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RAINY DAY

Monday, April 14, 2025 Constructed by Sally R. Stein 78 clues
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Across

  1. Pursues, as for prey 5 ℓ
  2. Lower part of the leg 4 ℓ
  3. Rank just below corporal: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  4. "A mouse!" 3 ℓ
  5. Inflatable river boat 4 ℓ
  6. Clothing fashions 6 ℓ
  7. Light brown color 3 ℓ
  8. Rowboat implement 3 ℓ
  9. Torrential rain 13 ℓ
  10. Shade trees that aren't oaks 4 ℓ
  11. Savings protection agency: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  12. Scarlett of Gone With the Wind 5 ℓ
  13. "That makes sense now" 4 ℓ
  14. Flower with thorns 4 ℓ
  15. Short golf strokes 5 ℓ
  16. Tenant's monthly expense 4 ℓ
  17. Metallic mineral 3 ℓ
  18. Ram or lamb 5 ℓ
  19. Electric meter measurement 5 ℓ
  20. Defendant's answer to a charge 4 ℓ
  21. Prepare to be photographed 4 ℓ
  22. Pesto sauce herb 5 ℓ
  23. Cake by the sink 4 ℓ
  24. Birds that hoot 4 ℓ
  25. Occasional very light rain 13 ℓ
  26. Pet that purrs 3 ℓ
  27. Tip of a stocking 3 ℓ
  28. Casual conversation 4 ℓ
  29. Protection from danger 6 ℓ
  30. Frost-covered 3 ℓ
  31. Leaves port 5 ℓ
  32. "With all __ respect..." 3 ℓ
  33. Untidy stack 4 ℓ
  34. Brief rainfall here and there 15 ℓ
  35. Possess 4 ℓ
  36. Parts in a play 5 ℓ
  37. Attentive treatment, for short 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Center of a wheel 3 ℓ
  2. The Loch __ monster 4 ℓ
  3. Dot of land on a map 4 ℓ
  4. Coyote's cry 4 ℓ
  5. Said something 5 ℓ
  6. What "Hawaii" starts with 8 ℓ
  7. Be scared of 4 ℓ
  8. Sound of a raindrop 4 ℓ
  9. Make a choice 6 ℓ
  10. End-of-workweek shout 4 ℓ
  11. Astronauts' agency 4 ℓ
  12. Letters on our stamps 3 ℓ
  13. Fluid from a maple tree 3 ℓ
  14. Groups of Girl Scouts 6 ℓ
  15. DVD player attachment 5 ℓ
  16. "__ upon a time..." 4 ℓ
  17. Evaluate 4 ℓ
  18. Informal refusal 4 ℓ
  19. Full of good sense 4 ℓ
  20. Strong aroma 4 ℓ
  21. Prayer conclusion 4 ℓ
  22. Otherwise 4 ℓ
  23. Next for the throne 4 ℓ
  24. Egyptian snake 3 ℓ
  25. Numbered road: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  26. Attention-getting whisper 4 ℓ
  27. YIELD RIGHT OF __ 3 ℓ
  28. "That's untrue" 5 ℓ
  29. Malicious emotion 5 ℓ
  30. Supermarket path 5 ℓ
  31. Group of goats 5 ℓ
  32. "Electric" fish 3 ℓ
  33. West Point student 5 ℓ
  34. Sound of a snake 4 ℓ
  35. Best possible 5 ℓ
  36. Bend in a road 5 ℓ
  37. Positive replies 5 ℓ
  38. __-addressed stamped envelope 4 ℓ
  39. "For what reason?" 3 ℓ
  40. How a pendulum swings 8 ℓ
  41. Orderly formation 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, April 14, 2025 is titled “RAINY DAY” and was constructed by Sally R. Stein. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

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