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BILINGUAL

Friday, May 9, 2025 Constructed by S.N. 74 clues
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Across

  1. Membership chairperson's urging 6 ℓ
  2. Oath-taking need 5 ℓ
  3. Musical muffler 4 ℓ
  4. Didn't get a Lyft 6 ℓ
  5. Far from stern 3 ℓ
  6. Evian evening 4 ℓ
  7. Had too much of 6 ℓ
  8. City on Puget Sound 6 ℓ
  9. *Savage 7 ℓ
  10. Sign of spring 6 ℓ
  11. *Insufficiency 8 ℓ
  12. Bold challenge 6 ℓ
  13. Before the races 7 ℓ
  14. Fundamental 5 ℓ
  15. "That ain't normal" 6 ℓ
  16. Keystone Studios founder 7 ℓ
  17. Top performers 6 ℓ
  18. *Miraculous event 8 ℓ
  19. Eschew extravagance 6 ℓ
  20. *Bin contents 7 ℓ
  21. Bring to a simmer again 6 ℓ
  22. Irish Ivan 4 ℓ
  23. Nest builder on telephone poles 6 ℓ
  24. Ohms' reciprocals 4 ℓ
  25. Piratic plaint 3 ℓ
  26. Get started 6 ℓ
  27. Tots' transportation 6 ℓ
  28. Floor-washing robot 6 ℓ
  29. With 35- and 37-Across, how to answer the starred clues 5 ℓ
  30. See 33-Across 3 ℓ
  31. See 33-Across 5 ℓ
  32. Ballet shoe insert 6 ℓ
  33. First Cooperstown electee 6 ℓ
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Down

  1. West Wing president 10 ℓ
  2. Austen heroine 4 ℓ
  3. Hidey-hole 4 ℓ
  4. Unibrow Muppet 4 ℓ
  5. Restive 5 ℓ
  6. Hunting hounds 7 ℓ
  7. Foul territory 3 ℓ
  8. Tony winner Hagen 3 ℓ
  9. Dior's first fashion collection 7 ℓ
  10. Crucifix initials 4 ℓ
  11. Result of a leadoff walk 5 ℓ
  12. Nickname of 2025's Album of the Year Grammy winner 3 ℓ
  13. Strive for 5 ℓ
  14. Picture of health 4 ℓ
  15. Slate, for short 5 ℓ
  16. Kagan appointer 5 ℓ
  17. Sphere starter 4 ℓ
  18. Extremement 4 ℓ
  19. What hypos may hold 4 ℓ
  20. Literary Quaker captain 4 ℓ
  21. Station abbreviation 3 ℓ
  22. Aesthetic interest 3 ℓ
  23. Seismology starter 3 ℓ
  24. Captain Hook look 5 ℓ
  25. Infiltrator 3 ℓ
  26. Bear up above 4 ℓ
  27. NFC West squad 3 ℓ
  28. Marching pace 4 ℓ
  29. Presupposed 7 ℓ
  30. Name related to Luigi 4 ℓ
  31. Old Testament kingdom 4 ℓ
  32. Easy to anger 10 ℓ
  33. Pacific Rim broad band 3 ℓ
  34. __ Gabriel Mountains 3 ℓ
  35. Opportune 4 ℓ
  36. Lump of ground 4 ℓ
  37. What you can bank on 3 ℓ
  38. Common middle name for Mary 3 ℓ
  39. Lamb sandwich 4 ℓ
  40. Gustavo who leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic 7 ℓ
  41. Manitoba mall designations 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, May 9, 2025 is titled “BILINGUAL” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 74 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 BILINGUAL Crossword May 9 2025 Answers