SEE 15-ACROSS
Across
- Showy flower
- Loved ones
- *Extremely happy
- MIT major
- Thornton Wilder, as a collegian
- Lyrical writing
- Road warning word
- Macy's retail partner Toys __
- House holder
- Outperform everyone
- Grain receptacle
- Aladdin prince
- One of a smart set
- *"To keep happy seems like walking __": Yeats
- Begin with gusto
- Unscrambles, say
- Campus contingent
- Get the __ (have an advantage over)
- Principal performer pairs
- "It's a deal!"
- Theme of the starred clues' answers
- Push over
- Came upon
- Insurgent, for short
- Yokohama "yes"
- Alias of Aurora
- Plank on powder
- Minero's strike
- Hollow center
- RN assignment
- Fundraising runs
- *They have happy expectations
- Capture
- Molasses product
- Wee wooden platforms
- Tough college chem course
- Giraffe cousin
- It's a small whirl
- Rodeo Drive retailer
- Take a chance
- Certain fowl
Down
- Swindles
- Chose
- Performed again
- French abstractionist
- Self-absorption
- Phone plan restriction
- Mule parent
- "Ditto"
- Plywood section
- Beautiful, in Barcelona
- Fall pumpkin-flavored product
- Baroque music byline
- Dispiriting experience
- 2010's Fed head
- Turns to curds
- See 54-Down
- With 50-Down, numerous '70s #1 songs
- Rite answer
- Quirky
- Useful part of aloe vera
- Have stage fright
- Ravel contemporary
- "__ magnifique!"
- Agitated
- Big name in small cubes
- Idle chatter
- News briefs
- Meadowlark cousins
- Scratch-and-sniff film gimmick
- Small streams
- Starts discussing
- Stress as important
- What many a tour bus has
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Friday, September 26, 2025 is titled “SEE 15-ACROSS” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 74 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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