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OBSERVATIONS

Monday, February 3, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Matured 4 ℓ
  2. Former global airline, for short 5 ℓ
  3. Actors who overdo it 4 ℓ
  4. So far 3 ℓ
  5. Call a halt to 3 ℓ
  6. Church towers 6 ℓ
  7. Abbreviation with many a business name 3 ℓ
  8. Back of the neck 4 ℓ
  9. Guard very attentively 14 ℓ
  10. Get the creases out of 4 ℓ
  11. Swampy land 5 ℓ
  12. Land measure 4 ℓ
  13. Any illegal activity 5 ℓ
  14. Not barefoot 4 ℓ
  15. Flooring square 4 ℓ
  16. Hands over legally 5 ℓ
  17. Group in a coop 4 ℓ
  18. In no danger 4 ℓ
  19. Give a darn 4 ℓ
  20. On the summit of 4 ℓ
  21. Gives off, as heat 5 ℓ
  22. Diabolical 4 ℓ
  23. Tug-of-war cord 4 ℓ
  24. 1, 5, or 9 5 ℓ
  25. View differently 14 ℓ
  26. Pre-owned 4 ℓ
  27. Self-image 3 ℓ
  28. Peanut butter container 3 ℓ
  29. Flying-saucer crew 6 ℓ
  30. Airline watchdog agency: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  31. Recede gradually 3 ℓ
  32. The ones here 5 ℓ
  33. Lounge around 4 ℓ
  34. Ignore wrongdoing 15 ℓ
  35. Wagers 4 ℓ
  36. Steps of a ladder 5 ℓ
  37. Letter before tee 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Highest cards in poker 4 ℓ
  2. Denver winter clock setting: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  3. Keep __ (persist) 4 ℓ
  4. Close by, in poems 4 ℓ
  5. Male friend, in Spanish 5 ℓ
  6. Dog's family tree 8 ℓ
  7. Gush forth 4 ℓ
  8. Sulked 5 ℓ
  9. Make amends 5 ℓ
  10. Bother repeatedly 6 ℓ
  11. Local food shop 4 ℓ
  12. One of the Great Lakes 4 ℓ
  13. Donated 4 ℓ
  14. Velocities 6 ℓ
  15. Split __ soup 3 ℓ
  16. "Who's there?" response 5 ℓ
  17. Cozy corner 5 ℓ
  18. Ohio tire city 5 ℓ
  19. Joint above the shin 4 ℓ
  20. Three Little Pigs' foe 4 ℓ
  21. Opera solo 4 ℓ
  22. Box office successes 4 ℓ
  23. Eyelid hair 4 ℓ
  24. Dry as a desert 4 ℓ
  25. "Product" suffix for silver or soft 4 ℓ
  26. 1200, in Roman numerals 3 ℓ
  27. Convent resident 3 ℓ
  28. Dog's restraint 5 ℓ
  29. Back street 5 ℓ
  30. Not very tight 5 ℓ
  31. "You defeated me" 5 ℓ
  32. Antlered animal 3 ℓ
  33. Fast planes 4 ℓ
  34. Not as many 5 ℓ
  35. Taper off 5 ℓ
  36. Bottomless pit 5 ℓ
  37. __ bar (serve drinks) 4 ℓ
  38. Large pig 3 ℓ
  39. Battlefield ditches 8 ℓ
  40. Batter's stat, for short 3 ℓ
  41. Gut feeling 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, February 3, 2025 is titled “OBSERVATIONS” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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.

Newsday OBSERVATIONS Crossword February 3 2025 Answers