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BLANK SPACES

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Touches on the shoulder 4 ℓ
  2. Traditional kilt wearer 4 ℓ
  3. Sounds of regret 5 ℓ
  4. Cpls. and sgts. 4 ℓ
  5. Part-spaniel mixed-breed canine 8 ℓ
  6. Most-spoken language in Africa 7 ℓ
  7. Baby goat 3 ℓ
  8. Defiant cry 3 ℓ
  9. No longer valid 11 ℓ
  10. Molecule portion 4 ℓ
  11. Cash, informally 5 ℓ
  12. Swirling current 4 ℓ
  13. Took a tumble 4 ℓ
  14. "__ of your business!" 4 ℓ
  15. Biblical hymn 5 ℓ
  16. Difficult journey 4 ℓ
  17. Taste or hearing 5 ℓ
  18. Walked heavily (on) 4 ℓ
  19. Clear-sky color 4 ℓ
  20. Be patient for 5 ℓ
  21. Measly 4 ℓ
  22. Really ticked off 4 ℓ
  23. Filled with dryer fuzz 5 ℓ
  24. Back of an envelope 4 ℓ
  25. Make a knot in 3 ℓ
  26. Sea bordering Saudi Arabia 11 ℓ
  27. Calculate a sum 3 ℓ
  28. Annoy greatly 7 ℓ
  29. "Canine" trees 8 ℓ
  30. "__ Sir or Madam..." 4 ℓ
  31. Night before a holiday 3 ℓ
  32. Use as a bed 5 ℓ
  33. Justice Kagan 5 ℓ
  34. Gala party 4 ℓ
  35. First Soviet leader 5 ℓ
  36. Self-images 4 ℓ
  37. Courtroom event 5 ℓ
  38. Short skirts 5 ℓ
  39. Hill-building insect 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Cookbook meas. 4 ℓ
  2. Laid-back person 5 ℓ
  3. Walking __ (elated) 5 ℓ
  4. Difference between two societies 10 ℓ
  5. Sunscreen letters 3 ℓ
  6. Arranged, as hair 6 ℓ
  7. Ask to borrow cash 5 ℓ
  8. Group of outlaws 4 ℓ
  9. "You're defeated!" 4 ℓ
  10. Liquid in dressing 8 ℓ
  11. Playground plank 6 ℓ
  12. Contented cat's sound 4 ℓ
  13. __ vera gel 4 ℓ
  14. Losing streaks 6 ℓ
  15. Beginning 6 ℓ
  16. Elevator passageway 5 ℓ
  17. Reservoir contents 5 ℓ
  18. "You defeated me" 5 ℓ
  19. "__ well that ends well" 4 ℓ
  20. Money borrowed 4 ℓ
  21. Strong smell 4 ℓ
  22. SSN, to the IRS 4 ℓ
  23. Recolored 4 ℓ
  24. Jan. holiday honoree 3 ℓ
  25. At no cost 4 ℓ
  26. Revered person 4 ℓ
  27. "Tall" story 4 ℓ
  28. Consider to be 4 ℓ
  29. Skillful 4 ℓ
  30. Turn __ a new leaf 4 ℓ
  31. Have extensive debts 10 ℓ
  32. __ boom (jet sound) 5 ℓ
  33. Spanish boy 4 ℓ
  34. Taboo thing 4 ℓ
  35. Concerning, in memos 4 ℓ
  36. Per item 4 ℓ
  37. Sam for Samuel, for instance 8 ℓ
  38. "Tender" beef cut 4 ℓ
  39. Slide on an icy road 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 is titled “BLANK SPACES” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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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 BLANK SPACES Crossword December 16 2025 Answers