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UPS AND DOWNS

Friday, June 6, 2025 Constructed by Russ Wall 70 clues
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Across

  1. Pic from a parlor 3 ℓ
  2. Digression 5 ℓ
  3. Woebegone 3 ℓ
  4. Eventually wiser miser 7 ℓ
  5. M*A*S*H beverage 4 ℓ
  6. What Oppenheimer and Terminator 2 are 6 ℓ
  7. Grp. of atoms 3 ℓ
  8. Mag art director's photo 4 ℓ
  9. Quite all right 3 ℓ
  10. Super-cute, these days 6 ℓ
  11. Beheld 6 ℓ
  12. Most suave 8 ℓ
  13. "Thumbs down!" 6 ℓ
  14. Blue-eyed pets 8 ℓ
  15. PGA or NFL numbers 3 ℓ
  16. Toaster-heated breakfast 5 ℓ
  17. Flowerlike "sea" creatures 8 ℓ
  18. Green legislation 6 ℓ
  19. Legendary toon voice 8 ℓ
  20. 90%+ of Algeria 6 ℓ
  21. Daredevil cyclist's nickname 4 ℓ
  22. L.A.'s Union 3 ℓ
  23. Schubert songs 6 ℓ
  24. "That's enough!" 6 ℓ
  25. Approved mos. off from a job 3 ℓ
  26. Noah ancestor 4 ℓ
  27. Glazier or cabinetmaker 7 ℓ
  28. DC's Independence 3 ℓ
  29. Package of produce 5 ℓ
  30. Interstate directive 5 ℓ
  31. Poetic frequency 3 ℓ
  32. Out of favor (with) 5 ℓ
  33. Global sports org. 3 ℓ
  34. Campus newcomer 5 ℓ
  35. Specialty 5 ℓ
  36. Indecisively concluded 5 ℓ
  37. Frequent ETA provider 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Person on a stroll 6 ℓ
  2. Energy source 3 ℓ
  3. Flustered 7 ℓ
  4. Bit of progress 4 ℓ
  5. Union contract provision 15 ℓ
  6. Edison rival 5 ℓ
  7. Vitamin water flavoring 4 ℓ
  8. See 36-Down 8 ℓ
  9. William who founded Mad magazine 6 ℓ
  10. Avatar race 4 ℓ
  11. Amend or abridge 4 ℓ
  12. Towns on state maps 4 ℓ
  13. "As an alternative..." 4 ℓ
  14. What Windows 1.0 ran on 5 ℓ
  15. At first, in the OED 4 ℓ
  16. Make a concession 4 ℓ
  17. "Wait __" (Brit's "Very soon") 3 ℓ
  18. City north of Des Moines 4 ℓ
  19. St. Petersburg's river 4 ℓ
  20. Height enhancers 13 ℓ
  21. Striped oval-shaped insects 13 ℓ
  22. Geographic extent 4 ℓ
  23. Genial 4 ℓ
  24. Was longing (to) 6 ℓ
  25. Garage size 6 ℓ
  26. Gave the OK 6 ℓ
  27. Key akin to C 6 ℓ
  28. Spheroid do 3 ℓ
  29. Amiss 3 ℓ
  30. Group of whales 3 ℓ
  31. September setting in St. Pete 3 ℓ
  32. With 8-Down, Led Zeppelin song in the National Recording Registry 8 ℓ
  33. Holder for sewing stuff 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, June 6, 2025 is titled “UPS AND DOWNS” and was constructed by Russ Wall. 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 UPS AND DOWNS Crossword June 6 2025 Answers