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ACROSS AND DOWN

Friday, September 12, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 76 clues
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Across

  1. Distiller Walker 5 ℓ
  2. Batter's base 4 ℓ
  3. Big blow 4 ℓ
  4. Luau preparation 8 ℓ
  5. Trumped up 6 ℓ
  6. ATM input 3 ℓ
  7. Convent complex 5 ℓ
  8. __ across 9 ℓ
  9. Place atop for decoration 5 ℓ
  10. Pint-size 4 ℓ
  11. Intensa emocion 4 ℓ
  12. Saying 5 ℓ
  13. "Y" sweater getters 4 ℓ
  14. Roll over 5 ℓ
  15. Pump on a tree 4 ℓ
  16. Centuries-old censure 4 ℓ
  17. Conversational nuance 4 ℓ
  18. Prepare for a formal 5 ℓ
  19. Southern citrus center 5 ℓ
  20. Buck's back 4 ℓ
  21. Detestable 4 ℓ
  22. Name related to Charles 5 ℓ
  23. PD personnel 4 ℓ
  24. Smooth-surfaced 4 ℓ
  25. Across __ 9 ℓ
  26. Ancient poncho wearers 5 ℓ
  27. Casino request 5 ℓ
  28. Brief acknowledgment 3 ℓ
  29. Sundae topping 6 ℓ
  30. Skilled negotiator 8 ℓ
  31. Frequenter, informally 3 ℓ
  32. Further 5 ℓ
  33. Literally, "I believe" 5 ℓ
  34. Still battling 4 ℓ
  35. Traditional train travelers 5 ℓ
  36. Ruler in a white robe 4 ℓ
  37. Acoustical 5 ℓ
  38. Marbled mare 5 ℓ
  39. Done, in verse 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Hindu spring festival 4 ℓ
  2. On its way 4 ℓ
  3. High spirits 4 ℓ
  4. Begin to sag 4 ℓ
  5. "The Raven" adverb 8 ℓ
  6. What's going around 6 ℓ
  7. Make mention of 4 ℓ
  8. Comic book cry 4 ℓ
  9. Denounce with vigor 5 ℓ
  10. What conductors are called 7 ℓ
  11. Bright northern star 6 ℓ
  12. __ down 10 ℓ
  13. Enduring symbol 4 ℓ
  14. Ultimately 6 ℓ
  15. Not at all tough 6 ℓ
  16. Conform 5 ℓ
  17. Day divider 4 ℓ
  18. Brit lit bosun 4 ℓ
  19. Be inclined 4 ℓ
  20. Troop group 4 ℓ
  21. Prelude to a perspective 4 ℓ
  22. Long time 4 ℓ
  23. Trees used for sculpting 4 ℓ
  24. It's softer than shale 4 ℓ
  25. Unfounded belief 4 ℓ
  26. Prepare to wear, perhaps 4 ℓ
  27. Invigorating 5 ℓ
  28. Southeast Asian capital 5 ℓ
  29. Subtract from an account 5 ℓ
  30. Down __ 10 ℓ
  31. Parting word 5 ℓ
  32. Touristy __ di Pisa 5 ℓ
  33. Brewer's buy 4 ℓ
  34. Dessert with coffee 8 ℓ
  35. Incomplete Wikipedia page 4 ℓ
  36. Search thoroughly 4 ℓ
  37. A passenger here 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, September 12, 2025 is titled “ACROSS AND DOWN” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 ACROSS AND DOWN Crossword September 12 2025 Answers