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PATHFINDER

Thursday, April 30, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Works with wool 4 ℓ
  2. Ignore 4 ℓ
  3. Bad luck bills, to many 4 ℓ
  4. Rising quickly 14 ℓ
  5. Thaw 7 ℓ
  6. Sticks and stones, way back 7 ℓ
  7. ORGANIC seal letters 4 ℓ
  8. Wasn't straight 4 ℓ
  9. Planting place for goldenrod 3 ℓ
  10. Working away 4 ℓ
  11. Fruitless action 10 ℓ
  12. From ME to CA 4 ℓ
  13. Itches (for) 5 ℓ
  14. Frequent fryer's supply 4 ℓ
  15. Cinnamon, but not saccharin 4 ℓ
  16. Imitation suffix 4 ℓ
  17. Cozumel coin 4 ℓ
  18. Small chamber group 4 ℓ
  19. Leather option 5 ℓ
  20. Trillion, to start 4 ℓ
  21. Figure of speech for security 10 ℓ
  22. Extremely, so to speak 4 ℓ
  23. Garlic cousin 4 ℓ
  24. Break off 4 ℓ
  25. Radar reading 3 ℓ
  26. Overhaul 7 ℓ
  27. App display 7 ℓ
  28. Admonition to a meddler 14 ℓ
  29. Channel for shopping 3 ℓ
  30. Bismarck preceder 4 ℓ
  31. $ portions 3 ℓ
  32. Fight ender 3 ℓ
  33. Parts in a box 3 ℓ
  34. Bismarck preceder 3 ℓ
  35. Infiltrator 3 ℓ
  36. Hardly spotted 4 ℓ
  37. Texter's intro 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Take turns 5 ℓ
  2. Bestie 3 ℓ
  3. Annual contribution destination 3 ℓ
  4. Withhold, as info 8 ℓ
  5. Slow walk 6 ℓ
  6. Starts a hike 7 ℓ
  7. Wordsworth work 3 ℓ
  8. Calendar line 4 ℓ
  9. Stew pot 6 ℓ
  10. Nondairy milk source 3 ℓ
  11. The ultimate in prudence 6 ℓ
  12. Scrapes off 6 ℓ
  13. "Side" business 6 ℓ
  14. Guilty feeling 6 ℓ
  15. Sheep mover 6 ℓ
  16. Lowers oneself 6 ℓ
  17. Final authority 5 ℓ
  18. Thready debris 4 ℓ
  19. Apt rhyme for chop or crop 3 ℓ
  20. Aesopian saver 3 ℓ
  21. Roof topper 3 ℓ
  22. Film studio 3 ℓ
  23. Get involved 6 ℓ
  24. Wows with one-liners 5 ℓ
  25. Rancho beast 4 ℓ
  26. "That's absurd!" 3 ℓ
  27. "Over the Rainbow" observer 4 ℓ
  28. Start to freeze 4 ℓ
  29. Leftovers 4 ℓ
  30. Crossbars for cattle 5 ℓ
  31. Nearly 8 ℓ
  32. It means everything 4 ℓ
  33. Ice holder 4 ℓ
  34. Bass favored by Bach 4 ℓ
  35. Noble rides 6 ℓ
  36. Pleasant to talk to 7 ℓ
  37. Oboe insert 4 ℓ
  38. Upscale eyewear brand 5 ℓ
  39. Jabber 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, April 30, 2026 is titled “PATHFINDER” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 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 PATHFINDER Crossword April 30 2026 Answers