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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, July 19, 2025 Constructed by Lester Ruff 72 clues
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Across

  1. Sorcerers of old 4 ℓ
  2. Needs to slow down 4 ℓ
  3. Ignores their companion in favor of their phone 5 ℓ
  4. Arbitrate or intermediate 6 ℓ
  5. Reiterate, maybe 6 ℓ
  6. Forceful bases 4 ℓ
  7. Character or class 4 ℓ
  8. Family nickname 3 ℓ
  9. High point of Tajikistan 9 ℓ
  10. Deems unworthy of attention 15 ℓ
  11. "__ mighty things": Theodore Roosevelt 4 ℓ
  12. Latex glove extra 4 ℓ
  13. Catalan architect 5 ℓ
  14. Fuse 4 ℓ
  15. __ help 5 ℓ
  16. Water "far under the wide-pathed earth" 4 ℓ
  17. US News ranked 26-Down #1 in it 4 ℓ
  18. Cellphone "factory" task 5 ℓ
  19. Its quarters have two locomotives 4 ℓ
  20. Buried treasure 4 ℓ
  21. Top-selling 2010s recording artist in the US 5 ℓ
  22. Shoestringy accessory 4 ℓ
  23. What Word owners take for granted 7 ℓ
  24. Oral >:{ 7 ℓ
  25. Shake off 4 ℓ
  26. State certification designation 3 ℓ
  27. Yoplait flavor in a Kid Cup 4 ℓ
  28. Spotty nature 13 ℓ
  29. Circus __ 4 ℓ
  30. Swedish dairy-alternative brand 5 ℓ
  31. Abbreviation on Constantine coins 4 ℓ
  32. A as in Asti 3 ℓ
  33. Contemporary alias of the Bell "brothers" 3 ℓ
  34. Yessiree that sounds like you and me 3 ℓ
  35. GE HealthCare's __ Analysis System 3 ℓ
  36. All the search-proof sites 7 ℓ
  37. Walk in the park 7 ℓ
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Down

  1. Pound sound 4 ℓ
  2. Swimmer in Sardina 4 ℓ
  3. Ebert called it among "the best Star Trek films ever made" 11 ℓ
  4. Jimmy Carter's naval study 11 ℓ
  5. Induces to iniquity 7 ℓ
  6. Botanical supporter 4 ℓ
  7. Hardly overrated 9 ℓ
  8. Application 3 ℓ
  9. Botanical challenge 9 ℓ
  10. Mass appeal 4 ℓ
  11. Won't back down 7 ℓ
  12. Adds, as to an address 11 ℓ
  13. Digital extension 11 ℓ
  14. Acquire, unfortunately 5 ℓ
  15. Josiah Wedgwood contemporary 5 ℓ
  16. Port Said borders it 5 ℓ
  17. She's transfixed by teen idols 4 ℓ
  18. Forthcoming, quaintly 4 ℓ
  19. Whom HOU played its first AL game against 3 ℓ
  20. Ferret out with difficulty 3 ℓ
  21. Table cloth 3 ℓ
  22. Typed approval 3 ℓ
  23. Vocal approval 3 ℓ
  24. Leftover candidate for salad 3 ℓ
  25. Slight 3 ℓ
  26. Montreal's Cote-__-Catherine Road 3 ℓ
  27. Where Amar Bose got his BS 3 ℓ
  28. He brought Howard to Monday Night Football 5 ℓ
  29. 21-Down people 5 ℓ
  30. The Land of Painted Caves author 4 ℓ
  31. Umbrella's metal 4 ℓ
  32. Is overly authoritative 6 ℓ
  33. Intimates 6 ℓ
  34. "Shoes for Athlete's Feet" sloganeer 7 ℓ
  35. Gave up or gave forth 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, July 19, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Lester Ruff. 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 19 2025 Answers