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RELIABLES

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. 24-hr. cash dispensers 4 ℓ
  2. Natural bandage 4 ℓ
  3. Pumpkin or squash 5 ℓ
  4. Make a choice 6 ℓ
  5. Sulk 4 ℓ
  6. Formal "no" vote 3 ℓ
  7. Potato-growing state 5 ℓ
  8. Second notes of scales 3 ℓ
  9. Reliable regular cash amounts 11 ℓ
  10. Flying mammal 3 ℓ
  11. Fail to mention 4 ℓ
  12. __ for (chooses) 4 ℓ
  13. Buildings' locations 5 ℓ
  14. Bottom of a shoe 4 ℓ
  15. Modify to fit 5 ℓ
  16. Await approval 4 ℓ
  17. Gush forth 4 ℓ
  18. Begins to thaw 5 ℓ
  19. Finishes 4 ℓ
  20. Faucet leak 4 ℓ
  21. __ circle (most trusted friends) 5 ℓ
  22. Dice toss 4 ℓ
  23. Pickle flavoring 4 ℓ
  24. Refrain from 5 ℓ
  25. "Assuming that's true..." 4 ℓ
  26. Weather that hinders visibility 3 ℓ
  27. Reliable motive for action 11 ℓ
  28. Letter after ess 3 ℓ
  29. Light brown color 5 ℓ
  30. "Constrictor" snake 3 ℓ
  31. Bachelor of __ degree 4 ℓ
  32. Narrow river 6 ℓ
  33. Forbidden thing 5 ℓ
  34. Tra __ (song sounds) 4 ℓ
  35. Hill-building insects 4 ℓ
  36. Reliable store patrons 15 ℓ
  37. Fill fully 4 ℓ
  38. Yes-__ question 4 ℓ
  39. "__ my reasons" 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Does sums 4 ℓ
  2. Online diary 4 ℓ
  3. "Not only that..." 4 ℓ
  4. Seed that's roasted for a morning brew 10 ℓ
  5. __ Lanka (Asian nation) 3 ℓ
  6. Planes without pilots 6 ℓ
  7. Modify, as a soundtrack 5 ℓ
  8. Golden Rule preposition 4 ℓ
  9. __ about (approximately) 4 ℓ
  10. With great care 8 ℓ
  11. Share 50/50 5 ℓ
  12. Run-of-the-__ (ordinary) 4 ℓ
  13. Three-person band 4 ℓ
  14. Today before noon 6 ℓ
  15. Two hours before noon 3 ℓ
  16. Zinc __ ointment 5 ℓ
  17. "View" suffix for tele- or micro- 5 ℓ
  18. Predicted takeoff hrs. 4 ℓ
  19. Keep in __ (remember) 4 ℓ
  20. Prophetic sign 4 ℓ
  21. Branch of govt. 4 ℓ
  22. List-shortening abbr. 4 ℓ
  23. For each, informally 4 ℓ
  24. Supervisor 4 ℓ
  25. Stitch together 3 ℓ
  26. Antidrug agcy. 3 ℓ
  27. "Me too" 5 ℓ
  28. Metric weights 5 ℓ
  29. Snacked 10 ℓ
  30. Underlying principle 5 ℓ
  31. __ house (free) 5 ℓ
  32. Tex-Mex folded tortilla 4 ℓ
  33. Drink soup noisily 5 ℓ
  34. Major blood vessel 5 ℓ
  35. Amble along 5 ℓ
  36. Kept for later 5 ℓ
  37. "It comes __ surprise..." 4 ℓ
  38. Travelers on vacation 8 ℓ
  39. "Low-power" morning beverage, for short 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, September 16, 2025 is titled “RELIABLES” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 RELIABLES Crossword September 16 2025 Answers