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THIS THURSDAY'S TALK: Heard around dinnertime

Sunday, November 23, 2025 Constructed by Gary M. Larson 146 clues
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Across

  1. Spanish finger foods 5 ℓ
  2. Wide urban st. 3 ℓ
  3. Guys writing slogans 5 ℓ
  4. Made firewood 5 ℓ
  5. Voices views 6 ℓ
  6. Defiant shout 5 ℓ
  7. Focal points 4 ℓ
  8. Side dish request 21 ℓ
  9. Orioles' div. 6 ℓ
  10. Master cooks 5 ℓ
  11. Sets (down) 4 ℓ
  12. Rapper/actor 4 ℓ
  13. The English 5 ℓ
  14. Eurasia's __ Mountains 4 ℓ
  15. Mouse cousin 3 ℓ
  16. Japanese massage 5 ℓ
  17. Land parcel 3 ℓ
  18. Skateboard trick 5 ℓ
  19. Protons' home 4 ℓ
  20. Suggestion about 10-Down 21 ℓ
  21. Iraqi port 5 ℓ
  22. Natural bandage 4 ℓ
  23. Pakistani, e.g. 5 ℓ
  24. Hong Kong craft 6 ℓ
  25. Get back in business 6 ℓ
  26. Polo shirt alternative 4 ℓ
  27. Bit of butter 3 ℓ
  28. Ink stain 4 ℓ
  29. Sailor's greeting 4 ℓ
  30. Band of eight 5 ℓ
  31. Suggestion after dinner 21 ℓ
  32. Beam of light 3 ℓ
  33. Off the leash 5 ℓ
  34. 100 bucks 5 ℓ
  35. Elite roster 5 ℓ
  36. Wrestler's surface 3 ℓ
  37. Indonesian street food 5 ℓ
  38. Attic toppers 5 ℓ
  39. Convex navel 5 ℓ
  40. Sedate 5 ℓ
  41. Big fuss 3 ℓ
  42. Fingerprint pattern 5 ℓ
  43. Good thinking 5 ℓ
  44. Request for help before dinner 21 ℓ
  45. Cats monogram 3 ℓ
  46. Victory-sounding surname 4 ℓ
  47. Scampers off 5 ℓ
  48. Afternoon hour 4 ℓ
  49. Brewer's grain 4 ℓ
  50. Blurred, as vision 6 ℓ
  51. Mall tenants 6 ℓ
  52. Oklahoma tribe 5 ℓ
  53. Entranceways 5 ℓ
  54. Honolulu's home 4 ℓ
  55. Question for all to answer 21 ℓ
  56. Shrewd 5 ℓ
  57. Tear to bits 4 ℓ
  58. Fathered 5 ℓ
  59. Ripen, as wine 3 ℓ
  60. Entice 4 ℓ
  61. Cheer for a diva 5 ℓ
  62. __-Cone 3 ℓ
  63. "No ifs, __ or buts" 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Diplomacy 4 ℓ
  2. Observant people 5 ℓ
  3. Prize highly 5 ℓ
  4. Shady nook 5 ℓ
  5. Take-home 3 ℓ
  6. Language suffix 3 ℓ
  7. Mineral scale 4 ℓ
  8. Eccentric 5 ℓ
  9. Wedding setting 5 ℓ
  10. Parisian season 3 ℓ
  11. "That's a shame" 4 ℓ
  12. Cleanser aroma 4 ℓ
  13. Wild equine 3 ℓ
  14. Free rider 8 ℓ
  15. Aroma 5 ℓ
  16. Quote book abbr. 4 ℓ
  17. Triumphed 3 ℓ
  18. Sweet course 7 ℓ
  19. Two-__ tissues 3 ℓ
  20. White gem 4 ℓ
  21. Birdseed ingredient 4 ℓ
  22. NBA extenders 3 ℓ
  23. Future DA's hurdle 4 ℓ
  24. Must-__ (recommended program) 5 ℓ
  25. Curtain fabric 5 ℓ
  26. Burglar 5 ℓ
  27. Beach buckets 5 ℓ
  28. Foil giant 5 ℓ
  29. Rough it, in style 5 ℓ
  30. Auto maneuver 5 ℓ
  31. Drop of paint 4 ℓ
  32. Pear-shaped tomato 4 ℓ
  33. Morning show host 4 ℓ
  34. Related (to) 4 ℓ
  35. Even score 3 ℓ
  36. Church niche 4 ℓ
  37. Rice dishes 8 ℓ
  38. City in Oklahoma 4 ℓ
  39. Largest dolphin 4 ℓ
  40. Cash advance 4 ℓ
  41. Eagles and hawks 7 ℓ
  42. TV sports awards 5 ℓ
  43. Slender woodwinds 5 ℓ
  44. Musical buzzer 5 ℓ
  45. Actress Hayek 5 ℓ
  46. In the lead 5 ℓ
  47. Group's maxim 5 ℓ
  48. Kid's motorized wheels, for short 5 ℓ
  49. __ alcohol (liquid in liquor) 5 ℓ
  50. Admission of defeat 5 ℓ
  51. Wasn't colorfast 4 ℓ
  52. Et __ (and others: Lat.) 4 ℓ
  53. Statistics 4 ℓ
  54. Longtime pals, briefly 4 ℓ
  55. Bart's bus driver 4 ℓ
  56. Homer's bartender 3 ℓ
  57. "However..." 3 ℓ
  58. Very long time 3 ℓ
  59. "Delicious!" 3 ℓ
  60. Compass reading 3 ℓ
  61. Balloon plastic 5 ℓ
  62. Digital currency 5 ℓ
  63. Run __ of (clash with) 5 ℓ
  64. Small speck 4 ℓ
  65. Timely benefits 5 ℓ
  66. Boisterous 4 ℓ
  67. Without risk 4 ℓ
  68. Dull noise 4 ℓ
  69. Genghis __ 4 ℓ
  70. Othello villain 4 ℓ
  71. Recolored 4 ℓ
  72. Creole veggie 4 ℓ
  73. London lavs 3 ℓ
  74. Bert's kid-vid pal 5 ℓ
  75. "Ditto" 5 ℓ
  76. Filmdom's Phileas Fogg 5 ℓ
  77. Local wildlife 5 ℓ
  78. Cruel folks 5 ℓ
  79. Actress Witherspoon 5 ℓ
  80. Isn't sincere 4 ℓ
  81. Sports officials 4 ℓ
  82. Enthusiasts 5 ℓ
  83. German 98-Across 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, November 23, 2025 is titled “THIS THURSDAY'S TALK: Heard around dinnertime” and was constructed by Gary M. Larson. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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