SHOW AND TELL
Across
- Coconut tree
- Circle the Earth
- A long distance away
- "What person?"
- Chinese figurine mineral
- Quarterback's throws
- Precious stone
- __ for the course (about average)
- Guy showing autos
- Assists in wrongdoing
- Sobbed
- Baby chick's sound
- Boat paddled in a lake
- Simplify
- __ Grey tea
- Contest submission
- Lose traction while driving
- Dental exam picture
- __ vera lotion
- Root beer or ginger ale
- Nobel Prize category
- Gas in glowing signs
- Read, as a bar code
- Occupied, as a seat
- Person showing artwork to tourists
- Space aliens: Abbr.
- __ sauce (Japanese condiment)
- Reach across, as a bridge
- Clothing discolorations
- Elbow's location
- Trudge through mud
- Operatic solo
- Narrates, as a story
- Person showing houses
- Renter's contract
- Snips off, as hair
- 24-hour cash sources, for short
Down
- Skillet or wok
- Two less than a dozen
- Hockey rink surface
- Cook in an oven
- Fully prepared
- Extra-cost item
- Called on the phone
- Father of Cain and Abel
- Concentrate on a task
- Any desirable qualities
- List of meal choices
- Weaving machine
- Pub beverage
- Football shirt
- Attached with adhesive
- Croc's cousin
- Coke rival
- Penny
- Impresses greatly
- Close by
- Acme
- Drip from a pipe
- Two-__ tissues
- Highest poker card
- Officially prohibit
- Significant time period
- Taste, sight or hearing
- Electric meter measurement
- Scarecrow's filling
- Molars, for example
- San Antonio attraction
- Misfortunes
- List of candidates
- Vessels for boiling water
- Regions
- Remove the suds from
- Wives or husbands
- Improves in a wine cellar
- Simple earring
- Clock's wake-up sound
- Con games
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Monday, September 8, 2025 is titled “SHOW AND TELL” and was constructed by Doug Peterson. 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.