TODAY'S MAIL
Across
- Untidy area
- '70s Chinese leader
- Capital of Bulgaria
- Carrier's best customers
- Chewable stick
- Where a sandal meets a sidewalk
- Opposite of NNW
- Jamaican music
- Speak angrily
- Shared by us
- Plastic for purchases
- "My lips __ sealed"
- Cybercommerce
- Couric of TV
- Trim a lawn
- Shuts loudly
- Artist Warhol
- In the midst of
- Storage rentals
- Be helpful to
- Swanky stadium seating
- Penta- minus two
- Overnight flight
- Borscht veggie
- Halloween mo.
- Math course after trig
- Hardly __ (very few)
- College athletes' awards
- Rock concert venues
- Ending for percent
- Magician's traditional prop
- Printer resolution abbr.
- Sour citrus
- Cooktop cooker
- "And your point is..."
- "Latest" starter
- One watching for warblers
Down
- It means "wrongful"
- Garfield dog
- Well ventilated
- Wife or husband
- Give an OK
- Repeat
- Repair, as a TV
- Yoko __
- With understated nuance
- Shun socially
- Boston baseballers, for short
- Ostrich's Aussie cousin
- Yolk holder
- Duck's declarations
- Parliament's Labour rivals
- Brit's farewell
- Wander around
- German coin
- Expanded
- Stat radioed by an EMT
- Poorly lit
- Sought an office
- Accomplished
- With a hidden agenda
- Person from Athens
- Irish poet
- Fabric coloring
- Brooch shapes
- Phrase above some addresses
- Slight quake
- Pre-tied bow ties
- __-cone (frozen treat)
- Yale student
- Site of an ancient Colossus
- Coupon users
- Not saying much
- Poor grade
- Total quiet
- Give it a shot
- Roman C, D, or X
- Black key beside A
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 is titled “TODAY'S MAIL” and was constructed by AuthorName. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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