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FELINE PHRASES

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Male siblings, for short 4 ℓ
  2. Resign a job 4 ℓ
  3. Deck of 52 5 ℓ
  4. Shirtsleeve insert 3 ℓ
  5. Display on museum walls 3 ℓ
  6. Nosh between meals 5 ℓ
  7. Sir __ Newton 5 ℓ
  8. Went for a jog 3 ℓ
  9. Intuitive feeling 4 ℓ
  10. Largest portion 13 ℓ
  11. Woodwind instrument 4 ℓ
  12. Whodunit hint 4 ℓ
  13. "Who's there?" reply 5 ℓ
  14. Prefix for chute or medic 4 ℓ
  15. Got lighter in color 5 ℓ
  16. Is sure to 4 ℓ
  17. Extremely impressed 4 ℓ
  18. List of candidates 5 ℓ
  19. Young girl 4 ℓ
  20. Decisive victory 4 ℓ
  21. Approximately 5 ℓ
  22. Remove, as a knot 4 ℓ
  23. Caesar's rebuke 4 ℓ
  24. Stop doing 5 ℓ
  25. Cain's father 4 ℓ
  26. Unofficial employee work stoppage 13 ℓ
  27. Compass point opposite WSW 3 ℓ
  28. Party giver 4 ℓ
  29. Vice __ (with the order flipped) 5 ℓ
  30. By the __ (incidentally) 3 ℓ
  31. "Me too" 5 ℓ
  32. Caught a glimpse of 3 ℓ
  33. -natural, as foods 7 ℓ
  34. Flying-related prefix 4 ℓ
  35. Something difficult to cope with 15 ℓ
  36. Most wealthy 7 ℓ
  37. Disguising military garb, for short 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Prepared, as tea 6 ℓ
  2. Actor Hanks or Cruise 3 ℓ
  3. Potato state: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  4. Below the surface, as submarines 8 ℓ
  5. Earth tremor 5 ℓ
  6. Suffix for prank or young 4 ℓ
  7. Wipe specks off furniture 4 ℓ
  8. Cook in the oven 5 ℓ
  9. Helps in a crime 5 ℓ
  10. Bean used for chocolate 5 ℓ
  11. Basic earring 4 ℓ
  12. Place to plug in a radio 6 ℓ
  13. Spiral pasta 6 ℓ
  14. Expert pilot 3 ℓ
  15. Saudi __ (Mideast nation) 6 ℓ
  16. Christmas songs 6 ℓ
  17. Prepares to propose 6 ℓ
  18. In the lead 5 ℓ
  19. Lesser part of a 45 record 5 ℓ
  20. Map within a map 5 ℓ
  21. "And here it is!" 5 ℓ
  22. Coyote call 4 ℓ
  23. Emphatic typeface: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  24. "My __ are sealed!" 4 ℓ
  25. Attorney's expertise 3 ℓ
  26. Tax pro: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  27. Any household task 5 ℓ
  28. "Poison" climbing plant 3 ℓ
  29. Dress of India 4 ℓ
  30. Truant GI 4 ℓ
  31. Takeout meal order 4 ℓ
  32. HANDLE __ CARE 4 ℓ
  33. Muscle soreness 4 ℓ
  34. Watchdog's warning 4 ℓ
  35. Just somewhat 4 ℓ
  36. Initials for the Big Apple 3 ℓ
  37. Letter-routing abbr. 4 ℓ
  38. Acting childish 8 ℓ
  39. "Superfruit" berry 4 ℓ
  40. Road surfaces 4 ℓ
  41. Four letters in "Mississippi" 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, May 27, 2025 is titled “FELINE PHRASES” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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.

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