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OUT OF SHAPES

Friday, May 22, 2026 Constructed by Alan Levin 76 clues
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Across

  1. Bowl overseer 4 ℓ
  2. Was posing 5 ℓ
  3. Selects, so to speak 4 ℓ
  4. Saucy 4 ℓ
  5. Start to lock 4 ℓ
  6. Any glockenspiel sound 5 ℓ
  7. LARGE CENT 9 ℓ
  8. Hash up 5 ℓ
  9. Insubstantial 7 ℓ
  10. Swallow cousin 4 ℓ
  11. City near Cooperstown 5 ℓ
  12. It means "sight" 4 ℓ
  13. See 6-Down 3 ℓ
  14. REAL TIGHT RING 13 ℓ
  15. University administration, often 3 ℓ
  16. "I'll pass" 3 ℓ
  17. National Caramel Mo. 3 ℓ
  18. RODENT HATER 11 ℓ
  19. Where Einstein was born 3 ℓ
  20. Repeated Stein line part 3 ℓ
  21. Persona canonizada 3 ℓ
  22. RIPE ARMY SQUAD 13 ℓ
  23. Someone __ problem 5 ℓ
  24. Close, as a hole 4 ℓ
  25. What cutters are called 3 ℓ
  26. Trendy nightclub 7 ℓ
  27. Columbo player 4 ℓ
  28. CHEERY PUB 9 ℓ
  29. Extra- opposite 5 ℓ
  30. Publisher's page number 5 ℓ
  31. "Freedom from" feeling 4 ℓ
  32. Fed head before Ben 4 ℓ
  33. Not a little lock 5 ℓ
  34. Place for a fork 4 ℓ
  35. Take it slow 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. 1000+-station network 3 ℓ
  2. Big name in excavators 5 ℓ
  3. Show runner 5 ℓ
  4. Ignite 6 ℓ
  5. Knee neighbor 4 ℓ
  6. Utmost height 4 ℓ
  7. Minor break 6 ℓ
  8. With 27-Across, auteur from Taiwan 3 ℓ
  9. Type of top 4 ℓ
  10. Attribute (to) 6 ℓ
  11. IMAX theater need 8 ℓ
  12. Ironic conclusion 3 ℓ
  13. Erstwhile TV ministry 3 ℓ
  14. Smell __ 4 ℓ
  15. Query to the weary 7 ℓ
  16. Big brewer 3 ℓ
  17. Tante, across the Pyrenees 3 ℓ
  18. Top of an oceanic food chain 4 ℓ
  19. Less loquacious 7 ℓ
  20. Very bad weather 7 ℓ
  21. Sound of frustration 3 ℓ
  22. Early cameo in most 007 films 3 ℓ
  23. Bar designation 3 ℓ
  24. Sorority letter 3 ℓ
  25. April shower in ballparks 4 ℓ
  26. Buffoon 8 ℓ
  27. Mayo and many others 3 ℓ
  28. Be prone 3 ℓ
  29. Colonize 6 ℓ
  30. Sort of 6 ℓ
  31. Nurture 4 ℓ
  32. "Nothing small" order 6 ℓ
  33. High esteem 5 ℓ
  34. Change your mind 5 ℓ
  35. Evening hora 4 ℓ
  36. Dependable consultants 4 ℓ
  37. Flow into 4 ℓ
  38. Very tall retired hoopster Ming 3 ℓ
  39. Ruination 3 ℓ
  40. Chinese dumpling 3 ℓ
  41. Unpaid TV ad 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 22, 2026 is titled “OUT OF SHAPES” and was constructed by Alan Levin. 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 OUT OF SHAPES Crossword May 22 2026 Answers