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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, March 28, 2026 Constructed by Trip Payne 70 clues
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Across

  1. Indulgent destinations 4 ℓ
  2. Drivers' frequent destination 10 ℓ
  3. Bow taker on a stage 4 ℓ
  4. Sports __ 5 ℓ
  5. Where water skiers are found 6 ℓ
  6. Digitize 6 ℓ
  7. "Don't ask me!" 9 ℓ
  8. Mongoose cousin 5 ℓ
  9. No good 4 ℓ
  10. Contracted 10 ℓ
  11. Forum address 10 ℓ
  12. Major hub for the Transcontinental Railroad 4 ℓ
  13. Attention-getting post 10 ℓ
  14. Multitude 4 ℓ
  15. Envelope, essentially 4 ℓ
  16. Spaced out 10 ℓ
  17. "Harmonious" Vegas hotel 4 ℓ
  18. Bill deliverer 10 ℓ
  19. Legislation increasing the power of Canadian MPs (2014) 9 ℓ
  20. Betray 5 ℓ
  21. Oscar nominee as a colonel, teacher, director and king (twice) 6 ℓ
  22. Stir-fry staple 6 ℓ
  23. One of three pieces that's a pair 5 ℓ
  24. Girl in many a song 4 ℓ
  25. It gets you on a network 11 ℓ
  26. Turn down 3 ℓ
  27. Run down 4 ℓ
  28. Sticky situation? 4 ℓ
  29. Mustang, for one 5 ℓ
  30. Certain silent-era films 11 ℓ
  31. Take action against 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Toon who says "I shall never be king" 4 ℓ
  2. Negligible 5 ℓ
  3. Austerity 5 ℓ
  4. Emulate Douglass or Demosthenes 5 ℓ
  5. Flower bud protectors 6 ℓ
  6. Where scientists monitor numerous glaciers 7 ℓ
  7. USN designation 3 ℓ
  8. Pledge's destination 4 ℓ
  9. Jouster ouster 5 ℓ
  10. "The Big Shamrock" as a Celtic 5 ℓ
  11. Widget 5 ℓ
  12. Thickest-fur animal (the heaviest weasel) 8 ℓ
  13. Perfectly timed 9 ℓ
  14. Verb with an edible homophone 4 ℓ
  15. Antique furniture asset 6 ℓ
  16. "__ of tuneful persons" (what Southey was among, per Byron) 5 ℓ
  17. Coordinate 5 ℓ
  18. Media marketer 5 ℓ
  19. Caffe Americano feature 5 ℓ
  20. What torpedoes have carried since WWII 5 ℓ
  21. Tess alternative 5 ℓ
  22. Off-season, more than likely 4 ℓ
  23. One may have an earthy nose 4 ℓ
  24. What some handheld devices pick up 4 ℓ
  25. Dictionary entry abbr. 3 ℓ
  26. He's seen multiply on Antarctic maps 4 ℓ
  27. Like much wickerwork 5 ℓ
  28. Opt out 4 ℓ
  29. '70s Ginsburg employer 4 ℓ
  30. Cosmetic option, for short 4 ℓ
  31. Einstein's beautiful 5 ℓ
  32. __ party 4 ℓ
  33. Loophole 3 ℓ
  34. Low volume 9 ℓ
  35. Asian major pistachio exporter 4 ℓ
  36. Land with a caprock top 4 ℓ
  37. Three-time ocean-themed interleague opponents of 38-Down in 2025 8 ℓ
  38. Highly repellent 4 ℓ
  39. Three-time ocean-themed interleague opponents of 36-Down in 2025 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, March 28, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Trip Payne. The puzzle features 70 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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