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PLAY DAY: Intermission optional

Sunday, May 10, 2026 Constructed by Steve Faiella 142 clues
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Across

  1. Movie trailer, e.g. 5 ℓ
  2. Egyptian snake 3 ℓ
  3. Online chats, for short 3 ℓ
  4. Bunch of bees 5 ℓ
  5. Fundraisers' offerings 13 ℓ
  6. Exodus peak 7 ℓ
  7. Notion 4 ℓ
  8. Pour __ (make a major effort) 4 ℓ
  9. Vegan's avoidance 7 ℓ
  10. Handwriting that's "coming back" 13 ℓ
  11. Rental contract 5 ℓ
  12. M*A*S*H clerk 7 ℓ
  13. Each 6 ℓ
  14. Dollars and cents 5 ℓ
  15. Know-it-all 6 ℓ
  16. "No worries" 5 ℓ
  17. Printer cartridge contents 3 ℓ
  18. Gab, gab, gab 3 ℓ
  19. Growing-up phase 12 ℓ
  20. More like melted fudge 6 ℓ
  21. Green Eggs and Ham character 6 ℓ
  22. CRT display 3 ℓ
  23. Pooch pest 4 ℓ
  24. Cold War symbol 11 ℓ
  25. Bagel cousin 5 ℓ
  26. The manager of 7 ℓ
  27. Sushi with unagi 7 ℓ
  28. Meeting with Leo 13 ℓ
  29. "Amazing!" 7 ℓ
  30. Camera type, for short 3 ℓ
  31. Angry with 6 ℓ
  32. Top-shelf 6 ℓ
  33. Informal negative 3 ℓ
  34. What Hamlet is 6 ℓ
  35. Talked noisily 6 ℓ
  36. Launch locale 3 ℓ
  37. Farm female 3 ℓ
  38. Barrel-aged, as Chardonnay 5 ℓ
  39. Printer cartridge colors 5 ℓ
  40. Shoo-__ (sure things) 3 ℓ
  41. Strange 3 ℓ
  42. Rescue dog or cat 7 ℓ
  43. Revenue team exec 13 ℓ
  44. Peels, as potatoes 5 ℓ
  45. Generous ones 7 ℓ
  46. Bug-shaped gems 7 ℓ
  47. On deck 4 ℓ
  48. Backtalk 3 ℓ
  49. Thanking publicly 11 ℓ
  50. Turkish inn 6 ℓ
  51. Strummer of yore 6 ℓ
  52. "Too late to change now" 12 ℓ
  53. It begins in Mar. 3 ℓ
  54. Winged mammal 3 ℓ
  55. Sheltered spot 5 ℓ
  56. Snowball fighters, often 6 ℓ
  57. Cello cousin 5 ℓ
  58. Chlorine or krypton 7 ℓ
  59. Gets ready, for short 5 ℓ
  60. "Rats!" 6 ℓ
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Down

  1. Find a job for 5 ℓ
  2. Winery device 5 ℓ
  3. Slumber 5 ℓ
  4. "Spaceflight" prefix 5 ℓ
  5. Quaint emporium 6 ℓ
  6. Very angry 3 ℓ
  7. Quickly 7 ℓ
  8. Native New Zealander 5 ℓ
  9. Put a new price on 5 ℓ
  10. Curved part of the foot 4 ℓ
  11. Misfortunes 4 ℓ
  12. Letters in '50s atlases 3 ℓ
  13. Yale, nostalgically 7 ℓ
  14. Flat-topped land 4 ℓ
  15. Out in the open 5 ℓ
  16. Take it easy 5 ℓ
  17. Snow blower brand 4 ℓ
  18. Moves quickly 5 ℓ
  19. Adult ed. course 3 ℓ
  20. Little kid 4 ℓ
  21. Like a bump on __ 4 ℓ
  22. Frozen princess 4 ℓ
  23. Oven glove 4 ℓ
  24. Jeffersonian belief 5 ℓ
  25. Fully aware of 4 ℓ
  26. Hockey venue 4 ℓ
  27. Catch sight of 3 ℓ
  28. Quite cold 3 ℓ
  29. Hindu deity 4 ℓ
  30. "__ what you did!" 4 ℓ
  31. Job extras 5 ℓ
  32. Female undershirt, for short 4 ℓ
  33. Former global airline 3 ℓ
  34. Sweet potatoes 4 ℓ
  35. Low-carb diet 4 ℓ
  36. One of us 3 ℓ
  37. Futon alternatives 7 ℓ
  38. Houston sch. 5 ℓ
  39. Bravely decided you would 7 ℓ
  40. African antelopes 4 ℓ
  41. Squid cousins 6 ℓ
  42. Hoarse-sounding 5 ℓ
  43. Actor Baldwin 4 ℓ
  44. Spanish national hero 5 ℓ
  45. What "easy" starts with 5 ℓ
  46. Ardent fan, informally 5 ℓ
  47. A bit chilly 5 ℓ
  48. Sir __ Newton 5 ℓ
  49. Without a letup 5 ℓ
  50. Propelled with oars 5 ℓ
  51. Spud state 5 ℓ
  52. California wine region 4 ℓ
  53. Secluded valley 4 ℓ
  54. Former Italian coin 4 ℓ
  55. TV "quick breaks" 3 ℓ
  56. Britain's Isle of __ 3 ℓ
  57. Special interest grp. 4 ℓ
  58. Fountain of Rome 5 ℓ
  59. Last Supper question 5 ℓ
  60. Bit of a model kit 4 ℓ
  61. Eyeglass frames 4 ℓ
  62. Galileo's hometown 4 ℓ
  63. Watchdog's warning 3 ℓ
  64. Pillowcase or towel 5 ℓ
  65. Chem. or bio. 3 ℓ
  66. Florida gulf city 5 ℓ
  67. Those others 4 ℓ
  68. Sentry's order 4 ℓ
  69. Days before holidays 4 ℓ
  70. Actress Moore 4 ℓ
  71. Feudal laborer 4 ℓ
  72. Not kosher 4 ℓ
  73. Dog biscuit shape 4 ℓ
  74. Touched down 4 ℓ
  75. Body art, in brief 4 ℓ
  76. Break in two 5 ℓ
  77. Rug cleaner, for short 3 ℓ
  78. Be a bother to 3 ℓ
  79. Overly trusting 5 ℓ
  80. Ocean's motion 4 ℓ
  81. Full collection 3 ℓ
  82. Casual eatery 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, May 10, 2026 is titled “PLAY DAY: Intermission optional” and was constructed by Steve Faiella. The puzzle features 142 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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