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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, February 1, 2025 Constructed by Anna Stiga 66 clues
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Across

  1. Ignored 8 ℓ
  2. You're expected to follow them 6 ℓ
  3. McCartney itinerary of 2005 6 ℓ
  4. Little-sister suitable 5 ℓ
  5. Advocate hyperactively 8 ℓ
  6. Strong suit 6 ℓ
  7. Chocolaty cake covering 7 ℓ
  8. 2022 book about Balanchine 3 ℓ
  9. Depiction on Perth Mint coins 3 ℓ
  10. Tennyson's "pay attention" 6 ℓ
  11. What might cover your elbows 8 ℓ
  12. Big business 6 ℓ
  13. Came to 8 ℓ
  14. Ultimate approver of Aladdin 6 ℓ
  15. Tankers' ancestors 8 ℓ
  16. Neutral 8 ℓ
  17. Fall away 6 ℓ
  18. Suckers ready to scam 8 ℓ
  19. Sucker with sensors 6 ℓ
  20. Grassy, shrubby ecoregions 7 ℓ
  21. Benefiting 3 ℓ
  22. Ungrouped 3 ℓ
  23. Down-__ 6 ℓ
  24. U of N-Lincoln rival 8 ℓ
  25. 18-Across part 5 ℓ
  26. About this 6 ℓ
  27. "...__ like silversmiths/Beating and beating": Plath 4 ℓ
  28. Under the wire 10 ℓ
  29. House of Tartan product 3 ℓ
  30. Bygone wingless bird 3 ℓ
  31. What to do at a reunion 7 ℓ
  32. Pro __ 4 ℓ
  33. Costume shop headgear 10 ℓ
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Down

  1. Beat measure 9 ℓ
  2. Touch off 5 ℓ
  3. Project Mercury food source 5 ℓ
  4. They're on the house 5 ℓ
  5. Band hanger-on 3 ℓ
  6. Household wedge 8 ℓ
  7. Misguided 9 ℓ
  8. Bolt amts. 3 ℓ
  9. Symbols of industry 4 ℓ
  10. Eatery, or its customer 5 ℓ
  11. Billy Bob or Angelina, in 2000 6 ℓ
  12. Mused till morning 7 ℓ
  13. Hurries effectively 9 ℓ
  14. "Jezebel of Jazz" who sang with Satchmo and Shearing 9 ℓ
  15. Hail-fellow well met 6 ℓ
  16. Much less than a roar 5 ℓ
  17. Taste of tomatoes 5 ℓ
  18. The loudest of them was 112 decibels, per Guinness (2021) 5 ℓ
  19. System with a Peachtree Center station 5 ℓ
  20. Panamanian Persian 4 ℓ
  21. Guy whose name you don't know 3 ℓ
  22. Related 3 ℓ
  23. Beyond 7 ℓ
  24. Word from Malay "fish sauce" 7 ℓ
  25. Offerer of the first online courses (1988) 3 ℓ
  26. Sizzling straightener 7 ℓ
  27. Styron narrator 9 ℓ
  28. Muppet collectibles, e.g. 9 ℓ
  29. "Best musical satirist of the 20th century," per Dr. Demento 9 ℓ
  30. Enjoyable writing 9 ℓ
  31. Production from shearing 8 ℓ
  32. Earner of a rare CinemaScore A+ (1997) 7 ℓ
  33. Phrased 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, February 1, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Anna Stiga. The puzzle features 66 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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