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OPEN WATERS

Thursday, May 15, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 78 clues
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Across

  1. Coin-op music player 4 ℓ
  2. Frequent flier 4 ℓ
  3. Campus structures 5 ℓ
  4. Invigorating 5 ℓ
  5. Be good for 4 ℓ
  6. Brief moment 3 ℓ
  7. Inventory 5 ℓ
  8. Haddock cousin 3 ℓ
  9. London concert hall 12 ℓ
  10. Sandwich seller 4 ℓ
  11. Inform electronically 5 ℓ
  12. Not engaged 4 ℓ
  13. It means "long distance" 4 ℓ
  14. Pass over 4 ℓ
  15. Kolkata coin 5 ℓ
  16. Casual refusal 4 ℓ
  17. Welding, for instance 5 ℓ
  18. Mythical archer 4 ℓ
  19. Genesis 4 name 4 ℓ
  20. Top players 5 ℓ
  21. Green-light 4 ℓ
  22. Glue together 4 ℓ
  23. Kind of crown 5 ℓ
  24. Surrealist Magritte 4 ℓ
  25. Venerable pain reliever 12 ℓ
  26. Video gaming pioneer 5 ℓ
  27. Shortened "I'm shocked!" 3 ℓ
  28. Sound like "Boom!" 3 ℓ
  29. Effective 4 ℓ
  30. "Comic" music 5 ℓ
  31. Northwest NHLers 13 ℓ
  32. Truckloads 4 ℓ
  33. 42-Across, essentially 4 ℓ
  34. Cropped up 5 ℓ
  35. Pioneers' lumber source 13 ℓ
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Down

  1. Han Solo adversary 5 ℓ
  2. Color changer 3 ℓ
  3. Published 3 ℓ
  4. He followed Harry 3 ℓ
  5. Innate 4 ℓ
  6. Fawning flattery 5 ℓ
  7. Nintendo hero 5 ℓ
  8. Profit from 4 ℓ
  9. Moving walkway maker 4 ℓ
  10. Things in tables 4 ℓ
  11. Berry-bearing tree 5 ℓ
  12. Land on Lake Victoria 5 ℓ
  13. WWII menace 5 ℓ
  14. Voice reservations 5 ℓ
  15. Overly repeated 5 ℓ
  16. More perplexing 5 ℓ
  17. Clear wrap, for short 5 ℓ
  18. Places for pads 5 ℓ
  19. Far from subtle 5 ℓ
  20. Merriment 4 ℓ
  21. In a deadlock 4 ℓ
  22. NorCal county 4 ℓ
  23. Recognize orally 4 ℓ
  24. Broody music 3 ℓ
  25. Slip into 3 ℓ
  26. Saucy talk 3 ℓ
  27. Song-certifying org. 4 ℓ
  28. Composer Stravinsky 4 ℓ
  29. Black tea 5 ℓ
  30. Lunchbox sweet 4 ℓ
  31. Potter accessory 4 ℓ
  32. Bit of a galaxy 4 ℓ
  33. Alejandro's "another" 4 ℓ
  34. Dental device 5 ℓ
  35. Unwitting accomplice 4 ℓ
  36. Grandson of Abraham 4 ℓ
  37. Flat military hat 4 ℓ
  38. What hoops haven't 4 ℓ
  39. Of things heard 5 ℓ
  40. Went like the wind 4 ℓ
  41. PD alerts 4 ℓ
  42. "__ miracle!" 4 ℓ
  43. Kitchen gadget brand 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, May 15, 2025 is titled “OPEN WATERS” and was constructed by Mark McClain. 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 OPEN WATERS Crossword May 15 2025 Answers