Newsday Crossword May 5, 2025 Answers

Across

Searches for prey5 Auto fuel3 Elegant celebration4 Underway, to Sherlock5 Living room seating4 Fiendish4 Spicy yellow topping for franks10 Christmas carol4 China's continent4 Canary or hamster3 Near-failing grade6 __ and hearty (in good shape)4 Be untruthful3 Topping for leafy greens13 Inexperienced with5 Corrosion of iron4 Cow comment3 Stare awkwardly4 Very long time period3 Complete a plane flight4 "Drink" suffix for lemon3 Wise __ owl4 Overcharge greatly5 Tangy topping for ribs13 Historical period3 Corncob covering4 Humorous TV series6 Begin to droop3 Meditative exercise4 Creative notion4 Sweet topping for pancakes10 Stylishly flashy, for short4 Revise one's writing4 Hen's perch5 At this place4 Mark above a "j"3 Dad's sisters5

Down

"Very funny!"4 Sci-fi vehicles, for short4 "It wasn't me!"4 Native American ax8 Letters after R3 "Billy" farm animal4 The Sahara's continent: Abbr.3 Jockeys' seats7 Magic lamp residents6 Shakespeare's river4 In __ of (instead of)4 "__ well that ends well"4 Cavalry horse5 Dropped-egg sound5 Light fog4 Pie __ mode3 Underground drain system5 Plane without a pilot5 Go jogging3 Mirror's reflection5 __ of the above ("other" choice)4 "IN __ WE TRUST" (motto on money)3 Nothing, in Spain4 Yak it up3 __ de Cologne3 Compliment to a raffle winner8 "Aviation" prefix for dynamic4 Defrauded7 Tire pressure-checking device5 Adjective ending for danger3 Evolved into6 Ten Commandments verb5 Sound of relief4 Doing nothing4 Rip (apart)4 Rotisserie rod4 "Straight __ the rocks?"4 Sudden burst of wind4 Building's rental units: Abbr.4 "Without further __..."3 Mrs., in Mexico3