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MUSTS

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Word puzzle with pictures 5 ℓ
  2. Mail delivery org. 4 ℓ
  3. Numbers read by bettors 4 ℓ
  4. Pigpen 3 ℓ
  5. 100-yard race 4 ℓ
  6. Degrees in a right angle 6 ℓ
  7. "__ what it's worth..." 3 ℓ
  8. Yolk holder 3 ℓ
  9. Classes a student must take 15 ℓ
  10. Annoy constantly 5 ℓ
  11. Flightless Aussie birds 4 ℓ
  12. Creative thought 4 ℓ
  13. Pierre's male pals 4 ℓ
  14. Turn sharply 4 ℓ
  15. Cooktop range 5 ℓ
  16. Unlikely to be busy 4 ℓ
  17. Concludes 4 ℓ
  18. Underground drainage system 5 ℓ
  19. Fully attentive 5 ℓ
  20. Look mopey 4 ℓ
  21. Trousers' belt holder 4 ℓ
  22. Chain of hills 5 ℓ
  23. Family diagram 4 ℓ
  24. Gone with the Wind home 4 ℓ
  25. Any employee needed in an emergency 15 ℓ
  26. Negative debate side 3 ℓ
  27. Chapter of history 3 ℓ
  28. Any fizzy soft drink 4 ℓ
  29. "Very, very funny!" 6 ℓ
  30. Brother or sister, for short 3 ℓ
  31. Read, as a bar code 4 ℓ
  32. Auto owner's document 5 ℓ
  33. "Once __ a time..." 4 ℓ
  34. Full return of a defective product 15 ℓ
  35. Word-of-mouth 4 ℓ
  36. Auto with a meter 4 ℓ
  37. Smooth out, as skirts 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Extremely uncommon 4 ℓ
  2. Practice boxing 4 ℓ
  3. Tiny skin opening 4 ℓ
  4. Moisten thoroughly 4 ℓ
  5. Prefix for violet 5 ℓ
  6. Boiled slowly 6 ℓ
  7. Sword fight 4 ℓ
  8. Female toon explorer 4 ℓ
  9. Decide to participate 5 ℓ
  10. Bad smell 6 ℓ
  11. Strong craving 4 ℓ
  12. Mattress holders 4 ℓ
  13. Yale students 4 ℓ
  14. Come to town 6 ℓ
  15. Hesitant agreement 6 ℓ
  16. Hard to please 5 ℓ
  17. Plug-in vehicles, for short 5 ℓ
  18. Suffix for young or prank 4 ℓ
  19. Roof overhang 4 ℓ
  20. Stash away 4 ℓ
  21. Evaluate 4 ℓ
  22. Homeowner's document 4 ℓ
  23. Adam and Eve's garden 4 ℓ
  24. Short class test 4 ℓ
  25. Actress Stone or Watson 4 ℓ
  26. Not imaginary 4 ℓ
  27. "Here's to you!," for instance 5 ℓ
  28. Give a speech 5 ℓ
  29. Camel-back features 5 ℓ
  30. Take __ (disassemble) 5 ℓ
  31. Beehive product 5 ℓ
  32. "No ifs, __ or buts" 4 ℓ
  33. Wife of Abraham 5 ℓ
  34. Cameo stone 4 ℓ
  35. Unblinking look 5 ℓ
  36. __ ease (edge) 5 ℓ
  37. Stomach, informally 5 ℓ
  38. App symbol 4 ℓ
  39. Foldable 3-Down 4 ℓ
  40. Starr of the Beatles 5 ℓ
  41. "Ditto" 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, April 28, 2026 is titled “MUSTS” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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.

Newsday MUSTS Crossword April 28 2026 Answers