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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, April 26, 2025 Constructed by Ben Zimmer 64 clues
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Across

  1. On a leash, perhaps 5 ℓ
  2. Face lift? 4 ℓ
  3. Much less than umpteen 4 ℓ
  4. Mean to be 6 ℓ
  5. Key component of vinegar 5 ℓ
  6. Whom Souter succeeded 7 ℓ
  7. Feels sore from 7 ℓ
  8. Hot __ 4 ℓ
  9. Does pizza prep 6 ℓ
  10. Miz-leading word 3 ℓ
  11. Concise concurrence 5 ℓ
  12. Woman of drinking age 4 ℓ
  13. Came down 4 ℓ
  14. Put back 5 ℓ
  15. They have millions of bits 4 ℓ
  16. City southwest of Wichita 4 ℓ
  17. First name related to the first place 4 ℓ
  18. First American Doctor Who licensee, at present 4 ℓ
  19. Funk producers 5 ℓ
  20. Virginia bridegroom of 1614 5 ℓ
  21. Director of Meryl as Julia and Meg as Sally 4 ℓ
  22. Head down 4 ℓ
  23. Sussex smooches 5 ℓ
  24. Revival venue 4 ℓ
  25. Magic: The Gathering menaces 4 ℓ
  26. Conversely, quickly 4 ℓ
  27. Dunked on 6 ℓ
  28. Metaphorical retaliation 3 ℓ
  29. What the Sioux once were 7 ℓ
  30. Ran most of a square path 7 ℓ
  31. Marketing not mainstream 5 ℓ
  32. "Placid" prename 6 ℓ
  33. Made in the shade 13 ℓ
  34. Custodial concern 13 ℓ
  35. They need body work 13 ℓ
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Down

  1. Tort of a sort 5 ℓ
  2. Gym rat's respite 7 ℓ
  3. Venerable people 8 ℓ
  4. It first included Rowling in 2003 9 ℓ
  5. Note redone for 1976 3 ℓ
  6. Daughters of the Greek "Old Man of the Sea" 12 ℓ
  7. Chagall pal 5 ℓ
  8. Sides in a face-off 4 ℓ
  9. Sinophobic 9 ℓ
  10. Concise concurrence 3 ℓ
  11. Crossroads of Central and South Asia 11 ℓ
  12. Achieve healthful beauty 5 ℓ
  13. Pidgin English speaker of Westerns 5 ℓ
  14. Minor assistance? 5 ℓ
  15. Comes to 5 ℓ
  16. Not so hot 5 ℓ
  17. "Copacetic!" 5 ℓ
  18. How many spell "We made it!" 4 ℓ
  19. Show about nothing? 3 ℓ
  20. Frisky bunch? 3 ℓ
  21. Making them is "dull work," per Samuel Johnson 12 ℓ
  22. Pronunciation aids 8 ℓ
  23. Oral repetition 8 ℓ
  24. Made to last, as concrete 11 ℓ
  25. "__ guillemets [sideways double-chevrons]" (French for "quote unquote") 5 ℓ
  26. Stage specialty 9 ℓ
  27. Warms up 9 ℓ
  28. Tore along 8 ℓ
  29. Liable 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, April 26, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Ben Zimmer. The puzzle features 64 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword April 26 2025 Answers