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LEADING QUESTIONS

Friday, December 19, 2025 Constructed by Adam Simpson 76 clues
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Across

  1. Square stat 4 ℓ
  2. Road debris protector 3 ℓ
  3. Cantina's "roasted" 5 ℓ
  4. Cavalrymen at Waterloo 7 ℓ
  5. Mischievous 4 ℓ
  6. Certain gobbler 3 ℓ
  7. Storage structure 9 ℓ
  8. Fixed tears 6 ℓ
  9. Briefest of the signs 3 ℓ
  10. World of Warcraft villains 4 ℓ
  11. Ancient Andean 5 ℓ
  12. Inspiration for a young John Wayne 9 ℓ
  13. Mark or bud beginning 3 ℓ
  14. Retail venues 5 ℓ
  15. It's west of Montgomery 5 ℓ
  16. Compass reading 3 ℓ
  17. "It seems to me..." 5 ℓ
  18. Are, in Arles 4 ℓ
  19. Fills with hands 5 ℓ
  20. Birch relative 5 ℓ
  21. Whitman's "Gliding __ All" 3 ℓ
  22. Produced nearby 5 ℓ
  23. Los Angeles power source 9 ℓ
  24. Tickled 6 ℓ
  25. Slender swimmers 4 ℓ
  26. Maisel or Dalloway 3 ℓ
  27. Calvin and Hobbes artist 9 ℓ
  28. Band date 3 ℓ
  29. Family identifier 7 ℓ
  30. Foil's cousin 4 ℓ
  31. Brief time, briefly 3 ℓ
  32. Reunion arrivals 6 ℓ
  33. Inquiry of self-doubt 3 ℓ
  34. Moody daughter of cartoons, TV and films 15 ℓ
  35. Outlandishly 3 ℓ
  36. Seashell neckwear 3 ℓ
  37. Ratatouille critic's voice 6 ℓ
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Down

  1. Appetite enhancer 5 ℓ
  2. Administrative branches 4 ℓ
  3. Extremely, informally 4 ℓ
  4. Big Apple convenience store greeter 9 ℓ
  5. More than just appear 3 ℓ
  6. App builders 4 ℓ
  7. Accessorizes 6 ℓ
  8. Video effect 5 ℓ
  9. A joyful noise 3 ℓ
  10. Not up 6 ℓ
  11. Old fridges, cameras, etc. 6 ℓ
  12. Edited further, as films 5 ℓ
  13. Renounces, with "off" 6 ℓ
  14. Poolside furniture 6 ℓ
  15. Pest in a nest 6 ℓ
  16. Major vessel 5 ℓ
  17. Reunion arrival 5 ℓ
  18. Mystery author Buchanan 4 ℓ
  19. Thin layers of limestone 5 ℓ
  20. Go first 4 ℓ
  21. Clancy hero 4 ℓ
  22. Actor Wilson 4 ℓ
  23. Initialized "Enough!" 3 ℓ
  24. Social sci. 3 ℓ
  25. Wolverine weapon 4 ℓ
  26. Kept under control 6 ℓ
  27. Actor's aide 7 ℓ
  28. Lentil, essentially 4 ℓ
  29. Electrical network 4 ℓ
  30. Yet to be viewed 7 ℓ
  31. Written reminder 4 ℓ
  32. Gulf Canada rival 4 ℓ
  33. "Southern" school 3 ℓ
  34. REDACTION anagram 9 ℓ
  35. Cleverly self-referential 4 ℓ
  36. USMC offense 4 ℓ
  37. Date's end 4 ℓ
  38. Fe or Na 4 ℓ
  39. Free 6 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, December 19, 2025 is titled “LEADING QUESTIONS” and was constructed by Adam Simpson. The puzzle features 76 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 LEADING QUESTIONS Crossword December 19 2025 Answers