SECURITY NUMBERS
Across
- Open-handed hit
- Went cycling
- London tavern
- Letters after ells
- Watson or Stone of films
- Has faith in
- Qty.
- A pair of
- Number typed to prove software ownership
- Rocks from mines
- Has sore muscles
- "Grizzly" beast
- Halloween "sweet" alternative
- "Happy as a" bird
- Right away, in memos
- Road test turns
- Historic period
- __ apart (in shreds)
- One at a __ (individually)
- Vatican head
- Being chilled, as champagne
- Software customer
- Slightest trace
- Attach, as a blouse button
- Number typed into an ATM
- Old-fashioned school cheer
- Automated Web browser
- Tilt a bit
- Football throws
- Rank above cpl.
- Travel by ship
- "Ditto"
- Burn-soothing plant
- Numbers dialed on a box for valuables
- Factually correct
- At no cost
- Garbage kept in cans
Down
- Ticket remnant
- Family room
- Supply-and-demand subj.
- Fuzzy brown fruit
- Having no skill
- Capital east of Albany, NY
- Boyfriend
- Not more than
- Dog, slangily
- Fringe benefit, for short
- End of a prayer
- Mona __
- Pioneering rock-video channel
- Harry Potter pal Weasley
- Bothered greatly
- Small jeweled crown
- Airer of many pro sports games
- Much loved
- Roughly
- Layer of paint
- Eye droplet
- Up to a task
- Gourmet cook
- Land measure
- Ocean east of the US
- Pablo of abstract art fame
- "Roses __ red..."
- Pro hoopsters' org
- Attach to a scrapbook
- Car's security device
- Couches in a 12-Down
- Gets a look at
- Zodiac sign with scales
- Author Wiesel
- Mixes with a spoon
- Leave the house
- Shades of color
- Double-band, as a car radio
- Caesar's rebuke
- CBS or NBC
- Scientists with test tubes
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, April 29, 2025 is titled “SECURITY NUMBERS” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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.