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AIRBORNE PASTIME(S)

Thursday, June 25, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 76 clues
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Across

  1. Strength of resolve 4 ℓ
  2. Big mess 5 ℓ
  3. DHL competitor 4 ℓ
  4. Environs 4 ℓ
  5. Exam for future GPs 4 ℓ
  6. Fierce fighter 5 ℓ
  7. Marvel supergroup 4 ℓ
  8. ...in a gondola 10 ℓ
  9. Move with swagger 6 ℓ
  10. Tips of masts 8 ℓ
  11. Enjoy slowly 3 ℓ
  12. Lentil cousin 3 ℓ
  13. HS diploma equivalent 3 ℓ
  14. ...harnessed to a canopy wing 11 ℓ
  15. Fiery Christmas tradition 8 ℓ
  16. Choose from a slate 5 ℓ
  17. Storm-tracking org. 4 ℓ
  18. Metaphor for freshness 5 ℓ
  19. Arabian nation 4 ℓ
  20. Excessive interest 5 ℓ
  21. Mockery 8 ℓ
  22. ...below an aircraft 11 ℓ
  23. Wordsworth work 3 ℓ
  24. Repurposed T-shirt 3 ℓ
  25. Red carpet arrival 3 ℓ
  26. Raised road above water 8 ℓ
  27. Rile 6 ℓ
  28. ...sliding down a ramp 10 ℓ
  29. Mined material 4 ℓ
  30. Hickory family member 5 ℓ
  31. Police graduation ritual 4 ℓ
  32. USAF offense 4 ℓ
  33. Australia's __ Rock 5 ℓ
  34. Throw out 4 ℓ
  35. Metaphor for bureaucracy 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Candlelike 4 ℓ
  2. Pressed for 5 ℓ
  3. Field divider 5 ℓ
  4. Winery procedure 5 ℓ
  5. Spanish girl 4 ℓ
  6. Mover's service 7 ℓ
  7. Largest MO airport 3 ℓ
  8. Prawn presentation 6 ℓ
  9. Central Italian region 6 ℓ
  10. Come down 4 ℓ
  11. Gargoyle's expression 4 ℓ
  12. Garfield waitress 4 ℓ
  13. Close group 4 ℓ
  14. In plain sight 6 ℓ
  15. __ DA 4 ℓ
  16. Name of 12 popes 4 ℓ
  17. Await a decision 4 ℓ
  18. Yucca cousin 4 ℓ
  19. Hindmost 4 ℓ
  20. Palm fruit 4 ℓ
  21. In a prone position 5 ℓ
  22. Entangle 4 ℓ
  23. Narrow the gap 4 ℓ
  24. All, at first 4 ℓ
  25. Cargo carried 4 ℓ
  26. Royal headband 6 ℓ
  27. Prime 4 ℓ
  28. Ninja employers 7 ℓ
  29. Cold War planes 4 ℓ
  30. Research funders 6 ℓ
  31. Diversion 6 ℓ
  32. Haggling focus 5 ℓ
  33. Siena scooter 5 ℓ
  34. Harmoniously 5 ℓ
  35. Third-oldest US university 4 ℓ
  36. Full-spectrum 4 ℓ
  37. Jazz horn effect 4 ℓ
  38. Edible wheel 4 ℓ
  39. Siena "so long" 4 ℓ
  40. Cracked a little 4 ℓ
  41. Coffee container 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, June 25, 2026 is titled “AIRBORNE PASTIME(S)” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 76 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 AIRBORNE PASTIME(S) Crossword June 25 2026 Answers