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WARS OF WORDS

Thursday, November 20, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Evince a response 5 ℓ
  2. Like Mojave National Park 4 ℓ
  3. Treating phrase 4 ℓ
  4. War of words 15 ℓ
  5. Attendee 4 ℓ
  6. Superficial appearance 6 ℓ
  7. Near miss 5 ℓ
  8. Baby koala 4 ℓ
  9. War of words 15 ℓ
  10. Working diligently 4 ℓ
  11. Hunter on high 5 ℓ
  12. Lackluster 4 ℓ
  13. Hospital inventory 4 ℓ
  14. Number for one 4 ℓ
  15. Artful tactics 5 ℓ
  16. Knighted English composer 5 ℓ
  17. Title heard in Westerns 4 ℓ
  18. Be an omen of 4 ℓ
  19. War of words 15 ℓ
  20. Aquarium fish 5 ℓ
  21. Very small thing 4 ℓ
  22. Is forbidden to 6 ℓ
  23. Ending for tip or quip 4 ℓ
  24. War of words 15 ℓ
  25. Former Radio Moscow adversary 3 ℓ
  26. "Regrettably..." 4 ℓ
  27. Economic intro 5 ℓ
  28. Holder of lenses 3 ℓ
  29. Splatter catcher 5 ℓ
  30. Sermonic assents 5 ℓ
  31. Sound of silence 5 ℓ
  32. Dance lesson 4 ℓ
  33. Woodpecker prey 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Hoops arbiter 3 ℓ
  2. Disallow 4 ℓ
  3. Beloved star 4 ℓ
  4. Stir up 4 ℓ
  5. Pick up all of 6 ℓ
  6. Six-footer with feathers 3 ℓ
  7. Bub 3 ℓ
  8. Pleiades supercomputer owner 4 ℓ
  9. Don't use 4 ℓ
  10. Checking before buying 8 ℓ
  11. Diner, for instance 3 ℓ
  12. Major span 3 ℓ
  13. Sleeper at New England's Ben Franklin College 3 ℓ
  14. White waders 6 ℓ
  15. Tinsel time 4 ℓ
  16. Steak au poivre __ sauce 4 ℓ
  17. Ibsen Museum city 4 ℓ
  18. Hunk of granite 4 ℓ
  19. Name-check 4 ℓ
  20. Highly devoted 4 ℓ
  21. Tumbler of rhyme 4 ℓ
  22. NFL stats 3 ℓ
  23. Many a chamber group 3 ℓ
  24. Web ID 3 ℓ
  25. Sambadrome's city 3 ℓ
  26. Vegan staple 3 ℓ
  27. USCG officer 3 ℓ
  28. Shower love 4 ℓ
  29. Tinker Bell capturer 4 ℓ
  30. Ore source near Superior 6 ℓ
  31. Still sealed 6 ℓ
  32. Cryptic 6 ℓ
  33. Many a chamber group 4 ℓ
  34. Seafood serving style 6 ℓ
  35. NFL stats 3 ℓ
  36. With more zing 6 ℓ
  37. Owning-up admission 5 ℓ
  38. Requite for a misdeed 6 ℓ
  39. Metaphorical wagger 6 ℓ
  40. Not so knotty 6 ℓ
  41. Bovine hurdle of rhyme 4 ℓ
  42. Shout with heavy lifting 8 ℓ
  43. Compass reading 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, November 20, 2025 is titled “WARS OF WORDS” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 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 WARS OF WORDS Crossword November 20 2025 Answers