TICK-TOCK
Across
- Physicians: Abbr.
- "This __ take long"
- Boats like Noah's
- Come into view
- Couch or chair
- Fancy party
- Playground plank for two
- Spicy beans/beef meal
- Device for races
- Point a dart toward
- Identical
- Door of a fence
- Dental string
- Jungle roarer
- Company officer, for short
- Relatives of deer
- Windshield shading
- Make a mistake
- Any farm harvest
- Cake to wash with
- Thrifty person
- Center of a bagel
- Game played on horseback
- Barton of the Red Cross
- Kitchen device set before baking
- Bronze or brass
- Annoy constantly
- Bath powder ingredient
- Snakelike fishes
- Diving-into-pool sound
- Norway's capital
- Pig's sound
- Trails for hiking
- British fellow
- Capital of France
- Cincinnati's state
- Distorts, as facts
- Eve's first home
- Where Lima is capital
Down
- Operated a vehicle
- Buffet meal carrier
- Notorious Roman emperor
- Egg shape
- Device hanging in an office
- Soccer or football
- Leafy salad green
- Kitchen or den
- Have big dreams
- Used up, as cash
- Parts for performers
- Horses' paces
- Facet of a situation
- Any thing of value
- "Bald" bird
- Walkway between floors
- Person playing a part
- "__ I was your age..."
- Small mountain
- Casual eatery
- "Don't worry about me"
- Car with a meter
- Prophetic sign
- Karate stroke
- Top of the head
- Golfer's pegs
- Poses a question
- Tennis great Arthur
- Fill with cargo
- Fathers of horses
- Picnic's shredded cabbage
- Jumps like a bunny
- Highest phone number digit
- Old-fashioned device filled with sand
- Auto wheel
- Throat-clearing sound
- Leader like Leo XIV
- Banana's covering
- Meat-and-potatoes dinner
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Monday, November 17, 2025 is titled “TICK-TOCK” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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.