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WORD WISE

Thursday, July 17, 2025 Constructed by Lin Josephson 76 clues
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Across

  1. Elbows, but not knees 5 ℓ
  2. Most favored 3 ℓ
  3. Damsel 4 ℓ
  4. Shared fairly 7 ℓ
  5. Fanatical 5 ℓ
  6. Shipper's estimate 11 ℓ
  7. "Premium" purchase 3 ℓ
  8. By __ of (due to) 4 ℓ
  9. Make known 3 ℓ
  10. Granadan gal pal 5 ℓ
  11. Dash dial 4 ℓ
  12. Pioneering aviator's nickname 10 ℓ
  13. Improve, as a draft 4 ℓ
  14. Laver contemporary 4 ℓ
  15. Perfumery bit 5 ℓ
  16. Unchangeable 3 ℓ
  17. Metaphorical jobs 4 ℓ
  18. Swiped 5 ℓ
  19. Do something about 5 ℓ
  20. Spanish "she" 4 ℓ
  21. Move on a runway 4 ℓ
  22. Typical Stine tale 10 ℓ
  23. Up-front payment 4 ℓ
  24. Global lending org. 3 ℓ
  25. Raced downward 5 ℓ
  26. "OK by me!" 4 ℓ
  27. Indefinite no. 3 ℓ
  28. Tidy sum 11 ℓ
  29. Like a 16-Across 5 ℓ
  30. Rural outing 7 ℓ
  31. Oil holder 4 ℓ
  32. Swindler's creation 3 ℓ
  33. Aerosol sound 3 ℓ
  34. Tot's transport 9 ℓ
  35. Frees (of) 4 ℓ
  36. "Just what I hoped for!" 3 ℓ
  37. Escalates 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. So last year 5 ℓ
  2. Retro tees 7 ℓ
  3. Stretches out 7 ℓ
  4. They're pressed for lunch 7 ℓ
  5. For example 3 ℓ
  6. 35mm device 3 ℓ
  7. High up 5 ℓ
  8. "I can do this" 5 ℓ
  9. Indefinite amount 3 ℓ
  10. Lacerated 4 ℓ
  11. Golf official 7 ℓ
  12. Placed blame on 7 ℓ
  13. Accurate 5 ℓ
  14. Director DuVernay 3 ℓ
  15. Nativity scene figure 4 ℓ
  16. "She" anagram of Cathy 5 ℓ
  17. Seaside barriers 5 ℓ
  18. Artistic expression 5 ℓ
  19. Daily fare 4 ℓ
  20. Sleeve fillers 3 ℓ
  21. __-di-dah 3 ℓ
  22. NATO charter member 3 ℓ
  23. Pickpocket, for instance 5 ℓ
  24. Thoroughbred datum 4 ℓ
  25. Infiltrator 3 ℓ
  26. Cotton fabric 4 ℓ
  27. Grand, for short 4 ℓ
  28. Chinese principle 4 ℓ
  29. Hamlet's difficulty 3 ℓ
  30. Survivor broadcaster 3 ℓ
  31. Author/anatomist 4 ℓ
  32. Four quarters 4 ℓ
  33. Chinese principle 3 ℓ
  34. Storage unit 4 ℓ
  35. Celebrity bane 7 ℓ
  36. Probe 7 ℓ
  37. Ask for 7 ℓ
  38. Put together early 7 ℓ
  39. Software revisions 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, July 17, 2025 is titled “WORD WISE” and was constructed by Lin Josephson. 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.

Newsday WORD WISE Crossword July 17 2025 Answers