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THINK SHARP

Friday, May 8, 2026 Constructed by Jay Silverman 76 clues
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Across

  1. Royal flush card 4 ℓ
  2. Flatter, with "up" 6 ℓ
  3. Small fraction of 17-Across 3 ℓ
  4. It's next to iota 5 ℓ
  5. It's next to iota 5 ℓ
  6. Survivor descriptor 6 ℓ
  7. Knock off 3 ℓ
  8. Fire sign 3 ℓ
  9. Word on modern business cards 4 ℓ
  10. Soup served in Little Saigons 3 ℓ
  11. Skin care product 5 ℓ
  12. What many meditate on 8 ℓ
  13. Utilitarian 6 ℓ
  14. Mediterranean cruise stop 7 ℓ
  15. Rural skyline 5 ℓ
  16. Take possession of 6 ℓ
  17. Horde 4 ℓ
  18. Trip planner's concern 5 ℓ
  19. All fired up 7 ℓ
  20. Person in a pool 6 ℓ
  21. It doesn't react very well 8 ℓ
  22. Alphabet excerpt 3 ℓ
  23. Eat well 5 ℓ
  24. Italian's eight 4 ℓ
  25. Xbox alternative 3 ℓ
  26. Capital of Yemen 3 ℓ
  27. Boil 6 ℓ
  28. Was in knots 5 ℓ
  29. Deeply felt 5 ℓ
  30. What caddies hold 3 ℓ
  31. Sweetheart 3 ℓ
  32. Sit back and relax 4 ℓ
  33. Young cliff dweller 6 ℓ
  34. The theme today, the eight answers around the perimeter 9 ℓ
  35. To ensure 6 ℓ
  36. Forest female 3 ℓ
  37. Guitar tuners 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Taking down 7 ℓ
  2. Meet at the river 7 ℓ
  3. E in the NYSE'S EL 5 ℓ
  4. Grass-covered 6 ℓ
  5. Low digit 3 ℓ
  6. What often holds 29-Across 3 ℓ
  7. Enticement 4 ℓ
  8. Killarney's county 5 ℓ
  9. Silicon Valley exec 3 ℓ
  10. "Spontaneous" starter 4 ℓ
  11. Fate-full 6 ℓ
  12. Joyful noise 3 ℓ
  13. Bingo kin 5 ℓ
  14. One of the first recorded bandleaders (1890) 5 ℓ
  15. Laid back 4 ℓ
  16. 11th-grade challenge 4 ℓ
  17. Curtain holder 3 ℓ
  18. Title Hawking turned down 3 ℓ
  19. Seek enlightenment 3 ℓ
  20. Pupil's neighbor 6 ℓ
  21. Zips away 6 ℓ
  22. Maryland suburb of DC 5 ℓ
  23. Swordfish serving 5 ℓ
  24. Current outlet 3 ℓ
  25. Mockingbird cousin 4 ℓ
  26. Ships off 5 ℓ
  27. Reindeer relatives 4 ℓ
  28. Sound from 22-Down babies 5 ℓ
  29. Earth agitator 3 ℓ
  30. What some waves are 5 ℓ
  31. March girl 4 ℓ
  32. Black-clad subculture 4 ℓ
  33. Dandy dresser 3 ℓ
  34. Call to Rover 7 ℓ
  35. Question heard in elevators 7 ℓ
  36. Establish securely 6 ℓ
  37. Metaphor for the easily influenced 5 ℓ
  38. Spots to scuba 6 ℓ
  39. Set aside for later 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 8, 2026 is titled “THINK SHARP” and was constructed by Jay Silverman. The puzzle features 76 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 THINK SHARP Crossword May 8 2026 Answers