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SORTS OF SANDWICHES

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Aussie bearlike beast 5 ℓ
  2. Recipe amt. 4 ℓ
  3. Flower stalk 4 ℓ
  4. Brainy introverts 5 ℓ
  5. Take sides against 6 ℓ
  6. Snoopy's breed 6 ℓ
  7. "Silly me!" 3 ℓ
  8. Curve of a foot 4 ℓ
  9. Stand-up performer's workplace 10 ℓ
  10. Carryall bag 4 ℓ
  11. Sign of the future 4 ℓ
  12. March composer John Philip __ 5 ℓ
  13. Strong smell 4 ℓ
  14. Coal residue 5 ℓ
  15. Rowboat implements 4 ℓ
  16. Infamous Roman emperor 4 ℓ
  17. Joint above a shin 4 ℓ
  18. Noble actions 5 ℓ
  19. Deduce logically 5 ℓ
  20. Surface for surfing 4 ℓ
  21. "Very funny" 4 ℓ
  22. Socially smooth 5 ℓ
  23. Similar (to) 4 ℓ
  24. Sailor's assents 4 ℓ
  25. Tips of socks 4 ℓ
  26. Annual thaw at winter's end 10 ℓ
  27. French "yes" 3 ℓ
  28. Skeptical comment 6 ℓ
  29. Damascus' country 5 ℓ
  30. Walks proudly 6 ℓ
  31. Steal, informally 5 ℓ
  32. Tex-Mex snack in a shell 4 ℓ
  33. Ireland nickname 4 ℓ
  34. Change for a $20 bill 4 ℓ
  35. Part of a train track 4 ℓ
  36. Nebraska city 5 ℓ
  37. Matures, as wine 4 ℓ
  38. Revered person 4 ℓ
  39. Smooth transition 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Affectionate greeting 4 ℓ
  2. No longer fashionable 5 ℓ
  3. Thin and transparent 5 ℓ
  4. Louisiana wetland 5 ℓ
  5. Director's "We're all done" 10 ℓ
  6. Wise advisor 6 ℓ
  7. Wicked 4 ℓ
  8. Help oneself to 4 ℓ
  9. Hindu guru 5 ℓ
  10. "Am so!" reply 6 ℓ
  11. Jeans maker Strauss 4 ℓ
  12. Miles away 4 ℓ
  13. "Climb __!" (invitation from a tree house) 4 ℓ
  14. Heat up again 6 ℓ
  15. Gym class, for short 6 ℓ
  16. Conductor's wand 5 ℓ
  17. Wear away 5 ℓ
  18. Cast member 5 ℓ
  19. Tightly packed 5 ℓ
  20. A __ pittance (very little money) 4 ℓ
  21. Persian Gulf nation 4 ℓ
  22. Attend a party 4 ℓ
  23. Oil change, informally 4 ℓ
  24. Pre-owned 4 ℓ
  25. Cakes of soap 4 ℓ
  26. Great enthusiasm 5 ℓ
  27. That dude's 3 ℓ
  28. Goes down, as the sun 4 ℓ
  29. Maple or oak 4 ℓ
  30. Round jewelry 4 ℓ
  31. Brave person not getting credit 10 ℓ
  32. A whole bunch 5 ℓ
  33. Pirate chant beginning 4 ℓ
  34. Crusty desserts 4 ℓ
  35. Otherwise 4 ℓ
  36. Othello villain 4 ℓ
  37. In the center of 4 ℓ
  38. How bedtime stories are read 5 ℓ
  39. Snakelike fish 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 is titled “SORTS OF SANDWICHES” 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.

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