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BON APPETIT: Figuratively speaking

Sunday, January 19, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 146 clues
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Across

  1. Former furnace fodder 4 ℓ
  2. Filled a gas tank 6 ℓ
  3. Female fowl 3 ℓ
  4. Attorney-__ 5 ℓ
  5. 90-degree shape 3 ℓ
  6. '50s White House nickname 3 ℓ
  7. "Small" change 4 ℓ
  8. Ushered out 7 ℓ
  9. Big name at SpaceX 4 ℓ
  10. Took a siesta 5 ℓ
  11. Arizona river 4 ℓ
  12. Preceder of "-fi" 3 ℓ
  13. Telephone trio 3 ℓ
  14. Vicinity 4 ℓ
  15. Changes considerably 7 ℓ
  16. Improves, as a skill 5 ℓ
  17. "Why the sad face?" 14 ℓ
  18. Slip-ups 5 ℓ
  19. Dislodge 4 ℓ
  20. Prefix for function 3 ℓ
  21. Hearty laugh 3 ℓ
  22. Twice tetra- 4 ℓ
  23. Dwell 6 ℓ
  24. Unused portion 4 ℓ
  25. Danson or Turner 3 ℓ
  26. "Totally preposterous!" 20 ℓ
  27. "Ditto!" 4 ℓ
  28. Take legal action 3 ℓ
  29. Branch of Islam 4 ℓ
  30. Scoundrel 5 ℓ
  31. Playful prank 5 ℓ
  32. Uno + 1 3 ℓ
  33. Ancillary map 5 ℓ
  34. Venerable sports mag 14 ℓ
  35. Contract signing 6 ℓ
  36. Request the presence of 6 ℓ
  37. Mil. mail facility 3 ℓ
  38. Garlic + olive oil sauce 5 ℓ
  39. All, for starters 4 ℓ
  40. Two-channel audio 6 ℓ
  41. Baboon, for one 3 ℓ
  42. Activated, as alarms 5 ℓ
  43. Cupid alias 4 ℓ
  44. Resembling thick twine 4 ℓ
  45. Blithe Spirit playwright 6 ℓ
  46. "Uh-huh" 3 ℓ
  47. Crystal-filled rock 5 ℓ
  48. Foundation's awards 6 ℓ
  49. "Careful deliberation is in order" 14 ℓ
  50. Name related to Hannah 5 ℓ
  51. Oscar actress Davis 5 ℓ
  52. Laundry day step 5 ℓ
  53. Comics scream 3 ℓ
  54. Messy pile 4 ℓ
  55. Text-scanning tech 3 ℓ
  56. Austen novel 4 ℓ
  57. Envious to the extreme 20 ℓ
  58. Dallas hoopster, for short 3 ℓ
  59. Editor's "Out!" 4 ℓ
  60. Start a round 6 ℓ
  61. __ uncertain terms 4 ℓ
  62. Whole bunch 4 ℓ
  63. Pack animal 3 ℓ
  64. Little prankster 3 ℓ
  65. Walk heavily 5 ℓ
  66. Misrepresent 5 ℓ
  67. Angler's disappointing report 14 ℓ
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Down

  1. Soda flavor 4 ℓ
  2. Schoolroom furniture 4 ℓ
  3. Diminutive ending 4 ℓ
  4. Equator, for instance 4 ℓ
  5. NASA spacewalk 3 ℓ
  6. Imaginary 6 ℓ
  7. Garb in some Eden art 7 ℓ
  8. Overly inquisitive 4 ℓ
  9. Lengthy tale 4 ℓ
  10. "A likely story!" 3 ℓ
  11. Sift through 6 ℓ
  12. Hand lotion additive 4 ℓ
  13. Actor Rob 4 ℓ
  14. Cause for extra innings 7 ℓ
  15. Sound of relaxation 3 ℓ
  16. Follow advice 6 ℓ
  17. It means "opposed to" 4 ℓ
  18. Predictive sign 4 ℓ
  19. Fuzzy fruit 4 ℓ
  20. "__ the picture" 4 ℓ
  21. Aster family flower 6 ℓ
  22. Golden Fleece ship 4 ℓ
  23. Take photos 5 ℓ
  24. Living room seat 5 ℓ
  25. Very quick, in brand names 5 ℓ
  26. Garden tools 5 ℓ
  27. Former Japanese capital 5 ℓ
  28. The RAF, in a Churchill quote 5 ℓ
  29. Les ___-Unis 5 ℓ
  30. Laundry day step 4 ℓ
  31. Money in Milan 4 ℓ
  32. $, in exchange rate tables 3 ℓ
  33. Flat-topped elevations 5 ℓ
  34. Moved in circles 7 ℓ
  35. Target of appeals in a drought 7 ℓ
  36. AMA members 3 ℓ
  37. Coax forth 5 ℓ
  38. Bit of body art 3 ℓ
  39. Annoying complainer 6 ℓ
  40. Packet of leaves 6 ℓ
  41. Marvel's mischief maker 4 ℓ
  42. Taking more time 6 ℓ
  43. Sticky strip 4 ℓ
  44. Cognac designation 4 ℓ
  45. Prefix for dynamics 4 ℓ
  46. Ticklish Muppet 4 ℓ
  47. Cut back 4 ℓ
  48. Crafter's Web outlet 4 ℓ
  49. "Buy it now" site 4 ℓ
  50. Distort 4 ℓ
  51. Cognizant of 4 ℓ
  52. Part of CD-ROM 4 ℓ
  53. S&L offering 3 ℓ
  54. '50s White House initials 3 ℓ
  55. Equinox mo. 3 ℓ
  56. Surveillance tools 4 ℓ
  57. Unspoken but understood 5 ℓ
  58. Culinary masters 5 ℓ
  59. UPS driver's assignment 3 ℓ
  60. Confident manner 5 ℓ
  61. Puddle stuff 3 ℓ
  62. Family member 5 ℓ
  63. Yuletide tune 5 ℓ
  64. Egg-shaped 5 ℓ
  65. Somber poem 5 ℓ
  66. HP PC alternative 4 ℓ
  67. Warmed up 6 ℓ
  68. San __, CA 4 ℓ
  69. Symbol of slowness 5 ℓ
  70. Alpine falsetto 5 ℓ
  71. Atlas abbr. 3 ℓ
  72. Book after Job 6 ℓ
  73. Indy Jones' hat 6 ℓ
  74. Manufactured 4 ℓ
  75. Victor's cry 4 ℓ
  76. Millionth of milli- 4 ℓ
  77. Carmen composer 5 ℓ
  78. Hold a membership 6 ℓ
  79. "Your choice" 6 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, January 19, 2025 is titled “BON APPETIT: Figuratively speaking” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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