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Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Tuesday, September 23, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, September 23, 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

  • 1Papa Bear's partner
  • 5Easygoing personality
  • 10"Shoo!"
  • 14No longer new
  • 15"Speed it up!"
  • 16Fly alone
  • 17Monetary penalty
  • 18Love, in Italian
  • 19Give off, as steam
  • 20Fake colorless gem
  • 23Day before a holiday
  • 24Snakelike fish
  • 25Well-__ (desirably varied)
  • 27Learn-to-draw course
  • 32Suspicious (of)
  • 33Skewed view
  • 34Have to have
  • 36Sneaker strings
  • 39Deer family member
  • 40Discourage
  • 42Swimmer's distance unit
  • 43Adolescents
  • 46Mountain lion
  • 47Happy cat's sound
  • 48Perform a tune
  • 50"It could happen"
  • 52French exclamation of approval
  • 55Weed-chopping tool
  • 56Feel regret for
  • 57Small shovel for turning soil
  • 63Wild guess
  • 65Steered a vehicle
  • 66On a road trip
  • 67Fairy tale meanie
  • 68Voicemail sounds
  • 69__ of the above ("other" category)
  • 70Brief memo
  • 71People with debts
  • 72Vehicle on snow

Down

  • 1Winter covering for an ear
  • 2India's continent
  • 3List of options
  • 4Madison Avenue bigwigs
  • 5Bangkok's country
  • 6Southern Arizona city
  • 7High school dance
  • 8Mistake
  • 9"So long!"
  • 10U-turn from NNW
  • 11Where a joke teller performs
  • 12__ and kicking (robust)
  • 13Lugged along
  • 21State bordering Md.
  • 22Two-purpose
  • 26Hunters' org.
  • 27Help with a crime
  • 28Make angry
  • 29Feels encouraged
  • 30Ooze (through)
  • 31Arrange for
  • 35Showroom model, for short
  • 37__ Grey tea
  • 38Agile
  • 41Impulsive nature
  • 44Zilch
  • 45Minor obstacle
  • 47What crusty desserts are baked in
  • 49"My pleasure!"
  • 51Ship's distress signal
  • 52Movie legend Welles
  • 53Money spent
  • 54Archer's missile
  • 58Over and __ with (completed)
  • 59At any time
  • 60Army truant: Abbr.
  • 61Person from Copenhagen
  • 62Observed closely
  • 64Spellers' contest

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 20-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "CARD QUARTET".

All 78 answers

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  • 1APapa Bear's partnerMAMA
  • 5AEasygoing personalityTYPEB
  • 10A"Shoo!"SCAT
  • 14ANo longer newUSED
  • 15A"Speed it up!"HURRY
  • 16AFly aloneSOLO
  • 17AMonetary penaltyFINE
  • 18ALove, in ItalianAMORE
  • 19AGive off, as steamEMIT
  • 20AFake colorless gemFAUXDIAMOND
  • 23ADay before a holidayEVE
  • 24ASnakelike fishEEL
  • 25AWell-__ (desirably varied)ROUNDED
  • 27ALearn-to-draw courseARTCLASS
  • 32ASuspicious (of)WARY
  • 33ASkewed viewBIAS
  • 34AHave to haveNEED
  • 36ASneaker stringsLACES
  • 39ADeer family memberELK
  • 40ADiscourageDETER
  • 42ASwimmer's distance unitLAP
  • 43AAdolescentsTEENS
  • 46AMountain lionPUMA
  • 47AHappy cat's soundPURR
  • 48APerform a tuneSING
  • 50A"It could happen"POSSIBLY
  • 52AFrench exclamation of approvalOOHLALA
  • 55AWeed-chopping toolHOE
  • 56AFeel regret forRUE
  • 57ASmall shovel for turning soilGARDENSPADE
  • 63AWild guessSTAB
  • 65ASteered a vehicleDROVE
  • 66AOn a road tripAWAY
  • 67AFairy tale meanieOGRE
  • 68AVoicemail soundsTONES
  • 69A__ of the above ("other" category)NONE
  • 70ABrief memoNOTE
  • 71APeople with debtsOWERS
  • 72AVehicle on snowSLED
  • 1DWinter covering for an earMUFF
  • 2DIndia's continentASIA
  • 3DList of optionsMENU
  • 4DMadison Avenue bigwigsADEXECS
  • 5DBangkok's countryTHAILAND
  • 6DSouthern Arizona cityYUMA
  • 7DHigh school dancePROM
  • 8DMistakeERROR
  • 9D"So long!"BYENOW
  • 10DU-turn from NNWSSE
  • 11DWhere a joke teller performsCOMEDYCLUB
  • 12D__ and kicking (robust)ALIVE
  • 13DLugged alongTOTED
  • 21DState bordering Md.DEL
  • 22DTwo-purposeDUAL
  • 26DHunters' org.NRA
  • 27DHelp with a crimeABET
  • 28DMake angryRILE
  • 29DFeels encouragedTAKESHEART
  • 30DOoze (through)SEEP
  • 31DArrange forSETUP
  • 35DShowroom model, for shortDEMO
  • 37D__ Grey teaEARL
  • 38DAgileSPRY
  • 41DImpulsive natureRASHNESS
  • 44DZilchNIL
  • 45DMinor obstacleSNAG
  • 47DWhat crusty desserts are baked inPIEPANS
  • 49D"My pleasure!"GLADTO
  • 51DShip's distress signalSOS
  • 52DMovie legend WellesORSON
  • 53DMoney spentOUTGO
  • 54DArcher's missileARROW
  • 58DOver and __ with (completed)DONE
  • 59DAt any timeEVER
  • 60DArmy truant: Abbr.AWOL
  • 61DPerson from CopenhagenDANE
  • 62DObserved closelyEYED
  • 64DSpellers' contestBEE

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