Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, September 22, 2025
Monday, September 22, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, September 22, 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
- 1Rodeo rope
- 6Fly high
- 10Perform by oneself
- 14Bring home, as a stray cat
- 15Actress Kendrick or author Quindlen
- 16Much admired person
- 17Site for home runs
- 20Simpsons bartender
- 21Install, as bricks
- 22Gooey campfire treat
- 23Home's entryway
- 25Big cat that roars
- 26Site where pucks are propelled
- 29Jacket's sleeve
- 32Salami city of Italy
- 33Donkey
- 34Defendant's answer to a charge
- 35Hoarse-sounding
- 36Degree in finance: Abbr.
- 37Triangular river-mouth formation
- 38Pre-holiday nights
- 39Bit of toothpaste
- 40Squad of best players
- 41Moisten
- 42Site for heavyweight bouts
- 45Nobel novelist Morrison
- 46"If it __ broke..."
- 47Small jeweled crown
- 49Paramedic's skill: Abbr.
- 50Nest egg fund: Abbr.
- 53Site with tall players and high hoops
- 57Rod between car wheels
- 58A Great Lake
- 59Go inside
- 60Makes a knot in
- 61Boys in a family
- 62Short opinion piece
Down
- 1Chemist's work room
- 2Garden of Eden guy
- 3Just adequate
- 4Police officers using radar
- 5Local wagering center: Abbr.
- 6Weekly pay
- 7Merely
- 8Now __ then (occasionally)
- 9Dried grapes
- 10__ Says (kids' game)
- 11Aroma
- 12__ Star State (Texas)
- 13Ancient
- 18Lotion's soothing ingredient
- 19Run __ (go wild)
- 24Adequate
- 25Da Vinci's Mona __
- 26Throw with force
- 27Beginning phase
- 28Synagogue leader
- 29Paul who cofounded Microsoft
- 30Affix a new price on
- 31Polite address for a lady
- 32Got taller
- 34Written requests with many signatures
- 36Long skirt
- 37Mend, as a sock
- 39Gives to a charity
- 42Tiresome speaker
- 43City near Vesuvius
- 44Young lass
- 45Accepts willingly
- 47Car with a meter
- 48Speck of land in the sea
- 49Bible's firstborn boy
- 51Dull routines
- 52Vicinity
- 53Mammal that flies
- 54Male sibling, for short
- 55Middling grade
- 56Make an attempt
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SPORTS SITES".
All 78 answers
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- 1ARodeo ropeLASSO
- 6AFly highSOAR
- 10APerform by oneselfSOLO
- 14ABring home, as a stray catADOPT
- 15AActress Kendrick or author QuindlenANNA
- 16AMuch admired personIDOL
- 17ASite for home runsBASEBALLDIAMOND
- 20ASimpsons bartenderMOE
- 21AInstall, as bricksLAY
- 22AGooey campfire treatSMORE
- 23AHome's entrywayDOOR
- 25ABig cat that roarsLION
- 26ASite where pucks are propelledHOCKEYRINK
- 29AJacket's sleeveARM
- 32ASalami city of ItalyGENOA
- 33ADonkeyASS
- 34ADefendant's answer to a chargePLEA
- 35AHoarse-soundingRASPY
- 36ADegree in finance: Abbr.MBA
- 37ATriangular river-mouth formationDELTA
- 38APre-holiday nightsEVES
- 39ABit of toothpasteDAB
- 40ASquad of best playersATEAM
- 41AMoistenWET
- 42ASite for heavyweight boutsBOXINGRING
- 45ANobel novelist MorrisonTONI
- 46A"If it __ broke..."AINT
- 47ASmall jeweled crownTIARA
- 49AParamedic's skill: Abbr.CPR
- 50ANest egg fund: Abbr.IRA
- 53ASite with tall players and high hoopsBASKETBALLCOURT
- 57ARod between car wheelsAXLE
- 58AA Great LakeERIE
- 59AGo insideENTER
- 60AMakes a knot inTIES
- 61ABoys in a familySONS
- 62AShort opinion pieceESSAY
- 1DChemist's work roomLAB
- 2DGarden of Eden guyADAM
- 3DJust adequateSOSO
- 4DPolice officers using radarSPEEDCOPS
- 5DLocal wagering center: Abbr.OTB
- 6DWeekly paySALARY
- 7DMerelyONLY
- 8DNow __ then (occasionally)AND
- 9DDried grapesRAISINS
- 10D__ Says (kids' game)SIMON
- 11DAromaODOR
- 12D__ Star State (Texas)LONE
- 13DAncientOLD
- 18DLotion's soothing ingredientALOE
- 19DRun __ (go wild)AMOK
- 24DAdequateOKAY
- 25DDa Vinci's Mona __LISA
- 26DThrow with forceHEAVE
- 27DBeginning phaseONSET
- 28DSynagogue leaderRABBI
- 29DPaul who cofounded MicrosoftALLEN
- 30DAffix a new price onRETAG
- 31DPolite address for a ladyMAAM
- 32DGot tallerGREW
- 34DWritten requests with many signaturesPETITIONS
- 36DLong skirtMAXI
- 37DMend, as a sockDARN
- 39DGives to a charityDONATES
- 42DTiresome speakerBORE
- 43DCity near VesuviusNAPLES
- 44DYoung lassGIRL
- 45DAccepts willinglyTAKES
- 47DCar with a meterTAXI
- 48DSpeck of land in the seaISLE
- 49DBible's firstborn boyCAIN
- 51DDull routinesRUTS
- 52DVicinityAREA
- 53DMammal that fliesBAT
- 54DMale sibling, for shortBRO
- 55DMiddling gradeCEE
- 56DMake an attemptTRY
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