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INFLATABLES

Monday, April 28, 2025 Constructed by Doug Peterson 78 clues
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Across

  1. Giant of industry 5 ℓ
  2. "Constrictor" snakes 4 ℓ
  3. Sports cable network 4 ℓ
  4. Bird's chirp 5 ℓ
  5. Balance sheet pluses 6 ℓ
  6. Milk container 6 ℓ
  7. Capital of Greece 6 ℓ
  8. Be very fond of 5 ℓ
  9. Hot chocolaty drink 5 ℓ
  10. Back of the neck 4 ℓ
  11. Where nonswimmers can splash around 10 ℓ
  12. Improves, as wine 4 ℓ
  13. Wine fruit 5 ℓ
  14. Gave approval for 4 ℓ
  15. Not as much 4 ℓ
  16. The Loch __ monster 4 ℓ
  17. Linked, as oxen 5 ℓ
  18. Get out of bed 5 ℓ
  19. Unexciting, informally 4 ℓ
  20. "That hurts!" 4 ℓ
  21. What an athlete shoots into a hoop 10 ℓ
  22. "Do __ others as..." 4 ℓ
  23. Acquire, as expenses 5 ℓ
  24. Weight loss plans 5 ℓ
  25. Climbed, as a mountain 6 ℓ
  26. Receive willingly 6 ℓ
  27. Earth tremor 5 ℓ
  28. More agile 6 ℓ
  29. "Be quiet!" 4 ℓ
  30. Spa's steam room 5 ℓ
  31. Wild animal's home 4 ℓ
  32. Any line on a shopping list 4 ℓ
  33. Just a single time 4 ℓ
  34. Unmannerly man 3 ℓ
  35. Fully aware of 4 ℓ
  36. Heart's pulsation 5 ℓ
  37. Small plateau 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Bar bill, informally 3 ℓ
  2. Brief in duration 5 ℓ
  3. Behave badly 5 ℓ
  4. Fraction of a pound 5 ℓ
  5. Rental put on lawns for kids to jump on 11 ℓ
  6. Sports group with pucks and goalies: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  7. Close friends 4 ℓ
  8. Narrow plank 4 ℓ
  9. Receded, as the tide 5 ℓ
  10. Tailor's pointy tool 6 ℓ
  11. Make a request 3 ℓ
  12. "My country, __ of thee" 3 ℓ
  13. Keogh plan alternative 3 ℓ
  14. Misfortune 3 ℓ
  15. Long-haired, as a sheepdog 6 ℓ
  16. Waterway through Panama 5 ℓ
  17. Wise maxim 5 ℓ
  18. Lassos 5 ℓ
  19. Corrosive liquids 5 ℓ
  20. Poems of praise 4 ℓ
  21. Birthday party dessert 4 ℓ
  22. Was victorious 3 ℓ
  23. Athlete who's paid 3 ℓ
  24. Tree with acorns 3 ℓ
  25. Unlock, in verses 3 ℓ
  26. Was in first place 3 ℓ
  27. Levels of stadiums 5 ℓ
  28. Exclamation like "Yuck!" 3 ℓ
  29. Sudden outpouring 5 ℓ
  30. Sheds tears 5 ℓ
  31. Camper's sleeping surface 11 ℓ
  32. Small cylindrical battery 3 ℓ
  33. Thin in physique 4 ℓ
  34. Fraction of a gallon 5 ℓ
  35. Open, as shoelaces 4 ℓ
  36. Traditional kilt wearers 5 ℓ
  37. Barnyard birds 4 ℓ
  38. Turn loose from a corral 5 ℓ
  39. Have sore muscles 4 ℓ
  40. Relay-race stick 5 ℓ
  41. Smallest two-digit number 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, April 28, 2025 is titled “INFLATABLES” and was constructed by Doug Peterson. 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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