GOING TO EXTREMES
Across
- Student's stadium sign
- Unwind from work
- Adversity
- Eccentric
- Short of breath
- Alaskan winter weather system
- Landing-hr. approximation
- Makes a jump
- Des Moines' state
- Behind schedule
- Needing replenishing
- Baker's appliance
- Fill with love
- Employ
- Take care of
- Auto fuel
- Great distress
- Nebraskan urbanite
- Period of history
- Wheel shaft
- Casino key customer
- Lost power, as a battery
- "__company, three's..."
- Wasn't feeling well
- NFL tiebreakers
- Upper-class lifestyle
- Ape or monkey
- Most important "numero"
- Healthful resort
- DVD player light
- Strong aroma
- Searches everywhere
- Ireland, to the Irish
- Capital of Vietnam
- From ancient times
Down
- Sounds from Santa
- Bear in a crib
- Frozen rain
- Banish
- Half-diameters
- Something to whisper into
- Metallic rock
- From Cardiff
- First First Lady
- "Now I get it!"
- Newsstand display, for short
- Fake, as leatherette: Abbr.
- "Amazing!"
- "Lemme do it!"
- Dole out
- Exit the premises
- All gone, as goulash
- Topple over
- Top sudoku digits
- Chaney of silent horror films
- Ticklish Muppet
- Bugs Bunny or Bart Simpson
- Out of whack
- Floor decor
- Nation n. of Mexico
- Comedian's joke
- Futile, as a situation
- Captain's diary
- Oak seed
- Japanese "bar" food
- __-day (vitamin dose, often)
- State of mind
- Song for a single singer
- Revered star
- Be a bother to
- Lost traction
- Extremely amazed
- Read closely, with "over"
- Long __ (way back)
- Singer Ronstadt
- Family room
- "__ but known!"
- Photographs
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, November 12, 2025 is titled “GOING TO EXTREMES” and was constructed by Steve Faiella. 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.