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TOP CHOICES

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Constructed by Winston Emmons 78 clues
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Across

  1. Nevada neighbor 4 ℓ
  2. Good buddy 3 ℓ
  3. Itemizes 5 ℓ
  4. Rainy month 5 ℓ
  5. Arranged in stacks 6 ℓ
  6. __ congestion (cold symptom) 5 ℓ
  7. An hr. after noon 5 ℓ
  8. Immediately, in memos 4 ℓ
  9. Suspicious, informally 5 ℓ
  10. "We gotta go!" 4 ℓ
  11. Prefix meaning "against" 4 ℓ
  12. Castles' watery surrounders 5 ℓ
  13. Forbidden thing 4 ℓ
  14. Evil Roman emperor 4 ℓ
  15. Removes with a scissor 4 ℓ
  16. Banquet host 5 ℓ
  17. Dad, to Grandma 3 ℓ
  18. Bottomless pit 5 ℓ
  19. "It all __ fails..." 4 ℓ
  20. Actor's part 4 ℓ
  21. Worth the same amount 5 ℓ
  22. Shortest-named Great Lake 4 ℓ
  23. "It wasn't me" 4 ℓ
  24. Belly 5 ℓ
  25. Author Quindlen or actress Kendrick 4 ℓ
  26. Key __ pie 4 ℓ
  27. Slalom competitor 5 ℓ
  28. Walk heavily 4 ℓ
  29. French-speaking Caribbean nation 5 ℓ
  30. Mature, as mangos 5 ℓ
  31. Tuxedo neckwear 6 ℓ
  32. Yours, old-style 5 ℓ
  33. Ewes' mates 4 ℓ
  34. Commotions 4 ℓ
  35. Dislike very much 5 ℓ
  36. Chimney duct 4 ℓ
  37. Champagne-toast sound 5 ℓ
  38. Canine sound 4 ℓ
  39. Self-confident manner 5 ℓ
  40. Roll of sticky cellophane 4 ℓ
  41. Page in a book 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Caterer's coffeemakers 4 ℓ
  2. Bedsheets and pillowcases 5 ℓ
  3. Golfer Palmer's nickname 5 ℓ
  4. Athlete's optimal goal 15 ℓ
  5. Crafty 3 ℓ
  6. Domesticated 4 ℓ
  7. Heads-of-state negotiation 15 ℓ
  8. Resigner's statement 5 ℓ
  9. Leave alone 6 ℓ
  10. Maximum stylishness 15 ℓ
  11. Female choral voice 4 ℓ
  12. Screwdriver or chisel 4 ℓ
  13. Settle a bill 3 ℓ
  14. Feels subconsciously 6 ℓ
  15. Highest sudoku digits 5 ℓ
  16. Houston ballplayer 5 ℓ
  17. Brief memos 5 ℓ
  18. Ceiling appliance 3 ℓ
  19. Hair accessory with teeth 4 ℓ
  20. Nary a __ (nobody) 4 ℓ
  21. Tiny pests at a picnic 4 ℓ
  22. Sit for a portrait 4 ℓ
  23. "Do __ favor..." 3 ℓ
  24. Corn on the cob 3 ℓ
  25. Moral misdeed 3 ℓ
  26. What fills a football 3 ℓ
  27. Jeopardize 4 ℓ
  28. Woodwind instrument 4 ℓ
  29. Weep loudly 4 ℓ
  30. Horse-stopping shout 4 ℓ
  31. Sharpen, as skills 4 ℓ
  32. Writer's inspiration 4 ℓ
  33. What grass is grown from 4 ℓ
  34. Made a landing 4 ℓ
  35. Jai __ (court game) 4 ℓ
  36. Bottom-left PC key 4 ℓ
  37. Cork removal sound 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, September 17, 2025 is titled “TOP CHOICES” and was constructed by Winston Emmons. 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 TOP CHOICES Crossword September 17 2025 Answers