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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, May 9, 2026 Constructed by Matthew Sewell 70 clues
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Across

  1. Ruffle 5 ℓ
  2. Certain dance party 4 ℓ
  3. Sneak or creep 3 ℓ
  4. Unplanned minor meetings 13 ℓ
  5. Neighborhood beside UCLA 6 ℓ
  6. Historic African cattle herder 5 ℓ
  7. Assemble for a sequel 6 ℓ
  8. Sound capital 7 ℓ
  9. Unwritten endorsement 10 ℓ
  10. Well-chosen 4 ℓ
  11. Worshiper in a "gateway to the Guru" 4 ℓ
  12. Many a Bogart film 4 ℓ
  13. Swamplike 5 ℓ
  14. Periodes de moustiques intenses 4 ℓ
  15. LFB's putative Wizard inspiration 3 ℓ
  16. 2024 discovery on Mars' highest mountain 5 ℓ
  17. __ al Ajillo (garlicky entree) 5 ℓ
  18. What's redundant to follow with "Desert" 4 ℓ
  19. Certain dance party 4 ℓ
  20. Screen's space savers 10 ℓ
  21. What lemons are 4 ℓ
  22. Hamlet's dagger 6 ℓ
  23. Paraglider's purchase 7 ℓ
  24. Pacific Rim's Fifth Avenue 5 ℓ
  25. Bellyaches 6 ℓ
  26. Soft numbers 13 ℓ
  27. Cross word 3 ℓ
  28. Celebrious 5 ℓ
  29. Crowned 5 ℓ
  30. Second profession 4 ℓ
  31. Woman of Canadian extraction 5 ℓ
  32. Tight bunch 4 ℓ
  33. Fine crack 3 ℓ
  34. Bandleader autograph with a pentagram 5 ℓ
  35. Advances for a short time 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Mobile utility 3 ℓ
  2. Assyrians' enemies 5 ℓ
  3. What the detectives in the novel Three Bags Full are 5 ℓ
  4. Asphalt Legends, e.g. 10 ℓ
  5. Finish for Southern diners 8 ℓ
  6. Cut off 6 ℓ
  7. Be by 4 ℓ
  8. Make a mark of 3 ℓ
  9. Brewer's heat source 7 ℓ
  10. Boglike 6 ℓ
  11. Prime Cuts Dry brand 4 ℓ
  12. Simple sort 4 ℓ
  13. Unsurpassably uninspiring 6 ℓ
  14. One losing deliberately 6 ℓ
  15. Stood for 5 ℓ
  16. Whom Woolf praised with "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people" 5 ℓ
  17. Exams with an "open" option 4 ℓ
  18. Introduction to saving 4 ℓ
  19. Roman Empire province with city-states 4 ℓ
  20. What the tennis US Open is played on 3 ℓ
  21. Mrs. __ (1996 First Lady bestseller) 3 ℓ
  22. 2020s' youthful "zero reaction" 9 ℓ
  23. Cat's paw 6 ℓ
  24. Go for a spin 4 ℓ
  25. Abased oneself 7 ℓ
  26. Pandowdy cousin 10 ℓ
  27. Heads out 4 ℓ
  28. The Perfect Scam podcaster 4 ℓ
  29. Where Bell was raised 9 ℓ
  30. "Sounds good" 4 ℓ
  31. __ a primera vista 4 ℓ
  32. Encyclopedia Brown, enduringly 6 ℓ
  33. Velvety milk drinks 8 ℓ
  34. Integral to the organization 7 ℓ
  35. Diminish delicately 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, May 9, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Matthew Sewell. 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 9 2026 Answers