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SHARP STUFF

Monday, September 15, 2025 Constructed by Doug Peterson 78 clues
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Across

  1. Boston's state: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  2. Gravity-powered snow vehicle 4 ℓ
  3. Sidewalk border 4 ℓ
  4. Grade just under an A 5 ℓ
  5. Come out of hiding 6 ℓ
  6. Dish of tossed greens 5 ℓ
  7. Historical periods 4 ℓ
  8. Art painted on a wall 5 ℓ
  9. Airplane-tracking device 5 ℓ
  10. Smartphone download 3 ℓ
  11. "All kidding __..." 5 ℓ
  12. Pair on a hockey player's feet 9 ℓ
  13. Transparent, as fabrics 5 ℓ
  14. Workplace supervisor 4 ℓ
  15. Christmas candy shape 4 ℓ
  16. Affectionate greeting 4 ℓ
  17. Snake's sound 4 ℓ
  18. Place to park on a street 4 ℓ
  19. Sedan or convertible 4 ℓ
  20. India's continent 4 ℓ
  21. Rome's country 5 ℓ
  22. Power-tool inserts that bore holes 9 ℓ
  23. Bring out a meal 5 ℓ
  24. Sentences in movie scripts 5 ℓ
  25. Wise advisors 5 ℓ
  26. Organ for hearing 3 ℓ
  27. Pressed a doorbell 4 ℓ
  28. British nobles above earls 5 ℓ
  29. Leaves quickly, informally 6 ℓ
  30. Language in Athens 5 ℓ
  31. Organ for sensing aromas 4 ℓ
  32. Cat's cry 4 ℓ
  33. City's public square 5 ℓ
  34. Business competitor 5 ℓ
  35. Conclude 3 ℓ
  36. Coins in Spain and France 5 ℓ
  37. Makes level 5 ℓ
  38. Singles in a wallet 4 ℓ
  39. Doe or fawn 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Manufactured 4 ℓ
  2. Changes the color of 4 ℓ
  3. Santa's toymakers 5 ℓ
  4. Enormous 5 ℓ
  5. Utensils for slicing T-bones 11 ℓ
  6. Male choir voice 4 ℓ
  7. Any formal ceremony 4 ℓ
  8. Employing 5 ℓ
  9. Houses built with logs 6 ℓ
  10. Note between fa and la 3 ℓ
  11. Mix with a spoon 4 ℓ
  12. Mysterious glow 4 ℓ
  13. Less colorful 5 ℓ
  14. Removes pencil marks 6 ℓ
  15. Japanese raw fish dish 5 ℓ
  16. Ram of the zodiac 5 ℓ
  17. Paradises 5 ℓ
  18. Purple smoothie berry 4 ℓ
  19. Halloween face covering 4 ℓ
  20. Wealthy 4 ℓ
  21. Perched upon 4 ℓ
  22. Mexican money 4 ℓ
  23. Soft "Hey, you!" 4 ℓ
  24. Tummy muscles 3 ℓ
  25. Magazine edition 5 ℓ
  26. Camels' South American cousins 6 ℓ
  27. Metallic inserts that shave whiskers 11 ℓ
  28. Morning droplets on grass 3 ℓ
  29. Almost never seen 4 ℓ
  30. Hurried 4 ℓ
  31. Hint for a detective 4 ℓ
  32. Units of heredity 5 ℓ
  33. Fishing poles 4 ℓ
  34. Performed in a choir 4 ℓ
  35. "So what __ is new?" 4 ℓ
  36. Turn __ a new leaf 4 ℓ
  37. Restaurant list 4 ℓ
  38. Casual comment 6 ℓ
  39. Ancient 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, September 15, 2025 is titled “SHARP STUFF” and was constructed by Doug Peterson. The puzzle features 78 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 SHARP STUFF Crossword September 15 2025 Answers