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LITTLE BITS

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Signify 4 ℓ
  2. Reputation, informally 4 ℓ
  3. Narrow opening for coins 4 ℓ
  4. Doughnut center 4 ℓ
  5. Arrived 4 ℓ
  6. Monte __, Monaco 5 ℓ
  7. Ram's zodiac sign 5 ℓ
  8. Guitarist Clapton 4 ℓ
  9. Anna's sister in Frozen 4 ℓ
  10. Short on cash 15 ℓ
  11. Get a look at 3 ℓ
  12. Animal's lair 3 ℓ
  13. Spanish water 4 ℓ
  14. Dusting cloth 3 ℓ
  15. Commits robbery 6 ℓ
  16. Clip-__ (some neckties) 3 ℓ
  17. President from 2009 to 2017 5 ℓ
  18. Plumbing tubes 5 ℓ
  19. Declining in skill 15 ℓ
  20. U-turn from WSW 3 ℓ
  21. Get into clothes 5 ℓ
  22. Seaweed 5 ℓ
  23. Moves sneakily 6 ℓ
  24. Had a meal 3 ℓ
  25. Get money for 4 ℓ
  26. Be helpful to 3 ℓ
  27. Color tone 3 ℓ
  28. Short footrace 15 ℓ
  29. Central Florida city 5 ℓ
  30. Scream 4 ℓ
  31. China's continent 4 ℓ
  32. Santa's helpers 5 ℓ
  33. Roof overhang 4 ℓ
  34. Multi-store shopping venue 4 ℓ
  35. Puts into words 4 ℓ
  36. Tool storage building 4 ℓ
  37. Dalmatian's mark 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Small snack 4 ℓ
  2. Actor Baldwin 4 ℓ
  3. Dublin's country 4 ℓ
  4. Docking area 6 ℓ
  5. Computer expert, for short 4 ℓ
  6. Fail to mention 4 ℓ
  7. Extra __ eggs 5 ℓ
  8. Movie excerpts 6 ℓ
  9. Hand out playing cards 4 ℓ
  10. Otherwise 4 ℓ
  11. Part for an actor 4 ℓ
  12. Gourmet cook 4 ℓ
  13. __ Canaveral, FL 4 ℓ
  14. Aruba or Cuba 6 ℓ
  15. Border lines 5 ℓ
  16. Male friend, in French 3 ℓ
  17. Fire remnants 5 ℓ
  18. Open, as toothpaste 5 ℓ
  19. Charge too much 5 ℓ
  20. Chimps and gorillas 4 ℓ
  21. Wash suds from 5 ℓ
  22. Painter's tripod 5 ℓ
  23. Type of steak 5 ℓ
  24. Boot bottoms 5 ℓ
  25. Gawked (at) 6 ℓ
  26. Rhyme writer 4 ℓ
  27. Exam mark 5 ℓ
  28. Spanish cheer 3 ℓ
  29. In ringlets, as hair 6 ℓ
  30. Soup-serving utensils 6 ℓ
  31. Nest egg plans: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  32. Divide in two 5 ℓ
  33. Weed-chopping tools 4 ℓ
  34. Sentry's "Stop!" 4 ℓ
  35. Rural storage tower 4 ℓ
  36. Without delay, in a memo 4 ℓ
  37. River blockers 4 ℓ
  38. Informal assent 4 ℓ
  39. Gives a new color to 4 ℓ
  40. Sea-based military force 4 ℓ
  41. Sch. near Hollywood 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, May 26, 2026 is titled “LITTLE BITS” 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 LITTLE BITS Crossword May 26 2026 Answers