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LETTER OPENERS

Thursday, September 11, 2025 Constructed by Jerry Clarkson 74 clues
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Across

  1. Come into view 6 ℓ
  2. Unconfident efforts 5 ℓ
  3. Rapper/cop show actor 4 ℓ
  4. Quick break 4 ℓ
  5. Have a good soak 5 ℓ
  6. Menfolk 5 ℓ
  7. Vertical transportation giant 4 ℓ
  8. Turned green, perhaps 4 ℓ
  9. Bring forth 6 ℓ
  10. Dental procedure 4 ℓ
  11. Dust remover 3 ℓ
  12. "Now you listen..." 7 ℓ
  13. Ophthalmic specialty 7 ℓ
  14. Impels 6 ℓ
  15. Beef about 6 ℓ
  16. Goes after 5 ℓ
  17. New botanical growth 6 ℓ
  18. Nepalese climber 6 ℓ
  19. Misprint list 6 ℓ
  20. TV ad's call to action 7 ℓ
  21. Billiards target 7 ℓ
  22. HSers' hurdles 4 ℓ
  23. Inscrutable person 6 ℓ
  24. Alias of Aurora 3 ℓ
  25. Remus rabbit's title 4 ℓ
  26. "Great" kid lit detective 4 ℓ
  27. Choir guy 5 ℓ
  28. Coupe cousin 5 ℓ
  29. Dark blue 4 ℓ
  30. Lost altitude 4 ℓ
  31. Bowl successes 3 ℓ
  32. About 10 minutes of silents 4 ℓ
  33. Sheriff's "Scram!" 3 ℓ
  34. "Je dois etre en desaccord!" 11 ℓ
  35. Medical insurance org. 3 ℓ
  36. Victorian outcry 4 ℓ
  37. What most of AZ eschews 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Back from boating 6 ℓ
  2. Stop progressing 8 ℓ
  3. Treats very gently 6 ℓ
  4. Fail to be 5 ℓ
  5. Authentic 4 ℓ
  6. Brief moment 3 ℓ
  7. Patio furniture material 6 ℓ
  8. Bee-y 5 ℓ
  9. Times given names 4 ℓ
  10. Seat for a service 3 ℓ
  11. Athletic college major 6 ℓ
  12. Software whiz 6 ℓ
  13. Points of interest in animation 6 ℓ
  14. Fire-breathing boss 6 ℓ
  15. Red suit 6 ℓ
  16. Periphery 4 ℓ
  17. Holey utensil 5 ℓ
  18. Doctor's order 5 ℓ
  19. Lower-left word on some checks 4 ℓ
  20. Trying trip 4 ℓ
  21. Twisty letter 3 ℓ
  22. Certain chart topper 3 ℓ
  23. Biscotti flavoring 6 ℓ
  24. Traps in attics 4 ℓ
  25. Merry pranks 5 ℓ
  26. New hire's concern 9 ℓ
  27. Meat sauce 4 ℓ
  28. Unendingly 4 ℓ
  29. "Good shot!" 4 ℓ
  30. Informal approval 4 ℓ
  31. Nesting place 4 ℓ
  32. Apparel 4 ℓ
  33. Concrete construction 4 ℓ
  34. Second intro 4 ℓ
  35. Painters' studios 8 ℓ
  36. Climbed over 6 ℓ
  37. Roll that costs $5.00 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 11, 2025 is titled “LETTER OPENERS” and was constructed by Jerry Clarkson. The puzzle features 74 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 LETTER OPENERS Crossword September 11 2025 Answers