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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, June 28, 2025 Constructed by Matthew Sewell 70 clues
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Across

  1. Meet head-on 3 ℓ
  2. Coral Triangle isle 4 ℓ
  3. Inelegant but effective 5 ℓ
  4. When photography's "blue hour" arrives 6 ℓ
  5. Reflexive outburst 5 ℓ
  6. Biscuit close kin 5 ℓ
  7. Pull up 7 ℓ
  8. Emphasize, say 6 ℓ
  9. Aim to soften, perhaps 7 ℓ
  10. Citrus sinensis 10 ℓ
  11. Sign reader 4 ℓ
  12. A question of taste 6 ℓ
  13. What p and v are called 4 ℓ
  14. Umbrella for Outlook 3 ℓ
  15. Amex HQ 4 ℓ
  16. Conducts oneself 5 ℓ
  17. Stub stat 3 ℓ
  18. Its execs have included Poitier and Peck 3 ℓ
  19. Checked out 6 ℓ
  20. Mostly-female nation? 4 ℓ
  21. Sound advice for sailors 10 ℓ
  22. Intersperses 4 ℓ
  23. Quite salty, perhaps 6 ℓ
  24. Blameworthy quality 7 ℓ
  25. Agrees to work with 7 ℓ
  26. Fan base 5 ℓ
  27. Fantastic sight 6 ℓ
  28. Puts in place 5 ℓ
  29. Metaphorical goal 6 ℓ
  30. Hybrid beachwear 8 ℓ
  31. Au __ de (on behalf of) 3 ℓ
  32. As in a lab 7 ℓ
  33. Large planter 3 ℓ
  34. Shoot down 6 ℓ
  35. Group with celebrity bloggers 8 ℓ
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Down

  1. Rolls-Royce customer for 100+ yrs. 3 ℓ
  2. Redi- relative 5 ℓ
  3. "Low" language 5 ℓ
  4. __ eterno (passionate pledge) 5 ℓ
  5. Worst Actress of the Century Razzie candidate 7 ℓ
  6. Squeak by 4 ℓ
  7. Steward 4 ℓ
  8. Directional prefix 3 ℓ
  9. Not following any order 6 ℓ
  10. Sleep inducers 5 ℓ
  11. Tern term 9 ℓ
  12. Legalese "all the more" 9 ℓ
  13. Bit of Thanksgiving decor 6 ℓ
  14. Range rover 5 ℓ
  15. Protection and support 5 ℓ
  16. It might come before business 5 ℓ
  17. Nonskid mat material 5 ℓ
  18. Stop for Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited 4 ℓ
  19. Put over 4 ℓ
  20. This is it! 3 ℓ
  21. [or occasionally] 3 ℓ
  22. Grandma Moses, for instance 11 ℓ
  23. Come to 5 ℓ
  24. Legendary flier 11 ℓ
  25. Fairly friendly 7 ℓ
  26. Carb source 4 ℓ
  27. Cost 3 ℓ
  28. __ des arts (Parisian patrons) 4 ℓ
  29. View lead-in 4 ℓ
  30. Paneling fastener 4 ℓ
  31. Where Elvis was before G.I. Blues 9 ℓ
  32. Lopsided 9 ℓ
  33. Name found in the alphabet 3 ℓ
  34. Reindeer of rhyme 5 ℓ
  35. With fire 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, June 28, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Matthew Sewell. The puzzle features 70 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword June 28 2025 Answers