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FLIGHTY FOUR

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Constructed by Steve Faiella 78 clues
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Across

  1. Rat's smaller relatives 4 ℓ
  2. Insect attracted to light 4 ℓ
  3. Big Australian birds 4 ℓ
  4. To Kill a Mockingbird lawyer 12 ℓ
  5. Anger 3 ℓ
  6. Mark that tops an "i" 3 ℓ
  7. Auto additive brand 3 ℓ
  8. Fancy knotted scarf 5 ℓ
  9. British brew for two 8 ℓ
  10. Silence of the Lambs heroine 15 ℓ
  11. Gardener's tube 4 ℓ
  12. Taco chip dip 5 ℓ
  13. Approximately 4 ℓ
  14. Lambs' mothers 4 ℓ
  15. Western defense grp. 4 ℓ
  16. Narrow valley 4 ℓ
  17. Comforting words 5 ℓ
  18. Theater tier 4 ℓ
  19. Honolulu's island 4 ℓ
  20. Architect of London's St. Paul's Cathedral 15 ℓ
  21. Initial phase 5 ℓ
  22. Adjustable mortgage maximums 8 ℓ
  23. NFL tiebreaker periods 3 ℓ
  24. Praiseful poem 3 ℓ
  25. Was introduced to 3 ℓ
  26. Seattle sitcom psychologist role 12 ℓ
  27. Eagerly excited 4 ℓ
  28. Cow's comment 3 ℓ
  29. First public appearance 5 ℓ
  30. Plow animals 4 ℓ
  31. Nautilus captain 4 ℓ
  32. Moves like lava 5 ℓ
  33. Land measures 5 ℓ
  34. Comics cry of distress 3 ℓ
  35. Pinkie jewelry 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. "Small" prefix for scope 5 ℓ
  2. Search (for) 4 ℓ
  3. "My country, 'tis of __" 4 ℓ
  4. Rowboat implements 4 ℓ
  5. Freshly cut, as a lawn 4 ℓ
  6. Meet with 3 ℓ
  7. Cry of discomfort 3 ℓ
  8. Floor-washing tools 4 ℓ
  9. Weds in secret 6 ℓ
  10. Lake bordering Ohio 4 ℓ
  11. Golf course vehicles 5 ℓ
  12. Former Apple messaging app 5 ℓ
  13. __ Field (home of the Mets) 4 ℓ
  14. "Same here!" 6 ℓ
  15. "__ creature was stirring..." 4 ℓ
  16. Motionless 5 ℓ
  17. Feeling anxious 5 ℓ
  18. Irreligious one 5 ℓ
  19. Box for a violin 4 ℓ
  20. Muscle soreness 4 ℓ
  21. Reduce speed 4 ℓ
  22. Rocks that are mined 4 ℓ
  23. Soft "Hey you!" 4 ℓ
  24. Stars and Stripes 4 ℓ
  25. Pro and __ 3 ℓ
  26. Historical period 3 ℓ
  27. Accompany on a trip 6 ℓ
  28. "Look what I did!" 4 ℓ
  29. Campus military grp. 4 ℓ
  30. Cat's cry 4 ℓ
  31. Greek love god 4 ℓ
  32. Cattle farm 5 ℓ
  33. Mushrooms' botanical category 5 ℓ
  34. "Gotta go now!" 5 ℓ
  35. Antiquing liquid 4 ℓ
  36. Alaskan port 4 ℓ
  37. Swelled heads 4 ℓ
  38. Twisted out of shape 4 ℓ
  39. Leave a freeway 4 ℓ
  40. Explorer of kids' TV 4 ℓ
  41. Misplace 4 ℓ
  42. One-third of a dozen 4 ℓ
  43. Stage performers 6 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, December 3, 2025 is titled “FLIGHTY FOUR” and was constructed by Steve Faiella. 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 FLIGHTY FOUR Crossword December 3 2025 Answers