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OFF-SEASON APPLIANCE

Friday, December 5, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Compass reading 3 ℓ
  2. Wishful thinking 6 ℓ
  3. Finishing stroke 4 ℓ
  4. SoCal school 4 ℓ
  5. Mental asset 7 ℓ
  6. 65-Across component 12 ℓ
  7. Limerick's poetic pattern 5 ℓ
  8. Wine and dine 3 ℓ
  9. Sorority letter 4 ℓ
  10. Mental asset 6 ℓ
  11. The appliance in question 8 ℓ
  12. Pucci of fashion 6 ℓ
  13. Scrapbooking binder 4 ℓ
  14. One of the first ISPs 3 ℓ
  15. Trust in 6 ℓ
  16. Orange edibles 4 ℓ
  17. Where swine dine 3 ℓ
  18. "Amazing!" 3 ℓ
  19. About 9% of the globe 4 ℓ
  20. "Darn it!" 6 ℓ
  21. 65-Across component 8 ℓ
  22. MLB cap provider 6 ℓ
  23. Pack away 3 ℓ
  24. Art student's subj. 4 ℓ
  25. Venue for vows 5 ℓ
  26. 65-Across component 12 ℓ
  27. Insect appendage 7 ℓ
  28. "Serves you right!" 4 ℓ
  29. Mike Brady or Homer Simpson 5 ℓ
  30. Small handful 3 ℓ
  31. Knee stabilizer, for short 3 ℓ
  32. 65-Across component 15 ℓ
  33. Mauna __ 3 ℓ
  34. Leaves in the pantry 3 ℓ
  35. Medicare prescription section 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Cushioned seating 4 ℓ
  2. Convey orally 5 ℓ
  3. French Revolution figure 5 ℓ
  4. Gladiator venue 5 ℓ
  5. Henry VIII's successor 8 ℓ
  6. Diamond scoreboard letters 3 ℓ
  7. "Wait!" 6 ℓ
  8. Costar of the first Star Trek 5 ℓ
  9. Solder component 3 ℓ
  10. World Bank headquarters 3 ℓ
  11. Funding source 6 ℓ
  12. Sharpen 4 ℓ
  13. Inner essence 4 ℓ
  14. Affixes with thread 6 ℓ
  15. Veggie in miso soup 3 ℓ
  16. Search-result subcategory 6 ℓ
  17. Tragic monarch 4 ℓ
  18. More prudent 5 ℓ
  19. Pour __ (fragrance category) 5 ℓ
  20. Net sales 5 ℓ
  21. Bewildered 5 ℓ
  22. Join forces (with) 4 ℓ
  23. Dark mark 4 ℓ
  24. Sampling skewing 4 ℓ
  25. Much like 3 ℓ
  26. Familia member 3 ℓ
  27. Aggregate 3 ℓ
  28. Gown designer's stock 4 ℓ
  29. Lee of films 3 ℓ
  30. "I got this" 4 ℓ
  31. Spirits worshipped in Shinto 4 ℓ
  32. Black-clad teen subculture 4 ℓ
  33. ESPNU media partner 4 ℓ
  34. Online driver safety course offerer 4 ℓ
  35. Texter's "couldn't finish it all" 4 ℓ
  36. Very often 4 ℓ
  37. When an offensive begins 4 ℓ
  38. Section with slicers 4 ℓ
  39. Piece of earthenware 3 ℓ
  40. Not incl. 4 ℓ
  41. "You can't count us out yet" 8 ℓ
  42. Extended account 4 ℓ
  43. Steps away 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, December 5, 2025 is titled “OFF-SEASON APPLIANCE” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 OFF-SEASON APPLIANCE Crossword December 5 2025 Answers