PREFIX PAIRS
Across
- Some can openers
- Overplay it
- Tijuana that
- Reluctant assent
- Symbol of victory
- Less than enthusiastic
- Parallel, in math
- Flair for design
- List of slips
- Pay in
- Atmospheric opening
- Airport 250 mi. from SAV
- Figure eight fraction
- Disproportionate responses
- Far-reaching
- Back in again
- South Pacific nation
- Many MRIs and DVD players
- Performing art
- Immoderate
- Video file format
- Capricious
- Neutral shade
- En tout __ (without exception)
- AL Central city
- File drawer label, perhaps
- Spot with springs
- "Cross my heart!"
- What omega-3s are
- Squares up
- Vein pursuits
- Certain shortening
- Visit again
- Astronaut Jemison
- Cultural doings
Down
- "You know the rest"
- Outer limits
- Windows options
- Voices one's views
- Cleverly self-referential
- Southern fried fare
- Sawlike chain
- Access granted
- Strip under a boot
- Off-white shade
- Off-land call
- Voice quality
- Posh properties
- Absorb a loss
- Just about
- Tolkien title villain
- Have or hold
- Kamali of coats
- Core principle
- Air afresh
- End of an Amherst address
- Traversing
- PD broadcast
- QANTAS hub
- Common survey question
- "Well, probably..."
- Potentially improper
- Sap
- Bit of fine print
- What many a US state once was
- UK cooler
- Family men
- Narrow down
- More than
- Takes on
- Sassy
- Marquee name
- Getting close, perhaps
- Force measure
- Draw upon
- Patterned after
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, November 12, 2026 is titled “PREFIX PAIRS” and was constructed by Prasanna Keshava. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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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.