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WHAT'S THE DEAL

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Arabian Nights' Ali __ 4 ℓ
  2. Slangy affirmative 4 ℓ
  3. Nativity scene trio 4 ℓ
  4. Single red gems in rings 15 ℓ
  5. Mystery man 3 ℓ
  6. Great anger 4 ℓ
  7. Italian "Bye!" 4 ℓ
  8. Dishonest imitation 4 ℓ
  9. Nintendo game consoles 4 ℓ
  10. Salad greens trimmed 15 ℓ
  11. Poker pot starter 4 ℓ
  12. Misplace 4 ℓ
  13. Richards of the Rolling Stones 5 ℓ
  14. "Don't change it" mark 4 ℓ
  15. Clumsy person 4 ℓ
  16. Chooses, with "for" 4 ℓ
  17. Moses' brother 5 ℓ
  18. Software buyer 4 ℓ
  19. Hesitant refusal 4 ℓ
  20. Short-term loan 15 ℓ
  21. Container for roses 4 ℓ
  22. Measure for land 4 ℓ
  23. Stick around 4 ℓ
  24. Mares and fillies 4 ℓ
  25. It's south of Pa. 3 ℓ
  26. Fine-glass French figurine 15 ℓ
  27. Orderly display 5 ℓ
  28. Chimp or orangutan 3 ℓ
  29. Highway: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  30. Cable channel of Congress 5 ℓ
  31. Swiss capital 4 ℓ
  32. Call __ evening (leave a party) 4 ℓ
  33. Deep, as a voice 3 ℓ
  34. Mineral deposit 3 ℓ
  35. Surrendered, informally 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. The Simpsons son 4 ℓ
  2. Large pig 3 ℓ
  3. Vampire novelist Rice 4 ℓ
  4. Mideast ruler 4 ℓ
  5. Southwestern plants 6 ℓ
  6. Nest egg acronym 3 ℓ
  7. Bit of heredity 4 ℓ
  8. Without any guarantee 4 ℓ
  9. The Lion King king 6 ℓ
  10. Director Lee 3 ℓ
  11. Airport screening procedure 8 ℓ
  12. Solo for a soprano 4 ℓ
  13. Turkish inn 6 ℓ
  14. Jogging gait 4 ℓ
  15. Submitted Form 1040 online 6 ℓ
  16. Deceptive scheme 4 ℓ
  17. Tenth of a dime 4 ℓ
  18. "Not so good" 3 ℓ
  19. Play divisions 4 ℓ
  20. French octet 4 ℓ
  21. "Assuming that's true..." 4 ℓ
  22. Fiber from sheep 4 ℓ
  23. "Just had lunch" 4 ℓ
  24. Boxing result, for short 3 ℓ
  25. Contains 3 ℓ
  26. UT's largest city 3 ℓ
  27. Muscles under pecs 3 ℓ
  28. At any time 4 ℓ
  29. Maritime force 4 ℓ
  30. Stable bale 3 ℓ
  31. Small songbird 4 ℓ
  32. Inch forward like an infant 5 ℓ
  33. Flees, informally 5 ℓ
  34. __ Detoo of Star Wars 5 ℓ
  35. Get gradually narrower 5 ℓ
  36. Tax expert's designation 3 ℓ
  37. Fountain attraction of Rome 5 ℓ
  38. Up __ (cornered) 5 ℓ
  39. Gives temporarily 5 ℓ
  40. Try to persuade 4 ℓ
  41. __ Lanka 3 ℓ
  42. Small bit of progress 8 ℓ
  43. Mongrel dog 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, March 12, 2025 is titled “WHAT'S THE DEAL” 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 WHAT'S THE DEAL Crossword March 12 2025 Answers