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FIRST EXPERTS

Thursday, April 24, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Campaign funding group 3 ℓ
  2. Egyptian cruise stop 5 ℓ
  3. Highly devoted 4 ℓ
  4. What might keep a staffer from quitting 13 ℓ
  5. Elvis __ Presley 4 ℓ
  6. Abundant 4 ℓ
  7. Defeat soundly 5 ℓ
  8. Fake quarter 4 ℓ
  9. Be specific about 4 ℓ
  10. Drill command 15 ℓ
  11. Novelist E. __ Proulx 5 ℓ
  12. It means "thought" 4 ℓ
  13. Thor's dad 4 ℓ
  14. Limited-answer question 5 ℓ
  15. Cardinal point 4 ℓ
  16. Bygone fast flier 3 ℓ
  17. Queen voiced by Idina in 2013's Frozen 4 ℓ
  18. Alliance that turned 75 in 2024 4 ℓ
  19. Service academy rookie 5 ℓ
  20. Went by without noticing 15 ℓ
  21. "Oh!" 4 ℓ
  22. Formal rejection 4 ℓ
  23. Marc Antony's 12 months 5 ℓ
  24. Verdi masterwork 4 ℓ
  25. Bailiwick 4 ℓ
  26. Exerting authority with 13 ℓ
  27. Minimal ink 3 ℓ
  28. Ltr. extra 4 ℓ
  29. Mideast money 5 ℓ
  30. Kebab rod 4 ℓ
  31. Rock with a cavity 5 ℓ
  32. Hired hand 4 ℓ
  33. Monetary reward 5 ℓ
  34. Rural storage unit 4 ℓ
  35. El __ (Spanish hero) 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Strategize 4 ℓ
  2. Despot of old Rome 4 ℓ
  3. Further, as a felony 4 ℓ
  4. "__ all been there" 4 ℓ
  5. Neighbor of Hungary 8 ℓ
  6. Suitable 3 ℓ
  7. Folded bookmark 6 ℓ
  8. "Really?" or "Really!" 4 ℓ
  9. Divergent amount 8 ℓ
  10. "Further..." 3 ℓ
  11. Kind of dress code 6 ℓ
  12. Affinity grp. 4 ℓ
  13. Top-drawer 4 ℓ
  14. Lined up neatly 6 ℓ
  15. Wheel ride inventor 6 ℓ
  16. Do a vet's job 4 ℓ
  17. Bowler's assignment 4 ℓ
  18. Ornamental vases 4 ℓ
  19. Ancient Persian 4 ℓ
  20. Track figures 4 ℓ
  21. Track event 4 ℓ
  22. Initials of the longest answers' words 3 ℓ
  23. "Gloria in excelsis ___" (Latin hymn) 3 ℓ
  24. Tunnel blaster 3 ℓ
  25. UV Index monitor 3 ℓ
  26. Author Zola 5 ℓ
  27. Olympian queen 4 ℓ
  28. Surfboard flaw 4 ℓ
  29. Final chapter 3 ℓ
  30. Surface luster 5 ℓ
  31. Suddenly appear 5 ℓ
  32. Erie Canal city 5 ℓ
  33. Out of service 5 ℓ
  34. Zenith opposite 5 ℓ
  35. Broadband option, briefly 3 ℓ
  36. Traffic stopper 3 ℓ
  37. "Keep guessing!" 8 ℓ
  38. Umlaut lookalike 8 ℓ
  39. The Time Machine race 4 ℓ
  40. Bungle something 3 ℓ
  41. __ a good start (beginning well) 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, April 24, 2025 is titled “FIRST EXPERTS” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 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.

Newsday FIRST EXPERTS Crossword April 24 2025 Answers