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FUNNY FOLKS: Explained at 117-Down

Sunday, May 17, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 146 clues
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Across

  1. Creator of the Musketeers 5 ℓ
  2. __ Holiness (papal title) 3 ℓ
  3. Miles off 4 ℓ
  4. Of motives 6 ℓ
  5. Back, at sea 3 ℓ
  6. Mardi Gras city nickname 4 ℓ
  7. Family nickname 6 ℓ
  8. Put on the books 5 ℓ
  9. US tennis champ of the '90s 12 ℓ
  10. Johnson's vice president 8 ℓ
  11. Miscellaneous category 6 ℓ
  12. Slant a bit 4 ℓ
  13. Bolivian boy 4 ℓ
  14. Eurasia's disappearing __ Sea 4 ℓ
  15. Queeg's ship 5 ℓ
  16. Lorry wheel 4 ℓ
  17. Huffs and puffs 5 ℓ
  18. Prune center 3 ℓ
  19. Extremely eager 4 ℓ
  20. Mil. branch 4 ℓ
  21. Soft mineral 4 ℓ
  22. Maestro Zubin 5 ℓ
  23. Longtime DC publisher 15 ℓ
  24. Bump from the schedule 7 ℓ
  25. Not fooled by 4 ℓ
  26. "Quite probably..." 7 ℓ
  27. Attention-getting sound 4 ℓ
  28. Rotisserie part 4 ℓ
  29. Except for 4 ℓ
  30. Overplay 5 ℓ
  31. Novelist Fleming 3 ℓ
  32. McEntire of music 4 ℓ
  33. Vowel-rich snack 4 ℓ
  34. Range of knowledge 3 ℓ
  35. "Well, __-di-dah!" 3 ℓ
  36. Potter films' first Dumbledore 13 ℓ
  37. Contract of secrecy, briefly 3 ℓ
  38. Eggs: Lat. 3 ℓ
  39. Early afternoon 3 ℓ
  40. Piece for a singer 4 ℓ
  41. Pale brown 4 ℓ
  42. Garment lines 4 ℓ
  43. Smartphone symbols 5 ℓ
  44. Garment spec 4 ℓ
  45. Hard to see 4 ℓ
  46. Grab some Earl Grey 7 ℓ
  47. Legal work 4 ℓ
  48. Pine family members 7 ℓ
  49. Low joint 5 ℓ
  50. "The medium is the message" coiner 15 ℓ
  51. Pulverize 4 ℓ
  52. Make simpler 4 ℓ
  53. Garment problem 3 ℓ
  54. AC or DC 4 ℓ
  55. Get used (to) 5 ℓ
  56. Power measures 5 ℓ
  57. Chooses, with "for" 4 ℓ
  58. Cornell's home 6 ℓ
  59. The very best 4 ℓ
  60. Regret not seeing 4 ℓ
  61. City south of West Palm 4 ℓ
  62. Les Miserables Oscar actress 12 ℓ
  63. What many bats are made from 8 ℓ
  64. __ culpa 3 ℓ
  65. Sudden desire 4 ℓ
  66. Fills, as tattoos 6 ℓ
  67. Midwest hub 5 ℓ
  68. Sofa section 3 ℓ
  69. New Mexico art center 4 ℓ
  70. Got beat by 6 ℓ
  71. Some Mexican ancestors 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Showroom sample 4 ℓ
  2. Fashion flair 5 ℓ
  3. "It troubles me that..." 5 ℓ
  4. "Cat's in the Cradle" singer 11 ℓ
  5. Grammy category 3 ℓ
  6. Just about 6 ℓ
  7. Abundant source 5 ℓ
  8. Snakebird of the south 7 ℓ
  9. Journey segment 3 ℓ
  10. No longer edible 5 ℓ
  11. Remove, as a door 7 ℓ
  12. Bidding event 7 ℓ
  13. Baseball great Ripken 3 ℓ
  14. Have the lead role 4 ℓ
  15. Sore feeling 4 ℓ
  16. Jet speed measure 4 ℓ
  17. Part of BTU 4 ℓ
  18. "You __ goin' nowhere!" 4 ℓ
  19. Steep slope 6 ℓ
  20. Bareheaded 7 ℓ
  21. Chips + cheese 6 ℓ
  22. Jrs.' exam 4 ℓ
  23. Antsy feeling 5 ℓ
  24. Law firm aide 4 ℓ
  25. Agenda entry 4 ℓ
  26. Where "Inc." is "Ltd." 5 ℓ
  27. Big coffee brewer 3 ℓ
  28. Semiconductor giant 3 ℓ
  29. Health insurance giant 5 ℓ
  30. Three-note chord 5 ℓ
  31. Firm with vans 5 ℓ
  32. Current measure 6 ℓ
  33. Canadian speed abbr. 3 ℓ
  34. Pyle of '60s TV 5 ℓ
  35. Accounting entry 5 ℓ
  36. Spanish rice 5 ℓ
  37. Period of note 3 ℓ
  38. Mundane 5 ℓ
  39. Eddying 6 ℓ
  40. WWII uniforms 3 ℓ
  41. Specialty category 5 ℓ
  42. Ton of, informally 5 ℓ
  43. Of feathered friends 5 ℓ
  44. Dennis the Menace cartoonist 11 ℓ
  45. Lotion medium 5 ℓ
  46. Book before Joel 5 ℓ
  47. Frazier rival 3 ℓ
  48. Come to pass 5 ℓ
  49. Hyphenated ID 3 ℓ
  50. Tide type 4 ℓ
  51. Distracted greeting 4 ℓ
  52. Cinematic scary addr. 5 ℓ
  53. Discontinues 6 ℓ
  54. Berates loudly 7 ℓ
  55. Small wooden platform 3 ℓ
  56. DA's subordinate 4 ℓ
  57. "Be still!" 3 ℓ
  58. Crushes a test 6 ℓ
  59. Gridiron infraction 7 ℓ
  60. Maximally efficient 7 ℓ
  61. Gathers gradually 7 ℓ
  62. TV image source 6 ℓ
  63. Policy experts 5 ℓ
  64. San __, CA 5 ℓ
  65. Tough puzzle 5 ℓ
  66. First president born in the '60s 5 ℓ
  67. Votes in favor 4 ℓ
  68. Italian sweetheart 4 ℓ
  69. On vacation 4 ℓ
  70. What the "funny folks" all include 4 ℓ
  71. Part of AD 4 ℓ
  72. McAn of shoedom 4 ℓ
  73. "It's __-win situation!" 3 ℓ
  74. Feel unwell 3 ℓ
  75. Road hazard 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, May 17, 2026 is titled “FUNNY FOLKS: Explained at 117-Down” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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Newsday FUNNY FOLKS: Explained at 117-Down Crossword May 17 2026 Answers