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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, September 19, 2025

Friday, September 19, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, September 19, 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

  • 1Document decisions
  • 6Apt. ad info
  • 9Eschews
  • 14Unseen enticement
  • 15Cyclotron bit
  • 16Take a loss
  • 17*Biting
  • 19Biotech creation
  • 20Special handling
  • 21Erelong
  • 22Suitable for the purpose
  • 23Apricot cousin
  • 25*Ruler in the news since 2022
  • 27Back-in-style "Amazing!"
  • 29No longer a thing
  • 30Digital communication letters
  • 31Finch creator
  • 32Safari attire
  • 34Whom ESPN's Courage Award is named for
  • 35*Devout
  • 38Sews up
  • 41What lentils are rich in
  • 42Biomedical research agcy.
  • 44Dad preceder
  • 45Healthful facility
  • 46Signal silently
  • 48*Totally destroy
  • 52Labor Dept. unit
  • 54Expressed disapproval
  • 55Persian Gulf capital
  • 57Timesheet nos.
  • 58It's west of Daytona
  • 59*Lessens in intensity
  • 61Psyched up
  • 62"Amazing!"
  • 63Leave no trace of
  • 64Schedule fillers
  • 65Thunderstorm residue
  • 66What's spelled "between the I's" of the starred clues' answers

Down

  • 1Eschews foods
  • 2How lore is preserved
  • 3Rather wrong
  • 4"Enough," in brief
  • 5Novelist Gruen
  • 6Xerox rival
  • 7Disney Polynesian girl
  • 8Very long-running NBC show
  • 9Under wraps
  • 10Light circles
  • 11Idyllic locales
  • 12Early in the workday
  • 13Antiseptic
  • 18Ancient American royal
  • 22Demoted orbiter
  • 24Still-life vessels
  • 26Violinist's accessory
  • 28Omega counterpart
  • 32What memes have gone
  • 33Agreement obstacle
  • 34"Just like me"
  • 36Triglyceride, e.g.
  • 37Numero minusculo
  • 38Some potatoes
  • 39Shaped like a Kiss
  • 40Way, way back
  • 43#
  • 45Sheep farmer's tool
  • 46Soda that sounds short
  • 47Remove the chaff from
  • 49Key, for instance
  • 50Parting word
  • 51Brought along
  • 53Poise or patience
  • 56New __ (certain musician)
  • 59Studio bought by Amazon
  • 60NFL team once in STL

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 25-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "DIRECT HIT".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ADocument decisionsFONTS
  • 6AApt. ad infoRMS
  • 9AEschewsSHUNS
  • 14AUnseen enticementAROMA
  • 15ACyclotron bitION
  • 16ATake a lossEATIT
  • 17A*BitingSATIRICAL
  • 19ABiotech creationCLONE
  • 20ASpecial handlingTLC
  • 21AErelongANON
  • 22ASuitable for the purposePROPER
  • 23AApricot cousinSLOE
  • 25A*Ruler in the news since 2022CHARLESIII
  • 27ABack-in-style "Amazing!"YOWZA
  • 29ANo longer a thingOUT
  • 30ADigital communication lettersASL
  • 31AFinch creatorLEE
  • 32ASafari attireVEST
  • 34AWhom ESPN's Courage Award is named forASHE
  • 35A*DevoutRELIGIOUS
  • 38ASews upICES
  • 41AWhat lentils are rich inIRON
  • 42ABiomedical research agcy.NIH
  • 44ADad precederDOO
  • 45AHealthful facilitySPA
  • 46ASignal silentlyNODAT
  • 48A*Totally destroyANNIHILATE
  • 52ALabor Dept. unitOSHA
  • 54AExpressed disapprovalHISSED
  • 55APersian Gulf capitalDOHA
  • 57ATimesheet nos.HRS
  • 58AIt's west of DaytonaOCALA
  • 59A*Lessens in intensityMITIGATES
  • 61APsyched upEAGER
  • 62A"Amazing!"GEE
  • 63ALeave no trace ofERASE
  • 64ASchedule fillersSLOTS
  • 65AThunderstorm residueMUD
  • 66AWhat's spelled "between the I's" of the starred clues' answersRIGHT
  • 1DEschews foodsFASTS
  • 2DHow lore is preservedORALLY
  • 3DRather wrongNOTCOOL
  • 4D"Enough," in briefTMI
  • 5DNovelist GruenSARA
  • 6DXerox rivalRICOH
  • 7DDisney Polynesian girlMOANA
  • 8DVery long-running NBC showSNL
  • 9DUnder wrapsSECRET
  • 10DLight circlesHALOS
  • 11DIdyllic localesUTOPIAS
  • 12DEarly in the workdayNINEISH
  • 13DAntisepticSTERILE
  • 18DAncient American royalINCA
  • 22DDemoted orbiterPLUTO
  • 24DStill-life vesselsEWERS
  • 26DViolinist's accessoryROSIN
  • 28DOmega counterpartZEE
  • 32DWhat memes have goneVIRAL
  • 33DAgreement obstacleEGO
  • 34D"Just like me"ASIDO
  • 36DTriglyceride, e.g.LIPID
  • 37DNumero minusculoUNO
  • 38DSome potatoesIDAHOES
  • 39DShaped like a KissCONICAL
  • 40DWay, way backEONSAGO
  • 43D#HASHTAG
  • 45DSheep farmer's toolSHEARS
  • 46DSoda that sounds shortNEHI
  • 47DRemove the chaff fromTHRESH
  • 49DKey, for instanceISLET
  • 50DParting wordADIEU
  • 51DBrought alongTOTED
  • 53DPoise or patienceASSET
  • 56DNew __ (certain musician)AGER
  • 59DStudio bought by AmazonMGM
  • 60DNFL team once in STLARI

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