IN THE PAPER: Today, more than likely
Across
- Investors' banes
- Meant to be
- "I've no idea"
- Creative performer
- Comedy club performers
- Footnote abbr.
- Spookily strange
- Backbones
- Purplish red
- Lose interest in
- How you wouldn't want to be caught
- Caviars
- Professor, for instance
- Dentist's advice
- West Pointers
- Manicurist employers
- Helen of Troy's mother
- Buddhist cleric
- "Dig in!"
- Hundreds of wks.
- WORDS LIKE THIS
- Consultant's creation
- "How comfy!"
- Retail ID
- Neighbor of Kenya
- 60-Across' seating
- Nectar collector
- Not feeling well
- Slow tempo
- Loud sleep sound
- County fair structure
- Take to the sky
- Mink's cousin
- Villainous
- Lure in
- Containing tenants
- Personal histories
- Exchanges rumors
- Easy NBA basket
- Regular employee evaluations
- "Double"-meaning phrase
- Sleep-stage acronym
- Prepped to go
- Spanish monarch
- Be mistaken
- Show anger towards
- Mischievous behavior
- Slip-__ (some shoes)
- Quite the mess
- Tall shade source
- Butcher shop display
- Actor's accessory
- Genuine article
- High-fiber snack
- Kid lit Swiss miss
- Zilch
- County bordering Napa
- Ripped into
Down
- Light in a printer
- Fender flaw
- Part of Ohio's border
- Penthouses' locations
- Pop singer Baker
- Camera lens settings
- Recent USNA grad
- Lower your lawn
- Hurry up
- Uphill movements
- Bank of the Seine
- Affirm strongly
- Holder of kernels
- Field of knowledge
- Texting command
- School 007 attended
- "Ditto"
- Nearly half a gross
- Sheeplike
- Shaped like a rainbow
- Emblem "of approval"
- No more than
- Actions to avoid
- Peace Nobelist Wiesel
- Vivid crayon category
- Back to the Future family name
- Surfer since the '90s
- They congratulate opponents
- Frozen princess
- Quiche shape
- Spy's acquisition
- Twangy-sounding
- Eurasian range
- Cycle-race prefix for cross
- Some former UN members
- Do something with
- Elevator compartment
- Guitar's key changer
- Porthos and Athos, e.g.
- Stats
- Pool exercise
- Beverage brewed in bags
- Onset of melting
- Where fries come from
- Even if
- Palette array
- Synonym specialist
- Swung at and missed
- Shortcake serving
- Felt concern
- Mail-routing abbr.
- Western novelist Grey
- __-do-well
- Ending for luncheon
- Prefix for while
- "Bye-bye!"
- Sow chow
- L.A. campus
- That woman's
- Common crime-show clue
- Federal medical agcy.
- Arduous journey
- Sudden wind
- Barley relative
- Arm or leg
- __ day (common vitamin dose)
- Slip into
- Italian fashion center
- Anomalous
- TV's Science Guy
- Bear flowers
- Savory taste
- Acknowledge silently
- Meanness
- Caterer's vessels
- Not at all 44-Across
- "I did it!"
- Prefix for scope
- Urban lodging
- Pet protection org.
- Centers of activity
- Center X or O
- Forget-me-__
- Threesome
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, March 29, 2026 is titled “IN THE PAPER: Today, more than likely” and was constructed by Gary M. Larson. The puzzle features 142 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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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.