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Newsday Crossword December 21 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 142 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword December 21 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 142 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#
Streetcar directorKAZAN5Across What domed stadiums preventRAINOUTS8Across OminousGRIM4Across __ Faire (role-playing event)REN3Across BelittleDEMEAN6Across Appeal for assistance (M)CMONBEAPAL10Across Eminent LBJ biographer (B)ROBERTCARO10Across Largely gone Asian lakeARALSEA7Across Sharply slopedSTEEP5Across GrandmaNANA4Across Greet another Marine (G or R)SAYSEMPERFI11Across Prairie storehouseSILO4Across Locket shapesOVALS5Across More filled with fluffy feathersTUFTIER7Across Color TV pioneerRCA3Across Frequently, poeticallyOFT3Across Pleasant changeRELIEF6Across 63-Across' daughterMOM3Across PC "quit" keyESC3Across Breakfast beverage (K)EARLGREYTEA11Across What the last words of eight long Across answers all doTRIMATREE9Across Type of govt. bondTNOTE5Across Made mention ofCITED5Across Reminiscent ofLIKE4Across Alpine capitalBERN4Across CD issuerSANDL5Across Dresser featuresKNOBS5Across Blissful placeEDEN4Across Admin. __ASST4Across Stage show-offsHAMS4Across Box topsLIDS4Across Cum grano __ (with a grain of you-know-what)SALIS5Across All too fallibleHUMAN5Across NFL West teamARI3Across Novelist BuchananEDNA4Across ABA memberATT3Across Michelangelo subjectDAVID5Across Moving movieWEEPIE6Across DMV IDLIC3Across Neighbor of HomerNED3Across Big-eyed baby birdOWLET5Across Nevada resortRENO4Across Ill-at-__ (edgy)EASE4Across It's west of MontanaIDAHO5Across Rueful emotionSHAME5Across Former Bay Area American Leaguers (H)OAKLANDAS9Across College club jewelry (E)SORORITYPIN11Across 450, for NeroCDL3Across HMO membersMDS3Across Ark groupsPAIRS5Across Budgetary bigwig, for shortCFO3Across Canonized femme: Abbr.STE3Across Out-of-focus photoBLUR4Across Stage whispersASIDES6Across Botanical anchorsROOTS5Across Out of bedASTIR5Across Sweet winter drinksCOCOAS6Across Fannie __ mortgagesMAE3Across Aussie hoppersROOS4Across DiscardTHROWOUT8Across Mideast rice servingPILAF5Across Prepares, as pizza doughKNEADS6Across Wide footwear lettersEEE3Across + and -SIGNS5Across Prom attendeeTEEN4Across Hem and __HAW3Across Eats elegantlyDINES5Across Kerri of Olympics gymnastic fameSTRUG5Across Minor anomalyBLIP4Across Reduce, as expensesPARE4Across Slightest traceIOTA4Across Certain pod legume (R)ENGLISHPEA10Across Train to O'Hare (M)BLUELINEEL10Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fictional physician with furry friendsDOLITTLE8Down Persist at an auctionREBID5Down Perfectly timedONCUE5Down Cruise ship's primary levelMAINDECK8Down Shortstop, for instanceFIELDER7Down Alpine abodesCHALETS7Down __ Islands (where Guam is)MARIANA7Down Pi precederOMICRON7Down Smartphone ancestorPDA3Down High praiseRAVE4Down Current measuresAMPERES7Down More frostyICIER5Down Not beyondASFARAS7Down Triangular housesAFRAMES7Down Makes straightALIGNS6Down Loud laughYUK3Down Bold poker participantsRAISERS7Down Eastern EuropeanSERB4Down Detested thingANATHEMA8Down Sched. placeholderTBA3Down Recording deviceMIKE4Down Inc. cousinLTD3Down Yang's partnerYIN3Down Disposed (of)RID3Down Comics bulldogOTTO4Down German winged beingENGEL5Down Penny phraseONECENT7Down Tossed dishesSALADS6Down Inept personDWEEB5Down Alcott title charactersWOMEN5Down It's north of Des MoinesAMESIOWA8Down Footwear that clicksTAPSHOE7Down Take afterIMITATE7Down Contract extensionRENEWAL7Down TimidSHY3Down "Doing all right"IFEELOK7Down Spanish waterAGUA4Down Inhales and exhalesRESPIRES8Down Drapery fabricBROCADE7Down Ushers to a seatLEADSIN7Down Slightest ideaINKLING7Down Office seeker, for shortPOL3Down "Deep knee" exercisesBENDS5Down Little boysLADS4Down Most populous NATO memberUSA3Down On the increaseRISING6Down Nasal stimuliODORS5Down Canoe implementsOARS4Down Even if, in verseTHO3Down WizardSORCERER8Down __ Martin (British auto)ASTON5Down Of kidneysRENAL5Down Atoms with chargesIONS4Down Southeast Florida citizenMIAMIAN7Down Choir guyTENOR5Down Hurl hardHEAVE5Down Quill descendantBALLPEN7Down Knotty noshPRETZEL7Down Iron: Fr.FER3Down Vowel sequenceAEIOU5Down Dutch potteryDELFT5Down GlimpsesSPOTS5Down Scold loudlySHOUTAT7Down AC__ (car parts brand)DELCO5Down Mid-March VIPSTPAT5Down Letter after sigmaTAU3Down Likable personPLEASER7Down Maps within mapsINSETS6Down Traditional bagpipersSCOTS5Down

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Sunday, December 21, 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.