GAME OVER
Across
- Sandpaper surface
- With reference to
- Norwegian capital
- "Not so hot"
- Feel poorly
- First 24-hour TV news source
- Campus military grp.
- Nacho topper, informally
- Water blocker
- Golf game finish
- Handling a task
- National bird
- Minimal amounts
- Very pale
- Safari or cruise
- Church choir attire
- Colorful aquarium fish
- Food safety org.
- Dry as a desert
- Director Dunham
- Salt Lake's state
- Take potshots (at)
- Word-of-mouth
- Art on arms
- Book's sheets
- Dramatic finish to a baseball game
- NBC comedy series since '75
- Married woman
- Taiwanese computer brand
- U-turn from WSW
- Tiny picnic intruder
- Explosive letters
- When AM meets PM
- Sounds from Santa
- Microsoft's former phone company
- "Overtime" tennis match conclusion
- Family vehicles
- "Hey bro!"
- Flight board data, for short
Down
- Shines softly
- Hi-__ monitor
- Unclog
- Solve, as a whodunit
- Entangling trap
- Facet of an issue
- Extremely, in two words
- Wood-shaping machine
- Workforce
- Ensemble of attire
- Speak up
- Everything considered
- Aired again
- Greek goddess of wisdom
- Where Persians are pampered
- Impolite observer
- Bicycle parts
- Doled (out)
- Courtroom claim
- Bloodmobile visitor
- Reversed, as an action
- Israeli dance
- Caesarean censure starter
- Uncomplicate
- Feast on
- Rent recipient
- Grand house
- PD alerts
- What "you" used to be
- Action to avoid
- What the longest Across answers all are
- Transport by truck
- Adjective follower
- Gave permission for
- Skeptical comment
- Toy with a tail
- Plant's support
- Cattle farm
- Royal decree
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, June 11, 2025 is titled “GAME OVER” and was constructed by Prasanna Keshava. 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.