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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, December 20, 2025 Constructed by David P. Williams 70 clues
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Across

  1. Unreal 5 ℓ
  2. It's attractive 4 ℓ
  3. Shawl, for instance 4 ℓ
  4. Bunk 13 ℓ
  5. Square, as for satisfaction 6 ℓ
  6. Rapdom's close relative 5 ℓ
  7. "Give it up!" 6 ℓ
  8. Cutting-edge powder source 7 ℓ
  9. Alarmists' antithesis 10 ℓ
  10. Reason for boxing 4 ℓ
  11. Maintain 4 ℓ
  12. Tahiti et autres 4 ℓ
  13. Partner in Niagara Falls hydroelectrification (1890s) 5 ℓ
  14. Erstwhile M&Ms 4 ℓ
  15. Nonmusical drums 4 ℓ
  16. Words for argument's sake 5 ℓ
  17. Most easily tied 5 ℓ
  18. One on a receiving line 4 ℓ
  19. Dallas Buyers Club Oscar actor 4 ℓ
  20. Pyramid schemes 10 ℓ
  21. Engaged 4 ℓ
  22. Knuckle-head activity 6 ℓ
  23. Apostolic Palace adjective 7 ℓ
  24. Free time 5 ℓ
  25. Isn't consistent 6 ℓ
  26. Give it up 13 ℓ
  27. Sound like a fan 3 ℓ
  28. Animale dello zodiaco 5 ℓ
  29. Gig for a guru 5 ℓ
  30. It surrounds Canada's southernmost land 4 ℓ
  31. Status 4 ℓ
  32. Wranglers for a week 5 ℓ
  33. Military Families Mo. 3 ℓ
  34. Capital of Algeria 5 ℓ
  35. Prototypical pasta processor 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Excluding 3 ℓ
  2. Fully, these days 5 ℓ
  3. What might make you smart 5 ℓ
  4. Frozen 10 ℓ
  5. Word from the Spanish for "little silver" 8 ℓ
  6. "A book which people __ and don't read" (Twain on "Classic") 6 ℓ
  7. Expression of condescension 4 ℓ
  8. __ meat 3 ℓ
  9. Your bag 10 ℓ
  10. Landfill lander 7 ℓ
  11. Spread out, in a way 6 ℓ
  12. Most favored 4 ℓ
  13. Not decided 4 ℓ
  14. Subject of the literary analysis Angels and Wild Things 6 ℓ
  15. Breaks even 6 ℓ
  16. Pass word 5 ℓ
  17. Beethoven's Fifth soloist 5 ℓ
  18. She's name-checked in Wonder's Ellington tribute 4 ℓ
  19. Outside shot? 4 ℓ
  20. No nickname for a scriptural slinger 4 ℓ
  21. Apt rhyme for "Hey!" 3 ℓ
  22. Suit tag trio 3 ℓ
  23. With a steel grip, quite possibly 6 ℓ
  24. Debug? 4 ℓ
  25. Going-away party 7 ℓ
  26. "This is bliss!" 10 ℓ
  27. Dropped 4 ℓ
  28. Full 4 ℓ
  29. Brits who get gin on their birthday 10 ℓ
  30. Trail in good order 4 ℓ
  31. Turns quickly 4 ℓ
  32. Oral 6 ℓ
  33. "Disorderly" dessert served at a Harrow cricket match 8 ℓ
  34. Luger, for instance 7 ℓ
  35. Consequently 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, December 20, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by David P. Williams. 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 December 20 2025 Answers