Newsday Crossword May 11, 2025 Answers
By Mark McClain · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from May 11, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Academic challenge4 Embarrass5 Crumple up, informally5 Extended tale4 Lotion ingredient4 Get-well program5 Solitary sort5 Some med. plans4 Droughts, floods, etc.16 Granola ingredient4 Certain string musician7 Unibody Apples5 Island near Corsica4 Take a shot3 Be finicky4 Byways and parkways5 Fitness center3 "School of thought" suffix3 Heart outlet5 Tanzania neighbor6 The World Is Flat author14 Large squirrel6 Visits for meals7 Confidentiality contracts: Abbr.4 Orate from a pulpit6 Highly principled5 What a builder builds on3 Tax law pros4 Wood-shaping tool5 "Minute Waltz" composer6 "__ no place like home"6 Skin specialty, for short4 UV-related rating3 Influential Swedish director13 Poor grade3 Messy pile4 Ate late6 Needing laundering6 Mag space seller5 HS student's ritual4 Crab's leg complement3 Southwestern succulent5 Strict disciplinarian6 Oceanic flux4 Red gemstones7 TV screen variety6 Firefighter's visual aid14 Piece of a pine6 Garb in a galley5 __ Geo Wild (cable channel)3 Runner made of fiberglass3 Virtuous person5 Takes off4 Sink, as the sun3 Pair present in the seven longest answers4 Dia de ano __ (primero de enero)5 Simple wind instrument7 Spoken out4 Underwater fleets of two world wars16 Lofty4 Gets ready5 Computer screen typeface5 Purple sorbet flavor4 Web craft store4 Positive point5 Carbon copy, literally5 Facts in files4Down
RPM gauge4 Jazz great Fitzgerald4 Parisian evening4 Entice5 Pretentiously stylish5 Borscht base4 "I knew it!"3 __ Andreas fault3 First cable film channel3 Close in anger4 Grinding tooth5 Mythical equine7 Vacillate6 Timecard abbr.3 Hoof protector4 Blended together11 Made ends meet5 Tea of India5 Ambience3 Sum things wrong6 In favor of3 Sch. with a Providence campus3 Arterial insert5 Not quite dry4 Hostile sound5 "__ better be good!"3 Sofa leg leveler4 A third of tri-4 Back, at sea3 Fearful feeling5 Soldier for hire, for short4 Japanese beer5 Stylists' workplaces6 Papier-__5 Bad-mouth7 Earth tone5 Unifying idea5 Walks with difficulty5 Not off the trail7 Inert gas in the atmosphere5 Circle starter4 PC scrolling key4 Sked. placeholder3 Low bow6 Well-dressed5 Accelerator, e.g.5 Cows, sheep, goats, etc.11 Do a new knot5 Oveja __ (black sheep: Sp.)5 As such5 "Oh, drat!"4 Apples and pears5 What a conductor decides on5 Ore deposit4 Sicilian mount4 Family nickname4 Fire-breather6 Rummy variety3 PD supervisor3 Lengths of service7 Consist of3 __ Angeles Lakers3 Sheets for pantry shelves6 Clobbered, in the Bible5 Gold standard5 City near Phoenix5 Climb up5 Jug handle3 Three-note chord5 Supportive friend4 Humongous4 Saudi Arabia neighbor4 Ancient llama herder4 Well groomed4 Where most people live4 Dean's List no.3 Cul-de-__3 USA.gov, for one3 Book jacket blurb3Frequently Asked Questions
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