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GET OFF THE GROUND

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Constructed by Zachary Edward-Brown 78 clues
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Across

  1. Auto fuel 3 ℓ
  2. Side of a gem 5 ℓ
  3. Eden guy 4 ℓ
  4. "__ we there yet?" 3 ℓ
  5. Dog biscuit shape 4 ℓ
  6. North African desert 6 ℓ
  7. 2024 or 2028 8 ℓ
  8. Story's high point 6 ℓ
  9. Tire pressure meas. 3 ℓ
  10. Corp. heads 4 ℓ
  11. Not quite right 5 ℓ
  12. Approves 3 ℓ
  13. Methodical procedure 6 ℓ
  14. Sand hill 4 ℓ
  15. Start too soon 10 ℓ
  16. Nebraska city 5 ℓ
  17. Ladies 5 ℓ
  18. Battleship letters 3 ℓ
  19. Veal meal 6 ℓ
  20. Dramas with singing 6 ℓ
  21. Pop singer Lipa 3 ℓ
  22. Any household task 5 ℓ
  23. Tire pattern 5 ℓ
  24. Crispy Chinese appetizer 10 ℓ
  25. Small valley 4 ℓ
  26. Tell, as a tale 6 ℓ
  27. Stiller or Affleck 3 ℓ
  28. Director DuVernay 3 ℓ
  29. Tex-Mex sauce 5 ℓ
  30. Weeps loudly 4 ℓ
  31. What's north of North Dakota 6 ℓ
  32. Breweries' buildings 8 ℓ
  33. Allude to 6 ℓ
  34. Garfield dog 4 ℓ
  35. Salt Lake City student 3 ℓ
  36. Foe 5 ℓ
  37. Change for a $20 4 ℓ
  38. "Amazing!" 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Square dance lass 3 ℓ
  2. Advance on a runway 4 ℓ
  3. Notable periods 4 ℓ
  4. Sleep in a tent 4 ℓ
  5. Sushi tuna 3 ℓ
  6. Misplaced optimism 9 ℓ
  7. Get __ for effort 3 ℓ
  8. Accomplishes 4 ℓ
  9. Bottomless pit 5 ℓ
  10. Mythical ocean menace 10 ℓ
  11. Region 4 ℓ
  12. "Good heavens!" 7 ℓ
  13. Ivanhoe author 5 ℓ
  14. Toll road 4 ℓ
  15. NCAA game airer 4 ℓ
  16. Addition total 3 ℓ
  17. Viral Web idea 4 ℓ
  18. Air conduits 5 ℓ
  19. Seize control of 5 ℓ
  20. Scribble (down) 3 ℓ
  21. Flower bed pest 10 ℓ
  22. Van rental brand 5 ℓ
  23. Twangy-sounding 5 ℓ
  24. Workweek middle 9 ℓ
  25. Villain's hideout 4 ℓ
  26. FL NBA team 3 ℓ
  27. World Cup cheer 3 ℓ
  28. Flashy performer 7 ℓ
  29. Beach crawler 4 ℓ
  30. Be too boastful 5 ℓ
  31. Sandwich shop 4 ℓ
  32. Prepares, as pies 5 ℓ
  33. Initial poker payment 4 ℓ
  34. Gyrate 4 ℓ
  35. Novelist Rice 4 ℓ
  36. Stuck-up 4 ℓ
  37. Sore feeling 4 ℓ
  38. S&L amenity 3 ℓ
  39. Poetic tribute 3 ℓ
  40. Meet with 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, May 27, 2026 is titled “GET OFF THE GROUND” and was constructed by Zachary Edward-Brown. 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 GET OFF THE GROUND Crossword May 27 2026 Answers