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ON THE STOVE

Monday, December 8, 2025 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Movement of a river 4 ℓ
  2. Scarlett of Gone with the Wind 5 ℓ
  3. Rotisserie rod 4 ℓ
  4. Reveal a secret 4 ℓ
  5. __ and don'ts 3 ℓ
  6. Fresh-mouthed 5 ℓ
  7. Football arbiters, for short 4 ℓ
  8. Assist 3 ℓ
  9. Vessel to brew mocha 9 ℓ
  10. Very manly 5 ℓ
  11. __ straits (difficult situation) 4 ℓ
  12. Sound of a sneeze 5 ℓ
  13. Very slightly 4 ℓ
  14. Turtle covering 5 ℓ
  15. A second helping 4 ℓ
  16. Fencer's sword 4 ℓ
  17. Groups of cattle 5 ℓ
  18. Jury member, in theory 4 ℓ
  19. Gas in bright signs 4 ℓ
  20. Leaf-gathering tool 4 ℓ
  21. Alan of M*A*S*H 4 ℓ
  22. Great danger 5 ℓ
  23. Farmland measure 4 ℓ
  24. Get a peek (at) 4 ℓ
  25. Gulf Coast Florida city 5 ℓ
  26. "No bid from me" 5 ℓ
  27. Water heater for pekoe 9 ℓ
  28. "That's correct" 3 ℓ
  29. Scored 100% on 4 ℓ
  30. CD-__ (computer disc) 3 ℓ
  31. Turned on, as an alarm 5 ℓ
  32. Quick swims 4 ℓ
  33. Fortune-teller's __ cards 5 ℓ
  34. Tell a fib 3 ℓ
  35. Commit a theft 5 ℓ
  36. Heavy metallic frying pan 15 ℓ
  37. Below-ground tree parts 5 ℓ
  38. "Me too!" 5 ℓ
  39. British beer 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Campus club, for short 4 ℓ
  2. "That's too bad" 4 ℓ
  3. Tears to pieces 4 ℓ
  4. Texas animals with platelike coverings 10 ℓ
  5. Made a stack 6 ℓ
  6. Of vision 5 ℓ
  7. Help yourself to 4 ℓ
  8. Beloved celebrity 4 ℓ
  9. Novels' story lines 5 ℓ
  10. Seasoned, as pretzels 6 ℓ
  11. Sunday through Saturday 4 ℓ
  12. Gumbo vegetable 4 ℓ
  13. Shoestring 4 ℓ
  14. Biblical "See this!" 6 ℓ
  15. Kitchen gadget for flour 6 ℓ
  16. Plays a trick on 5 ℓ
  17. In flames 5 ℓ
  18. Adolescent 4 ℓ
  19. Black-and-white cookie 4 ℓ
  20. Plumbing tube 4 ℓ
  21. Where Adam lived 4 ℓ
  22. Woodwind instrument 4 ℓ
  23. Summer place for kids 4 ℓ
  24. Muscle soreness 4 ℓ
  25. Squish, as potatoes 4 ℓ
  26. It moves when you blink 6 ℓ
  27. Run __ (rage) 4 ℓ
  28. In any way 5 ℓ
  29. Person who digs up data 10 ℓ
  30. Small rug 3 ℓ
  31. __ and raves (makes a scene) 5 ℓ
  32. Approximately 4 ℓ
  33. Devoutness 5 ℓ
  34. Full collections 4 ℓ
  35. Angry speech 6 ℓ
  36. Dog visiting Oz 4 ℓ
  37. Natural bandage 4 ℓ
  38. __ Angeles, CA 3 ℓ
  39. Gets free (of) 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, December 8, 2025 is titled “ON THE STOVE” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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 ON THE STOVE Crossword December 8 2025 Answers