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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, August 16, 2025 Constructed by Ben Zimmer 70 clues
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Across

  1. "Alas..." 8 ℓ
  2. Quite a jerk 6 ℓ
  3. __ records 5 ℓ
  4. Focus of a grand entrance 3 ℓ
  5. Rain shower? 5 ℓ
  6. Being decided, at times 4 ℓ
  7. Caught some elusive prey 5 ℓ
  8. Ballet world beginning 4 ℓ
  9. Gave cues to 3 ℓ
  10. Member of your squad 3 ℓ
  11. Part of a rock group 7 ℓ
  12. He's name-checked for Passover 6 ℓ
  13. Clodhopper's counterpart 8 ℓ
  14. Mix up before a deal 6 ℓ
  15. Feature of an emo look 8 ℓ
  16. Its role at play 6 ℓ
  17. Rhododendron kin 8 ℓ
  18. Totally understand 8 ℓ
  19. Bash 6 ℓ
  20. Many a Hopi 8 ℓ
  21. What some headsets are 6 ℓ
  22. Push-up participant 3 ℓ
  23. Far from pointless 7 ℓ
  24. Column bottom of a kind 3 ℓ
  25. Sample collector 4 ℓ
  26. Winter coats 5 ℓ
  27. Second, e.g. 4 ℓ
  28. Name on frosting tubs 5 ℓ
  29. Venerable recruitment figure 3 ℓ
  30. Charming characters? 5 ℓ
  31. Capital having the world's largest skating rink 6 ℓ
  32. Fine measure 5 ℓ
  33. "..." 15 ℓ
  34. Crooked quality 6 ℓ
  35. Adjustment candidate 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. It may require a wedge 8 ℓ
  2. Pricey perfume purveyor 6 ℓ
  3. Scratchy-sounding name 6 ℓ
  4. Shows synergy 6 ℓ
  5. Transit terminal 3 ℓ
  6. Set out 4 ℓ
  7. Heure de l'apres-midi 5 ℓ
  8. "As if!" 15 ℓ
  9. Retro consoles 6 ℓ
  10. 3-Down address 5 ℓ
  11. Verb in flight attendants' instructions 4 ℓ
  12. __-Mania ("A Devil of a Job" episode's sitcom) 3 ℓ
  13. Port northeast of Cartagena 8 ℓ
  14. Adverb for attachments 8 ℓ
  15. Treacherous types 6 ℓ
  16. How you wouldn't want to be caught 6 ℓ
  17. Bring __ 6 ℓ
  18. Keep the faith 6 ℓ
  19. Liquid removed from the WHO's List of Essential Medicines 5 ℓ
  20. #43 5 ℓ
  21. Closing time? 4 ℓ
  22. Key bagel interior ingredient 4 ℓ
  23. #35 3 ℓ
  24. DNA sequencing assembler 3 ℓ
  25. Gender stereotype 5 ℓ
  26. Fierce fighter 7 ℓ
  27. Architectural assistant since the '80s 7 ℓ
  28. Surfboard carrier 5 ℓ
  29. Less well done 5 ℓ
  30. Highly rated 3 ℓ
  31. Help for night vision 3 ℓ
  32. Slice of pizza? 8 ℓ
  33. Agreement amendment 5 ℓ
  34. Change the perception of 8 ℓ
  35. Precipitate pedestrians 8 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, August 16, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Ben Zimmer. The puzzle features 70 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 August 16 2025 Answers