Newsday Crossword September 14, 2025 Answers

Across

Dual-purpose pronoun5 Lava, before its exit5 Speaker's platform4 Periodical, for short3 Head of the Huns6 Of hearing5 "In that case..."4 __ carte menu3 What poker is dealt from12 Bridges over valleys8 Mani-__ spa4 Slushy drink4 Video game pioneer5 Make ready, informally4 Crafty3 Without public knowledge17 "Am too!" reply6 Drought relief4 Poetic "over there"3 Colonial announcers6 Implement for a 72-Across3 Christmas song4 Consumes3 Failed to, for short5 Very inexpensive15 Nothing special4 OPEC nation3 Unauthorized revelation4 Prefix for matter or body4 Scenic view5 "No returns"4 Bard's fairy king6 Overcomes invisible barriers21 Whitewater enthusiast6 Walked heavily4 Offends5 Play to __ (have no winner)4 Spice in eggnog4 "Average" fellow3 Piece of a nest4 Making a legislative speech15 Fancy pancake5 WSW opposite3 Dollar fraction4 __ down the law (get tough)3 Composed for group singing6 Craving3 Top a cast4 "It's __-up!" (patsy's plaint)6 Charity financed by legacy17 Half of hex-3 Move higher4 Comes by deservedly5 On one's own4 Cash advance4 To some extent8 London police headquarters12 Pope Leo XIV's birthplace3 Glorifying poems4 Tag on a T5 Karate instructor6 Brief moment, in brief3 Quick snack4 Mideast rulers5 Optional purchase5

Down

Padlocked fasteners5 I Love Lucy landlady5 Flash cards, for instance9 Pod ancestor4 Arctic assistant3 Succeeded6 Poet W.H.5 Test for college srs.3 Cheese's lunch partner3 Acid neutralizer6 Prima donnas5 In flames5 "Time to set a date"8 Outfield surface3 Word processor shortcut5 Amend5 Sounds frightened5 Sci-fi characters6 Twice-heard sound4 Fully aware of4 Freight measure3 Yellow Muppet4 Pull with a mouse4 Italian endearment4 Parcel (out)4 Made over9 Multiyear bank accts.3 Brazil's former capital3 Mined matter3 Hoopsters' org3 Wine barrel wood3 Painter Matisse5 Playwright Chekhov5 Wasp attack5 Cigar remnant4 Sound of satisfaction4 Homeric epic5 Legendary loch4 Powerful whirlpool9 Prez after Harry3 Either of two former UN members3 Feel the same way5 __-mo replay3 Antonym of 'neath3 Comedy routine3 Danish astronomer5 Boca __, FL5 Submit a paperless return5 Engrave deeply4 "Scram!"4 Stage coach4 Wizard of Oz studio3 Eroded3 Extreme delight3 Cry of the soon-to-be defeated9 Pub designation3 Salon stiffener3 Mental image4 Video game giant8 Custardy dessert4 Sort of shortening4 Jackie of action films4 Sings soothingly6 Part of YSL4 Cain, first of all3 Small brawl6 Coral islands6 Nike competitor4 Toyota hybrid5 Dishwasher cycle5 Author Asimov5 Facilitates5 Just-baked5 Daisylike flower5 Less frequent5 #1 in population now5 Bobcat cousin4 Very long time3 Device above a dash3 Kimono belt3 Poor grade3