CHEESE CHOICES
Across
- __ carte menu
- Corn or cotton
- "Ditto!"
- Distance between consecutive curbs
- Email app button
- Away from work
- Words on a book's spine
- '90s First Daughter
- Isn't kidding
- Desertlike in climate
- Gala with costumes
- Hitchhiker's goal
- Anesthetic of old
- "That's __ need to know"
- Lingering mark
- Farm machine giant
- Poor grade
- Laundry appliance
- Real estate measures
- Where you live
- Unnecessary person
- Hymn's last word
- Dorothy and Auntie Em
- Overfill
- Old __ (American flag)
- After-tax
- Whodunit hint
- Golfer's club for traps
- Muslim sect
- Crusty desserts
- Keogh plan alternative
- Grafton's __ for Ricochet
- Be a snoop
- Winery vessel
- Film, in brief
- Yale student
- Jazz great Fitzgerald
- Ardent admirers
Down
- Diva's solo
- Corrals for hogs
- Foreboding sign
- Capital of Italia
- Morally pure
- Hawaiian or Fijian
- Timid
- "Ready when you __"
- Earth tones
- Made certain of
- Caribbean partner of Barbuda
- Barn's upper level
- In the distance
- Field goal specialist
- Downhill vehicle
- In that direction
- __ Baba
- French fashion mag
- BOGO event
- London's __ Modern gallery
- Verdi opera
- Guitarist Clapton
- Scratches up
- That woman
- Uncertain factors
- __ and hearty
- Full of current info
- Big mouth
- Backless couch
- Spicy frank topping
- Permitted by law
- Tiny bite
- Concert piano
- Consumes
- On __ (without a contract)
- Puzzle with pictures
- Inopportune
- __-mo replay
- Take the initiative
- Have regrets
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, July 23, 2025 is titled “CHEESE CHOICES” and was constructed by Fred Piscop. 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.