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LOOKING BACK ABACK

Friday, May 16, 2025 Constructed by S.N. 74 clues
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Across

  1. Big bumbler 3 ℓ
  2. Droplets 5 ℓ
  3. USAF offense 4 ℓ
  4. Planet setting of the book 12 ℓ
  5. Peninsula north of Nova Scotia 5 ℓ
  6. E-motional media download 7 ℓ
  7. Best of anything 5 ℓ
  8. Little __ (hardly 51-Across) 4 ℓ
  9. Profusely 4 ℓ
  10. "...a __" (remainder of quote) 15 ℓ
  11. State around the 46-Across 4 ℓ
  12. Propounded 5 ℓ
  13. Surveyor's map 4 ℓ
  14. Device in a drum kit 5 ℓ
  15. Sounds disappointed 4 ℓ
  16. Condiment around the 46-Across 3 ℓ
  17. Tartan family 4 ℓ
  18. Cubic Rubik 4 ℓ
  19. Interior courtyards 5 ℓ
  20. Start of a quote from Slaughterhouse-Five 15 ℓ
  21. Luncheon conclusion 4 ℓ
  22. Toolbox pokers 4 ℓ
  23. Grieg contemporary and collaborator 5 ℓ
  24. Emulates 21-Across 7 ℓ
  25. Name related to Matilda 5 ℓ
  26. Author of quote 12 ℓ
  27. Where to view creations esthetiques 6 ℓ
  28. Very small thing 4 ℓ
  29. Treasure of the Sierra Madre 3 ℓ
  30. AuctionWeb, today 4 ℓ
  31. Common employee ID 3 ℓ
  32. Draped attire 4 ℓ
  33. Dab dry 4 ℓ
  34. Ending like -arian 3 ℓ
  35. Tree-filled 6 ℓ
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Down

  1. Story that might be "airtight" 5 ℓ
  2. Articulates 4 ℓ
  3. Veggie dip herb 4 ℓ
  4. "No hard feelings?" 9 ℓ
  5. Schwab.com alternative 6 ℓ
  6. Significant other these days 3 ℓ
  7. Lovell's Apollo 13 memoir 8 ℓ
  8. "Consider it done" 4 ℓ
  9. Most droll 6 ℓ
  10. Atmospheric starter 3 ℓ
  11. Carriage return descendant 8 ℓ
  12. So last year 5 ℓ
  13. Second mentioned 6 ℓ
  14. Czech master composer 6 ℓ
  15. Dry run 4 ℓ
  16. Sweet buy 5 ℓ
  17. Usher's stand-in? 5 ℓ
  18. Bits in brownies 4 ℓ
  19. Sub-Saharan predator 4 ℓ
  20. New Zealand's "Southern" range 4 ℓ
  21. NBA box score heading 3 ℓ
  22. Rhapsodic rhyme 3 ℓ
  23. Veggie dip partner 4 ℓ
  24. Exactly when called for 5 ℓ
  25. Signified 5 ℓ
  26. TV drama settings 3 ℓ
  27. A as in Argentina 3 ℓ
  28. Hopping insectivore 4 ℓ
  29. Long view 5 ℓ
  30. Itchy feeling 4 ℓ
  31. Converge 4 ℓ
  32. "Sign up to drive" company 4 ℓ
  33. Spanish city that hosted Expo 2008 9 ℓ
  34. Birthplace of cheddar cheese 8 ℓ
  35. Cyclist's accessories 8 ℓ
  36. Beaus these days 3 ℓ
  37. In the __ the gods (left to fate) 5 ℓ
  38. Wine and dine 3 ℓ
  39. Absence of disturbance 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 16, 2025 is titled “LOOKING BACK ABACK” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 74 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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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 LOOKING BACK ABACK Crossword May 16 2025 Answers