EVERYDAY DAY
Across
- Hole-boring tool
- Datebook entry: Abbr.
- Smartphone programs
- Leather-piercing tool
- Free tickets
- From Dublin
- Sear on a grill
- Basic, polite behavior
- Peas, for a peashooter
- Poetic spheres
- "Work __ for yourself"
- Plumbing problem to "plug"
- 1-to-10 scoring system
- Any exam grade
- Rich vein of ore
- Online auctioneer
- Midafternoon hour
- Hunter's wooden duck
- Flooring square
- Perform alone
- Harpoon or javelin
- Ray of sun
- Purple fruit
- Wages and tips, to the IRS
- Uses a scissor
- Makes simpler
- Military missions, for short
- "Finally!"
- "Now I understand!"
- Nasal sound of scorn
- Home for hens
- Annual medical checkup
- White Greek cheese
- Beloved folks
- Conclusion
Down
- Oral care deg.
- Heavy books
- Decorative feather
- Casual shirts
- Pet adoption org.
- Prefix for final
- Theater production
- Ship docks
- Facing the pitcher
- Words of a song
- Trucker's haul
- Pastry decorator
- Seized auto, for short
- Golf standard score
- Sculptor or painter
- Bet-matching statement in poker
- Juliet's love
- "This ticks me off!"
- Chimney output
- Snake charmer's snake
- Sled-racing dog
- Alaskan port
- Lobster cousin
- Engrave deeply
- Fly like an eagle
- Christmas season
- Golfer's peg
- Bolt fastener
- Birds' tree homes
- Farmland measure
- Bugs Bunny or Bart Simpson
- Thunderous
- Likely (to)
- __ and aahs
- Be too nosy
- Hotshot pilots
- "That's too bad"
- Dislike very much
- Fresh Air broadcaster
- Emblem "of approval"
- State west of Montana
- "No __, ands or buts!"
- Just published
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, September 24, 2025 is titled “EVERYDAY DAY” and was constructed by Steve Faiella. 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.