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25-DOWN BONDING

Thursday, June 4, 2026 Constructed by Chris Gross 76 clues
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Across

  1. Mambo-like dance 5 ℓ
  2. "Halls of Montezuma" org. 4 ℓ
  3. Lip protector 4 ℓ
  4. Vast body 5 ℓ
  5. Discs + creme snack 4 ℓ
  6. Genesis mariner 4 ℓ
  7. Never existed 5 ℓ
  8. Proclamation emblem 4 ℓ
  9. Remedy 4 ℓ
  10. Mosquito breeding ground 13 ℓ
  11. Palm tree fruit 4 ℓ
  12. Fire product 3 ℓ
  13. Grand Rapids resident 11 ℓ
  14. Set to assemble 3 ℓ
  15. It means "mouth" 3 ℓ
  16. All those in favor 4 ℓ
  17. Coming soon 5 ℓ
  18. Advanced funds to 4 ℓ
  19. What the suspicious smell 4 ℓ
  20. Courtroom prop 5 ℓ
  21. Scarf down 3 ℓ
  22. Many a Mozart melody 4 ℓ
  23. City near Florence 5 ℓ
  24. __ Lanka 3 ℓ
  25. Tokyo transport 11 ℓ
  26. Rookie gamer 4 ℓ
  27. Bozeman sch. 3 ℓ
  28. Oregano cousin 13 ℓ
  29. Reiterate 4 ℓ
  30. Choose to serve 5 ℓ
  31. Eleventh-hour 4 ℓ
  32. Barrel-__ maple syrup 4 ℓ
  33. Big name in Western fiction 4 ℓ
  34. Prefix for modern 5 ℓ
  35. To a high degree 4 ℓ
  36. Vast bodies 4 ℓ
  37. HS ordeals 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Sty dweller 3 ℓ
  2. Singing star since the '60s 4 ℓ
  3. Barnyard mom 4 ℓ
  4. Seoul food setting 10 ℓ
  5. Cooper title character 5 ℓ
  6. Lose feathers 4 ℓ
  7. Show a preference 4 ℓ
  8. Croatia neighbor 6 ℓ
  9. Stomach soother 7 ℓ
  10. Yuletide topper 8 ℓ
  11. Minus 4 ℓ
  12. Obamacare initials 3 ℓ
  13. Field of study 4 ℓ
  14. Part of VFW 4 ℓ
  15. Wisecrack 3 ℓ
  16. They're "bonded" to four answers 5 ℓ
  17. "Rumor has it..." 5 ℓ
  18. Approximate fingernail width 10 ℓ
  19. Of armadas 5 ℓ
  20. Source of shades 3 ℓ
  21. Sushi staple 3 ℓ
  22. Turk neighbor 5 ℓ
  23. Second-largest solar system moon 5 ℓ
  24. Hoopster's misses 8 ℓ
  25. Feel off 3 ℓ
  26. Despicable Me villain 3 ℓ
  27. Be neighboring 4 ℓ
  28. Accumulate 7 ℓ
  29. Basks in 6 ℓ
  30. "...moreover" 3 ℓ
  31. What some loaves are 5 ℓ
  32. Balkan native 4 ℓ
  33. Engage in 4 ℓ
  34. Memory measure 4 ℓ
  35. Part of some plots 4 ℓ
  36. Emu cousin 4 ℓ
  37. Prefix for physics 4 ℓ
  38. HS helpers 3 ℓ
  39. Early PC part 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, June 4, 2026 is titled “25-DOWN BONDING” and was constructed by Chris Gross. 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 25-DOWN BONDING Crossword June 4 2026 Answers