FOLLOW THE CLUE: As given in four parts
Across
- GPS data
- Type of lily
- Like two peas in __
- Computer memory measure
- "Cross my heart!"
- Tease
- Suffix for puppet
- Cocoon dwellers
- Uncrewed space probe
- Advil competitor
- Advance portion of a book
- Ink absorber
- TV evening news hour
- Basic rhyme scheme
- Italian male supermodel
- "Let me think..."
- Parakeet or poodle
- Clue, part 3
- High Cub Scout rank
- Dapper __ (well-dressed guy)
- Former Meet the Press moderator Garrick
- Up to now
- Michelle of the LPGA
- Spills a secret
- Zero
- Mythical man-goat
- Outlawed insecticide
- Keogh plan alternative
- Common athletic knee injury
- Tasting like some beer
- St. Louis winter hrs.
- __ Laboratory (New Jersey attraction)
- Border on
- "We'd like you to come along"
- USAF noncoms
- Clue, part 4
- Puck's Beverly Hills restaurant
- Toon Great Dane's nickname
- Luke Skywalker's sister
- Hockey great Gordie
- Have __ for (require)
- Pronto, in a memo
- Symbols for snoozes
- __ fence (undecided)
- Pigeon perch
- Mary Shelley's spouse
- Tach nos.
- Informal "Understand?"
- Clue, part 1
- Adrien of cosmetics
- Watch in disbelief
- Sweet'__ (sugar substitute)
- Sci-fi weapon
- Photo blowup: Abbr.
- Share on social media, maybe
- Pub mug
- Final stage
- Any birthstone
- __ apso (dog)
- French river near WWI battles
- Fish eggs
- Outdo
- Feast on
- Pulled from behind
- Three more than cuatro
- Chase away
- Clue, part 2
- Was a passenger on
- Freezing temperatures
- NBC series since '75
- "Zip-a-Dee-__-Dah"
Down
- Customary practice
- Port of Scotland
- Valentine inscription
- Lingered aimlessly
- Plays a part
- DC-based broadcaster
- Chatterboxes
- First X or O
- "That's right"
- Squandered
- Rid of bugs, as for a beagle
- Leapt suddenly
- Celebrity photographer Robert
- African Queen screenwriter
- Extreme northern or southern
- Sounds of contentment
- Mystery story pioneer
- What a bird might build in a barn
- Typed phone message
- Climbing vines
- Answering
- Addams hairy cousin
- Cambodia's Angkor __ temple
- Take __ from (emulate)
- Thin Slavic pancake
- New pedometer reading
- Novelist Fleming
- Shaq's frequent annual attainment
- Give __ (stare)
- Diplomatic bldg.
- Votes in favor
- Air show overhead flight
- Olympic skater Katarina
- Young fellow
- Old-school wear for disruptive students
- "Finished"
- Exceptional athlete
- Would-be atty.'s exam
- Johann Strauss specialties
- Ruination
- Disreputable, informally
- Rule opposed by Gandhi
- Realities, in the Declaration
- Desirable quality
- Copter's spinner
- __ Dhabi (Mideast capital)
- No longer edible, as bread
- Architectural detail
- Intros to entrees
- "Money __ object"
- Nationality suffix
- ...Mockingbird novelist
- River blocker
- Clairvoyant's claim
- Tiny circle
- Nastase of tennis
- __ Aviv
- Jeff Goldblum horror film
- WWII British airmen's support group
- Perceived to be
- Versailles "very"
- Cow complaint
- Poetic daybreak
- Guy as a prime example
- Tolkien's first middle-earth novel
- Pitched horizontally
- Best possible
- French sister
- Yoko __
- Prefix meaning "rock"
- "What's the procedure?"
- Even score
- Captain Sparrow portrayer
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, June 29, 2025 is titled “FOLLOW THE CLUE: As given in four parts” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 144 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.