 5 ℓ
  7. Vessel for frying 3 ℓ
  8. Sneer (at) 5 ℓ
  9. Formal party dresses 9 ℓ
  10. End of a fable 5 ℓ
  11. Egg shape 4 ℓ
  12. Winnie-the-__ 4 ℓ
  13. Loosen, as shoelaces 5 ℓ
  14. Voicemail signal 4 ℓ
  15. Sushi grain 4 ℓ
  16. Machine parts with teeth 5 ℓ
  17. Hardly __ (rarely) 4 ℓ
  18. Kid's snow vehicle 4 ℓ
  19. Strauss of jeans 4 ℓ
  20. Jogging pace 4 ℓ
  21. Bert's Muppet friend 5 ℓ
  22. Software buyer 4 ℓ
  23. Competes in a marathon 4 ℓ
  24. Stretchy sportswear fabric 5 ℓ
  25. __ mignon (beef serving) 5 ℓ
  26. Union's money for walkout workers 9 ℓ
  27. Tennis barrier 3 ℓ
  28. Queued (up) 5 ℓ
  29. Remove, as a wooden pin 5 ℓ
  30. Team's good-luck animal 6 ℓ
  31. Salmon or shark 4 ℓ
  32. Tight-fitting 4 ℓ
  33. Wide neckwear 5 ℓ
  34. "Wherefore art __ Romeo?" 4 ℓ
  35. Fully aware of 4 ℓ
  36. Great Wall's country 5 ℓ
  37. Wise advisors 5 ℓ
  38. Berets and beanies 4 ℓ
  39. Stitched together 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. + 4 ℓ
  2. Heroic act 4 ℓ
  3. Discharged, as a cannon 5 ℓ
  4. Mom's brother 5 ℓ
  5. Protesting rule-breaking 10 ℓ
  6. Photo of the photographer 6 ℓ
  7. __-bitsy (tiny) 4 ℓ
  8. Da Vinci's __ Lisa 4 ℓ
  9. Spew like a volcano 5 ℓ
  10. Urban road 6 ℓ
  11. Voice of Apple devices 4 ℓ
  12. Turn __ a new leaf 4 ℓ
  13. Take a break 4 ℓ
  14. Hunters' weapons 6 ℓ
  15. More lofty 6 ℓ
  16. British teacake 5 ℓ
  17. Major blood vessel 5 ℓ
  18. "There's no __ like home" 5 ℓ
  19. Tel __, Israel 4 ℓ
  20. Too confident 4 ℓ
  21. Tiresome person 4 ℓ
  22. Selects, with "for" 4 ℓ
  23. Fabric from sheep 4 ℓ
  24. "__ of your business!" 4 ℓ
  25. Building for garden tools 4 ℓ
  26. Pretzel shape 4 ℓ
  27. Women's links org. 4 ℓ
  28. Rugs with "Welcome" 4 ℓ
  29. Tennis great Arthur 4 ℓ
  30. Trash-hauling boat 4 ℓ
  31. Rural agricultural show 10 ℓ
  32. Join forces 5 ℓ
  33. Women in a convent 4 ℓ
  34. Astound 4 ℓ
  35. Party thrower 4 ℓ
  36. Memo starter like "As to" 4 ℓ
  37. Certain herring 4 ℓ
  38. Casual conversation 4 ℓ
  39. Bunch of your buddies 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, April 21, 2026 is titled “UMPIRE'S CALLS” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 78 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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