Newsday Crossword September 23, 2025 Answers

Across

Papa Bear's partner4 Easygoing personality5 "Shoo!"4 No longer new4 "Speed it up!"5 Fly alone4 Monetary penalty4 Love, in Italian5 Give off, as steam4 Fake colorless gem11 Day before a holiday3 Snakelike fish3 Well-__ (desirably varied)7 Learn-to-draw course8 Suspicious (of)4 Skewed view4 Have to have4 Sneaker strings5 Deer family member3 Discourage5 Swimmer's distance unit3 Adolescents5 Mountain lion4 Happy cat's sound4 Perform a tune4 "It could happen"8 French exclamation of approval7 Weed-chopping tool3 Feel regret for3 Small shovel for turning soil11 Wild guess4 Steered a vehicle5 On a road trip4 Fairy tale meanie4 Voicemail sounds5 __ of the above ("other" category)4 Brief memo4 People with debts5 Vehicle on snow4

Down

Winter covering for an ear4 India's continent4 List of options4 Madison Avenue bigwigs7 Bangkok's country8 Southern Arizona city4 High school dance4 Mistake5 "So long!"6 U-turn from NNW3 Where a joke teller performs10 __ and kicking (robust)5 Lugged along5 State bordering Md.3 Two-purpose4 Hunters' org.3 Help with a crime4 Make angry4 Feels encouraged10 Ooze (through)4 Arrange for5 Showroom model, for short4 __ Grey tea4 Agile4 Impulsive nature8 Zilch3 Minor obstacle4 What crusty desserts are baked in7 "My pleasure!"6 Ship's distress signal3 Movie legend Welles5 Money spent5 Archer's missile5 Over and __ with (completed)4 At any time4 Army truant: Abbr.4 Person from Copenhagen4 Observed closely4 Spellers' contest3