Newsday Crossword hints and answers for December 12, 2025
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Clues77
Across36
Down41
TitleSWEET DREAMS
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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From dawn to dusk (6)
Starts with A, ends with YALLDAY→
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J. Edgar, for instance (6)
Starts with F, ends with NFBIMAN→
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Car assembler in Kentucky (6)
Starts with T, ends with ATOYOTA→
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Narrow crescent shape (6)
Starts with L, ends with ALUNULA→
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Source of the advice (13)
Starts with W, ends with TWARRENBUFFETT→
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Annie and Nettie alternative (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
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"__ by land, two..." (5)
Starts with O, ends with FONEIF→
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Hot starter (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSOUP→
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Flight paths (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARCS→
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Wealth-building advice, part 1 (5)
Starts with F, ends with AFINDA→
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Former Vatican cash (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIRE→
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Jrs.' hurdles (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPSATS→
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Quilt contents (5)
Starts with E, ends with REIDER→
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Valvoline rival (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
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Soybean starter (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEDAMAME→
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Former fast flier (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSST→
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Part 2 of advice (9)
Starts with W, ends with EWAYTOMAKE→
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Nimble and peppy (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSPRY→
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Pour out fully (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEMPTY→
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Lighten up on (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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Patient's prep place (5)
Starts with P, ends with PPREOP→
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Economic stat (5)
Starts with I, ends with XINDEX→
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Gender abbr. (3)
Starts with F, ends with MFEM→
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Cell's predecessor (3)
Starts with P, ends with APDA→
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NCIS shower (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCBS→
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Where RRs meet (3)
Starts with J, ends with TJCT→
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Part 3 of advice (13)
Starts with M, ends with UMONEYWHILEYOU→
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Light as a feather (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAIRY→
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Poetic "previously" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAFORE→
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What we share (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOURS→
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Playful smooch (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBUSS→
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Wimpy Kid diarist (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGREG→
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Hook helper (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESMEE→
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End of advice (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSLEEP→
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Tech sch. (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINST→
Down
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Most unfavorably (7)
Starts with A, ends with TATWORST→
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Mortgage rate maximum (7)
Starts with L, ends with PLOANCAP→
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Apollo, as a musician (6)
Starts with L, ends with TLYRIST→
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Palme __ (Cannes prize) (3)
Starts with D, ends with RDOR→
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Consumed, old-style (5)
Starts with A, ends with FATEOF→
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Greek New Age pianist (5)
Starts with Y, ends with IYANNI→
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Ever-shifting (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFLUID→
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Opera descriptor (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABUFFA→
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Vb. form (3)
Starts with I, ends with FINF→
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Swiss cereal (6)
Starts with M, ends with IMUESLI→
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Breath Savers competitor (7)
Starts with A, ends with SALTOIDS→
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Innate essences (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNATURES→
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Founding Father, familiarly (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBEN→
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Draws upon (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAPS→
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Lunar region (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
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Oral OMG (3)
Starts with E, ends with KEEK→
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Fabric feature (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDYE→
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Card reader of a sort (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
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Unruly hair (3)
Starts with M, ends with PMOP→
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30-Down input (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAMT→
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Shortest month (3)
Starts with M, ends with YMAY→
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Rocky Mtn. state (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWYO→
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Poetic dusk (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEEN→
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Letters on some lotions (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
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Top-shelf (7)
Starts with P, ends with MPREMIUM→
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Deep regret (7)
Starts with R, ends with EREMORSE→
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End a session (7)
Starts with A, ends with NADJOURN→
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Ties down (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSECURES→
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Bus. card abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEXT→
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EMTs' masks and gloves (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPPE→
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Expert ending (3)
Starts with I, ends with EISE→
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Twosomes (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDYADS→
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Far from fine (5)
Starts with A, ends with LAWFUL→
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Odyssey magician (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECIRCE→
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Edit out audibly (5)
Starts with B, ends with PBLEEP→
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Where GE trades (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENYSE→
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Fine-tune (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHONE→
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Meditation master (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYOGI→
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Core muscle group (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
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USMC NCO (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSGT→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
Want the full method? Read our Newsday Crossword strategy and tips, or check how to play the Newsday Crossword on the hub.
Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for December 12, 2025?+
77 clues: 36 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: From dawn to dusk (ALLDAY); J. Edgar, for instance (FBIMAN); Car assembler in Kentucky (TOYOTA).
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?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
