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FAMOUS BEINGS: For which the title is a subtle hint

Sunday, May 31, 2026 Constructed by S.N. 140 clues
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Across

  1. Deceptions 5 ℓ
  2. Overflowed from a glass 5 ℓ
  3. Apt. building manager 4 ℓ
  4. "Shoo!" 4 ℓ
  5. Autumn apple beverage 5 ℓ
  6. WWW addresses 4 ℓ
  7. Plane personnel 4 ℓ
  8. Bandleader's cue 5 ℓ
  9. Canadian short-story Nobelist 10 ℓ
  10. Memorable Dracula 10 ℓ
  11. Irascible people 8 ℓ
  12. Tears down 5 ℓ
  13. Immigrants' subj. 3 ℓ
  14. Arboreal rodent 7 ℓ
  15. 90-degree shapes 4 ℓ
  16. Honored with a party 5 ℓ
  17. Film's recorded silence 8 ℓ
  18. Cloudless 5 ℓ
  19. Fridge message holder 6 ℓ
  20. Went wrong 5 ℓ
  21. Inspiration for Oprah 11 ℓ
  22. Family boy 3 ℓ
  23. Clairvoyant 4 ℓ
  24. Cry of accomplishment 4 ℓ
  25. Unaltered size-wise, as photos 4 ℓ
  26. Suffix for Tupper 4 ℓ
  27. Director Lee 3 ℓ
  28. Bush 43 Court appointee 11 ℓ
  29. Alumnae, by definitions 5 ℓ
  30. Main idea 6 ℓ
  31. Retrieves from a shipwreck 8 ℓ
  32. Bert's Muppet pal 5 ℓ
  33. Moved, as a canoe 5 ℓ
  34. Window dressing 5 ℓ
  35. Rosebush protector 5 ℓ
  36. Collaborated 8 ℓ
  37. Fictional mutiny ship 5 ℓ
  38. Less tasteful 6 ℓ
  39. Light beer 5 ℓ
  40. Folk singer at Woodstock 11 ℓ
  41. Smartphone predecessor: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  42. Not quite shut 4 ℓ
  43. Calf-length skirt 4 ℓ
  44. Cobra comment 4 ℓ
  45. L.A.'s La __ Tar Pits 4 ℓ
  46. Cyclist 5 ℓ
  47. __ Andreas fault 3 ℓ
  48. Broadway's first Evita 11 ℓ
  49. Noisy mock serenade 8 ℓ
  50. "No bid" 5 ℓ
  51. Teasing types 6 ℓ
  52. Goes along 7 ℓ
  53. Word like "ere" 5 ℓ
  54. Narrow road 4 ℓ
  55. Blue Cross competitor 5 ℓ
  56. Irish actor Stephen 3 ℓ
  57. Bard play category 8 ℓ
  58. '70s Vatican leader 10 ℓ
  59. Duke Ellington contemporary 10 ℓ
  60. Rotation point 5 ℓ
  61. Big name in French fashion 4 ℓ
  62. Self-help website 4 ℓ
  63. Voiced disdain for 5 ℓ
  64. __-Dale (Robin Hood pal) 5 ℓ
  65. Major burden 4 ℓ
  66. Throw softly 4 ℓ
  67. Steppenwolf author 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Bygone Mideast ruler 4 ℓ
  2. Half of hex- 3 ℓ
  3. __ Miz 3 ℓ
  4. Oath affirmation 3 ℓ
  5. Pal of Pooh 6 ℓ
  6. Informal request to move 7 ℓ
  7. Bag-screening org. 3 ℓ
  8. Tell-__ (some bios) 4 ℓ
  9. Core belief 5 ℓ
  10. Extremely cold 7 ℓ
  11. About 20 minutes, as silent films 7 ℓ
  12. Apiece 3 ℓ
  13. Banquet brewers 4 ℓ
  14. Gulf War missiles 5 ℓ
  15. Made resolute 7 ℓ
  16. Novelist growing up with Mead 8 ℓ
  17. Keep __ (persevere) 4 ℓ
  18. Port of Hawaii 4 ℓ
  19. Microbrewer's buy 4 ℓ
  20. Phantom of the Opera author 6 ℓ
  21. Hardly much 4 ℓ
  22. Popped (out) 5 ℓ
  23. Lease signer 6 ℓ
  24. Battery poles 6 ℓ
  25. Gone Girl star 12 ℓ
  26. "I've Grown Accustomed __ Face" 5 ℓ
  27. Princess of India 5 ℓ
  28. Pratt of Avengers films 5 ℓ
  29. '80s Olympic diving champ 12 ℓ
  30. Pro hockey venue 5 ℓ
  31. Tablelands 5 ℓ
  32. Covered with asphalt 5 ℓ
  33. Casual attire suggestion 5 ℓ
  34. Former Yankee manager Joe 5 ℓ
  35. Amount bet 5 ℓ
  36. Risk taker 5 ℓ
  37. Prefix for comic 5 ℓ
  38. Long-armed ape 5 ℓ
  39. 29-Down, in Dijon 5 ℓ
  40. Insincere denial 5 ℓ
  41. People from Bangkok 5 ℓ
  42. Star Wars villain 5 ℓ
  43. The __ Lama 5 ℓ
  44. Of few words 5 ℓ
  45. Tango dancers 5 ℓ
  46. Milking machine attachment 5 ℓ
  47. Gets slimmer 5 ℓ
  48. Princes of India 6 ℓ
  49. Of high quality 6 ℓ
  50. Largest Greek isle 5 ℓ
  51. Song and dance, in Spain 5 ℓ
  52. That and that 5 ℓ
  53. Multipurpose, as real estate 8 ℓ
  54. Bill for drinks 6 ℓ
  55. Under 7 ℓ
  56. Castle fortification 7 ℓ
  57. Fully aware of 4 ℓ
  58. Obama CIA director 7 ℓ
  59. Gym patrons, often 7 ℓ
  60. Mount __, VA 6 ℓ
  61. Repeated jazz phrase 4 ℓ
  62. What 10 celebrities here share 5 ℓ
  63. Erstwhile cinema chain 5 ℓ
  64. Rice or potato 4 ℓ
  65. Holiday preceders 4 ℓ
  66. Categories 4 ℓ
  67. USN noncoms 4 ℓ
  68. X __ "xylophone" 4 ℓ
  69. Taunting shout 3 ℓ
  70. Needless fuss 3 ℓ
  71. Charlottesville sch. 3 ℓ
  72. Tanker cargo 3 ℓ
  73. IRS form expert 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, May 31, 2026 is titled “FAMOUS BEINGS: For which the title is a subtle hint” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 140 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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