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TIRE TALK

Thursday, May 21, 2026 Constructed by Lin Josephson 76 clues
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Across

  1. President Madison 5 ℓ
  2. Stats on board game boxes 4 ℓ
  3. Boundless 4 ℓ
  4. Audi alternative 5 ℓ
  5. Popular dunker 4 ℓ
  6. Stitch's Disney pal 4 ℓ
  7. Bandleader's need 5 ℓ
  8. Bona fide 4 ℓ
  9. Approximately 4 ℓ
  10. Driver's comment to mechanic 14 ℓ
  11. Partook of 3 ℓ
  12. Money at risk 4 ℓ
  13. Mechanic's answer 11 ℓ
  14. Number cruncher 3 ℓ
  15. Any vessel 3 ℓ
  16. Certain forces 6 ℓ
  17. Menu selection 4 ℓ
  18. Petty clash 4 ℓ
  19. Ranch nickname 3 ℓ
  20. Weird shine 4 ℓ
  21. Common counter interval 4 ℓ
  22. Sinister 3 ℓ
  23. Dawdle around 6 ℓ
  24. Creative finesse 3 ℓ
  25. Mechanic's news, 30 minutes later 11 ℓ
  26. Principal's deg. 3 ℓ
  27. What's aimed for 4 ℓ
  28. Driver's last words 14 ℓ
  29. Toad feature 4 ℓ
  30. Big library book 5 ℓ
  31. Nickname like Tess 4 ℓ
  32. Six-Emmy Alan 4 ℓ
  33. Series shortener 4 ℓ
  34. First of six popes 5 ℓ
  35. Exercise accessory 4 ℓ
  36. Full of promise 4 ℓ
  37. Percale purchase 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Mocking comment 3 ℓ
  2. Combustion residue 4 ℓ
  3. Frozen queen 4 ℓ
  4. Brownies, for example 10 ℓ
  5. On high 5 ℓ
  6. The Buick stops here 7 ℓ
  7. Official mark 4 ℓ
  8. Whirling water 6 ℓ
  9. First-founded US state capital 7 ℓ
  10. Cupid alias 4 ℓ
  11. Pet "mix" 4 ℓ
  12. Fruit in vitamin water 4 ℓ
  13. Allotted space 4 ℓ
  14. Nonetheless 3 ℓ
  15. Moving walkway brand 4 ℓ
  16. Photo-sharing app 5 ℓ
  17. Escapade 5 ℓ
  18. Pushing the envelope 10 ℓ
  19. Trivial points 4 ℓ
  20. Haiti's neighbor, for short 5 ℓ
  21. Bewitch 3 ℓ
  22. Applesauce, e.g. 5 ℓ
  23. Here and there 5 ℓ
  24. Breeze (through) 4 ℓ
  25. Frat letter 3 ℓ
  26. Prop up 7 ℓ
  27. Certain well-spoken one 4 ℓ
  28. Cartophile's collection 7 ℓ
  29. Go on and on 3 ℓ
  30. In a chilling way 6 ℓ
  31. Coming up soon 5 ℓ
  32. "Jabberwocky" start 4 ℓ
  33. Shut down 4 ℓ
  34. Overrule 4 ℓ
  35. Historical study 4 ℓ
  36. Home to five national parks 4 ℓ
  37. Bit of evidence 4 ℓ
  38. Robust 4 ℓ
  39. Remain unused 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, May 21, 2026 is titled “TIRE TALK” and was constructed by Lin Josephson. The puzzle features 76 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 TIRE TALK Crossword May 21 2026 Answers