Newsday Crossword hints and answers for June 7, 2025
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Clues70
Across34
Down36
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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Temple teacher (5)
Starts with R, ends with IRABBI→
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Goods for nothing (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSWAG→
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Spice (up) (4)
Starts with G, ends with MGLAM→
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Wow factor, from French (5)
Starts with E, ends with TECLAT→
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Loud, sustained sound (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPEAL→
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Temple teacher (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMA→
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Thick Mexican condiment (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACREMA→
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They're unqualified (9)
Starts with A, ends with SABSOLUTES→
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Collectively (6)
Starts with E, ends with CENBLOC→
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Smear source (6)
Starts with W, ends with KWETINK→
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Recipients of a trophy with a wand-wielding mouse arm (13)
Starts with D, ends with SDISNEYLEGENDS→
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Hearty agreement (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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Club for drivers (7)
Starts with O, ends with NONEIRON→
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Absurdist's absentee (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGODOT→
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Residential projections (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEAVES→
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They're debatable (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIFS→
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Yarn piece (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEPISODE→
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Thoughts on paper (7)
Starts with I, ends with PIDEAMAP→
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Safe place for some (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDEN→
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Tiger prey with a prehensile nose (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTAPIR→
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Establishment on the water (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALEGS→
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2005 blue Happy Meal toy (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDORY→
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What skiers often leave behind (13)
Starts with P, ends with SPARALLELLINES→
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Bowed to (6)
Starts with O, ends with DOBEYED→
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Pinnacle metaphor from astronomy (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAPOGEE→
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Prepared for parking, perhaps (9)
Starts with P, ends with RPAVEDOVER→
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On-call VIP (5)
Starts with E, ends with CERDOC→
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Looks into (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEYES→
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What tanagers take (4)
Starts with W, ends with GWING→
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Italian whom Tarantino called "a big influence on me" (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEONE→
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Sprinkle about (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSALT→
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Sleuth of youth (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENATE→
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Get somehow (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESENSE→
Down
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Informal diversion (3)
Starts with R, ends with CREC→
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66 feet by a furlong (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
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Harmonized nicely (9)
Starts with B, ends with NBLENDEDIN→
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Little crawlers (8)
Starts with B, ends with SBAMBINOS→
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Editor's cant (5)
Starts with I, ends with SITALS→
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Whence a fine view of Mount Rainier (11)
Starts with S, ends with ESPACENEEDLE→
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Organic weave (3)
Starts with W, ends with BWEB→
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What powers many controllers (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAAS→
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Displayed displeasure (8)
Starts with G, ends with DGLOWERED→
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Contributor to chewiness (6)
Starts with G, ends with NGLUTEN→
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What dexterity comes from (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATIN→
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Modernize, perhaps (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMEND→
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Duelists' gear (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMASKS→
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Brick Blog list element (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLEGOSET→
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Her first husband (1956-1962) was a Japanese composer (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
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For word (3)
Starts with Y, ends with AYEA→
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Voluptuary's way (11)
Starts with L, ends with ELIVINGLARGE→
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Barrel-__ (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAGED→
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Have a low profile (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMOPE→
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Sort-of-antonym of "drenched" (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTOWELED→
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Sponged off (9)
Starts with I, ends with NIMPOSEDON→
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Cricket (4)
Starts with F, ends with RFAIR→
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Energetic (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSPRY→
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Moderate (8)
Starts with D, ends with NDIALDOWN→
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Part of many a bachelor's background (8)
Starts with A, ends with EAADEGREE→
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Swimmer with 100+ vertebrae (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
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"For truly as thou __...": Tennyson (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSAYEST→
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Take slowly (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSIP→
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Cardinals' double picks in 1978 (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOPES→
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Loose Muslim robe (5)
Starts with A, ends with AABAYA→
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Upended prybar (5)
Starts with R, ends with LREVEL→
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Year-end stoop deliveries (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNOELS→
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Very big stretches (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
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Passing through (3)
Starts with V, ends with AVIA→
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Oto Forum attendee (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
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Welcome center (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECEE→
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 June 7, 2025?+
70 clues: 34 Across and 36 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Matthew Sewell.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Temple teacher (RABBI); Goods for nothing (SWAG); Spice (up) (GLAM).
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.
