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Newsday Crossword December 16 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword December 16 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Short skirtsMINIS5Across Most-spoken language in AfricaSWAHILI7Across Part-spaniel mixed-breed canineCOCKAPOO8Across Cpls. and sgts.NCOS4Across Hill-building insectANT3Across Courtroom eventTRIAL5Across Self-imagesEGOS4Across First Soviet leaderLENIN5Across Gala partyFETE4Across Molecule portionATOM4Across Walked heavily (on)TROD4Across Taste or hearingSENSE5Across Difficult journeyTREK4Across "__ of your business!"NONE4Across Biblical hymnPSALM5Across Took a tumbleFELL4Across Swirling currentEDDY4Across Cash, informallyMOOLA5Across Justice KaganELENA5Across No longer validNULLANDVOID11Across Defiant cryHAH3Across Baby goatKID3Across Really ticked offSORE4Across MeaslyPUNY4Across Be patient forAWAIT5Across Clear-sky colorBLUE4Across Traditional kilt wearerSCOT4Across Filled with dryer fuzzLINTY5Across Sounds of regretSIGHS5Across "Canine" treesDOGWOODS8Across Use as a bedLIEON5Across Night before a holidayEVE3Across "__ Sir or Madam..."DEAR4Across Touches on the shoulderTAPS4Across Annoy greatlyPERTURB7Across Calculate a sumADD3Across Make a knot inTIE3Across Sea bordering Saudi ArabiaPERSIANGULF11Across Back of an envelopeFLAP4Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Reservoir contentsWATER5Down Elevator passagewaySHAFT5Down BeginningADVENT6Down Losing streaksSLUMPS6Down Slide on an icy roadSKID4Down "You defeated me"ILOSE5Down "Tender" beef cutLOIN4Down Sam for Samuel, for instanceNICKNAME8Down Per itemEACH4Down Concerning, in memosASTO4Down Taboo thingNONO4Down Jan. holiday honoreeMLK3Down RecoloredDYED4Down SSN, to the IRSIDNO4Down Strong smellODOR4Down "__ well that ends well"ALLS4Down Money borrowedLOAN4Down Arranged, as hairSTYLED6Down Laid-back personTYPEB5Down Walking __ (elated)ONAIR5Down Difference between two societiesCULTUREGAP10Down Sunscreen lettersSPF3Down Ask to borrow cashHITUP5Down Group of outlawsGANG4Down "You're defeated!"IWIN4Down Liquid in dressingSALADOIL8Down Playground plankSEESAW6Down Contented cat's soundPURR4Down __ vera gelALOE4Down Cookbook meas.TBSP4Down Spanish boyNINO4Down __ boom (jet sound)SONIC5Down Consider to beDEEM4Down Have extensive debtsGETINAHOLE10Down Turn __ a new leafOVER4Down SkillfulDEFT4Down "Tall" storyTALE4Down At no costFREE4Down Revered personIDOL4Down

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.