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SEIZE YOUR FOOD

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Constructed by Sally R. Stein 78 clues
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Across

  1. Karate move 4 ℓ
  2. Beach surface 4 ℓ
  3. Blend together 4 ℓ
  4. Neighborhoods 5 ℓ
  5. Totally focused (on) 6 ℓ
  6. Cake beside a sink 7 ℓ
  7. Envelope insert: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  8. Earth-friendly prefix 3 ℓ
  9. Spread for a bagel 11 ℓ
  10. Spare-tire locale 5 ℓ
  11. Triple-decker cookie 4 ℓ
  12. Sword fight 4 ℓ
  13. Smooth transition 5 ℓ
  14. Chapters of history 4 ℓ
  15. Locate 4 ℓ
  16. Mailed away 4 ℓ
  17. Gradually vanish 4 ℓ
  18. Aroma detector 4 ℓ
  19. Tailor's borders 4 ℓ
  20. Above 4 ℓ
  21. Boy Scout group 5 ℓ
  22. Part of the eye with color 4 ℓ
  23. Assistant 4 ℓ
  24. Make amends 5 ℓ
  25. At this very moment 3 ℓ
  26. Fluffy circus snack 11 ℓ
  27. Encountered 3 ℓ
  28. Lunar surface features 7 ℓ
  29. Gadget 6 ℓ
  30. Snow's color 5 ℓ
  31. Close to 4 ℓ
  32. Ocean liner 4 ℓ
  33. All gone, as a meal 5 ℓ
  34. See 38-Across 5 ℓ
  35. See 38-Across 3 ℓ
  36. With 39- and 40-Across, Tex-Mex stew 5 ℓ
  37. Pungent burger topping 5 ℓ
  38. Naval lockup 4 ℓ
  39. Banish 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Stylish 4 ℓ
  2. Charity contributor 5 ℓ
  3. Nary a soul 5 ℓ
  4. With 27-Down, retro design style 3 ℓ
  5. Patronize, as a hotel 6 ℓ
  6. Making thoroughly wet 9 ℓ
  7. __ charmed life (was very fortunate) 4 ℓ
  8. Expel from a residence 5 ℓ
  9. __ and groaned 6 ℓ
  10. Soft "Hey you!" 4 ℓ
  11. Don't include 4 ℓ
  12. Long sandwich 4 ℓ
  13. NASA launch 6 ℓ
  14. Written __ (encrypted, as a message) 6 ℓ
  15. Wagers 4 ℓ
  16. Land measures 5 ℓ
  17. Red cosmetic 5 ℓ
  18. Make corrections to 5 ℓ
  19. Genesis garden 4 ℓ
  20. Operatic solo 4 ℓ
  21. Money in Spain 4 ℓ
  22. Caribbean and Mediterranean 4 ℓ
  23. "If all __ fails..." 4 ℓ
  24. Woman in a convent 3 ℓ
  25. Church seats 4 ℓ
  26. Middle Easterner from Muscat 5 ℓ
  27. Faucet flaw 4 ℓ
  28. Apartment dweller 6 ℓ
  29. Big name in elevators 4 ℓ
  30. See 10-Down 4 ℓ
  31. Honolulu's island 4 ℓ
  32. River-mouth formations 6 ℓ
  33. Start of many Jeopardy! answers 5 ℓ
  34. Author unknown: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  35. Apartment payment 4 ℓ
  36. A Great Lake 4 ℓ
  37. Remove, as windshield ice 9 ℓ
  38. Spiral-shaped beach shell 5 ℓ
  39. Beast seen by Goldilocks 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, February 18, 2025 is titled “SEIZE YOUR FOOD” and was constructed by Sally R. Stein. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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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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