Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, September 12, 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, September 12, 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
- 1Distiller Walker
- 6Big blow
- 10Batter's base
- 14Southern citrus center
- 15Buck's back
- 16Detestable
- 17Name related to Charles
- 18PD personnel
- 19Smooth-surfaced
- 20Ancient poncho wearers
- 21Across __
- 23Casino request
- 25Brief acknowledgment
- 26Sundae topping
- 28Skilled negotiator
- 33Frequenter, informally
- 34Further
- 36Literally, "I believe"
- 37Still battling
- 39Traditional train travelers
- 41Ruler in a white robe
- 42Acoustical
- 44Marbled mare
- 46Done, in verse
- 47Luau preparation
- 49Trumped up
- 51ATM input
- 52Convent complex
- 53__ across
- 58Place atop for decoration
- 61Pint-size
- 62Intensa emocion
- 63Saying
- 64"Y" sweater getters
- 65Pump on a tree
- 66Roll over
- 67Centuries-old censure
- 68Conversational nuance
- 69Prepare for a formal
Down
- 1Hindu spring festival
- 2Enduring symbol
- 3__ down
- 4Bright northern star
- 5What conductors are called
- 6Denounce with vigor
- 7Comic book cry
- 8Make mention of
- 9What's going around
- 10"The Raven" adverb
- 11Begin to sag
- 12High spirits
- 13On its way
- 22It's softer than shale
- 24Unfounded belief
- 26Invigorating
- 27Southeast Asian capital
- 28Subtract from an account
- 29Prepare to wear, perhaps
- 30Down __
- 31Parting word
- 32Touristy __ di Pisa
- 35Brewer's buy
- 38Dessert with coffee
- 40Incomplete Wikipedia page
- 43Search thoroughly
- 45A passenger here
- 48Ultimately
- 50Not at all tough
- 52Conform
- 53Brit lit bosun
- 54Be inclined
- 55Troop group
- 56Prelude to a perspective
- 57Day divider
- 59Long time
- 60Trees used for sculpting
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 39 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 3-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "ACROSS AND DOWN".
All 76 answers
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- 1ADistiller WalkerHIRAM
- 6ABig blowBANG
- 10ABatter's baseEGGS
- 14ASouthern citrus centerOCALA
- 15ABuck's backAROO
- 16ADetestableVILE
- 17AName related to CharlesLOTTE
- 18APD personnelSGTS
- 19ASmooth-surfacedEVEN
- 20AAncient poncho wearersINCAS
- 21AAcross __THESTREET
- 23ACasino requestHITME
- 25ABrief acknowledgmentIAM
- 26ASundae toppingCHERRY
- 28ASkilled negotiatorDIPLOMAT
- 33AFrequenter, informallyRAT
- 34AFurtherOTHER
- 36ALiterally, "I believe"CREDO
- 37AStill battlingINIT
- 39ATraditional train travelersHOBOS
- 41ARuler in a white robeEMIR
- 42AAcousticalSONIC
- 44AMarbled marePINTO
- 46ADone, in verseOER
- 47ALuau preparationPIGROAST
- 49ATrumped upUNTRUE
- 51AATM inputAMT
- 52AConvent complexABBEY
- 53A__ acrossSTUMBLING
- 58APlace atop for decorationONLAY
- 61APint-sizeMINI
- 62AIntensa emocionAMOR
- 63ASayingADAGE
- 64A"Y" sweater gettersELIS
- 65APump on a treeSHOE
- 66ARoll overRENEW
- 67ACenturies-old censureETTU
- 68AConversational nuanceTONE
- 69APrepare for a formalDRESS
- 1DHindu spring festivalHOLI
- 2DEnduring symbolICON
- 3D__ downRATCHETING
- 4DBright northern starALTAIR
- 5DWhat conductors are calledMAESTRO
- 6DDenounce with vigorBASTE
- 7DComic book cryARGH
- 8DMake mention ofNOTE
- 9DWhat's going aroundGOSSIP
- 10D"The Raven" adverbEVERMORE
- 11DBegin to sagGIVE
- 12DHigh spiritsGLEE
- 13DOn its waySENT
- 22DIt's softer than shaleTALC
- 24DUnfounded beliefMYTH
- 26DInvigoratingCRISP
- 27DSoutheast Asian capitalHANOI
- 28DSubtract from an accountDEBIT
- 29DPrepare to wear, perhapsIRON
- 30DDown __MEMORYLANE
- 31DParting wordADIEU
- 32DTouristy __ di PisaTORRE
- 35DBrewer's buyHOPS
- 38DDessert with coffeeTIRAMISU
- 40DIncomplete Wikipedia pageSTUB
- 43DSearch thoroughlyCOMB
- 45DA passenger hereONBOARD
- 48DUltimatelyATLAST
- 50DNot at all toughTENDER
- 52DConformAGREE
- 53DBrit lit bosunSMEE
- 54DBe inclinedTILT
- 55DTroop groupUNIT
- 56DPrelude to a perspectiveIMHO
- 57DDay dividerNOON
- 59DLong timeAGES
- 60DTrees used for sculptingYEWS
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