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I'M BESIDE MYSELF

Monday, December 29, 2025 Constructed by Winston Emmons 76 clues
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Across

  1. Five-series TV franchise 3 ℓ
  2. Lincoln in-law 4 ℓ
  3. Allotted space 4 ℓ
  4. Core muscle group 3 ℓ
  5. Sorority letters 4 ℓ
  6. Really long time 4 ℓ
  7. *Needing pruning 9 ℓ
  8. Parental role 8 ℓ
  9. Centers 6 ℓ
  10. *Faint lights 11 ℓ
  11. Cloud computing giant 3 ℓ
  12. Yosemite landmark, for short 5 ℓ
  13. Final name in ''A Christmas Carol'' 3 ℓ
  14. Animal tale 5 ℓ
  15. Spielberg's saved soldier 4 ℓ
  16. Pringles rival 4 ℓ
  17. ''Saison'' including Juillet 3 ℓ
  18. Something filled with bills 3 ℓ
  19. __ toast (soup partner) 5 ℓ
  20. Copy center supply 5 ℓ
  21. Floor plan, e.g. 3 ℓ
  22. *Without delay 11 ℓ
  23. Hash-brown brand 6 ℓ
  24. Spectators 8 ℓ
  25. *City near Disney World 9 ℓ
  26. Tie at anchor 4 ℓ
  27. Mediterranean hot spot 4 ℓ
  28. Arabian Nights name 3 ℓ
  29. Learned person 4 ℓ
  30. Show to be an abettor 9 ℓ
  31. Encouraging word 3 ℓ
  32. *Least bright 7 ℓ
  33. Monthly or quarterly 3 ℓ
  34. Happening after most others 9 ℓ
  35. As far as 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Commando garb 4 ℓ
  2. Major appliance 5 ℓ
  3. GM's former battery brand 5 ℓ
  4. Informal bridge bid 5 ℓ
  5. Serving as a symbol 7 ℓ
  6. Nautical adverb 5 ℓ
  7. Street often near Pine 3 ℓ
  8. Stay put 6 ℓ
  9. Surrounded by 6 ℓ
  10. Designer from Canton 5 ℓ
  11. Sharply clear 5 ℓ
  12. Feeling pins and needles 6 ℓ
  13. Keeps happy 6 ℓ
  14. Payment option 5 ℓ
  15. Fire up 5 ℓ
  16. Small ravine 5 ℓ
  17. Novelist Jong 5 ℓ
  18. Soft ball brand 4 ℓ
  19. Ordeal 5 ℓ
  20. Favored few 5 ℓ
  21. Plate leaner 3 ℓ
  22. Hidden theme of the five starred clues' answers 4 ℓ
  23. ESPN media partner 3 ℓ
  24. Both, in music 4 ℓ
  25. Mai __ 3 ℓ
  26. High principles 6 ℓ
  27. ''Got it'' 4 ℓ
  28. Hurts badly 5 ℓ
  29. Luminous 3 ℓ
  30. Nearest star 3 ℓ
  31. Copying 3 ℓ
  32. Come into 3 ℓ
  33. Title like Sra. 3 ℓ
  34. First pope 5 ℓ
  35. Band booster 3 ℓ
  36. Dermal decoration 3 ℓ
  37. Self-regard 3 ℓ
  38. DMV datum 3 ℓ
  39. Cover, in a way 6 ℓ
  40. Coiner of ''Kodak'' 7 ℓ
  41. D-Day landers 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, December 29, 2025 is titled “I'M BESIDE MYSELF” and was constructed by Winston Emmons. 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 I'M BESIDE MYSELF Crossword December 29 2025 Answers