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RISES AND FALLS

Thursday, September 4, 2025 Constructed by Lin Josephson 76 clues
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Across

  1. Be insistent 5 ℓ
  2. Empty talk 3 ℓ
  3. Easy triumph 4 ℓ
  4. Immersed 7 ℓ
  5. Phone bill extra 6 ℓ
  6. Bisects 6 ℓ
  7. Surprisingly nimble 4 ℓ
  8. Shrill bark 3 ℓ
  9. Hopeful rise-and-fall 12 ℓ
  10. Untrustworthy person 4 ℓ
  11. Heavy metal 4 ℓ
  12. Poet whose friends called him "Tom" 5 ℓ
  13. A smaller portion 4 ℓ
  14. Cause for alarms 4 ℓ
  15. Lass, later 5 ℓ
  16. Whoop-de-__ 3 ℓ
  17. Won't shut up 4 ℓ
  18. Big spender 5 ℓ
  19. Sort of roll 5 ℓ
  20. USAF offense 4 ℓ
  21. Very mean 4 ℓ
  22. Sculpting medium 5 ℓ
  23. Liqueur flavoring 4 ℓ
  24. Spot for slots 4 ℓ
  25. Meteorological rise-and-fall 12 ℓ
  26. 24-hr. cashier 3 ℓ
  27. Done with 4 ℓ
  28. Cone alternative 6 ℓ
  29. Recognition 6 ℓ
  30. Motion detectors 7 ℓ
  31. Despotic rise-and-fall 11 ℓ
  32. Night flier 4 ℓ
  33. Slick stuff 3 ℓ
  34. Checked out 4 ℓ
  35. Investors' rise-and-fall 11 ℓ
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Down

  1. Viewer-supported network 3 ℓ
  2. Karaoke liability 6 ℓ
  3. Carry too far 6 ℓ
  4. Additional airings 6 ℓ
  5. Likable person 7 ℓ
  6. Tie at anchor 4 ℓ
  7. Barn baby, maybe 5 ℓ
  8. Woodworking tools 5 ℓ
  9. Rise late 7 ℓ
  10. Propelled 4 ℓ
  11. Psychological study 3 ℓ
  12. Chinese zodiac animal 3 ℓ
  13. Unfilled pie crust 5 ℓ
  14. Prepared to take wing 6 ℓ
  15. West Texas city 6 ℓ
  16. Exceedingly 6 ℓ
  17. Heron cousin 5 ℓ
  18. Knotty botany 5 ℓ
  19. Spill (over) 4 ℓ
  20. Oratorio song 4 ℓ
  21. Blade for a boat 3 ℓ
  22. "If you ask me," initially 3 ℓ
  23. Stick with a kick 3 ℓ
  24. Doesn't find 5 ℓ
  25. Second glove 4 ℓ
  26. Number performed 4 ℓ
  27. Parcel measure 4 ℓ
  28. Gold's __ weight 4 ℓ
  29. Trending sensation 4 ℓ
  30. Family nickname 3 ℓ
  31. Blouse fabric 4 ℓ
  32. Mindset 4 ℓ
  33. Something snapped 3 ℓ
  34. __-doke 4 ℓ
  35. Designation in Clue 3 ℓ
  36. Mega- squared 4 ℓ
  37. URL intro 4 ℓ
  38. Request for an update 7 ℓ
  39. Dali contemporary 4 ℓ
  40. Take a stand 7 ℓ
  41. Risky business 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 4, 2025 is titled “RISES AND FALLS” and was constructed by Lin Josephson. 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.

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