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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, November 21, 2025

Friday, November 21, 2025/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, November 21, 2025, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Gem with water in it
  • 5BBC sci-fi traveler
  • 10Zither cousin
  • 14Surrealist Magritte
  • 15Hawkeye Stater
  • 1613 yrs. of education
  • 17*Basketball court divider
  • 19Rate of speed
  • 20Boatload
  • 21Bring unto harmony
  • 23*What some safety valves are
  • 26Act out silently
  • 29Paleo- opposite
  • 30Mister in Delhi
  • 31Dinner table bottles
  • 34Go downhill
  • 36Hub not far from SYD
  • 37*Desk phone part
  • 39Non-__ flour
  • 42Local, to collegians
  • 44Evac vehicle
  • 46See 41-Down
  • 47Player in the Mets' division
  • 49Sole
  • 50*Salon service
  • 55Puzo novel
  • 56Request to recite
  • 59Avatar race
  • 60What can pair with each part of the starred clues' answers
  • 64Start of some French bistro names
  • 65The boss man
  • 66Attribution abbreviation
  • 67Robust
  • 68Frustration exclamation
  • 69Room of the Prado

Down

  • 1Dungeons & Dragons beast
  • 2Nest noise
  • 3Tolstoy title character
  • 4Ponderer's comment
  • 5More urgent
  • 6Show up late and unapologetic
  • 7A Farewell to Arms setting
  • 8Space opera smuggler
  • 920-year NBA star
  • 10Square mile fraction
  • 11Hinting at
  • 12Dusseldorf waterway
  • 13Quieted (down)
  • 18Seer skill
  • 22Play catch with
  • 24Ante follower
  • 25Sticky things
  • 26Century before Y2K
  • 27Embitterment
  • 28More than one story
  • 32Stymie
  • 33__ Clemente, CA
  • 35Diversions, for short
  • 38Fashion designer Ricci
  • 40Dudes
  • 41With 46-Across, Heinz subsidiary
  • 43Add a scent to
  • 45Words of honor
  • 485-Across' vehicle
  • 50Key West fare
  • 51It's between Sioux City and Kansas City
  • 52Pleasantly warm
  • 53Sound from a stable
  • 54Word after soup or spray
  • 57I as in "Diogenes"
  • 58Nonstick cookware brand
  • 61What you may notice before long
  • 62Fiver
  • 63Where an end of US 1 ends

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 12 letters and is 23-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "FIRST OF ALL".

All 74 answers

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  • 1AGem with water in itOPAL
  • 5ABBC sci-fi travelerDRWHO
  • 10AZither cousinHARP
  • 14ASurrealist MagritteRENE
  • 15AHawkeye StaterIOWAN
  • 16A13 yrs. of educationELHI
  • 17A*Basketball court dividerCENTERLINE
  • 19ARate of speedCLIP
  • 20ABoatloadPASSEL
  • 21ABring unto harmonyATTUNE
  • 23A*What some safety valves areSPRINGLOADED
  • 26AAct out silentlyMIME
  • 29APaleo- oppositeNEO
  • 30AMister in DelhiSRI
  • 31ADinner table bottlesCRUETS
  • 34AGo downhillWORSEN
  • 36AHub not far from SYDMEL
  • 37A*Desk phone partHANDSET
  • 39ANon-__ flourGMO
  • 42ALocal, to collegiansTOWNIE
  • 44AEvac vehicleCOPTER
  • 46ASee 41-DownIDA
  • 47APlayer in the Mets' divisionNAT
  • 49ASoleLONE
  • 50A*Salon serviceCOLORBALANCE
  • 55APuzo novelOMERTA
  • 56ARequest to reciteREADIT
  • 59AAvatar raceNAVI
  • 60AWhat can pair with each part of the starred clues' answersLEADINGOFF
  • 64AStart of some French bistro namesCHEZ
  • 65AThe boss manMRBIG
  • 66AAttribution abbreviationETAL
  • 67ARobustHALE
  • 68AFrustration exclamationYEESH
  • 69ARoom of the PradoSALA
  • 1DDungeons & Dragons beastORC
  • 2DNest noisePEEP
  • 3DTolstoy title characterANNA
  • 4DPonderer's commentLETSSEE
  • 5DMore urgentDIRER
  • 6DShow up late and unapologeticROLLIN
  • 7DA Farewell to Arms settingWWI
  • 8DSpace opera smugglerHAN
  • 9D20-year NBA starONEAL
  • 10DSquare mile fractionHECTARE
  • 11DHinting atALLUDINGTO
  • 12DDusseldorf waterwayRHINE
  • 13DQuieted (down)PIPED
  • 18DSeer skillESP
  • 22DPlay catch withTOSSTO
  • 24DAnte followerNEWDEAL
  • 25DSticky thingsGOOS
  • 26DCentury before Y2KMCM
  • 27DEmbittermentIRE
  • 28DMore than one storyMULTILEVEL
  • 32DStymieTHWART
  • 33D__ Clemente, CASAN
  • 35DDiversions, for shortREC
  • 38DFashion designer RicciNINA
  • 40DDudesMEN
  • 41DWith 46-Across, Heinz subsidiaryORE
  • 43DAdd a scent toODORIZE
  • 45DWords of honorPLEDGES
  • 48D5-Across' vehicleTARDIS
  • 50DKey West fareCONCH
  • 51DIt's between Sioux City and Kansas CityOMAHA
  • 52DPleasantly warmBALMY
  • 53DSound from a stableNEIGH
  • 54DWord after soup or sprayCAN
  • 57DI as in "Diogenes"IOTA
  • 58DNonstick cookware brandTFAL
  • 61DWhat you may notice before longERE
  • 62DFiverABE
  • 63DWhere an end of US 1 endsFLA

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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Friday, November 21, 2025 grid has 74 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?

Today's grid has 74 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.

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