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IN THE BAG

Thursday, May 8, 2025 Constructed by Prasanna Keshava 76 clues
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Across

  1. "Apparent" people 5 ℓ
  2. Male in a flock 3 ℓ
  3. Saudi's neighbor 5 ℓ
  4. It's w. of Saskatchewan 3 ℓ
  5. Early word 4 ℓ
  6. Script datum 3 ℓ
  7. Forest giants 8 ℓ
  8. Coco __ (rum cocktail) 4 ℓ
  9. Immunization fluids 6 ℓ
  10. Way, way back 7 ℓ
  11. Trucker's compartment 3 ℓ
  12. Rock show souvenirs 11 ℓ
  13. Academic address ender 3 ℓ
  14. Sporty roofs 5 ℓ
  15. "__ a stinker?": Bugs Bunny 5 ℓ
  16. It ends every Nov. 3 ℓ
  17. Mother of Isaac 5 ℓ
  18. Start to take effect 5 ℓ
  19. Simon's nickname for Garfunkel 5 ℓ
  20. All-time low 5 ℓ
  21. Showtime rival 3 ℓ
  22. Breakfast appliances 11 ℓ
  23. Nibble on 3 ℓ
  24. Give feedback about 7 ℓ
  25. Nonspeaking 6 ℓ
  26. Mannerly man 4 ℓ
  27. Typist at a keyboard 8 ℓ
  28. Simpsons shopkeeper 3 ℓ
  29. Sciences' counterpart 4 ℓ
  30. Script writers 3 ℓ
  31. Challenge to a bluffer 5 ℓ
  32. Brown's traditional rival 4 ℓ
  33. School's session 4 ℓ
  34. Domains 5 ℓ
  35. Water near Carson City 5 ℓ
  36. Arm art 3 ℓ
  37. Exploratory agency 4 ℓ
  38. It means "disapproving of" 4 ℓ
  39. Much Bee Gees music 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Hesitate verbally 3 ℓ
  2. Part of a power tool 5 ℓ
  3. Fade out 5 ℓ
  4. Butler of fiction 5 ℓ
  5. Taxing examination 8 ℓ
  6. Prime-time time 6 ℓ
  7. Add sparkle to 5 ℓ
  8. Detract from 3 ℓ
  9. Handling a task 4 ℓ
  10. Singer/actress Gomez 6 ℓ
  11. Rummage (through) 5 ℓ
  12. "That's no surprise" 9 ℓ
  13. Historian's study 4 ℓ
  14. Andean capital 6 ℓ
  15. Major arteries 6 ℓ
  16. Went in a hurry 5 ℓ
  17. Old-time oath 5 ℓ
  18. Grand opening 5 ℓ
  19. Charming kid 5 ℓ
  20. Endowment source 5 ℓ
  21. Alien-search program 4 ℓ
  22. Informal meetup 4 ℓ
  23. Misdeed 3 ℓ
  24. Help for a 10-Down 3 ℓ
  25. Dictionary listing 5 ℓ
  26. MRI alternative 6 ℓ
  27. Service station platforms 7 ℓ
  28. Casual farewell 4 ℓ
  29. Hardly any 4 ℓ
  30. "All around" prefix 4 ℓ
  31. Forfeit 4 ℓ
  32. Go first 4 ℓ
  33. Creative breakthrough 9 ℓ
  34. Short-music suffix 4 ℓ
  35. Winged squawkers 6 ℓ
  36. Single-mike performances 8 ℓ
  37. Goof-off 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, May 8, 2025 is titled “IN THE BAG” and was constructed by Prasanna Keshava. The puzzle features 76 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 IN THE BAG Crossword May 8 2025 Answers