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LET'S PARTY: Have a blast with it

Sunday, May 18, 2025 Constructed by Gary M. Larson 144 clues
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Across

  1. Buffalo Bill's surname 4 ℓ
  2. Back-of-paper section 6 ℓ
  3. Bible excerpt 7 ℓ
  4. Friends fellow 4 ℓ
  5. Shut down 4 ℓ
  6. Major airports 4 ℓ
  7. Copier powders 6 ℓ
  8. Did nothing 3 ℓ
  9. Excessive attention 4 ℓ
  10. Soldier's station 4 ℓ
  11. On the __ (fleeing) 3 ℓ
  12. Wonka's creator 4 ℓ
  13. Mouse hunters 4 ℓ
  14. Be bold 4 ℓ
  15. Cloud-seeding compound 6 ℓ
  16. Extreme self-indulgence 8 ℓ
  17. Greenhouse array 4 ℓ
  18. Added by expansion 7 ℓ
  19. Getting the latest together 13 ℓ
  20. Connecticut Ivy Leaguer 3 ℓ
  21. Calf minder 3 ℓ
  22. Uplifting verse 3 ℓ
  23. South American corn cakes 6 ℓ
  24. Mythical warmonger 4 ℓ
  25. Spreadable cheese 4 ℓ
  26. Ends of the earth 5 ℓ
  27. Pizza Hut rival 6 ℓ
  28. Jamie of M*A*S*H 4 ℓ
  29. BBC sitcom 5 ℓ
  30. Homer Simpson's bartender 3 ℓ
  31. Blackbird cousins 7 ℓ
  32. Neighbors of shoulder blades 9 ℓ
  33. Superhero film franchise initials 3 ℓ
  34. Medical-themed Nintendo game 7 ℓ
  35. Radio listener's woe 12 ℓ
  36. Spray-starch holders 8 ℓ
  37. Storybook monster 4 ℓ
  38. Italian automaker 7 ℓ
  39. Takes air 7 ℓ
  40. Makes queasy 7 ℓ
  41. Hinged plane wing part 7 ℓ
  42. Global fashion monthly 4 ℓ
  43. "Put __ on it!" 4 ℓ
  44. Evaluate 6 ℓ
  45. Contest competitor 7 ℓ
  46. Negotiation participant 8 ℓ
  47. Childbirth 12 ℓ
  48. Hole enlargers 7 ℓ
  49. Poetic time 3 ℓ
  50. Private chat 9 ℓ
  51. Sicilian port 7 ℓ
  52. Mine find 3 ℓ
  53. Guy creating commercials 5 ℓ
  54. Starting lineups 6 ℓ
  55. Foolish people 5 ℓ
  56. Plows into 4 ℓ
  57. Amiable 4 ℓ
  58. GPS line 3 ℓ
  59. Medal recipient 4 ℓ
  60. Ignatius of Loyola follower 6 ℓ
  61. Single-strand molecule 3 ℓ
  62. Narc's grp. 3 ℓ
  63. Work perk 13 ℓ
  64. Telling, as tales 8 ℓ
  65. Manacled 7 ℓ
  66. Cultural interests 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Snake charmer's snake 5 ℓ
  2. Kingly title 4 ℓ
  3. Jogging pace 4 ℓ
  4. Hourly charge 4 ℓ
  5. Skilled speakers 7 ℓ
  6. Trojan War king 5 ℓ
  7. Meal with matzo 5 ℓ
  8. DC winter hours 3 ℓ
  9. Trait carrier 4 ℓ
  10. Tylenol alternative 5 ℓ
  11. Thrifty people 6 ℓ
  12. Ewe or sow 3 ℓ
  13. "No ifs, __, or buts" 4 ℓ
  14. Dockside platform 4 ℓ
  15. Polite assent 7 ℓ
  16. Idealistic hope 5 ℓ
  17. Stared at 5 ℓ
  18. Carousel mount 5 ℓ
  19. Luau performances 5 ℓ
  20. Texter's opinion intro 4 ℓ
  21. Trails for hiking 5 ℓ
  22. Time-consuming 4 ℓ
  23. Lavishes attention (on) 5 ℓ
  24. Coffee order 5 ℓ
  25. Ancient Greek marketplace 5 ℓ
  26. Small bills 4 ℓ
  27. Deep-seated 5 ℓ
  28. Sandwich seller 4 ℓ
  29. Falco of The Sopranos 4 ℓ
  30. Get __ for effort 3 ℓ
  31. Removes a rind from 5 ℓ
  32. Verdi opera 4 ℓ
  33. Judge's garb 4 ℓ
  34. Strong winds 5 ℓ
  35. Antagonize 7 ℓ
  36. "Bubble" beverage with tapioca 7 ℓ
  37. Voting places 5 ℓ
  38. Flamenco bravos 4 ℓ
  39. More tart 6 ℓ
  40. Interstate exit 4 ℓ
  41. Garlicky mayonnaise 5 ℓ
  42. Crammed, with "up" 5 ℓ
  43. Unnecessary extra 5 ℓ
  44. Former Golden Arches burger 5 ℓ
  45. Phone screen symbols 5 ℓ
  46. Gets promoted 5 ℓ
  47. Home in Madrid 4 ℓ
  48. Neckwear at 57-Down 4 ℓ
  49. Circle portions 4 ℓ
  50. Most significant 4 ℓ
  51. Rodent control brand 4 ℓ
  52. Take a lease 4 ℓ
  53. Significant period 3 ℓ
  54. Significant other, these days 3 ℓ
  55. Honors with a party 5 ℓ
  56. Mailed off 4 ℓ
  57. Hot sandwich 4 ℓ
  58. Condor's claw 5 ℓ
  59. Holes in sponges 5 ℓ
  60. Prophetic sign 4 ℓ
  61. Is entitled to 5 ℓ
  62. Hertz rival 4 ℓ
  63. Owed amounts 5 ℓ
  64. Recording studio machine 10 ℓ
  65. Outward manners 5 ℓ
  66. Antlered animals 5 ℓ
  67. Court order 4 ℓ
  68. Part of AD 4 ℓ
  69. Downpour 10 ℓ
  70. Chef's seasonings 5 ℓ
  71. Cast aside abruptly 4 ℓ
  72. Cockpit announcement 3 ℓ
  73. Had the opinion 4 ℓ
  74. Obliterate 5 ℓ
  75. German physicist 5 ℓ
  76. Cavalry base 4 ℓ
  77. Royal domain 5 ℓ
  78. Buy and sell 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, May 18, 2025 is titled “LET'S PARTY: Have a blast with it” and was constructed by Gary M. Larson. The puzzle features 144 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.

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