LOCAL LANGUAGES
Across
- Fill-in worker, for short
- Creative thought
- __ for (selects)
- MD's ASAP
- Banquet VIPs
- Beneath
- A quarter of quadri-
- "Also..."
- Language of Tijuana
- Himalayas' continent
- Tourist's urban lodging
- San Juan, Puerto __
- Wear away
- Shoelace snarl
- End-of-class signal
- Nevada city
- Complete collections
- Offer for purchase
- Organic sunburn soother
- Escape in a hurry
- Opera solos
- Would-be atty.'s exam: Abbr.
- Examine by touch
- Pear varieties
- Language of Quebec
- Nightclub performance
- Yale student
- Hidden supply
- "How __ I to know?"
- Military wear to disguise, informally
- Santa __ (ship of 1492)
- __ de Janeiro, Brazil
- Ocean reef material
- Language of New York
- Uncomplicates
- Major blood vessel
- Pigsty
Down
- Very soft mineral
- Donkey
- Per person
- Frisbee shape
- Wryly amusing
- __-addressed stamped envelope
- Adolescent
- Skirt's fold
- Corporate workplace
- Animal rights org.
- __ and groan (complain)
- Frozen snow queen
- Man's formal wear
- Removes a plant from its container
- Egypt's main river
- Wide necktie
- School corridor
- Window ledge
- "That explains it"
- Catches red-handed
- Three-quarters of a dozen
- Boats of refuge
- British prep school
- "The __, the merrier"
- That woman's
- Adam's second son
- Flower that rhymes with "Italia"
- Sticky pine ingredient
- Would like to have
- Orbiter with a tail
- Indoor sports venue
- Airport arrival's rental
- Neighborhood
- Stand up
- Stingy person
- __ and aahs
- Meeting's to-do list
- __ Antony of old Rome
- Baseball headwear
- Young boy
- Stand-up performer
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, November 19, 2025 is titled “LOCAL LANGUAGES” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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