MEAL PLAN
Across
- Bookkeeper's subtraction
- Sedans and convertibles
- President before Obama
- Hair arrangements
- "Half" prefix for circle
- Compass reading opposite WNW
- Cashew or almond
- Billboards and commercials
- Money-saving evening meal
- San __ (city south of Los Angeles)
- Factually correct
- Elm or oak
- Penny
- Tilt a little
- Creative thoughts
- Berets and bonnets
- Whirling current
- Kid's stuffed bear
- Indoor pro sports venue
- Norway's capital
- Without delay, in a memo
- Locations
- Be introduced to
- Chauffeur-driven vehicle
- Substantial morning meal
- Golfer's peg
- Bowler's target
- Duplicate emails, for short
- Break sharply
- Crawling insect that stings
- Bert's Sesame Street pal
- Surf and __ (seafood/steak serving)
- Very much
- Meatless afternoon meal
- Voice amplifier, for short
- Sedan or convertible
- "Bald" national symbol
Down
- 100-yard race
- Marking on a Dalmatian
- Fathers of lambs
- Largest continent
- Young cow
- __ balloon (floating vehicle with a basket)
- Take a nap
- Software customer
- Unsuccessful film or play
- Eats a sample of
- Not moving at all
- Letter after alpha
- A Great Lake
- Carefully understated
- "Blame me for that"
- Ready for a nap
- Scornful, as remarks
- Very promising
- Old-timey "Oh, my!"
- Require
- Declare to be false
- Sit with a book
- Allows
- Smallest of a litter
- Neighborhood
- Engrave deeply
- Busybody
- Prepare to propose
- Mysterious glow
- Underground homes for bats
- Spike on a sports shoe
- Overly wet, as cereal
- Toyota hybrid model
- Instrument that's struck with sticks
- Sharpshooter Oakley
- Minor shaving mishaps
- Sound of a giggle
- Blab a secret
- Inevitable outcome
- Constant wanderer
- Very small
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Monday, June 23, 2025 is titled “MEAL PLAN” and was constructed by Sally R. Stein. 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.