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POSITIVELY

Thursday, May 29, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 78 clues
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Across

  1. Anjou alternative 4 ℓ
  2. Biscotti flavoring 5 ℓ
  3. Planning, informally 4 ℓ
  4. Fish found in Alaskan waters 15 ℓ
  5. Nickname like Kristy 4 ℓ
  6. Major fuss 3 ℓ
  7. Nocturnal flyer 3 ℓ
  8. Big key 5 ℓ
  9. Conclusion of Hamilton 5 ℓ
  10. Familiar admonition ignored here 15 ℓ
  11. Acoustical 5 ℓ
  12. __ mater 4 ℓ
  13. Aired 4 ℓ
  14. Bone prefix 5 ℓ
  15. Bothersome person 4 ℓ
  16. Tide table word 4 ℓ
  17. "...against __ of troubles" 4 ℓ
  18. Certain phone voice 4 ℓ
  19. Long bone 5 ℓ
  20. Thematic elements of orchestral music 15 ℓ
  21. Rural enclosure 3 ℓ
  22. Taiwanese, e.g. 5 ℓ
  23. Power or play preceder 5 ℓ
  24. Press coverage 3 ℓ
  25. Bowl game org. 4 ℓ
  26. Hilly region north of the Big Apple 15 ℓ
  27. Gloater's cry 3 ℓ
  28. Crowd noise 4 ℓ
  29. Command to a canine 4 ℓ
  30. Cable channel since the '70s 3 ℓ
  31. Not too often 7 ℓ
  32. Brita competitor 3 ℓ
  33. Move merchandise 4 ℓ
  34. Topaz author 4 ℓ
  35. Humdrum pattern 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Fugue master 4 ℓ
  2. Very manageable 4 ℓ
  3. Look (through) 4 ℓ
  4. Pelican cousin 4 ℓ
  5. Insignificant matter 3 ℓ
  6. Having no key 6 ℓ
  7. Bridge's support structure 6 ℓ
  8. Important spans 4 ℓ
  9. Affluent, in Aragon 4 ℓ
  10. Tire pressure abbr. 3 ℓ
  11. Currant liqueur 6 ℓ
  12. Brown somewhat 4 ℓ
  13. Nobel Institute city 4 ℓ
  14. Utter failure 6 ℓ
  15. Ancient South American 4 ℓ
  16. Brief break 6 ℓ
  17. Chocolaty sphere 6 ℓ
  18. Host's request 4 ℓ
  19. "Short" musical suffix 4 ℓ
  20. Ditty 4 ℓ
  21. Schools of thought 4 ℓ
  22. At leisure 4 ℓ
  23. Fuzzy buildup 4 ℓ
  24. Wines and dines 4 ℓ
  25. "It's wrong __ many levels" 4 ℓ
  26. Fodder morsel 3 ℓ
  27. Quaint oath 3 ℓ
  28. Tijuana title 6 ℓ
  29. Airspeed unit 4 ℓ
  30. Tied thing 4 ℓ
  31. Remark of relief 3 ℓ
  32. Topper 3 ℓ
  33. Amplify, informally 5 ℓ
  34. Star Trek officer 5 ℓ
  35. Parthenon's style 5 ℓ
  36. Liam's language 5 ℓ
  37. Gandhi contemporary 5 ℓ
  38. Operatic opening 5 ℓ
  39. Casino array 5 ℓ
  40. Panamanian pronoun 4 ℓ
  41. Apology intro 3 ℓ
  42. Tricky pitch 6 ℓ
  43. Warm a chair 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, May 29, 2025 is titled “POSITIVELY” and was constructed by Mark McClain. 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 POSITIVELY Crossword May 29 2025 Answers