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FIVE HARD PIECES

Friday, November 28, 2025 Constructed by Kevin Christian 72 clues
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Across

  1. ___ law (current equation) 4 ℓ
  2. Untrustworthy person 5 ℓ
  3. Devotee 4 ℓ
  4. Citrusy soft drink epithet 6 ℓ
  5. Magazine that named Jobs Entrepreneur of the '90s 3 ℓ
  6. Grammy category for Outkast 3 ℓ
  7. What zins and cabs are 3 ℓ
  8. Pacific Fleet's headquarters 11 ℓ
  9. Arcs of many articles 6 ℓ
  10. Energy Star administrator 3 ℓ
  11. Slowly dropped 4 ℓ
  12. What Makes Daffy Duck antagonist 5 ℓ
  13. Liquid laundry brand 9 ℓ
  14. Part of a Wonder Woman costume 5 ℓ
  15. Monarch mentored by Seneca 4 ℓ
  16. __ subclavia (arm's major blood vessel) 4 ℓ
  17. Contextual word's meaning 5 ℓ
  18. Appeal to, informally 4 ℓ
  19. Ready yourself 4 ℓ
  20. Stocking-up time 4 ℓ
  21. Over the hills, perhaps 4 ℓ
  22. Any of several Mars robots 5 ℓ
  23. Two-time Oscar actress this century 9 ℓ
  24. Czech mate in '77 headlines 5 ℓ
  25. Virtual game cat or dog 6 ℓ
  26. "Big" acquisition 3 ℓ
  27. Zesty relish 4 ℓ
  28. Go amiss 3 ℓ
  29. Web's That 70s Channel format 11 ℓ
  30. Unique: Lat. 3 ℓ
  31. Pro follower 3 ℓ
  32. Jane's On Golden Pond spouse 6 ℓ
  33. Quick break 4 ℓ
  34. Party animal 6 ℓ
  35. Amble awkwardly 11 ℓ
  36. First Spain-born acting Oscar winner (2007) 6 ℓ
  37. Small amounts of mustard 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Unanimity 7 ℓ
  2. Given to mischief 6 ℓ
  3. Imperil 6 ℓ
  4. Where Excalibur was made 6 ℓ
  5. Deft Leppard or Lez Zeppelin 9 ℓ
  6. Address for a guru 3 ℓ
  7. Lets out 5 ℓ
  8. Large canines 5 ℓ
  9. Airborne enigma 3 ℓ
  10. Any conflict 6 ℓ
  11. Nominal punishment 4 ℓ
  12. Washington's Jefferson or Lincoln 8 ℓ
  13. Diamond gem 7 ℓ
  14. Topples 6 ℓ
  15. Eleanor nickname 6 ℓ
  16. Gator cousin 6 ℓ
  17. "Sure thing" 6 ℓ
  18. "The Father of Supercomputing" 4 ℓ
  19. She's furious 5 ℓ
  20. Doing a takeoff 5 ℓ
  21. "Let us know" 4 ℓ
  22. "...good witch __ bad witch?" 3 ℓ
  23. Barbieland ruler portrayer 3 ℓ
  24. Offshoot 4 ℓ
  25. What some waves are 5 ℓ
  26. Psyched (up) 5 ℓ
  27. Julius Caesar adversary 4 ℓ
  28. Pints, potations, etc. 9 ℓ
  29. Hot stuff 3 ℓ
  30. Southern Africa's __ Desert 5 ℓ
  31. Retail development 4 ℓ
  32. Astronomer whom Kepler worked for 5 ℓ
  33. Plot pro 8 ℓ
  34. Cold War novel deal 7 ℓ
  35. Without exception 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, November 28, 2025 is titled “FIVE HARD PIECES” and was constructed by Kevin Christian. The puzzle features 72 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 FIVE HARD PIECES Crossword November 28 2025 Answers