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MEOW MIX

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Constructed by Sally R. Stein 78 clues
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Across

  1. Pasta nutrient, for short 4 ℓ
  2. Convertible or coupe 3 ℓ
  3. Tell it like __ (be candid) 4 ℓ
  4. Golden-touch king 5 ℓ
  5. Place, as a coin through a slot 6 ℓ
  6. Seagoing thief 6 ℓ
  7. Athlete who's paid 3 ℓ
  8. Distinctive smell 4 ℓ
  9. Large churches 10 ℓ
  10. Bread with a pocket 4 ℓ
  11. Three-layer cookie 4 ℓ
  12. Accountant's subtraction 5 ℓ
  13. Any day now 4 ℓ
  14. Adversary 5 ℓ
  15. Campus official 4 ℓ
  16. Bride's new title, at times 3 ℓ
  17. Make less difficult 4 ℓ
  18. Lavish attention (on) 4 ℓ
  19. Auto engine 5 ℓ
  20. Pillow covering 4 ℓ
  21. Very much 4 ℓ
  22. Suspect's excuse 5 ℓ
  23. Auto's wheel rod 4 ℓ
  24. "Guided" excursion 4 ℓ
  25. Jeopardy! board columns 10 ℓ
  26. Prefix for freeze 4 ℓ
  27. Color tone 3 ℓ
  28. In dreamland 6 ℓ
  29. Passes into law 6 ℓ
  30. Bookstore section for do-it-yourselfers 5 ℓ
  31. Share the same opinion 5 ℓ
  32. Begin to melt 4 ℓ
  33. Capital of Peru 4 ℓ
  34. Green tropical fruit 5 ℓ
  35. Everyone 3 ℓ
  36. Makes a scarf or sweater 5 ℓ
  37. December 24th and 31st 4 ℓ
  38. Party giver 4 ℓ
  39. Four-door auto 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Pepsi or Coke 4 ℓ
  2. Path of travel 5 ℓ
  3. Without assistance 5 ℓ
  4. Mail order booklets 10 ℓ
  5. Playground plank ride 6 ℓ
  6. Maui or Ireland 4 ℓ
  7. Auto with a meter 4 ℓ
  8. Phrase of concern 5 ℓ
  9. Well lit 6 ℓ
  10. After-bath garment 4 ℓ
  11. Take a crack __ (try) 4 ℓ
  12. Solve, as a secret message 6 ℓ
  13. Signaled "yes" with your head 6 ℓ
  14. Bursts, as balloons 4 ℓ
  15. Colloquial phrase 5 ℓ
  16. Copter's spinning part 5 ℓ
  17. Text-message device 5 ℓ
  18. Oolong and Earl Grey 4 ℓ
  19. Region 4 ℓ
  20. Nevada city 4 ℓ
  21. Assist in wrongdoing 4 ℓ
  22. Green citrus fruit 4 ℓ
  23. Pigpen 3 ℓ
  24. __ and cheese (kid's lunch) 3 ℓ
  25. Excursion 4 ℓ
  26. Remove from power 4 ℓ
  27. Male deer 4 ℓ
  28. Sailboats for racing 10 ℓ
  29. Deer's close relatives 4 ℓ
  30. Three hours before noon 4 ℓ
  31. Part of a group of 4 ℓ
  32. Angelic lights 5 ℓ
  33. Big-eyed night birds 4 ℓ
  34. Toward sunrise 4 ℓ
  35. At any time 4 ℓ
  36. Rant and __ (show anger) 4 ℓ
  37. "Very funny!" 4 ℓ
  38. Angry mood 4 ℓ
  39. Get weary 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, December 2, 2025 is titled “MEOW MIX” and was constructed by Sally R. Stein. The puzzle features 78 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 MEOW MIX Crossword December 2 2025 Answers