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TEACHER'S DESK

Monday, June 2, 2025 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Overly proper 4 ℓ
  2. Book of maps 5 ℓ
  3. Gab a lot 3 ℓ
  4. Upper garment worn at a gym 6 ℓ
  5. Fully attentive 4 ℓ
  6. Henhouse 4 ℓ
  7. Makes simpler 5 ℓ
  8. Voice of an iPhone 4 ℓ
  9. Metal fasteners for printed material 10 ℓ
  10. Creme-filled cookies 5 ℓ
  11. Round toy on a string 4 ℓ
  12. Fairy tale villain 4 ℓ
  13. Pastry with a hole 5 ℓ
  14. "This is fun!" 4 ℓ
  15. Tech support caller 4 ℓ
  16. Fidgety 5 ℓ
  17. Professor's degree, often: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  18. Staircase part 4 ℓ
  19. __ and hearty (in good health) 4 ℓ
  20. Already chopped down, as a tree 4 ℓ
  21. Enclosure for voting 5 ℓ
  22. Phone app image to click on 4 ℓ
  23. Herbal skin soother 4 ℓ
  24. "Me too!" 5 ℓ
  25. Short-term worker, for short 4 ℓ
  26. Outline for a teaching session 10 ℓ
  27. Rise to one's feet 5 ℓ
  28. Dinner plate 4 ℓ
  29. Welcome through the door 6 ℓ
  30. Vehicle ridden on snow 4 ℓ
  31. Ireland nickname 4 ℓ
  32. Sharp, as vision 5 ℓ
  33. Give praise to 4 ℓ
  34. Teacher's record of who is present 15 ℓ
  35. Shade trees that aren't oaks 4 ℓ
  36. Line of stitches 4 ℓ
  37. No longer fresh, as bread 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. TV doctor McGraw 4 ℓ
  2. Cruise vessel 4 ℓ
  3. Molecule portion 4 ℓ
  4. Vein of ore in a mine 4 ℓ
  5. Pain in a molar 9 ℓ
  6. Belly muscles 3 ℓ
  7. Massage, as bread dough 5 ℓ
  8. Army no-show, for short 4 ℓ
  9. Dog's squeal 4 ℓ
  10. High-IQ group 5 ℓ
  11. "You won" 5 ℓ
  12. Marathons and sprints 5 ℓ
  13. Spinning toy 3 ℓ
  14. Tic-__-toe 3 ℓ
  15. Settle a debt 5 ℓ
  16. Reduces speed 5 ℓ
  17. Two-thirds of a dozen 5 ℓ
  18. Shopping binge 5 ℓ
  19. Tenant's monthly expense 4 ℓ
  20. Ginger ale or root beer 4 ℓ
  21. Wrinkle-removing appliance 4 ℓ
  22. Highly elegant 4 ℓ
  23. Observed closely 4 ℓ
  24. Leak gradually 4 ℓ
  25. Pigpen 3 ℓ
  26. Took care of 7 ℓ
  27. Add-__ (extras) 3 ℓ
  28. Nothing at all 3 ℓ
  29. Large bodies of water 4 ℓ
  30. Periods in history 4 ℓ
  31. Casual eatery 5 ℓ
  32. Sword fight 4 ℓ
  33. Any line on a shopping list 4 ℓ
  34. Tennis court barriers 4 ℓ
  35. Very tasty 9 ℓ
  36. University sports group: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  37. Great Salt Lake state 4 ℓ
  38. Lawyers: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  39. At long __ (finally) 4 ℓ
  40. Absolute ruler such as 41-Down 7 ℓ
  41. Notorious Roman ruler 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, June 2, 2025 is titled “TEACHER'S DESK” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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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