TROOP GROUPS
Across
- Remarkable things
- Look happy
- Each, informally
- Make mention of
- Author Vonnegut
- Tablets from Apple
- Sundial's top numeral
- Have possession of
- Human chain of firefighters
- Batman's partner
- Metallic rocks
- Coffee, slangily
- Caused by
- Take a bold chance
- Iowa campus city
- Scatter, as seeds
- Distinctive scent
- Baby boomers' kids
- Mail off
- Stare in amazement
- Warm and comfy
- Slightest trace
- Singles in a wallet
- __ and kicking (robust)
- Corporation with subsidiaries
- "Science Guy" Bill
- "__ the ramparts we watched..."
- "Darn it!"
- Mix together
- Bed-support strip
- Preholiday time
- Came in for a landing
- Ventilate
- Mid-America section of a sports league
- Draw out, as an answer
- Snow queen in Frozen
- NFL tiebreakers
Down
- Air pump abbr.
- Needle's hole
- Assess, as a tax
- "Sign me up!"
- Types of teeth
- In good __ (physically fit)
- Cash in Mexico
- Oil cartel
- Breathed like a hot dog
- Deep distress
- Punch for practice
- Mideast bread
- Breakfast restaurant chain
- Stir up emotionally
- Bullfighting fellow
- "That's obvious"
- More sensible
- In any way
- British noblewoman
- Comet cleanser competitor
- Thin nail
- Chore list heading
- Rival of Lyft
- Boxing match
- Long-eared equine
- They meet at jcts.
- Persist through time
- Reason for a crime
- Breakfast strip
- Deceive
- Modern artist Max
- "Ready or __..."
- Storm-tracking device
- __ Baba
- German camera brand
- Steer clear of
- Outdoor party enclosures
- Nickname for an early film with voices
- Ceramic floor pattern
- Sample with a straw
- Baton Rouge sch.
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, April 29, 2026 is titled “TROOP GROUPS” and was constructed by Fred Piscop. 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.