Newsday Crossword hints and answers for December 13, 2025
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Clues72
Across35
Down37
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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Led to lineally (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBEGAT→
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Insubstantial (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHIN→
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Side of ribs (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSLAW→
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Tools for hand-made products (5)
Starts with A, ends with IABACI→
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Eminently pickable (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
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Eminently pickable (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAONE→
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Capital within 500 mi. of 40% of all in the US (10)
Starts with C, ends with HCOLUMBUSOH→
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Inimitable (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELONE→
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Performing in concert (7)
Starts with O, ends with MONATEAM→
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Dadgum (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDRATTED→
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Authoritative quote source (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENYSE→
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Staple of West African cuisine (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYAM→
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Bugs Bunny wore its uniform in '43 (4)
Starts with U, ends with CUSMC→
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Look-both-ways guy (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJANUS→
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Purity standard (5)
Starts with K, ends with TKARAT→
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Head of a table (6)
Starts with A, ends with RARTHUR→
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Net speed (8)
Starts with D, ends with EDATARATE→
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"I'm stumped!" (15)
Starts with G, ends with RGIVEMETHEANSWER→
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Tomfoolery (8)
Starts with E, ends with EESCAPADE→
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Effortful freighting (6)
Starts with S, ends with PSCHLEP→
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Close ones (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEARS→
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Move low and slow (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNAKE→
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Hand salute (4)
Starts with M, ends with MMAAM→
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Small change (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSUB→
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Sophia, shortly (4)
Starts with F, ends with IFIFI→
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Chilling thing (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSPECTER→
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Look-both-ways traveler (7)
Starts with R, ends with RRACECAR→
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Many minutos (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHORA→
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"Let's get started!" (10)
Starts with N, ends with KNOMORETALK→
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Inauspiciousness interjection (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Misarticulate (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSLUR→
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Medieval marauders (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENORSE→
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Take for a ride (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOSE→
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Bit of bioplastic (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALGA→
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Caught up? (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTREED→
Down
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Cabbage or clams (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBACON→
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Part of the earliest pianos (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEBONY→
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Major functions (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGALAS→
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Making a point (5)
Starts with A, ends with EACUTE→
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Poor Richard's cure-all herb (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIME→
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Missourian in the Capitol's Statuary Hall (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTRUMAN→
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"Not a thread in all __ raiment": Poe (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHIS→
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Where Taylor Swift kept "many indie bands" (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPOD→
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Prime minister at Elizabeth II's coronation (5)
Starts with N, ends with UNEHRU→
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Coastal ecosystem (9)
Starts with S, ends with HSALTMARSH→
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Gamer's acquisition activity (9)
Starts with L, ends with LLOOTCRAWL→
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Islander redhead in Canadian kid lit (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
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Winnow (out) (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWEED→
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Nine counties around Western estuaries (7)
Starts with B, ends with ABAYAREA→
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Incredulously (7)
Starts with A, ends with EASKANCE→
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Fowl much-mistaken for ducks (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMUDHENS→
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Enthusiastically accepts (7)
Starts with J, ends with TJUMPSAT→
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Viscosity std. setter (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESAE→
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Swatch of suiting? (4)
Starts with A, ends with EATEE→
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Midshipman opponent in the annual Crab Bowl (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTERP→
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Dry-__ (tenderized, as T-bones) (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAGED→
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Come into one's own (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERISE→
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What the Emmys are named for (9)
Starts with T, ends with STVCAMERAS→
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You be the judge (9)
Starts with H, ends with EHEARACASE→
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Windows 95 introduction (7)
Starts with T, ends with RTASKBAR→
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Vikes' strikes (3)
Starts with T, ends with STDS→
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Much-watched after-dark streaming (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAURORA→
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Head honchos? (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMENSA→
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Skunky essence (5)
Starts with F, ends with RFETOR→
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Concise comforter (5)
Starts with I, ends with EICARE→
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Apocryphal (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFALSE→
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Feeling sore (5)
Starts with I, ends with DIRKED→
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Taj Mahal builder, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSHAH→
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Book of Marvels of the World author (c. 1300) (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPOLO→
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Get going (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROLL→
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Not much change (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCENT→
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Pepsi's root beer (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMUG→
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.
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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 13, 2025?+
72 clues: 35 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Matthew Sewell.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Led to lineally (BEGAT); Insubstantial (THIN); Side of ribs (SLAW).
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.
