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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, May 2, 2026 Constructed by Tyler Hinman 68 clues
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Across

  1. Pickup after dragging 10 ℓ
  2. What many freemium apps have 4 ℓ
  3. Carrier to Cheongju 3 ℓ
  4. Big clumsy types 4 ℓ
  5. "That's it!" 6 ℓ
  6. Like some buds 5 ℓ
  7. Parisian's following 5 ℓ
  8. What certain sheepdogs resemble 3 ℓ
  9. Chihuahua "Check this out!" 4 ℓ
  10. To whom Capote dedicated his "non-fiction novel" 9 ℓ
  11. Is someone they're not 4 ℓ
  12. Trio from the Caribbean 10 ℓ
  13. Remote starter 4 ℓ
  14. Predominant drag 10 ℓ
  15. Was like, these days 4 ℓ
  16. Creosote and borate, vis-a-vis wood 10 ℓ
  17. Fey Golden Globes cohost 10 ℓ
  18. Bit of a Hawaiian Chip 4 ℓ
  19. French Sudan neighbor 10 ℓ
  20. Big name in car manufacturing 4 ℓ
  21. Bit of a tortilla chip 4 ℓ
  22. Scout's recognition 9 ℓ
  23. Hothead's heat 3 ℓ
  24. Overall feeling, metaphorically 5 ℓ
  25. Takes after slips 5 ℓ
  26. Engine maker for Japan's first satellite 6 ℓ
  27. Sort of skirt 4 ℓ
  28. Much-monitored area 3 ℓ
  29. In your gut 7 ℓ
  30. Where you get your fill 7 ℓ
  31. Coaster's position 4 ℓ
  32. Rafter with Jim 4 ℓ
  33. Singer with the #1 lyric "Don't worry about your size" (2014) 7 ℓ
  34. Modern-day con 7 ℓ
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Down

  1. Making hotter, maybe 7 ℓ
  2. Displays publicly 7 ℓ
  3. Part of the Venezuela-Colombia border 7 ℓ
  4. Miniature pan 7 ℓ
  5. Got free, sort of 5 ℓ
  6. Oath with "rot" in its history 4 ℓ
  7. Measure inside the box 9 ℓ
  8. Checking promise 6 ℓ
  9. What many have at their fingertips 5 ℓ
  10. Web coder 3 ℓ
  11. NATO charter member 3 ℓ
  12. Disclose? 4 ℓ
  13. Material for decks and docks 7 ℓ
  14. Marketing sites 7 ℓ
  15. Nickels and dimes 6 ℓ
  16. Spaces often filled on Sundays 5 ℓ
  17. Metaphor for mastery 5 ℓ
  18. He's missing his in 4 ℓ
  19. Inclined plane 4 ℓ
  20. Direction from Dusseldorf 3 ℓ
  21. Short U or I 3 ℓ
  22. Plots with oil 8 ℓ
  23. Motive for many of Ovid's odes 8 ℓ
  24. What Jamie, Robin and Morgan are 6 ℓ
  25. Larry's cousin 6 ℓ
  26. Brain __ 4 ℓ
  27. On-the-go breakfast 9 ℓ
  28. Slip or slide 4 ℓ
  29. Wide spreads 7 ℓ
  30. Back soon 7 ℓ
  31. Future in, perhaps 7 ℓ
  32. Without slacking 7 ℓ
  33. Versatile problem-solver 7 ℓ
  34. What Mountain Warehouse sells 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, May 2, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Tyler Hinman. The puzzle features 68 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword May 2 2026 Answers