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CREAM OF THE CROP

Thursday, December 4, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Browser bookmarks 4 ℓ
  2. New England haddock 5 ℓ
  3. First called 3 ℓ
  4. Being broadcast 4 ℓ
  5. Scofflaw's arrears 10 ℓ
  6. Ye __ Shoppe 4 ℓ
  7. Major ATM maker 3 ℓ
  8. "No lunch for me!" 8 ℓ
  9. Word on the Canadian province list 6 ℓ
  10. 101 or 233, in math 15 ℓ
  11. __ breakfast (grits, often) 5 ℓ
  12. Nearby star 3 ℓ
  13. It's west of Montgomery 5 ℓ
  14. It means "across" 5 ℓ
  15. Half of some couples 3 ℓ
  16. Number on a ticket 4 ℓ
  17. Doctor's order 5 ℓ
  18. Street often near Maple 3 ℓ
  19. Genetic copy 5 ℓ
  20. Decision for a dilemma 15 ℓ
  21. Protective trinket 6 ℓ
  22. Come before 8 ℓ
  23. Exclamacion de entusiasmo 3 ℓ
  24. Set foot (on) 4 ℓ
  25. Filet option 10 ℓ
  26. Hand tools 4 ℓ
  27. Head off 5 ℓ
  28. Spoken spur 3 ℓ
  29. Summit 3 ℓ
  30. Handle the food 5 ℓ
  31. Indonesian isle 4 ℓ
  32. Little bit 4 ℓ
  33. Barnyard sound 3 ℓ
  34. Slip in a pot 3 ℓ
  35. Made public 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Edibles oversight org. 4 ℓ
  2. Repellent acronym 4 ℓ
  3. Way back when 4 ℓ
  4. Stir up 4 ℓ
  5. See 2-Down 6 ℓ
  6. Hapless person 5 ℓ
  7. FD staffer 3 ℓ
  8. Cosmo rival 4 ℓ
  9. What "it" is 6 ℓ
  10. Well-protected 4 ℓ
  11. Bus alternative 4 ℓ
  12. With 9-Down, water source 4 ℓ
  13. Decide by ballot 6 ℓ
  14. Iron blocks 6 ℓ
  15. Rapper/actor 4 ℓ
  16. Legal claims 5 ℓ
  17. Well-organized 4 ℓ
  18. Madame Bovary 4 ℓ
  19. A blank you might draw in a game 4 ℓ
  20. Olympian aggressor 4 ℓ
  21. Composer Stravinsky 4 ℓ
  22. Oceanic predator 4 ℓ
  23. Blacken lightly 4 ℓ
  24. Monthly S&L document 4 ℓ
  25. "School of thought" suffix 3 ℓ
  26. Lay low 6 ℓ
  27. Peace and quiet 4 ℓ
  28. Lifework 6 ℓ
  29. Loyal 4 ℓ
  30. Be bratty 5 ℓ
  31. Cuban music 5 ℓ
  32. French spa 5 ℓ
  33. Coup __ 5 ℓ
  34. Exasperated feeling 3 ℓ
  35. Big name in screen games 5 ℓ
  36. Made on a loom 5 ℓ
  37. Card symbol 5 ℓ
  38. Spanish city 6 ℓ
  39. Superb 4 ℓ
  40. Peter Pan rival 3 ℓ
  41. Sellers of spots 6 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, December 4, 2025 is titled “CREAM OF THE CROP” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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Newsday CREAM OF THE CROP Crossword December 4 2025 Answers