Newsday Crossword hints and answers for November 23, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues146
Across63
Down83
TitleTHIS THURSDAY'S TALK: Heard around dinnertime
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Spanish finger foods (5)
Starts with T, ends with STAPAS→
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Made firewood (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSAWED→
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Guys writing slogans (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADMEN→
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Wide urban st. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAVE→
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Elite roster (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALIST→
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100 bucks (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECNOTE→
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Off the leash (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOOSE→
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Beam of light (3)
Starts with R, ends with YRAY→
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Request for help before dinner (21)
Starts with C, ends with ECANSOMEONESETTHETABLE→
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Cats monogram (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETSE→
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Victory-sounding surname (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWYNN→
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Scampers off (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSCATS→
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Afternoon hour (4)
Starts with F, ends with RFOUR→
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Brewer's grain (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMALT→
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Blurred, as vision (6)
Starts with B, ends with YBLEARY→
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Mall tenants (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTORES→
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Oklahoma tribe (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKIOWA→
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Entranceways (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOORS→
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Honolulu's home (4)
Starts with O, ends with UOAHU→
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Question for all to answer (21)
Starts with W, ends with RWHATAREYOUTHANKFULFOR→
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Shrewd (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCAGEY→
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Tear to bits (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREND→
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Fathered (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSIRED→
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Ripen, as wine (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
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__-Cone (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSNO→
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"No ifs, __ or buts" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANDS→
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Cheer for a diva (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABRAVA→
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Entice (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELURE→
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Focal points (4)
Starts with L, ends with ILOCI→
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Defiant shout (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESUEME→
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Voices views (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOPINES→
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Side dish request (21)
Starts with P, ends with EPASSTHESTUFFINGPLEASE→
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Orioles' div. (6)
Starts with A, ends with TALEAST→
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Master cooks (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHEFS→
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Sets (down) (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAYS→
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Rapper/actor (4)
Starts with I, ends with TICET→
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The English (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBRITS→
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Eurasia's __ Mountains (4)
Starts with U, ends with LURAL→
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Mouse cousin (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
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Land parcel (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLOT→
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Skateboard trick (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLLIE→
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Protons' home (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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Japanese massage (5)
Starts with R, ends with IREIKI→
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Suggestion about 10-Down (21)
Starts with S, ends with ESAVEROOMFORPUMPKINPIE→
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Natural bandage (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSCAB→
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Iraqi port (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABASRA→
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Pakistani, e.g. (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
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Hong Kong craft (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSAMPAN→
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Get back in business (6)
Starts with R, ends with NREOPEN→
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Polo shirt alternative (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIZOD→
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Sailor's greeting (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAHOY→
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Band of eight (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOCTET→
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Ink stain (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBLOT→
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Bit of butter (3)
Starts with D, ends with BDAB→
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Suggestion after dinner (21)
Starts with L, ends with LLETSWATCHSOMEFOOTBALL→
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Wrestler's surface (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMAT→
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Indonesian street food (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSATAY→
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Attic toppers (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROOFS→
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Convex navel (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOUTIE→
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Big fuss (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
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Fingerprint pattern (5)
Starts with W, ends with LWHORL→
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Good thinking (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESENSE→
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Sedate (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTAID→
Down
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Diplomacy (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTACT→
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"That's a shame" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Cleanser aroma (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPINE→
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Wild equine (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
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Free rider (8)
Starts with S, ends with YSTOWAWAY→
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Quote book abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
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Triumphed (3)
Starts with W, ends with NWON→
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Parisian season (3)
Starts with E, ends with EETE→
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Sweet course (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDESSERT→
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Wedding setting (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTAR→
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Eccentric (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDOTTY→
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Mineral scale (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOHS→
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Language suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
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Take-home (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
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Shady nook (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARBOR→
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Prize highly (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVALUE→
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Observant people (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEYERS→
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Balloon plastic (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMYLAR→
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Digital currency (5)
Starts with E, ends with HECASH→
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Run __ of (clash with) (5)
Starts with A, ends with LAFOUL→
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Small speck (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMOTE→
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Timely benefits (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBOONS→
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Boisterous (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLOUD→
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Without risk (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAFE→
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Dull noise (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTHUD→
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Genghis __ (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKHAN→
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Othello villain (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIAGO→
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Recolored (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDYED→
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Creole veggie (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOKRA→
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London lavs (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWCS→
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Bert's kid-vid pal (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERNIE→
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"Ditto" (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASAMI→
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Filmdom's Phileas Fogg (5)
Starts with N, ends with NNIVEN→
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Local wildlife (5)
Starts with F, ends with AFAUNA→
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Cruel folks (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOGRES→
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Actress Witherspoon (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREESE→
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German 98-Across (4)
Starts with A, ends with TACHT→
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Enthusiasts (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBUFFS→
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Sports officials (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREFS→
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Isn't sincere (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIES→
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Future DA's hurdle (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLSAT→
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NBA extenders (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
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Birdseed ingredient (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSUET→
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White gem (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPAL→
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Two-__ tissues (3)
Starts with P, ends with YPLY→
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Beach buckets (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPAILS→
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Foil giant (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALCOA→
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Must-__ (recommended program) (5)
Starts with S, ends with VSEETV→
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Curtain fabric (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSCRIM→
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Burglar (5)
Starts with T, ends with FTHIEF→
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Rough it, in style (5)
Starts with G, ends with PGLAMP→
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Drop of paint (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBLOB→
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Auto maneuver (5)
Starts with U, ends with NUTURN→
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Pear-shaped tomato (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROMA→
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Morning show host (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIPA→
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Related (to) (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
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Even score (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
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Largest dolphin (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
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Cash advance (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLOAN→
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Church niche (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
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Rice dishes (8)
Starts with R, ends with SRISOTTOS→
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City in Oklahoma (4)
Starts with E, ends with DENID→
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TV sports awards (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESPYS→
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Slender woodwinds (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOBOES→
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Eagles and hawks (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRAPTORS→
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Musical buzzer (5)
Starts with K, ends with OKAZOO→
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Actress Hayek (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASALMA→
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In the lead (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAHEAD→
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Group's maxim (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMOTTO→
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Kid's motorized wheels, for short (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRCCAR→
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__ alcohol (liquid in liquor) (5)
Starts with E, ends with LETHYL→
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Admission of defeat (5)
Starts with I, ends with EILOSE→
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Bart's bus driver (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
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Longtime pals, briefly (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBFFS→
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Statistics (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADATA→
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Et __ (and others: Lat.) (4)
Starts with A, ends with IALII→
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Wasn't colorfast (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBLED→
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Compass reading (3)
Starts with W, ends with WWSW→
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"Delicious!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with HAAH→
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Homer's bartender (3)
Starts with M, ends with EMOE→
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Very long time (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
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"However..." (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBUT→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for November 23, 2025?+
146 clues: 63 Across and 83 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gary M. Larson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Spanish finger foods (TAPAS); Made firewood (SAWED); Guys writing slogans (ADMEN).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
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