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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, September 20, 2025 Constructed by Matthew Sewell 72 clues
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Across

  1. Blue moan 4 ℓ
  2. What you'd expect to see on a carousel 5 ℓ
  3. Intense, as hair color 4 ℓ
  4. Incomplete sum, for short 3 ℓ
  5. Ranch ranger 3 ℓ
  6. Meshed 6 ℓ
  7. Facility for big wheels 10 ℓ
  8. Special edition collector's items 8 ℓ
  9. Extending far and wide 5 ℓ
  10. Request for noninterference 9 ℓ
  11. Debunk? 5 ℓ
  12. Dumas title title 5 ℓ
  13. Pan- kin 4 ℓ
  14. One with a draught board 4 ℓ
  15. Arabic "greatest" 5 ℓ
  16. Alternative introducer 4 ℓ
  17. Break down 4 ℓ
  18. Take off successfully 4 ℓ
  19. Master of elevated Asia 4 ℓ
  20. Ancient Newfoundland visitors 5 ℓ
  21. Docking stations 9 ℓ
  22. Stand sales 5 ℓ
  23. Digital selling point 8 ℓ
  24. Common cosplayer costume 5 ℓ
  25. Fast-food prep pro, for fun 10 ℓ
  26. Nebulous feeling 3 ℓ
  27. Their home is very near Erie 6 ℓ
  28. "You're busted!" 3 ℓ
  29. Mesh 5 ℓ
  30. "Never __ at live dragons": The Hobbit 5 ℓ
  31. Hamilton rhyme for Burr 3 ℓ
  32. Weather advisory word 5 ℓ
  33. "Certain" je ne sais quoi 5 ℓ
  34. Phisher's alleged org. 3 ℓ
  35. All-time best-selling roadster maker 5 ℓ
  36. What's the big idea? 5 ℓ
  37. Considerable amount 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Fantastic Four female of film 4 ℓ
  2. Bamboozle 3 ℓ
  3. Exemplar lead-in 4 ℓ
  4. Fitting as expected 10 ℓ
  5. Name on the cover of Team of Rivals 5 ℓ
  6. American entertainment 13 ℓ
  7. Case managers 3 ℓ
  8. Press on 5 ℓ
  9. Arab League headquarters 5 ℓ
  10. Nickels and dimes 6 ℓ
  11. Springs 8 ℓ
  12. Directly 4 ℓ
  13. Go in circles 4 ℓ
  14. Amiability 6 ℓ
  15. Window box for Fluffy 5 ℓ
  16. First pro with 1000 singles match wins (1984) 5 ℓ
  17. Plant found in Idaho State 5 ℓ
  18. __ Intro (streaming button) 4 ℓ
  19. Oral nuance 4 ℓ
  20. Where "The Last Great Race" ends 4 ℓ
  21. Resort ad urging 4 ℓ
  22. B-school term 3 ℓ
  23. TV viewed at the '39 World's Fair 3 ℓ
  24. Plays outdoors 13 ℓ
  25. Revved up 4 ℓ
  26. Constructive 5 ℓ
  27. Less than polite 5 ℓ
  28. Fraying preventer 5 ℓ
  29. Bit to stuff 10 ℓ
  30. What nirvana comes from 5 ℓ
  31. Pipe __ 5 ℓ
  32. They're cleared for closings 5 ℓ
  33. __ candy 3 ℓ
  34. Rant and rave 8 ℓ
  35. Live by 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, September 20, 2025 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by Matthew Sewell. 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 September 20 2025 Answers