SPORTS SITES
Across
- Rodeo rope
- Perform by oneself
- Fly high
- Moisten
- Site for heavyweight bouts
- Nobel novelist Morrison
- "If it __ broke..."
- Small jeweled crown
- Nest egg fund: Abbr.
- Paramedic's skill: Abbr.
- Site with tall players and high hoops
- Rod between car wheels
- A Great Lake
- Go inside
- Makes a knot in
- Boys in a family
- Short opinion piece
- Bring home, as a stray cat
- Actress Kendrick or author Quindlen
- Much admired person
- Site for home runs
- Gooey campfire treat
- Install, as bricks
- Simpsons bartender
- Home's entryway
- Big cat that roars
- Jacket's sleeve
- Site where pucks are propelled
- Defendant's answer to a charge
- Donkey
- Salami city of Italy
- Degree in finance: Abbr.
- Hoarse-sounding
- Triangular river-mouth formation
- Squad of best players
- Bit of toothpaste
- Pre-holiday nights
Down
- Chemist's work room
- Ancient
- __ Star State (Texas)
- Aroma
- __ Says (kids' game)
- Dried grapes
- Now __ then (occasionally)
- Merely
- Weekly pay
- Local wagering center: Abbr.
- Police officers using radar
- Just adequate
- Garden of Eden guy
- Tiresome speaker
- City near Vesuvius
- Young lass
- Accepts willingly
- Car with a meter
- Vicinity
- Dull routines
- Bible's firstborn boy
- Speck of land in the sea
- Make an attempt
- Mammal that flies
- Male sibling, for short
- Middling grade
- Lotion's soothing ingredient
- Run __ (go wild)
- Adequate
- Da Vinci's Mona __
- Throw with force
- Beginning phase
- Synagogue leader
- Paul who cofounded Microsoft
- Affix a new price on
- Polite address for a lady
- Written requests with many signatures
- Got taller
- Mend, as a sock
- Long skirt
- Gives to a charity
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Monday, September 22, 2025 is titled “SPORTS SITES” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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.