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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, March 1, 2025 Constructed by Doug Peterson 72 clues
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Across

  1. Chiefs' group 7 ℓ
  2. Jumbles 7 ℓ
  3. Crossed, as a box 3 ℓ
  4. Too indulgent 4 ℓ
  5. "In me thou __ the twilight of such day": Shak. 5 ℓ
  6. Suiting 3 ℓ
  7. Lab reports? 4 ℓ
  8. NAACP creation 3 ℓ
  9. Is light 4 ℓ
  10. Flanged girder 4 ℓ
  11. Jacob's second son 5 ℓ
  12. Cinema's first Spider-Man 7 ℓ
  13. In type 7 ℓ
  14. Above it all, in a way 7 ℓ
  15. Worked up 7 ℓ
  16. 1972 "Match of the Century" loser 7 ℓ
  17. Weed whacker alternatives 7 ℓ
  18. Home of the Queen Elizabeth $3 bill 7 ℓ
  19. Xanadu-like 7 ℓ
  20. Curling venue 7 ℓ
  21. Word on some Simpsons paraphernalia 7 ℓ
  22. Buck 4 ℓ
  23. Front __ 4 ℓ
  24. Dawning 5 ℓ
  25. Comic Con costuming 3 ℓ
  26. Scientific American Frontiers host 4 ℓ
  27. Net-neutrality agcy. 3 ℓ
  28. One with tablet recommendations 5 ℓ
  29. Run off 4 ℓ
  30. Draft choice 3 ℓ
  31. Guide for gardening 14 ℓ
  32. Teacher of Beethoven and Schubert 7 ℓ
  33. Literally, "prompt answer" 7 ℓ
  34. Wishful thinker's phrase 14 ℓ
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Down

  1. Bore 6 ℓ
  2. Run off 4 ℓ
  3. Sly dig 4 ℓ
  4. Third Pillar of Islam subject 4 ℓ
  5. Merrie Melodies mainstay 5 ℓ
  6. Navigation device 11 ℓ
  7. Bridge maintenance org. 3 ℓ
  8. He lets Louis win at roulette 4 ℓ
  9. Expressed impatience, perhaps 5 ℓ
  10. CD purveyor 5 ℓ
  11. Producer of the Beatles' first single 3 ℓ
  12. Guarded 4 ℓ
  13. Starter with eggs 10 ℓ
  14. Opposite of "remote" 10 ℓ
  15. Nitrogen-powered devices 6 ℓ
  16. Takes down 5 ℓ
  17. Capital of Cameroon 5 ℓ
  18. Original head writer of SCTV 5 ℓ
  19. Cashier 4 ℓ
  20. Very small opening 4 ℓ
  21. Conversacion starter 4 ℓ
  22. What some flakes are made of 4 ℓ
  23. Does their part 4 ℓ
  24. Sue (for) 3 ℓ
  25. Chipper 3 ℓ
  26. Reason for a timeout, perhaps 4 ℓ
  27. Organizations banned by Costa Rica and Kiribati 11 ℓ
  28. Acid found in spinach 5 ℓ
  29. Cork's spot, literarily 4 ℓ
  30. Wing, ding, or sting 4 ℓ
  31. Not working against 10 ℓ
  32. Napoleon's place 10 ℓ
  33. Top club 3 ℓ
  34. Field trip? 5 ℓ
  35. "A coeur vaillant __ d'impossible" 4 ℓ
  36. Superior 4 ℓ
  37. Caret neighbor 3 ℓ
  38. Not much 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, March 1, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Doug Peterson. The puzzle features 72 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 March 1 2025 Answers