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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, July 12, 2025 Constructed by Matthew Sewell 72 clues
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Across

  1. Figures wrong? 7 ℓ
  2. GPS alternative, still 7 ℓ
  3. Sugar substitute 3 ℓ
  4. Certain PR person 4 ℓ
  5. Spot for cats, or cat burglars 4 ℓ
  6. Viable origin 3 ℓ
  7. Thick locks 4 ℓ
  8. DC broadcaster in Kurdish, Korean, etc. 3 ℓ
  9. What yoga's butterfly pose strengthens 4 ℓ
  10. Home of many Scandic hotels 4 ℓ
  11. Sweat, so to speak 5 ℓ
  12. Set down 7 ℓ
  13. How meat gets brined 7 ℓ
  14. Mathematical rhyme for "play mean" 7 ℓ
  15. Shift consideration 7 ℓ
  16. Cultural concern 7 ℓ
  17. "Sing!" 7 ℓ
  18. Whipped up 7 ℓ
  19. Paper pastime 7 ℓ
  20. Far from casual 7 ℓ
  21. What pounds and pence have been since '71 7 ℓ
  22. What fills some racks 4 ℓ
  23. Oscar __ 4 ℓ
  24. Virtuosity 5 ℓ
  25. What NBA jumpers use 3 ℓ
  26. First 50-Down word? 4 ℓ
  27. Plague, as people 3 ℓ
  28. "Never underestimate a droid" speaker 4 ℓ
  29. Place for rafters 4 ℓ
  30. Setting for Mt. Rainier's maximum snow 3 ℓ
  31. Any-dimensional geometric model 14 ℓ
  32. Unwound 7 ℓ
  33. Plumber's accessory 7 ℓ
  34. Adventure epic genre 14 ℓ
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Down

  1. Port north of Kuwait City 5 ℓ
  2. Paratroopers "hit" it 4 ℓ
  3. "I think, therefore __" (Apple ad header of '98) 4 ℓ
  4. Suffix of extravagance 4 ℓ
  5. It's about time 5 ℓ
  6. Minimal mentality 11 ℓ
  7. Fault finding 3 ℓ
  8. Protective housing 4 ℓ
  9. What's more 5 ℓ
  10. Quite slight 5 ℓ
  11. "__ am an honest man,...": Iago 3 ℓ
  12. Informal apparel 4 ℓ
  13. Multiply by 2 10 ℓ
  14. Where the Electoral College is found 10 ℓ
  15. L'imperatif of "see!" 5 ℓ
  16. __ Stadium (2021 Hula Bowl venue) 5 ℓ
  17. Spy, in spy-speak 5 ℓ
  18. Just got past 5 ℓ
  19. Day beginning 4 ℓ
  20. Salutatory lines 4 ℓ
  21. Dundee downward slope 4 ℓ
  22. Create a curve in 4 ℓ
  23. After all 4 ℓ
  24. Delectation exclamation 3 ℓ
  25. One handling inspiring issues 3 ℓ
  26. Scant 4 ℓ
  27. Fork-and-spoon kitchen set 11 ℓ
  28. D, as on dresses 5 ℓ
  29. Machine used to make Pop-Tarts 4 ℓ
  30. Cafeterias for caterpillars 4 ℓ
  31. Corsica got its first one last December, which included a cathedral stop 10 ℓ
  32. Entree often prepared piccata 10 ℓ
  33. Sharer of the Clash of the Titans cover with Rupert 3 ℓ
  34. Heartfelt sentiment 5 ℓ
  35. Don't make a big impression on 4 ℓ
  36. Grooming service 4 ℓ
  37. __ gray 3 ℓ
  38. Poodle papers line items 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, July 12, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Matthew Sewell. The puzzle features 72 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword July 12 2025 Answers