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HYBRIDIZATION: A two-in-one topic

Sunday, May 25, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 142 clues
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Across

  1. Approximately 5 ℓ
  2. Triangular sails 4 ℓ
  3. Squabble 4 ℓ
  4. Central idea 5 ℓ
  5. Prefix for active 5 ℓ
  6. Heckles 8 ℓ
  7. Suffix for differ 3 ℓ
  8. Half of a Christmas carol twosome 10 ℓ
  9. Striped predatory fish 10 ℓ
  10. Antagonist 5 ℓ
  11. Community service program 8 ℓ
  12. Santa __, CA 3 ℓ
  13. Private not-for-profit: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  14. Lion King queen 4 ℓ
  15. In support of 3 ℓ
  16. Attaining, as a goal 7 ℓ
  17. Hamilton's bills 4 ℓ
  18. Largest US union 3 ℓ
  19. Very long-armed primate 12 ℓ
  20. List-shortening letters 3 ℓ
  21. At a distance 7 ℓ
  22. Fearsome-sounding insect 9 ℓ
  23. "Money __ object" 4 ℓ
  24. Sock flaw 4 ℓ
  25. Jut out 8 ℓ
  26. Peanut butter bar 6 ℓ
  27. 100% 3 ℓ
  28. Sailor's assent 3 ℓ
  29. Plane safety agcy. 3 ℓ
  30. Red-top winged scavenger 13 ℓ
  31. Putting pen to paper 7 ℓ
  32. "Same here" 5 ℓ
  33. Foam prefix 5 ℓ
  34. Suffix for billion 4 ℓ
  35. French notion 4 ℓ
  36. Japanese beer 5 ℓ
  37. Et __ (and others) 4 ℓ
  38. Coin in Cannes 4 ℓ
  39. Sub device 5 ℓ
  40. Impolite look 4 ℓ
  41. Waterways on mapas 4 ℓ
  42. Martial arts workout 5 ℓ
  43. Relay stick 5 ℓ
  44. Chimney output 5 ℓ
  45. Winds up 4 ℓ
  46. Very worrisome 4 ℓ
  47. __ so (in that case) 5 ℓ
  48. GEICO mascot 5 ℓ
  49. Utah national park 4 ℓ
  50. Legal assistants, briefly 5 ℓ
  51. Chicago paper nickname 4 ℓ
  52. Spotted desert reptile 13 ℓ
  53. Hollywood hopeful 7 ℓ
  54. Infers from data 6 ℓ
  55. UFO crew 3 ℓ
  56. Software revision, for short 3 ℓ
  57. Dudes 3 ℓ
  58. Periphery 4 ℓ
  59. Common whodunit persona 8 ℓ
  60. Hard candy 4 ℓ
  61. Enthusiastic applause 7 ℓ
  62. Wine label word 3 ℓ
  63. Speedy, agile little rodent 9 ℓ
  64. Snootiness 4 ℓ
  65. Enormous marine mammal 12 ℓ
  66. Angsty music 3 ℓ
  67. Skulls, so to speak 7 ℓ
  68. "Value added" levy: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  69. Small number 3 ℓ
  70. Prod along 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Mushroom tops 4 ℓ
  2. Beaches, essentially 5 ℓ
  3. Skin care brand 5 ℓ
  4. Of a hipbone 5 ℓ
  5. Enliven 6 ℓ
  6. Triangular chocolate bar 9 ℓ
  7. Desertlike 4 ℓ
  8. Runs smoothly 5 ℓ
  9. Attempt to snare 8 ℓ
  10. Manage somehow 6 ℓ
  11. "Time __ a premium" 4 ℓ
  12. __ avis (unusual thing) 4 ℓ
  13. Smooth talker 7 ℓ
  14. Grocery passage 5 ℓ
  15. USAF noncom 4 ℓ
  16. Weed whacker 3 ℓ
  17. Wall off 7 ℓ
  18. Suffix for switch 4 ℓ
  19. Fails to be accurate 6 ℓ
  20. Credit-worthiness no. 4 ℓ
  21. Overly theatrical 5 ℓ
  22. Apply amply 6 ℓ
  23. Ancient artifact 5 ℓ
  24. Predestine for 6 ℓ
  25. Verb form 5 ℓ
  26. Inappropriate 5 ℓ
  27. Galoshes, umbrellas, etc. 8 ℓ
  28. First month in Madrid 5 ℓ
  29. Suburban plot 9 ℓ
  30. Foam in a stein 4 ℓ
  31. Useful facts 4 ℓ
  32. "Little" Dickens girl 4 ℓ
  33. Marvin of Motown 4 ℓ
  34. "Quite so" 4 ℓ
  35. Happen next 5 ℓ
  36. People around the Himalayas 8 ℓ
  37. Goldsmith's measure 5 ℓ
  38. Stanley Cup hopeful 7 ℓ
  39. Tearless 7 ℓ
  40. Tattoo artists 6 ℓ
  41. Kilt fabric 6 ℓ
  42. Top scorer in Scrabble 5 ℓ
  43. Poet friend of Tolkien 5 ℓ
  44. Selfish drive 5 ℓ
  45. Segments of sycamores 5 ℓ
  46. Public outcry 5 ℓ
  47. Davis Cup org. 4 ℓ
  48. Canine comment 4 ℓ
  49. "Suffice __ say..." 4 ℓ
  50. Alcove 4 ℓ
  51. No longer there 4 ℓ
  52. Roman 8 4 ℓ
  53. MLB stat 3 ℓ
  54. Elevated ballet position 8 ℓ
  55. Ongoing annoyance 5 ℓ
  56. Admission of avoidance 5 ℓ
  57. Fail to notice 4 ℓ
  58. Biblical paradise 4 ℓ
  59. Floor model 4 ℓ
  60. HS atlas class 4 ℓ
  61. Yours and mine 4 ℓ
  62. Actor Nick 5 ℓ
  63. Two-Oscar Wiest 6 ℓ
  64. For the most part 6 ℓ
  65. Nevertheless 6 ℓ
  66. Sealy alternative 5 ℓ
  67. Raring to go 5 ℓ
  68. Judicial assistant 5 ℓ
  69. Summer topper 6 ℓ
  70. Ridge of glacial origin 5 ℓ
  71. Start to boil 6 ℓ
  72. The feds, for short 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, May 25, 2025 is titled “HYBRIDIZATION: A two-in-one topic” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 142 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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