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BOOK CATEGORIES

Monday, July 21, 2025 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Take a chair 3 ℓ
  2. Christmas song 5 ℓ
  3. Cellphone programs 4 ℓ
  4. Football throws 6 ℓ
  5. Epic story 4 ℓ
  6. Neither fish __ fowl 3 ℓ
  7. Makes a jump 5 ℓ
  8. A through Z, collectively 8 ℓ
  9. Make airtight 6 ℓ
  10. Unhappy, loud spectator 5 ℓ
  11. Real-life wrongdoing category 9 ℓ
  12. Koran studier's faith 5 ℓ
  13. Broadcasted commercial 4 ℓ
  14. Leaf-collecting tool 4 ℓ
  15. Divulges 5 ℓ
  16. Prophetic sign 4 ℓ
  17. "For __ a jolly good fellow..." 3 ℓ
  18. Have a fine meal 4 ℓ
  19. Manner of walking 4 ℓ
  20. Fruit in a martini 5 ℓ
  21. Encyclopedia's category 9 ℓ
  22. Sulks 5 ℓ
  23. Adds sugar to 8 ℓ
  24. Real estate brokers 6 ℓ
  25. Briefly worded 5 ℓ
  26. Feeling glum 3 ℓ
  27. Religious faction 4 ℓ
  28. Female sibling 6 ℓ
  29. Street or avenue 4 ℓ
  30. Look __ (resemble each other) 5 ℓ
  31. Movie ticket remnant 4 ℓ
  32. Fact-based fiction category 15 ℓ
  33. Physique 4 ℓ
  34. Brief written message 4 ℓ
  35. Ahead by a point 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Prolonged military attack 5 ℓ
  2. Not as much 4 ℓ
  3. Pizzeria appliance 4 ℓ
  4. Ready to harvest 4 ℓ
  5. Frequently, informally 4 ℓ
  6. Humorous entertainer 8 ℓ
  7. Slow-cooked dinners 5 ℓ
  8. Photographs, for short 4 ℓ
  9. Utensil for frying 3 ℓ
  10. Mellows, as cheese 4 ℓ
  11. Adolescents 5 ℓ
  12. Deduce logically 5 ℓ
  13. Cry audibly 3 ℓ
  14. Baldwin or Guinness 4 ℓ
  15. Nostalgic style 5 ℓ
  16. Our planet 5 ℓ
  17. __ and kicking (robust) 5 ℓ
  18. Mountain lions 5 ℓ
  19. Went very fast 4 ℓ
  20. Be defeated 4 ℓ
  21. Just slightly 4 ℓ
  22. Opinion survey 4 ℓ
  23. Become well again 4 ℓ
  24. Airport shuttle vehicle 4 ℓ
  25. (Had) looked at 4 ℓ
  26. Luau instrument, for short 3 ℓ
  27. "Darn it!" 4 ℓ
  28. Highways: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  29. __ in "easy" 3 ℓ
  30. Untidy person 4 ℓ
  31. Make a mistake 3 ℓ
  32. Any money made of metal 4 ℓ
  33. Crunchy Tex-Mex snacks 5 ℓ
  34. Digital TV recorder 4 ℓ
  35. __ out a living (scraped by) 4 ℓ
  36. Depend (on) 4 ℓ
  37. Air-conditioner measures: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  38. Facts and figures 4 ℓ
  39. Puts to work 4 ℓ
  40. Rock singer Turner 4 ℓ
  41. Small retail store 4 ℓ
  42. Turkey drumstick 3 ℓ
  43. "Two-limb" symbolic warm welcome 8 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, July 21, 2025 is titled “BOOK CATEGORIES” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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 BOOK CATEGORIES Crossword July 21 2025 Answers