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CARD QUARTET

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Papa Bear's partner 4 ℓ
  2. "Shoo!" 4 ℓ
  3. Easygoing personality 5 ℓ
  4. Perform a tune 4 ℓ
  5. "It could happen" 8 ℓ
  6. French exclamation of approval 7 ℓ
  7. Weed-chopping tool 3 ℓ
  8. Feel regret for 3 ℓ
  9. Small shovel for turning soil 11 ℓ
  10. Wild guess 4 ℓ
  11. Steered a vehicle 5 ℓ
  12. On a road trip 4 ℓ
  13. Fairy tale meanie 4 ℓ
  14. __ of the above ("other" category) 4 ℓ
  15. Voicemail sounds 5 ℓ
  16. Brief memo 4 ℓ
  17. People with debts 5 ℓ
  18. Vehicle on snow 4 ℓ
  19. No longer new 4 ℓ
  20. "Speed it up!" 5 ℓ
  21. Fly alone 4 ℓ
  22. Monetary penalty 4 ℓ
  23. Love, in Italian 5 ℓ
  24. Give off, as steam 4 ℓ
  25. Day before a holiday 3 ℓ
  26. Fake colorless gem 11 ℓ
  27. Snakelike fish 3 ℓ
  28. Well-__ (desirably varied) 7 ℓ
  29. Learn-to-draw course 8 ℓ
  30. Suspicious (of) 4 ℓ
  31. Skewed view 4 ℓ
  32. Have to have 4 ℓ
  33. Sneaker strings 5 ℓ
  34. Discourage 5 ℓ
  35. Deer family member 3 ℓ
  36. Swimmer's distance unit 3 ℓ
  37. Adolescents 5 ℓ
  38. Mountain lion 4 ℓ
  39. Happy cat's sound 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Winter covering for an ear 4 ℓ
  2. Lugged along 5 ℓ
  3. __ and kicking (robust) 5 ℓ
  4. Where a joke teller performs 10 ℓ
  5. U-turn from NNW 3 ℓ
  6. "So long!" 6 ℓ
  7. Mistake 5 ℓ
  8. High school dance 4 ℓ
  9. Southern Arizona city 4 ℓ
  10. Bangkok's country 8 ℓ
  11. Madison Avenue bigwigs 7 ℓ
  12. List of options 4 ℓ
  13. India's continent 4 ℓ
  14. "My pleasure!" 6 ℓ
  15. Ship's distress signal 3 ℓ
  16. Movie legend Welles 5 ℓ
  17. Money spent 5 ℓ
  18. Archer's missile 5 ℓ
  19. At any time 4 ℓ
  20. Over and __ with (completed) 4 ℓ
  21. Army truant: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  22. Person from Copenhagen 4 ℓ
  23. Observed closely 4 ℓ
  24. Spellers' contest 3 ℓ
  25. Two-purpose 4 ℓ
  26. State bordering Md. 3 ℓ
  27. Hunters' org. 3 ℓ
  28. Ooze (through) 4 ℓ
  29. Help with a crime 4 ℓ
  30. Make angry 4 ℓ
  31. Feels encouraged 10 ℓ
  32. Arrange for 5 ℓ
  33. Showroom model, for short 4 ℓ
  34. __ Grey tea 4 ℓ
  35. Agile 4 ℓ
  36. Impulsive nature 8 ℓ
  37. Minor obstacle 4 ℓ
  38. Zilch 3 ℓ
  39. What crusty desserts are baked in 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, September 23, 2025 is titled “CARD QUARTET” 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 CARD QUARTET Crossword September 23 2025 Answers