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THE THIRD OF MAY: A timely topic, sort of

Sunday, May 3, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 142 clues
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Across

  1. Fabric measure 4 ℓ
  2. Capital of Tibet 5 ℓ
  3. Garbed 4 ℓ
  4. Letters on old rubles 4 ℓ
  5. Lively energy 3 ℓ
  6. Late evening, in Marseilles 4 ℓ
  7. Sardinia's largest city 8 ℓ
  8. No matter how 19 ℓ
  9. Muscle twitch 3 ℓ
  10. Tender-hearted 4 ℓ
  11. VIPs' entourages 8 ℓ
  12. Back muscles, for short 4 ℓ
  13. Melodious sounds 5 ℓ
  14. Surface luster 5 ℓ
  15. Glitzy, for short 4 ℓ
  16. Parade spoiler 4 ℓ
  17. News media 5 ℓ
  18. How some like their ham 5 ℓ
  19. Tiresome pattern 3 ℓ
  20. Auto commercial disclaimer 18 ℓ
  21. Technical sch. 4 ℓ
  22. Billboards, e.g. 3 ℓ
  23. Self-esteem 3 ℓ
  24. Regretful person 4 ℓ
  25. DC's former __ Stadium 3 ℓ
  26. Before, to 44-Across 3 ℓ
  27. Raised, as horses 4 ℓ
  28. Welcome Center freebie 3 ℓ
  29. "We gotta leave!" 6 ℓ
  30. Very thoroughly 19 ℓ
  31. Cruise ship quarters 5 ℓ
  32. City near Lake Tahoe 4 ℓ
  33. Corn harvest 4 ℓ
  34. Milan's La __ theater 5 ℓ
  35. Fearsome and strange 5 ℓ
  36. Election campaign 4 ℓ
  37. Standoffish 5 ℓ
  38. Suffix for switch 4 ℓ
  39. Tough HS English class 5 ℓ
  40. Lollipop taste 4 ℓ
  41. Smooth out 4 ℓ
  42. Sidestep 5 ℓ
  43. What the five longest answers share 4 ℓ
  44. Senor's squiggle 5 ℓ
  45. Tricky tactic 4 ℓ
  46. Try out 4 ℓ
  47. Gas in diner signs 4 ℓ
  48. Southeastern cruise port 5 ℓ
  49. Charades player 5 ℓ
  50. Mideast's Gulf of __ 4 ℓ
  51. One and all 19 ℓ
  52. Strong dislike 6 ℓ
  53. Young fellow 3 ℓ
  54. Car sticker no. 4 ℓ
  55. Cinematic success 3 ℓ
  56. Beast of burden 3 ℓ
  57. Govt. assistance program 3 ℓ
  58. Going __ (fighting) 4 ℓ
  59. Unwind from work 4 ℓ
  60. Forever stamp letters 3 ℓ
  61. "Ode to the West Wind" poet 18 ℓ
  62. Suffix for million 4 ℓ
  63. Declares true 5 ℓ
  64. Early nuclear agcy. 3 ℓ
  65. Late evening, in Munich 5 ℓ
  66. Donkey's cry 4 ℓ
  67. Country south of Sicily 5 ℓ
  68. Disney movie set in China 5 ℓ
  69. "This __ sudden!!" 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Japanese piano maker 6 ℓ
  2. Prefix like atmo- 3 ℓ
  3. "Sprechen __ Deutsch?" 3 ℓ
  4. West Point mascots 9 ℓ
  5. Swiss miss of fiction 5 ℓ
  6. Throat-soothing brew 8 ℓ
  7. Declare false 4 ℓ
  8. Taiwanese PC brand 4 ℓ
  9. Weighed down 5 ℓ
  10. Fancy neckwear 7 ℓ
  11. Polo player's ride 4 ℓ
  12. Frequent October forecast 4 ℓ
  13. Move like a toddler 5 ℓ
  14. Suffix for 98-Across 7 ℓ
  15. Major-__ (chief steward) 4 ℓ
  16. Barbecues, for instance 6 ℓ
  17. Defendants' defenses 6 ℓ
  18. Trident-shaped letter 3 ℓ
  19. Where SEALs serve 3 ℓ
  20. S&L account posting 3 ℓ
  21. Japanese dog 5 ℓ
  22. Longtime pal 5 ℓ
  23. Hopping mad 5 ℓ
  24. Reign over 4 ℓ
  25. Votes in favor 4 ℓ
  26. Texting format: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  27. Battery knob 5 ℓ
  28. True-blue 5 ℓ
  29. Team-building activity 9 ℓ
  30. Isr. neighbor 3 ℓ
  31. Birdhouse food 4 ℓ
  32. Deceitful person 4 ℓ
  33. Extends an agreement 5 ℓ
  34. Green groceries 7 ℓ
  35. Leave one's native land 8 ℓ
  36. New Hampshire neighbor 7 ℓ
  37. How some NFL contests end 4 ℓ
  38. What makes it cloudy 7 ℓ
  39. Allows to ripen 4 ℓ
  40. Small evergreen 6 ℓ
  41. __-cat (scared one) 6 ℓ
  42. British economist 6 ℓ
  43. Pirate flag pair 5 ℓ
  44. Voyager Polo 5 ℓ
  45. Sturdily built 5 ℓ
  46. Sharp cry 4 ℓ
  47. Siren sound 4 ℓ
  48. Worry (over) 4 ℓ
  49. French dream 4 ℓ
  50. Part of 63-Down 4 ℓ
  51. Inflation meas. 3 ℓ
  52. Plopped down 3 ℓ
  53. Director's workplace 7 ℓ
  54. 5-Across, in English 4 ℓ
  55. Beethoven honoree 5 ℓ
  56. Lavish party 4 ℓ
  57. Tech support callers 5 ℓ
  58. Final authority 5 ℓ
  59. Just slightly 4 ℓ
  60. Authoritarian 8 ℓ
  61. Angler's spool 4 ℓ
  62. They've gotten away 8 ℓ
  63. Biological groupings 5 ℓ
  64. New Haven student 5 ℓ
  65. Terre __, IN 5 ℓ
  66. Old-school 56 3 ℓ
  67. Shrewd 4 ℓ
  68. Typical Jordanian 4 ℓ
  69. Its shows are seen on Peacock 3 ℓ
  70. Bialik of The Big Bang Theory 5 ℓ
  71. Biceps builders 8 ℓ
  72. Psych-out tactic 8 ℓ
  73. Squirrels' homes 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, May 3, 2026 is titled “THE THIRD OF MAY: A timely topic, sort of” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 142 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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