JAY DAY
Across
- Wds. expressing action
- Band-Aid maker, familiarly
- Large-scale
- West Coast region, for short
- Brazil's __ Francisco River
- Broadcast breaks
- 2025's __50: The Anniversary Special
- Aspect
- Rapper once an Idol judge
- Slovenia's capital
- Bart Simpson's "echoic" middle name
- Unseen trail
- Only Yankee with 3,000+ hits
- None-better
- "...ring __ wed"
- B-school subject
- Real-time
- Strategic phases
- Paella morsels
- Confucian ideal
- Collect in return
- What acclaimed performers take
- Psalm starter
- Fact's beginning
- Sport with chops
- Passes, as time
- Whom Tony Blair succeeded
- Willow Smith's mom
- The end of __
- Multiplier by dividing
- Feathered 30-mph runner
- It's not part of SOS
- Is attired in
- Tango movement
- Courage conclusion
- Rearward
- Gentle treatment
- Exhibiting elation
- Campground company
- Word seen between surnames
- Garfield guy
Down
- Romeo's home
- Many ABA members
- In a wonderful way
- Greeted silently
- Ovid's "others"
- Chore assignment holder
- Pledged to quit
- Genesis 19 city
- Nigeria's capital
- Goya subject
- Post-debate venue
- Gets into hot water
- Fireside fare
- Park southwest of Bangor
- From the beginning
- Fixed expression
- Post-coup group
- "Is this some kind of __?"
- Pleads with
- Hummer forerunner
- Start of Grafton's 10th Kinsey title
- Bengali blue blood
- "Quit complaining, dude!"
- Reluctant assent
- Eyedrops ID
- Exodus 19 region
- "Golden" time
- LED alternative
- She's on Rolling Stone's greatest guitarist list
- Disrobe
- Brit's strong coffee
- Texted guffaw
- Wedding officials in LA and NH
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Friday, June 20, 2025 is titled “JAY DAY” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 74 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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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.