Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, September 25, 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2025/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, September 25, 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
- 1She's thinking it over
- 6Carpentry essentials
- 10Abounding (in)
- 14Make good
- 15Leap over ice
- 16Sistine Chapel ceiling subject
- 17Spicy starter
- 20When the light dawns
- 21Thin movie screen
- 22Metal precioso
- 23Most valuable diamond
- 24Go around
- 27Spicy entree
- 33Bamboo plants
- 34Botanical healers
- 35Spam generator
- 36Barely
- 37Contact info
- 38Sound wistful
- 39Saucy talk
- 40Oil holders
- 41Electronics store section
- 42Spicy soup
- 44Hair piece
- 45Stuff in sleeves
- 46Zing
- 47Nicely planned
- 49River-ocean connectors
- 55Spicy starter
- 57One of the Brontes
- 58Amount to pay in Calais
- 59Fancy neckerchief
- 60Loathsome person
- 61Close kin
- 62Dublin-born poet
Down
- 1Goya subject
- 2Arches National Park state
- 3Adjacent notes
- 4Lovestruck
- 5"Direct" subordinate staff
- 6Well-grounded
- 7Nerve cell appendage
- 8Was visibly upset
- 9Letters on urban pavements
- 10Mountaineer's descent method
- 11Sudden inspiration
- 1223-Across, e.g.
- 13Royal Navy designation
- 18Punk rock offshoot
- 19Typesetting measures
- 23Genesis flock keeper
- 24Hairdresser concern
- 25Name that Cole Porter rhymed with "Haiti"
- 26Online purchase adjective
- 27Congest
- 28"Cradle of Texas Liberty"
- 29How many prefer their muffins
- 30Tolerate
- 31Meditation masters
- 32Dumas duelist
- 37Goes astray
- 38Essence of much humor
- 40Lowness of pitch
- 41Eroded
- 43Found a job for
- 46Pullet 38-Down, for instance
- 47Proscription
- 48Peak south of the Alps
- 49Light beige
- 50Smartphone cover
- 51Something carried for a course
- 52Ancient llama herder
- 53Elton John achievement of 2024
- 54Former fast flyers
- 55Word after sun or rain
- 56Pub designation
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SPICY STUFF".
All 76 answers
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- 1AShe's thinking it overMUSER
- 6ACarpentry essentialsSAWS
- 10AAbounding (in)RICH
- 14AMake goodATONE
- 15ALeap over iceAXEL
- 16ASistine Chapel ceiling subjectADAM
- 17ASpicy starterJALAPENOPOPPERS
- 20AWhen the light dawnsAHAMOMENT
- 21AThin movie screenIPAD
- 22AMetal preciosoORO
- 23AMost valuable diamondACE
- 24AGo aroundSKIRT
- 27ASpicy entreeJAMBALAYA
- 33ABamboo plantsCANES
- 34ABotanical healersALOES
- 35ASpam generatorBOT
- 36ABarelyATAD
- 37AContact infoEMAIL
- 38ASound wistfulSIGH
- 39ASaucy talkLIP
- 40AOil holdersDRUMS
- 41AElectronics store sectionAUDIO
- 42ASpicy soupPEPPERPOT
- 44AHair pieceTRESS
- 45AStuff in sleevesLPS
- 46AZingPEP
- 47ANicely plannedNEAT
- 49ARiver-ocean connectorsESTUARIES
- 55ASpicy starterHOTCHICKENWINGS
- 57AOne of the BrontesANNE
- 58AAmount to pay in CalaisPRIX
- 59AFancy neckerchiefASCOT
- 60ALoathsome personTOAD
- 61AClose kinAUNT
- 62ADublin-born poetYEATS
- 1DGoya subjectMAJA
- 2DArches National Park stateUTAH
- 3DAdjacent notesSOLA
- 4DLovestruckENAMORED
- 5D"Direct" subordinate staffREPORTS
- 6DWell-groundedSANE
- 7DNerve cell appendageAXON
- 8DWas visibly upsetWEPT
- 9DLetters on urban pavementsSLO
- 10DMountaineer's descent methodRAPPEL
- 11DSudden inspirationIDEA
- 12D23-Across, e.g.CARD
- 13DRoyal Navy designationHMS
- 18DPunk rock offshootEMO
- 19DTypesetting measuresPICAS
- 23DGenesis flock keeperABEL
- 24DHairdresser concernSCALP
- 25DName that Cole Porter rhymed with "Haiti"KATIE
- 26DOnline purchase adjectiveINAPP
- 27DCongestJAMUP
- 28D"Cradle of Texas Liberty"ALAMO
- 29DHow many prefer their muffinsMOIST
- 30DTolerateABIDE
- 31DMeditation mastersYOGIS
- 32DDumas duelistATHOS
- 37DGoes astrayERRS
- 38DEssence of much humorSURPRISE
- 40DLowness of pitchDEPTH
- 41DErodedATEAWAY
- 43DFound a job forPLACED
- 46DPullet 38-Down, for instancePUN
- 47DProscriptionNONO
- 48DPeak south of the AlpsETNA
- 49DLight beigeECRU
- 50DSmartphone coverSKIN
- 51DSomething carried for a courseTEXT
- 52DAncient llama herderINCA
- 53DElton John achievement of 2024EGOT
- 54DFormer fast flyersSSTS
- 55DWord after sun or rainHAT
- 56DPub designationIPA
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The Thursday, September 25, 2025 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?
Today's grid has 76 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.