Newsday Crossword September 17, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Newsday crossword puzzle from September 17, 2025.

Newsday Crossword September 17, 2025 Answers

This Newsday puzzle from September 17, 2025 contains 78 total clues—41 across and 37 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Newsday crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Nevada neighbor	UTAH
5A	Itemizes	LISTS
10A	Good buddy	PAL
13A	Actor's part	ROLE
14A	Worth the same amount	EQUAL
15A	Shortest-named Great Lake	ERIE
17A	"It wasn't me"	NOTI
18A	Belly	TUMMY
19A	Author Quindlen or actress Kendrick	ANNA
20A	Walk heavily	STOMP
21A	Key __ pie	LIME
22A	Slalom competitor	SKIER
23A	French-speaking Caribbean nation	HAITI
25A	Mature, as mangos	RIPEN
26A	Tuxedo neckwear	BOWTIE
29A	Yours, old-style	THINE
31A	Dislike very much	HATE
32A	Commotions	ADOS
33A	Ewes' mates	RAMS
37A	Canine sound	WOOF
38A	Champagne-toast sound	CLINK
39A	Chimney duct	FLUE
40A	Page in a book	LEAF
41A	Roll of sticky cellophane	TAPE
42A	Self-confident manner	POISE
43A	Rainy month	APRIL
45A	Arranged in stacks	SORTED
46A	__ congestion (cold symptom)	NASAL
48A	An hr. after noon	ONEPM
50A	Suspicious, informally	FISHY
51A	"We gotta go!"	CMON
52A	Immediately, in memos	ASAP
56A	Prefix meaning "against"	ANTI
57A	Castles' watery surrounders	MOATS
58A	Forbidden thing	NONO
59A	Evil Roman emperor	NERO
60A	Banquet host	EMCEE
61A	Removes with a scissor	CUTS
62A	Dad, to Grandma	SON
63A	Bottomless pit	ABYSS
64A	"It all __ fails..."	ELSE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Caterer's coffeemakers	URNS
2D	Screwdriver or chisel	TOOL
3D	Female choral voice	ALTO
4D	Maximum stylishness	HEIGHTOFFASHION
5D	Leave alone	LETBE
6D	Resigner's statement	IQUIT
7D	Heads-of-state negotiation	SUMMITDIPLOMACY
8D	Domesticated	TAME
9D	Crafty	SLY
10D	Athlete's optimal goal	PEAKPERFORMANCE
11D	Golfer Palmer's nickname	ARNIE
12D	Bedsheets and pillowcases	LINEN
16D	Corn on the cob	EAR
22D	Moral misdeed	SIN
24D	What fills a football	AIR
25D	Jeopardize	RISK
26D	Weep loudly	SOB
27D	Woodwind instrument	OBOE
28D	Horse-stopping shout	WHOA
30D	Sharpen, as skills	HONE
32D	Jai __ (court game)	ALAI
34D	Made a landing	ALIT
35D	Writer's inspiration	MUSE
36D	What grass is grown from	SEED
38D	Bottom-left PC key	CTRL
42D	Cork removal sound	POP
44D	Settle a bill	PAY
45D	Feels subconsciously	SENSES
46D	Highest sudoku digits	NINES
47D	Houston ballplayer	ASTRO
49D	Brief memos	NOTES
50D	Ceiling appliance	FAN
51D	Hair accessory with teeth	COMB
53D	Nary a __ (nobody)	SOUL
54D	Tiny pests at a picnic	ANTS
55D	Sit for a portrait	POSE
57D	"Do __ favor..."	MEA