Newsday Crossword May 17, 2026 Answers
By Mark McClain · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from May 17, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Creator of the Musketeers5 Of motives6 Miles off4 __ Holiness (papal title)3 Put on the books5 Family nickname6 Mardi Gras city nickname4 Back, at sea3 US tennis champ of the '90s12 Johnson's vice president8 Miscellaneous category6 Slant a bit4 Bolivian boy4 Eurasia's disappearing __ Sea4 Queeg's ship5 Huffs and puffs5 Lorry wheel4 Prune center3 Extremely eager4 Mil. branch4 Soft mineral4 Longtime DC publisher15 Maestro Zubin5 Bump from the schedule7 Not fooled by4 "Quite probably..."7 Overplay5 Attention-getting sound4 Except for4 Rotisserie part4 Range of knowledge3 Vowel-rich snack4 McEntire of music4 Novelist Fleming3 "Well, __-di-dah!"3 Potter films' first Dumbledore13 Contract of secrecy, briefly3 Eggs: Lat.3 Pale brown4 Piece for a singer4 Early afternoon3 Hard to see4 Garment lines4 Garment spec4 Smartphone symbols5 Grab some Earl Grey7 Legal work4 Pine family members7 Low joint5 "The medium is the message" coiner15 AC or DC4 Pulverize4 Make simpler4 Garment problem3 Chooses, with "for"4 Get used (to)5 Power measures5 City south of West Palm4 Regret not seeing4 The very best4 Cornell's home6 What many bats are made from8 Les Miserables Oscar actress12 __ culpa3 Sudden desire4 Fills, as tattoos6 Midwest hub5 Sofa section3 New Mexico art center4 Got beat by6 Some Mexican ancestors5Down
Showroom sample4 Part of BTU4 Jet speed measure4 Sore feeling4 Have the lead role4 Baseball great Ripken3 Bidding event7 Remove, as a door7 No longer edible5 "You __ goin' nowhere!"4 Journey segment3 Snakebird of the south7 Abundant source5 Just about6 Grammy category3 "Cat's in the Cradle" singer11 "It troubles me that..."5 Fashion flair5 Steep slope6 Bareheaded7 Chips + cheese6 Antsy feeling5 Jrs.' exam4 Law firm aide4 Agenda entry4 Where "Inc." is "Ltd."5 Big coffee brewer3 Semiconductor giant3 Canadian speed abbr.3 Current measure6 Pyle of '60s TV5 Firm with vans5 Three-note chord5 Health insurance giant5 Accounting entry5 Mundane5 Period of note3 Spanish rice5 Specialty category5 WWII uniforms3 Eddying6 Ton of, informally5 Of feathered friends5 Dennis the Menace cartoonist11 Lotion medium5 Book before Joel5 Frazier rival3 Come to pass5 Berates loudly7 Discontinues6 Cinematic scary addr.5 Distracted greeting4 Tide type4 Hyphenated ID3 Small wooden platform3 DA's subordinate4 "Be still!"3 Crushes a test6 Gathers gradually7 Maximally efficient7 Gridiron infraction7 TV image source6 First president born in the '60s5 Tough puzzle5 San __, CA5 Policy experts5 Part of AD4 McAn of shoedom4 What the "funny folks" all include4 On vacation4 Italian sweetheart4 Votes in favor4 Road hazard3 Feel unwell3 "It's __-win situation!"3Frequently Asked Questions
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