Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Wednesday, September 17, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, September 17, 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
- 1Nevada neighbor
- 5Itemizes
- 10Good buddy
- 13Actor's part
- 14Worth the same amount
- 15Shortest-named Great Lake
- 17"It wasn't me"
- 18Belly
- 19Author Quindlen or actress Kendrick
- 20Walk heavily
- 21Key __ pie
- 22Slalom competitor
- 23French-speaking Caribbean nation
- 25Mature, as mangos
- 26Tuxedo neckwear
- 29Yours, old-style
- 31Dislike very much
- 32Commotions
- 33Ewes' mates
- 37Canine sound
- 38Champagne-toast sound
- 39Chimney duct
- 40Page in a book
- 41Roll of sticky cellophane
- 42Self-confident manner
- 43Rainy month
- 45Arranged in stacks
- 46__ congestion (cold symptom)
- 48An hr. after noon
- 50Suspicious, informally
- 51"We gotta go!"
- 52Immediately, in memos
- 56Prefix meaning "against"
- 57Castles' watery surrounders
- 58Forbidden thing
- 59Evil Roman emperor
- 60Banquet host
- 61Removes with a scissor
- 62Dad, to Grandma
- 63Bottomless pit
- 64"It all __ fails..."
Down
- 1Caterer's coffeemakers
- 2Screwdriver or chisel
- 3Female choral voice
- 4Maximum stylishness
- 5Leave alone
- 6Resigner's statement
- 7Heads-of-state negotiation
- 8Domesticated
- 9Crafty
- 10Athlete's optimal goal
- 11Golfer Palmer's nickname
- 12Bedsheets and pillowcases
- 16Corn on the cob
- 22Moral misdeed
- 24What fills a football
- 25Jeopardize
- 26Weep loudly
- 27Woodwind instrument
- 28Horse-stopping shout
- 30Sharpen, as skills
- 32Jai __ (court game)
- 34Made a landing
- 35Writer's inspiration
- 36What grass is grown from
- 38Bottom-left PC key
- 42Cork removal sound
- 44Settle a bill
- 45Feels subconsciously
- 46Highest sudoku digits
- 47Houston ballplayer
- 49Brief memos
- 50Ceiling appliance
- 51Hair accessory with teeth
- 53Nary a __ (nobody)
- 54Tiny pests at a picnic
- 55Sit for a portrait
- 57"Do __ favor..."
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 41 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 4-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "TOP CHOICES".
All 78 answers
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- 1ANevada neighborUTAH
- 5AItemizesLISTS
- 10AGood buddyPAL
- 13AActor's partROLE
- 14AWorth the same amountEQUAL
- 15AShortest-named Great LakeERIE
- 17A"It wasn't me"NOTI
- 18ABellyTUMMY
- 19AAuthor Quindlen or actress KendrickANNA
- 20AWalk heavilySLOG
- 21AKey __ pieLIME
- 22ASlalom competitorSKIER
- 23AFrench-speaking Caribbean nationHAITI
- 25AMature, as mangosRIPEN
- 26ATuxedo neckwearBOWTIE
- 29AYours, old-styleTHINE
- 31ADislike very muchABHOR
- 32ACommotionsADOS
- 33AEwes' matesRAMS
- 37ACanine soundWOOF
- 38AChampagne-toast soundCLINK
- 39AChimney ductFLUE
- 40APage in a bookLEAF
- 41ARoll of sticky cellophaneTAPE
- 42ASelf-confident mannerPOISE
- 43ARainy monthAPRIL
- 45AArranged in stacksSORTED
- 46A__ congestion (cold symptom)NASAL
- 48AAn hr. after noonONEPM
- 50ASuspicious, informallyFISHY
- 51A"We gotta go!"CMON
- 52AImmediately, in memosASAP
- 56APrefix meaning "against"ANTI
- 57ACastles' watery surroundersMOATS
- 58AForbidden thingNONO
- 59AEvil Roman emperorNERO
- 60ABanquet hostEMCEE
- 61ARemoves with a scissorCUTS
- 62ADad, to GrandmaSON
- 63ABottomless pitABYSS
- 64A"It all __ fails..."ELSE
- 1DCaterer's coffeemakersURNS
- 2DScrewdriver or chiselTOOL
- 3DFemale choral voiceALTO
- 4DMaximum stylishnessHEIGHTOFFASHION
- 5DLeave aloneLETLIE
- 6DResigner's statementIQUIT
- 7DHeads-of-state negotiationSUMMITDIPLOMACY
- 8DDomesticatedTAME
- 9DCraftySLY
- 10DAthlete's optimal goalPEAKPERFORMANCE
- 11DGolfer Palmer's nicknameARNIE
- 12DBedsheets and pillowcasesLINEN
- 16DCorn on the cobEAR
- 22DMoral misdeedSIN
- 24DWhat fills a footballAIR
- 25DJeopardizeRISK
- 26DWeep loudlyBAWL
- 27DWoodwind instrumentOBOE
- 28DHorse-stopping shoutWHOA
- 30DSharpen, as skillsHONE
- 32DJai __ (court game)ALAI
- 34DMade a landingALIT
- 35DWriter's inspirationMUSE
- 36DWhat grass is grown fromSEED
- 38DBottom-left PC keyCTRL
- 42DCork removal soundPOP
- 44DSettle a billPAY
- 45DFeels subconsciouslySENSES
- 46DHighest sudoku digitsNINES
- 47DHouston ballplayerASTRO
- 49DBrief memosNOTES
- 50DCeiling applianceFAN
- 51DHair accessory with teethCOMB
- 53DNary a __ (nobody)SOUL
- 54DTiny pests at a picnicANTS
- 55DSit for a portraitPOSE
- 57D"Do __ favor..."MEA
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