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PAIR OF SHORTS

Thursday, January 23, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Miami-__ County 4 ℓ
  2. Barely leading 5 ℓ
  3. Latin love 4 ℓ
  4. "In a manner of speaking" 10 ℓ
  5. "Ain't gonna happen" 3 ℓ
  6. Lion King villain 4 ℓ
  7. Comics bulldog 4 ℓ
  8. Mundane 5 ℓ
  9. Now good as new 8 ℓ
  10. "Be patient, please" 9 ℓ
  11. Big name in wrap 5 ℓ
  12. Pickling candidate 4 ℓ
  13. Previous engagements 5 ℓ
  14. Betting setting 4 ℓ
  15. Core principle 5 ℓ
  16. Twiggy symbol of spring 4 ℓ
  17. Jacuzzi feature 4 ℓ
  18. Fashion forename 4 ℓ
  19. Network junction 4 ℓ
  20. Flips (through) 5 ℓ
  21. "Everything all right?" 9 ℓ
  22. Small brawl 5 ℓ
  23. Honduras' hemisphere 8 ℓ
  24. Casting directors' categories 5 ℓ
  25. Unwavering 4 ℓ
  26. Filled the role of 4 ℓ
  27. UT hub 3 ℓ
  28. "We're moving out, men" 10 ℓ
  29. Caddies' bags 4 ℓ
  30. __ Majesty 3 ℓ
  31. Former Belgian airline 6 ℓ
  32. Concert pieces 5 ℓ
  33. Ft. Worth school 3 ℓ
  34. Poetic rhythm 5 ℓ
  35. Trumpet cousin 6 ℓ
  36. PD alert 3 ℓ
  37. Coin with Ataturk 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Homer's holler 3 ℓ
  2. A Disney channel 4 ℓ
  3. Close in on 4 ℓ
  4. Very hard-to-please person 4 ℓ
  5. Wedding favorite Canon composer 9 ℓ
  6. Closer to the source 8 ℓ
  7. Great distinction 6 ℓ
  8. Norse Zeus 4 ℓ
  9. Herd word 3 ℓ
  10. Etc. 7 ℓ
  11. Arab League member 5 ℓ
  12. __-eyed (naive) 4 ℓ
  13. Plenty 4 ℓ
  14. The Beaver State 6 ℓ
  15. Low digit 3 ℓ
  16. Flychicago.com focus 5 ℓ
  17. Make good as new 4 ℓ
  18. "New to you" 4 ℓ
  19. Civil engineering project 4 ℓ
  20. Look over quickly, or carefully 4 ℓ
  21. Mag presenting Style Awards 4 ℓ
  22. Deeply engrossed 4 ℓ
  23. Reluctant to reveal something 3 ℓ
  24. Sra. equivalent 3 ℓ
  25. Atmospheric prefix 3 ℓ
  26. NBA game trio 4 ℓ
  27. Cast forth 4 ℓ
  28. Aim for a star 5 ℓ
  29. Poker chip assembly 5 ℓ
  30. Title d'un monarque 5 ℓ
  31. Kennel Club's __ Terrier 5 ℓ
  32. OK at the door 5 ℓ
  33. "It's the dawn of __" 5 ℓ
  34. Duchess of York 5 ℓ
  35. What Zion's Rainbow Bridge is made of 9 ℓ
  36. Shorebird habitat 8 ℓ
  37. Ready for 4 ℓ
  38. Erstwhile autocrat 4 ℓ
  39. Step on it 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, January 23, 2025 is titled “PAIR OF SHORTS” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 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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