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FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Constructed by Gary Cee 78 clues
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Across

  1. Mo. after Mar. 3 ℓ
  2. Cash drawers 5 ℓ
  3. Actress Goldie 4 ℓ
  4. Wet forecast 4 ℓ
  5. Filmmaker Spike 3 ℓ
  6. Congregant's bench 3 ℓ
  7. Subterranean chamber 6 ℓ
  8. Rugged army vehicle 4 ℓ
  9. __ Baba 3 ℓ
  10. Reward for rolling over 11 ℓ
  11. Dreadlocked Jamaican 5 ℓ
  12. Undercover drug officer 4 ℓ
  13. "Alternatively..." 4 ℓ
  14. In a crowd of 5 ℓ
  15. Extended family 4 ℓ
  16. Frequently 4 ℓ
  17. Very rich cake 5 ℓ
  18. Light browns 4 ℓ
  19. Beer keg insert 3 ℓ
  20. __ vera (medicinal plant) 4 ℓ
  21. Honolulu's island 4 ℓ
  22. Workers' group 5 ℓ
  23. Earlobe jewelry 4 ℓ
  24. Dry as a desert 4 ℓ
  25. Bored feeling 5 ℓ
  26. Mind-reading ability, for short 3 ℓ
  27. Old West mail service 11 ℓ
  28. Editor's removal mark 4 ℓ
  29. Thinks the world of 6 ℓ
  30. Stubborn equine 3 ℓ
  31. Navigation software: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  32. Window blind strip 4 ℓ
  33. Where the Wright Brothers first flew 9 ℓ
  34. Monarch's tenure 5 ℓ
  35. Business school subj. 4 ℓ
  36. Pass-the-baton race 5 ℓ
  37. Craving 4 ℓ
  38. Operagoer's cheer 5 ℓ
  39. Beginning skier's slope 9 ℓ
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Down

  1. Female choir voice 4 ℓ
  2. Quick scissor cuts 5 ℓ
  3. Botch (up) 5 ℓ
  4. Cruise ship 5 ℓ
  5. Rustic lodging 3 ℓ
  6. When many people vote 7 ℓ
  7. Wearing nothing 4 ℓ
  8. Helicopter sound 4 ℓ
  9. Senior citizens advocate 4 ℓ
  10. Elaborate pranks 6 ℓ
  11. Color yet again 5 ℓ
  12. Hashtag symbol 9 ℓ
  13. Boots out 6 ℓ
  14. Gemstone measure 5 ℓ
  15. San Antonio attraction 5 ℓ
  16. Baseball hat brim 5 ℓ
  17. Standing tall 5 ℓ
  18. Elegant party 4 ℓ
  19. Pesky fly 4 ℓ
  20. Remove creases from 4 ℓ
  21. Memo's "On the double!" 4 ℓ
  22. Prime-time hour 3 ℓ
  23. Explosive stuff 3 ℓ
  24. Egyptian snake 3 ℓ
  25. Energetic spirit 4 ℓ
  26. Seasoned like peanuts 5 ℓ
  27. "Not listed above" category 5 ℓ
  28. Chuck wagon meal 4 ℓ
  29. Country in the Andes 4 ℓ
  30. Package of yarn 5 ℓ
  31. Procrastinate 5 ℓ
  32. Made on a loom 4 ℓ
  33. Be sure of 4 ℓ
  34. Without-instruments singing 9 ℓ
  35. __-at-ease (nervous) 3 ℓ
  36. Any literary category 5 ℓ
  37. Safari park attraction 5 ℓ
  38. Red vegetable 4 ℓ
  39. Golf course measure 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 is titled “FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS” and was constructed by Gary Cee. 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 FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS Crossword May 21 2025 Answers