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WORKERS WITH ANIMALS

Monday, May 18, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. 24-hour money sources: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  2. Time __ (Eastern Standard, for example) 4 ℓ
  3. Voice of Apple devices 4 ℓ
  4. Jockey's strap 4 ℓ
  5. Goatee's spot 4 ℓ
  6. Card game with bluffs 5 ℓ
  7. Elsa's sister in Frozen 4 ℓ
  8. Party thrower 4 ℓ
  9. Major blood vessel 5 ℓ
  10. Group of students 5 ℓ
  11. Person harvesting honey 9 ℓ
  12. Narrow river 6 ℓ
  13. Three-layer cookie 4 ℓ
  14. Part of a three-piece suit 4 ℓ
  15. More nervous 6 ℓ
  16. Very small amount 4 ℓ
  17. Page of a book 4 ℓ
  18. In good __ (physically fit) 5 ℓ
  19. Make simpler 4 ℓ
  20. School corridors 5 ℓ
  21. Graceful feathery flier 4 ℓ
  22. Piece of celery 5 ℓ
  23. Feathered friends that hoot 4 ℓ
  24. Take a crack __ (try) 4 ℓ
  25. Summer or spring 6 ℓ
  26. Bottom of a shoe 4 ℓ
  27. Liquids in pens 4 ℓ
  28. Bowling lanes 6 ℓ
  29. Guy breeding cows 9 ℓ
  30. Waist straps 5 ℓ
  31. Very angry 5 ℓ
  32. Skin-soothing plant 4 ℓ
  33. Local sandwich shop 4 ℓ
  34. Girder fastener 5 ℓ
  35. Allows 4 ℓ
  36. Grasp tightly 4 ℓ
  37. "__ Sir or Madam..." 4 ℓ
  38. "Hey you!" whisper 4 ℓ
  39. Centers of hurricanes 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Typical Saudis 5 ℓ
  2. Historical periods 4 ℓ
  3. Tennis court barriers 4 ℓ
  4. Gumbo vegetable 4 ℓ
  5. Scientist at an animal park 9 ℓ
  6. Emcee's opening speech 5 ℓ
  7. Breakfast restaurant chain 4 ℓ
  8. Devious plan 6 ℓ
  9. Python or boa 5 ℓ
  10. Person digging for coal 5 ℓ
  11. Core principle 5 ℓ
  12. Stand up 4 ℓ
  13. Walked back and forth 5 ℓ
  14. Roof edge 4 ℓ
  15. Football officials, for short 4 ℓ
  16. Cole __ (shredded cabbage) 4 ℓ
  17. Reveals a secret 5 ℓ
  18. Des Moines' state 4 ℓ
  19. And others: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  20. Colonel or captain 4 ℓ
  21. In addition 4 ℓ
  22. Person watching your dog or cat 9 ℓ
  23. Dislike very much 4 ℓ
  24. India's continent 4 ℓ
  25. Large bodies of water 4 ℓ
  26. Car horn's beep 4 ℓ
  27. Offer at retail 4 ℓ
  28. Initial stage 5 ℓ
  29. Most recent, as news 6 ℓ
  30. Quick scissor cuts 5 ℓ
  31. New Haven collegian 5 ℓ
  32. Manicurist's __ board 5 ℓ
  33. Narrow shelf 5 ℓ
  34. Top of one's head 5 ℓ
  35. Young kids 4 ℓ
  36. Pub beverages 4 ℓ
  37. Volcanic flow 4 ℓ
  38. A Great Lake 4 ℓ
  39. Ostrich or robin 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, May 18, 2026 is titled “WORKERS WITH ANIMALS” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 78 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 WORKERS WITH ANIMALS Crossword May 18 2026 Answers