MENTAL ASSETS
Across
- Auto fuel
- Santa __ (ship of 1492)
- Untruthful one
- "Born with it" logic
- Final-yr. students
- Nautical "yes"
- Dough-rising ingredient
- "Born with it" courage
- Velocity
- It's east of Nebraska
- Become weary
- Homes in Spain
- Enthusiastic liveliness
- Touch up, as a manuscript
- Emcee's opening words
- Wise person
- Sales agent, for short
- 26-Down-emitting appliance
- Not doing anything
- Alter, as the Constitution
- Cruel Roman emperor
- Not worth debating
- Small lizard
- "Born with it" skill
- Wyoming or West Virginia
- "Wow, am __ a roll!"
- Donkey
- "Born with it" impulse to react
- Have a quarrel
- Bowler's target
- Foolish
- Land surrounded by water
- Actress Jessica
- Drink noisily
- Tailor's border
- Underwater vessel
- Mixes with a stick
Down
- __ Wall of China
- Needless fuss
- Ballpoint's contents
- Wall calendar shape
- Prayer's conclusion
- Purplish red
- Keep on file
- Very much (of)
- Much-admired celebrity
- Capital of Peru
- Pig's nose
- Major blood vessel
- Initials for December 31st
- Weekly TV program
- Needle's hole
- "Come in!"
- Physically nimble
- Handbag's handle
- At that time
- Any fizzy drink
- In the vicinity
- Tiny branch
- At any __ (nevertheless)
- Biol. or chem.
- Skillet
- Rural hotels
- Bylaw, for short
- __ Angeles Dodgers
- Underwater diver's gear
- Water vapor
- No later than, briefly
- Increases, as a bet
- Occupied, as a conference room
- Nest egg plans: Abbr.
- School semester
- Least sturdy
- Fur magnate John Jacob __
- Hockey puck shapes
- Nova network
- Hurry away
- Good-for-nothing person
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, April 23, 2025 is titled “MENTAL ASSETS” and was constructed by Lin Josephson. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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