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SWEET SPOTS

Friday, May 29, 2026 Constructed by S.N. 76 clues
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Across

  1. Dr. Salk first published there in '53 4 ℓ
  2. Hungry-bear connection 3 ℓ
  3. Lackluster 5 ℓ
  4. Emphatic assents 5 ℓ
  5. Fictional Georgia belle 5 ℓ
  6. Addl. afterthought 3 ℓ
  7. Home of Buffalo Bill museums 11 ℓ
  8. Garbanzo cousin 3 ℓ
  9. "Awesome!" 3 ℓ
  10. Seriously stuck 5 ℓ
  11. Zen garden swimmer 3 ℓ
  12. '88 Winter Olympics locale 13 ℓ
  13. Second century center 3 ℓ
  14. Seal meal 3 ℓ
  15. Industry, informally 3 ℓ
  16. Rolled greenery 3 ℓ
  17. __ mater 4 ℓ
  18. Maestro's music 5 ℓ
  19. Lady Godiva's hometown 15 ℓ
  20. Adjectival ending 3 ℓ
  21. March slogan starter 4 ℓ
  22. Game box prose 5 ℓ
  23. What the first PCs came with 3 ℓ
  24. Superintended 3 ℓ
  25. Reading on a rack 3 ℓ
  26. West African coastal capital 13 ℓ
  27. Playwright Pirandello 5 ℓ
  28. Jewelry Television rival 3 ℓ
  29. Driving-home reward 3 ℓ
  30. Alternate puzzle title: 4 wds. 11 ℓ
  31. Foot-pound fraction 3 ℓ
  32. Shade close to silver 3 ℓ
  33. Ne'er-do-well 5 ℓ
  34. Sketchbook support 5 ℓ
  35. Ultimately realize 3 ℓ
  36. Small bits of rock 5 ℓ
  37. "Grand" stage jump 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Boy in many kids' rhymes 4 ℓ
  2. Taqueria's roasted 5 ℓ
  3. Take it slow 9 ℓ
  4. Key step in home buying 9 ℓ
  5. What granite once was 5 ℓ
  6. Stationary server 3 ℓ
  7. Bit of resistance 3 ℓ
  8. Big fuss 5 ℓ
  9. Whichever 3 ℓ
  10. First-aid expert 5 ℓ
  11. "Old MacDonald" excerpt 4 ℓ
  12. Osaka OK 3 ℓ
  13. Bloated 7 ℓ
  14. Nirvana seeker 4 ℓ
  15. Bach's Mass __ Minor 3 ℓ
  16. Parcel measure 4 ℓ
  17. Counting (on) 7 ℓ
  18. Red Sea nation 5 ℓ
  19. Family circle 4 ℓ
  20. Certain drill-bit buyer 3 ℓ
  21. Striking grouping 5 ℓ
  22. Depot's open space 9 ℓ
  23. What most JFK-to-DUB flights are 9 ℓ
  24. Tech study concentration 3 ℓ
  25. PR, for the US 4 ℓ
  26. Family nickname 7 ℓ
  27. Wheelless racing vehicle 4 ℓ
  28. Social media ID 3 ℓ
  29. Assorted, for short 4 ℓ
  30. Emerge 5 ℓ
  31. Hesitant assent 5 ℓ
  32. Purify 5 ℓ
  33. Obsessive new interests 5 ℓ
  34. Sucrose source 4 ℓ
  35. Oceanic oasis 4 ℓ
  36. Name near Orange on Western maps 3 ℓ
  37. Mumbai-based resort chain 3 ℓ
  38. Blu-ray.com listing 3 ℓ
  39. Scoop for hummus 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 29, 2026 is titled “SWEET SPOTS” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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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.

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