Newsday Crossword November 23, 2025 Answers

Across

Spanish finger foods5 Made firewood5 Guys writing slogans5 Wide urban st.3 Elite roster5 100 bucks5 Off the leash5 Beam of light3 Request for help before dinner21 Cats monogram3 Victory-sounding surname4 Scampers off5 Afternoon hour4 Brewer's grain4 Blurred, as vision6 Mall tenants6 Oklahoma tribe5 Entranceways5 Honolulu's home4 Question for all to answer21 Shrewd5 Tear to bits4 Fathered5 Ripen, as wine3 __-Cone3 "No ifs, __ or buts"4 Cheer for a diva5 Entice4 Focal points4 Defiant shout5 Voices views6 Side dish request21 Orioles' div.6 Master cooks5 Sets (down)4 Rapper/actor4 The English5 Eurasia's __ Mountains4 Mouse cousin3 Land parcel3 Skateboard trick5 Protons' home4 Japanese massage5 Suggestion about 10-Down21 Natural bandage4 Iraqi port5 Pakistani, e.g.5 Hong Kong craft6 Get back in business6 Polo shirt alternative4 Sailor's greeting4 Band of eight5 Ink stain4 Bit of butter3 Suggestion after dinner21 Wrestler's surface3 Indonesian street food5 Attic toppers5 Convex navel5 Big fuss3 Fingerprint pattern5 Good thinking5 Sedate5

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Diplomacy4 "That's a shame"4 Cleanser aroma4 Wild equine3 Free rider8 Aroma5 Quote book abbr.4 Triumphed3 Parisian season3 Sweet course7 Wedding setting5 Eccentric5 Mineral scale4 Language suffix3 Take-home3 Shady nook5 Prize highly5 Observant people5 Balloon plastic5 Digital currency5 Run __ of (clash with)5 Small speck4 Timely benefits5 Boisterous4 Without risk4 Dull noise4 Genghis __4 Othello villain4 Recolored4 Creole veggie4 London lavs3 Bert's kid-vid pal5 "Ditto"5 Filmdom's Phileas Fogg5 Local wildlife5 Cruel folks5 Actress Witherspoon5 German 98-Across4 Enthusiasts5 Sports officials4 Isn't sincere4 Future DA's hurdle4 NBA extenders3 Birdseed ingredient4 White gem4 Two-__ tissues3 Beach buckets5 Foil giant5 Must-__ (recommended program)5 Curtain fabric5 Burglar5 Rough it, in style5 Drop of paint4 Auto maneuver5 Pear-shaped tomato4 Morning show host4 Related (to)4 Even score3 Largest dolphin4 Cash advance4 Church niche4 Rice dishes8 City in Oklahoma4 TV sports awards5 Slender woodwinds5 Eagles and hawks7 Musical buzzer5 Actress Hayek5 In the lead5 Group's maxim5 Kid's motorized wheels, for short5 __ alcohol (liquid in liquor)5 Admission of defeat5 Bart's bus driver4 Longtime pals, briefly4 Statistics4 Et __ (and others: Lat.)4 Wasn't colorfast4 Compass reading3 "Delicious!"3 Homer's bartender3 Very long time3 "However..."3