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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, May 30, 2026 Constructed by David P. Williams 70 clues
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Across

  1. Breath-taking effort 4 ℓ
  2. Give and take 4 ℓ
  3. Bed topper 3 ℓ
  4. What's past prologue 4 ℓ
  5. No joke 4 ℓ
  6. Promissory note? 5 ℓ
  7. Refusal to return 9 ℓ
  8. Slow movement 5 ℓ
  9. Inaugurated 7 ℓ
  10. Put together for keeps 6 ℓ
  11. Raised figure 4 ℓ
  12. Moves back and forth a bit 7 ℓ
  13. Triviality 13 ℓ
  14. __ coat 3 ℓ
  15. Raised figure 5 ℓ
  16. Address line 5 ℓ
  17. Barreled 4 ℓ
  18. Check in progress 5 ℓ
  19. Capital-sounding queen 4 ℓ
  20. "This __ o' the earth": Shak. 3 ℓ
  21. 27-Across direction 5 ℓ
  22. Cashiers 5 ℓ
  23. Overly eager 13 ℓ
  24. Ecdysis, in ornithology 4 ℓ
  25. West Indies isle taking euros 7 ℓ
  26. Work on a farm 6 ℓ
  27. Really receptive 7 ℓ
  28. Makes space 9 ℓ
  29. Emerged 5 ℓ
  30. Goes without 5 ℓ
  31. Color of cattle, cats, etc. 4 ℓ
  32. Nonstop 4 ℓ
  33. Grooming candidates 4 ℓ
  34. Sure statement 3 ℓ
  35. Give up 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Gift you'll hear about 3 ℓ
  2. Slow motions 5 ℓ
  3. Cut down to size 5 ℓ
  4. Inertia antonym, sort of 10 ℓ
  5. Put on ice 6 ℓ
  6. What comes in rounds 3 ℓ
  7. Dazed and confused 11 ℓ
  8. What some decks are made for 8 ℓ
  9. Get too hot 4 ℓ
  10. Formidable ones in flight 4 ℓ
  11. Net 4 ℓ
  12. What the Museum der Kulturen overlooks 5 ℓ
  13. Present-day mover 6 ℓ
  14. Attribute 5 ℓ
  15. Brat, e.g. 5 ℓ
  16. Major breakthrough 11 ℓ
  17. Big name in crisis management 4 ℓ
  18. Trail guide 4 ℓ
  19. Intel CPU accelerator 10 ℓ
  20. Pointless? 5 ℓ
  21. Poaching target 4 ℓ
  22. Counter top 4 ℓ
  23. Open positions 5 ℓ
  24. Stall of a sort 8 ℓ
  25. Extreme sports 6 ℓ
  26. Heavyweight in the water 5 ℓ
  27. Picks apart 6 ℓ
  28. Filipino language's name 5 ℓ
  29. Sharp spasm 5 ℓ
  30. Break the law, by one's own admission 5 ℓ
  31. Nutrient-rich styling agent 4 ℓ
  32. Give in to 9-Down 4 ℓ
  33. Went after 4 ℓ
  34. __ quarti (Asti "almost") 3 ℓ
  35. Break down 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, May 30, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by David P. Williams. The puzzle features 70 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword May 30 2026 Answers