November 27, 2025 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Great shakes (6)
  2. 5. Strikes up a conversation (6)
  3. 7. Lost in thought (9)
  4. 9. Amphibian that can leap far (4)
  5. 11. Gets the point (11)
  6. 13. Chess piece that moves straight (4)
  7. 14. Essential point of an issue (4)
  8. 16. Fashion statement (9)
  9. 20. Hits the roof (8)
  10. 26. Star that’s never on stage (7)
  11. 28. One who can’t let go (7)
  12. 31. Looking back insight (9)
  13. 32. Crush it (9)
  14. 33. Quick photograph (8)
  15. 34. Round door handle (4)
  16. 36. Out of one’s depth (11)
  17. 39. Early morning light (8)
  18. 41. Pair that supports or steadies (5)
  19. 44. Storm warning (10)
  20. 46. Gets carried away (6)
  21. 47. Colored part of the eye (4)
  22. 48. Faster route (8)
  23. 50. Reflected sound (4)
  24. 51. Steep cliff or bank (5)
  25. 53. Place where coins are made (4)
  26. 54. Light work (12)
  27. 56. Unexpected change in a story (5)
  28. 58. Small hard seed (5)
  29. 61. Watch the night sky (8)
  30. 63. Line about which something rotates (4)
  31. 66. Caught without preparation (7)
  32. 67. Path of a planet (5)
  33. 68. Has a leg up (9)
  34. 69. Hard to crack (9)
  35. 70. Kingdom or domain (5)
  36. 71. Short story with a moral (5)
  37. 73. Might make a scene (8)
Down
  1. 1. Top of the line (6)
  2. 2. Roll call (8)
  3. 4. One who’s always running late (9)
  4. 6. Flat stone used as a writing surface (5)
  5. 8. Case closer (6)
  6. 10. Unsteady footing (6)
  7. 12. Left hanging (9)
  8. 15. Keeps in line (9)
  9. 17. In the bag (7)
  10. 18. Home for some birds (4)
  11. 19. Small shoot of a plant (5)
  12. 21. Key figure (7)
  13. 22. Time to spare (7)
  14. 23. Old-fashioned writing tool (5)
  15. 24. Helpful hint to a solution (4)
  16. 25. Edge of a hat (4)
  17. 27. Sudden sharp increase (5)
  18. 29. Fast-paced rhythm (7)
  19. 30. Not very intense (4)
  20. 35. Test for character (8)
  21. 36. Pass by moving ahead (8)
  22. 37. Relating to the Moon (5)
  23. 38. Out for blood (8)
  24. 40. Rings a bell (9)
  25. 41. Heavy duty (6)
  26. 42. Comes to terms (10)
  27. 43. Provide refuge (6)
  28. 45. Musical harmony of notes (5)
  29. 49. Barely makes a sound (8)
  30. 52. Lost cause (8)
  31. 55. In a significant way (7)
  32. 57. Harsh, bright light (5)
  33. 58. Measuring instrument (5)
  34. 59. Put on the spot (8)
  35. 60. Very great in size (4)
  36. 62. Has a shot at it (8)
  37. 64. Underground waste channel (5)
  38. 65. Visible part of a fire (5)
  39. 68. A quick study (12)
  40. 72. Give advance notice (8)