Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, December 12, 2025
Friday, December 12, 2025/77 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, December 12, 2025, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1From dawn to dusk
- 7J. Edgar, for instance
- 13Car assembler in Kentucky
- 14Narrow crescent shape
- 15Source of the advice
- 17Annie and Nettie alternative
- 18"__ by land, two..."
- 19Hot starter
- 21Flight paths
- 22Wealth-building advice, part 1
- 23Former Vatican cash
- 24Jrs.' hurdles
- 26Quilt contents
- 27Valvoline rival
- 28Soybean starter
- 34Former fast flier
- 35Part 2 of advice
- 37Nimble and peppy
- 40Pour out fully
- 41Lighten up on
- 45Patient's prep place
- 47Economic stat
- 48Gender abbr.
- 49Cell's predecessor
- 52NCIS shower
- 54Where RRs meet
- 55Part 3 of advice
- 59Light as a feather
- 60Poetic "previously"
- 61What we share
- 63Playful smooch
- 64Ninny
- 65Wimpy Kid diarist
- 66Hook helper
- 67End of advice
- 68Tech sch.
Down
- 1Most unfavorably
- 2Mortgage rate maximum
- 3Apollo, as a musician
- 4Palme __ (Cannes prize)
- 5Consumed, old-style
- 6Greek New Age pianist
- 7Ever-shifting
- 8Opera descriptor
- 9Vb. form
- 10Swiss cereal
- 11Breath Savers competitor
- 12Innate essences
- 16Founding Father, familiarly
- 17Draws upon
- 20Sassy
- 25Lunar region
- 26Oral OMG
- 29Fabric feature
- 30Card reader of a sort
- 31Unruly hair
- 3230-Down input
- 33Shortest month
- 35Rocky Mtn. state
- 36Poetic dusk
- 37Letters on some lotions
- 38Top-shelf
- 39Deep regret
- 42End a session
- 43Ties down
- 44Bus. card abbr.
- 46EMTs' masks and gloves
- 47Expert ending
- 50Twosomes
- 51Far from fine
- 52Odyssey magician
- 53Edit out audibly
- 56Where GE trades
- 57Fine-tune
- 58Meditation master
- 59Core muscle group
- 62USMC NCO
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 77 entries.
- There are 36 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 15-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SWEET DREAMS".
All 77 answers
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- 1AFrom dawn to duskALLDAY
- 7AJ. Edgar, for instanceFBIMAN
- 13ACar assembler in KentuckyTOYOTA
- 14ANarrow crescent shapeLUNULA
- 15ASource of the adviceWARRENBUFFETT
- 17AAnnie and Nettie alternativeTONI
- 18A"__ by land, two..."ONEIF
- 19AHot starterSOUP
- 21AFlight pathsARCS
- 22AWealth-building advice, part 1FINDA
- 23AFormer Vatican cashLIRE
- 24AJrs.' hurdlesPSATS
- 26AQuilt contentsEIDER
- 27AValvoline rivalSTP
- 28ASoybean starterEDAMAME
- 34AFormer fast flierSST
- 35APart 2 of adviceWAYTOMAKE
- 37ANimble and peppySPRY
- 40APour out fullyEMPTY
- 41ALighten up onEASE
- 45APatient's prep placePREOP
- 47AEconomic statINDEX
- 48AGender abbr.FEM
- 49ACell's predecessorPDA
- 52ANCIS showerCBS
- 54AWhere RRs meetJCT
- 55APart 3 of adviceMONEYWHILEYOU
- 59ALight as a featherAIRY
- 60APoetic "previously"AFORE
- 61AWhat we shareOURS
- 63APlayful smoochBUSS
- 64ANinnyDUNCE
- 65AWimpy Kid diaristGREG
- 66AHook helperSMEE
- 67AEnd of adviceSLEEP
- 68ATech sch.INST
- 1DMost unfavorablyATWORST
- 2DMortgage rate maximumLOANCAP
- 3DApollo, as a musicianLYRIST
- 4DPalme __ (Cannes prize)DOR
- 5DConsumed, old-styleATEOF
- 6DGreek New Age pianistYANNI
- 7DEver-shiftingFLUID
- 8DOpera descriptorBUFFA
- 9DVb. formINF
- 10DSwiss cerealMUESLI
- 11DBreath Savers competitorALTOIDS
- 12DInnate essencesNATURES
- 16DFounding Father, familiarlyBEN
- 17DDraws uponTAPS
- 20DSassyPERT
- 25DLunar regionSEA
- 26DOral OMGEEK
- 29DFabric featureDYE
- 30DCard reader of a sortATM
- 31DUnruly hairMOP
- 32D30-Down inputAMT
- 33DShortest monthMAY
- 35DRocky Mtn. stateWYO
- 36DPoetic duskEEN
- 37DLetters on some lotionsSPF
- 38DTop-shelfPREMIUM
- 39DDeep regretREMORSE
- 42DEnd a sessionADJOURN
- 43DTies downSECURES
- 44DBus. card abbr.EXT
- 46DEMTs' masks and glovesPPE
- 47DExpert endingISE
- 50DTwosomesDYADS
- 51DFar from fineAWFUL
- 52DOdyssey magicianCIRCE
- 53DEdit out audiblyBLEEP
- 56DWhere GE tradesNYSE
- 57DFine-tuneHONE
- 58DMeditation masterYOGI
- 59DCore muscle groupABS
- 62DUSMC NCOSGT
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