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SPICY STUFF

Thursday, September 25, 2025 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 76 clues
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Across

  1. She's thinking it over 5 ℓ
  2. Abounding (in) 4 ℓ
  3. Carpentry essentials 4 ℓ
  4. Spicy soup 9 ℓ
  5. Hair piece 5 ℓ
  6. Stuff in sleeves 3 ℓ
  7. Zing 3 ℓ
  8. River-ocean connectors 9 ℓ
  9. Nicely planned 4 ℓ
  10. Spicy starter 15 ℓ
  11. Amount to pay in Calais 4 ℓ
  12. One of the Brontes 4 ℓ
  13. Fancy neckerchief 5 ℓ
  14. Loathsome person 4 ℓ
  15. Close kin 4 ℓ
  16. Dublin-born poet 5 ℓ
  17. Make good 5 ℓ
  18. Leap over ice 4 ℓ
  19. Sistine Chapel ceiling subject 4 ℓ
  20. Spicy starter 15 ℓ
  21. When the light dawns 9 ℓ
  22. Thin movie screen 4 ℓ
  23. Metal precioso 3 ℓ
  24. Most valuable diamond 3 ℓ
  25. Go around 5 ℓ
  26. Spicy entree 9 ℓ
  27. Bamboo plants 5 ℓ
  28. Botanical healers 5 ℓ
  29. Spam generator 3 ℓ
  30. Contact info 5 ℓ
  31. Barely 4 ℓ
  32. Sound wistful 4 ℓ
  33. Saucy talk 3 ℓ
  34. Oil holders 5 ℓ
  35. Electronics store section 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Goya subject 4 ℓ
  2. Royal Navy designation 3 ℓ
  3. 23-Across, e.g. 4 ℓ
  4. Sudden inspiration 4 ℓ
  5. Mountaineer's descent method 6 ℓ
  6. Letters on urban pavements 3 ℓ
  7. Was visibly upset 4 ℓ
  8. Nerve cell appendage 4 ℓ
  9. Well-grounded 4 ℓ
  10. "Direct" subordinate staff 7 ℓ
  11. Lovestruck 8 ℓ
  12. Adjacent notes 4 ℓ
  13. Arches National Park state 4 ℓ
  14. Found a job for 6 ℓ
  15. Pullet 38-Down, for instance 3 ℓ
  16. Former fast flyers 4 ℓ
  17. Elton John achievement of 2024 4 ℓ
  18. Ancient llama herder 4 ℓ
  19. Something carried for a course 4 ℓ
  20. Smartphone cover 4 ℓ
  21. Light beige 4 ℓ
  22. Peak south of the Alps 4 ℓ
  23. Proscription 4 ℓ
  24. Pub designation 3 ℓ
  25. Word after sun or rain 3 ℓ
  26. Punk rock offshoot 3 ℓ
  27. Typesetting measures 5 ℓ
  28. Genesis flock keeper 4 ℓ
  29. "Cradle of Texas Liberty" 5 ℓ
  30. Hairdresser concern 5 ℓ
  31. Name that Cole Porter rhymed with "Haiti" 5 ℓ
  32. Online purchase adjective 5 ℓ
  33. Congest 5 ℓ
  34. How many prefer their muffins 5 ℓ
  35. Tolerate 5 ℓ
  36. Meditation masters 5 ℓ
  37. Dumas duelist 5 ℓ
  38. Goes astray 4 ℓ
  39. Essence of much humor 8 ℓ
  40. Lowness of pitch 5 ℓ
  41. Eroded 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 25, 2025 is titled “SPICY STUFF” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 76 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 SPICY STUFF Crossword September 25 2025 Answers