Newsday Crossword hints and answers for December 27, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues72
Across34
Down38
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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Site-seeking help (7)
Starts with B, ends with RBROWSER→
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Yellow pages, historically (8)
Starts with L, ends with DLEGALPAD→
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Canadian contemporary of Alice Munro (6)
Starts with A, ends with DATWOOD→
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Merger precursor (15)
Starts with M, ends with EMARRIAGELICENSE→
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Any controller (4)
Starts with R, ends with NREIN→
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Live the wrong way (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
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Digital display? (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
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Internal uplift (11)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOBOOSTERS→
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Top drawer? (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
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Pour out? (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRAIN→
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Blow hard (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERUPT→
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Rolling __ (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPIN→
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Scathing (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
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What might say GRANDMA WAS HERE (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONESIE→
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Rented (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
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Trust buster (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
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Something to hold the mayo (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBLT→
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SF ballpark's splash hits (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHRS→
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Stops lying (6)
Starts with A, ends with SARISES→
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Bar busters of yore (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFEDS→
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About a 30 min. walk from Boston Common (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMIT→
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Nation due north of the Horn (5)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEMEN→
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Not like that (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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Comes into (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGETS→
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Information extraction with algorithms (11)
Starts with D, ends with EDATASCIENCE→
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Undertaking (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
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Source of American arabica (4)
Starts with K, ends with AKONA→
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Hands or feet (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
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Evidence of a loving relationship (15)
Starts with M, ends with SMATCHINGTATTOOS→
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Manage (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEKEOUT→
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Crescent shape (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESEMILUNE→
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The first Eisenhower jackets (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSERGES→
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Isn't waited on (7)
Starts with D, ends with NDINESIN→
Down
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Acreage-stewardship org. (3)
Starts with B, ends with MBLM→
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Care for (4)
Starts with R, ends with RREAR→
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D&D antagonist (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
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Comparatively mindful (6)
Starts with W, ends with RWARIER→
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Supporting cast participant (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSLING→
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Watershed monitor (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
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Indignation monetizer (8)
Starts with R, ends with TRAGEBAIT→
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Rebus puzzle pronoun (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
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"I need more time!" (10)
Starts with D, ends with EDONTRUSHME→
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Flag (10)
Starts with L, ends with TLOSESPIRIT→
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Last word of Twain's Eve's Diary (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Bereft (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDEVOID→
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"Sea" predator (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLION→
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Sea predators (5)
Starts with O, ends with SORCAS→
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Fair housing (5)
Starts with T, ends with STENTS→
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Dickinson's "Ended, __ it begun" (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Spread awkwardly (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSPLAY→
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Wedding wheel-out (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETIEREDCAKE→
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Product of cosmic ray collisions (10)
Starts with A, ends with RANTIMATTER→
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What batteries are made of (5)
Starts with T, ends with STESTS→
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Word from Latin for "sandy place" (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
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__ days (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOLDEN→
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Trial statement (8)
Starts with B, ends with DBESEATED→
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Unchangeable (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
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Casual attempts (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFLINGS→
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42-Across major (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
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Kindly (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGENTLE→
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Performance art (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSKITS→
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Emulate emergency generators (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCUTIN→
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Heartland city adopted by Vietnamese (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMES→
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Short letters? (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIOUS→
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Author inspired by Zora (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
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Not a major player (3)
Starts with C, ends with GCOG→
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Cry companion (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHUE→
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Chambre d'__ (guest bedroom) (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAMI→
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Burr, before becoming VP (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSEN→
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.
Done for today? Try LA Times Crossword, NYT Crossword, USA Today Crossword, all with hints first and answers behind a reveal.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for December 27, 2025?+
72 clues: 34 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rafael Musa.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Site-seeking help (BROWSER); Tease (NEEDLE); Yellow pages, historically (LEGALPAD).
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.
