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METAPHOR MENAGERIE: Birds, mammals, etc.

Sunday, September 13, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 146 clues
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Across

  1. Bar bills 4 ℓ
  2. French apostle 3 ℓ
  3. __ line to (write) 5 ℓ
  4. Compensated 4 ℓ
  5. Reunion attendee 4 ℓ
  6. Diarist __ Frank 4 ℓ
  7. Takes the wheel 6 ℓ
  8. Phoenix neighbor 4 ℓ
  9. Enthusiasm personified 11 ℓ
  10. Cowardice personified 9 ℓ
  11. Taiwan's capital 6 ℓ
  12. Straighten out 7 ℓ
  13. Lazy folks 6 ℓ
  14. Long, long time 3 ℓ
  15. Of cities 5 ℓ
  16. No chooser, proverbially 6 ℓ
  17. Tennis star Swiatek 3 ℓ
  18. Small amount 3 ℓ
  19. Opinion piece 5 ℓ
  20. Pot's partner 3 ℓ
  21. Aloofness personified 8 ℓ
  22. Jurisprudence personified 10 ℓ
  23. ICU tubes 3 ℓ
  24. Churchill title 3 ℓ
  25. Yarn purchase 5 ℓ
  26. African viper 3 ℓ
  27. "Just __ expected!" 3 ℓ
  28. Pre-planned sporting maneuver 7 ℓ
  29. Part of MIT 4 ℓ
  30. "Plus, ..." 3 ℓ
  31. Little cut 4 ℓ
  32. Oliver Twist antagonist 5 ℓ
  33. Continue to be 3 ℓ
  34. Ink stain 4 ℓ
  35. Beethoven's Third 6 ℓ
  36. Partying personified 15 ℓ
  37. Enter carefully 6 ℓ
  38. Pop singer Tori 4 ℓ
  39. Take a crack at 3 ℓ
  40. Started 5 ℓ
  41. "Unto us __ is given" 4 ℓ
  42. LA suburb 7 ℓ
  43. Algerian city 4 ℓ
  44. WY clock setting 3 ℓ
  45. Wharf rodent 3 ℓ
  46. Justice Dept. org. 3 ℓ
  47. Fort __, IN 5 ℓ
  48. Corn discard 3 ℓ
  49. Gooey patching stuff 3 ℓ
  50. Independence personified 8 ℓ
  51. Fiscal frugality personified 10 ℓ
  52. Directional suffix 3 ℓ
  53. Ending for secret 3 ℓ
  54. Go for, at auction 5 ℓ
  55. One of the Little Women 3 ℓ
  56. Belly muscles 3 ℓ
  57. Woodworking slots 5 ℓ
  58. Bring about 6 ℓ
  59. Place where pups are pampered 6 ℓ
  60. Region prone to heavy winter storms 7 ℓ
  61. Addison's literary partner 6 ℓ
  62. Victimhood personified 11 ℓ
  63. Protection personified 9 ℓ
  64. Tests for college srs. 4 ℓ
  65. __ Del Fuego 6 ℓ
  66. "Golden" prefix 4 ℓ
  67. Cologne coin 4 ℓ
  68. Turner of cable history 3 ℓ
  69. Be finished before 5 ℓ
  70. Wall support beam 4 ℓ
  71. Bank loan's security 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Teddy Roosevelt's successor 4 ℓ
  2. Lot vehicles 4 ℓ
  3. Manual reader 4 ℓ
  4. Exerting influence on 10 ℓ
  5. Comparably sized 5 ℓ
  6. Part of MPH 3 ℓ
  7. Pouch for roasting turkey 7 ℓ
  8. Dame Diana of Game of Thrones 4 ℓ
  9. Sink outlet 5 ℓ
  10. Discourages 6 ℓ
  11. Mysterious glow 4 ℓ
  12. __ B'rith (Zionism advocate) 4 ℓ
  13. Scholarship allowance 7 ℓ
  14. Contribute 5 ℓ
  15. Mandela's former org. 3 ℓ
  16. Pressed for time 7 ℓ
  17. Put off 5 ℓ
  18. Spanish wine 6 ℓ
  19. More nervous 6 ℓ
  20. "Gloria in excelsis __" (carol line) 3 ℓ
  21. Org. with judges 3 ℓ
  22. Guy's voice in Up 7 ℓ
  23. Knockout count 3 ℓ
  24. See at a distance 4 ℓ
  25. O'Connor's Court successor 5 ℓ
  26. Tough question 5 ℓ
  27. Sleuth's gig 4 ℓ
  28. Vulture's cousin 6 ℓ
  29. Father of 66-Down 5 ℓ
  30. Ignited 3 ℓ
  31. Jar top 3 ℓ
  32. Roman 57 4 ℓ
  33. NFL game broadcaster 4 ℓ
  34. Major river's mouth 7 ℓ
  35. Inane 5 ℓ
  36. Cabinet handle 4 ℓ
  37. One living near the Leaning Tower 5 ℓ
  38. Greek Mars 4 ℓ
  39. Final word 5 ℓ
  40. On fire, on a menu 6 ℓ
  41. Make up (for) 5 ℓ
  42. Simpsons son 4 ℓ
  43. What theater producers love to read 7 ℓ
  44. IRS guy, for instance 4 ℓ
  45. Career criminal 5 ℓ
  46. Was struck from a story 10 ℓ
  47. Soft ball brand 4 ℓ
  48. Major olive oil producer 5 ℓ
  49. Insect sci. 5 ℓ
  50. Old Testament twin 4 ℓ
  51. Fence's sharp point 4 ℓ
  52. Bus. sch. major 4 ℓ
  53. Wine barrel wood 3 ℓ
  54. Ran into 3 ℓ
  55. Alaskan national park 6 ℓ
  56. Royal Rumble org. 3 ℓ
  57. Ne'er-do-well 7 ℓ
  58. Came up short 7 ℓ
  59. Welcomes 6 ℓ
  60. Didn't have to do 7 ℓ
  61. Slavic coffee cake 5 ℓ
  62. Fluorine compound suffix 3 ℓ
  63. Greek stuffed grape leaves 6 ℓ
  64. Al __ (pasta option) 5 ℓ
  65. Nectar collector 3 ℓ
  66. Garden pest 5 ℓ
  67. Disapprove of 5 ℓ
  68. Get worn out 4 ℓ
  69. Soon, in verse 4 ℓ
  70. French father 4 ℓ
  71. Feng __ architecture 4 ℓ
  72. Cut back on 4 ℓ
  73. USMC noncom 4 ℓ
  74. Tonic partner 3 ℓ
  75. Capote nickname 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, September 13, 2026 is titled “METAPHOR MENAGERIE: Birds, mammals, etc.” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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