Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, November 28, 2025
Friday, November 28, 2025/72 clues solved
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Across
- 1___ law (current equation)
- 5Devotee
- 9Untrustworthy person
- 14Stocking-up time
- 15Over the hills, perhaps
- 16Any of several Mars robots
- 17Two-time Oscar actress this century
- 19Czech mate in '77 headlines
- 20Virtual game cat or dog
- 21"Big" acquisition
- 23Zesty relish
- 24Go amiss
- 25Web's That 70s Channel format
- 28Unique: Lat.
- 29Pro follower
- 30Jane's On Golden Pond spouse
- 31Quick break
- 33Party animal
- 36Amble awkwardly
- 40First Spain-born acting Oscar winner (2007)
- 41Small amounts of mustard
- 44Citrusy soft drink epithet
- 47Magazine that named Jobs Entrepreneur of the '90s
- 50Grammy category for Outkast
- 51Pacific Fleet's headquarters
- 54What zins and cabs are
- 55Slowly dropped
- 56Energy Star administrator
- 57Arcs of many articles
- 59What Makes Daffy Duck antagonist
- 61Liquid laundry brand
- 63Part of a Wonder Woman costume
- 64Monarch mentored by Seneca
- 65__ subclavia (arm's major blood vessel)
- 66Contextual word's meaning
- 67Appeal to, informally
- 68Ready yourself
Down
- 1Unanimity
- 2Diamond gem
- 3Washington's Jefferson or Lincoln
- 4Nominal punishment
- 5Any conflict
- 6Airborne enigma
- 7Large canines
- 8Lets out
- 9Address for a guru
- 10Deft Leppard or Lez Zeppelin
- 11Where Excalibur was made
- 12Imperil
- 13Given to mischief
- 18Offshoot
- 22What some waves are
- 26Psyched (up)
- 27Julius Caesar adversary
- 32Pints, potations, etc.
- 34Hot stuff
- 35Southern Africa's __ Desert
- 37Retail development
- 38Astronomer whom Kepler worked for
- 39Plot pro
- 42Without exception
- 43Cold War novel deal
- 44Topples
- 45Eleanor nickname
- 46Gator cousin
- 48"Sure thing"
- 49"The Father of Supercomputing"
- 52Doing a takeoff
- 53She's furious
- 58"Let us know"
- 60Barbieland ruler portrayer
- 62"...good witch __ bad witch?"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 37 across and 35 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 25-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "FIVE HARD PIECES".
All 72 answers
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- 1A___ law (current equation)OHMS
- 5ADevoteeBUFF
- 9AUntrustworthy personSCAMP
- 14AStocking-up timeNOEL
- 15AOver the hills, perhapsAFAR
- 16AAny of several Mars robotsROVER
- 17ATwo-time Oscar actress this centuryEMMASTONE
- 19ACzech mate in '77 headlinesIVANA
- 20AVirtual game cat or dogNEOPET
- 21A"Big" acquisitionGET
- 23AZesty relishELAN
- 24AGo amissERR
- 25AWeb's That 70s Channel formatCLASSICROCK
- 28AUnique: Lat.SUI
- 29APro followerTEM
- 30AJane's On Golden Pond spouseDABNEY
- 31AQuick breakSNAP
- 33AParty animalPINATA
- 36AAmble awkwardlyLUMBERALONG
- 40AFirst Spain-born acting Oscar winner (2007)BARDEM
- 41ASmall amounts of mustardDABS
- 44ACitrusy soft drink epithetUNCOLA
- 47AMagazine that named Jobs Entrepreneur of the '90sINC
- 50AGrammy category for OutkastRAP
- 51APacific Fleet's headquartersPEARLHARBOR
- 54AWhat zins and cabs areDRY
- 55ASlowly droppedSLID
- 56AEnergy Star administratorEPA
- 57AArcs of many articlesPARENS
- 59AWhat Makes Daffy Duck antagonistELMER
- 61ALiquid laundry brandIVORYSNOW
- 63APart of a Wonder Woman costumeTIARA
- 64AMonarch mentored by SenecaNERO
- 65A__ subclavia (arm's major blood vessel)VENA
- 66AContextual word's meaningSENSE
- 67AAppeal to, informallyGRAB
- 68AReady yourselfPREP
- 1DUnanimityONENESS
- 2DDiamond gemHOMERUN
- 3DWashington's Jefferson or LincolnMEMORIAL
- 4DNominal punishmentSLAP
- 5DAny conflictBATTLE
- 6DAirborne enigmaUFO
- 7DLarge caninesFANGS
- 8DLets outFREES
- 9DAddress for a guruSRI
- 10DDeft Leppard or Lez ZeppelinCOVERBAND
- 11DWhere Excalibur was madeAVALON
- 12DImperilMENACE
- 13DGiven to mischiefPRANKY
- 18DOffshootSECT
- 22DWhat some waves areTIDAL
- 26DPsyched (up)AMPED
- 27DJulius Caesar adversaryCATO
- 32DPints, potations, etc.PUBORDERS
- 34DHot stuffIRE
- 35DSouthern Africa's __ DesertNAMIB
- 37DRetail developmentMALL
- 38DAstronomer whom Kepler worked forBRAHE
- 39DPlot proGARDENER
- 42DWithout exceptionBARNONE
- 43DCold War novel dealSPYSWAP
- 44DTopplesUPSETS
- 45DEleanor nicknameNELLIE
- 46DGator cousinCAIMAN
- 48D"Sure thing"NOPROB
- 49D"The Father of Supercomputing"CRAY
- 52DDoing a takeoffAPING
- 53DShe's furiousRAVER
- 58D"Let us know"RSVP
- 60DBarbieland ruler portrayerRAE
- 62D"...good witch __ bad witch?"ORA
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