Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, December 18, 2025
Thursday, December 18, 2025/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, December 18, 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
- 1Adopted name
- 6Henry Ford contemporary
- 10Persian Gulf ruler
- 14Bedspread alternative
- 15Central part
- 16Eggnog spice
- 17Madrid's first month
- 18Dog show judging criterion
- 19Primary couleur
- 20Blast-off calendar notations
- 23Absorbent fabric
- 24Wipe out
- 25Ritually designate
- 28Edge of evening
- 30Western wolf
- 31Eerie glow
- 32The __ (Arch city nickname)
- 35Grand Slam topper
- 40Little Women girl
- 41Optimistic outlook
- 42Sphere prefix
- 43Small denomination
- 44Grants entry to
- 46Indulgent outing
- 49Dark ale
- 51Printer purchaser's reference
- 57Push forward
- 58Countershaded clothes
- 59Be finished by
- 60Barrel-__ maple syrup
- 61Minor matter?
- 62Must-haves
- 63Editorial mark
- 64Earn as a return
- 65Positional prose piece
Down
- 1Port of Yemen
- 2Roman moon goddess
- 3Half a lithography pair
- 4Lawn improvement process
- 5Misappropriated
- 6Crop up
- 7Senseless
- 8Literary count, familiarly
- 9Late night TV host Meyers
- 10Set sail
- 11Land south of Sicily
- 12Slurpee cousins
- 13Reduce, __, recycle
- 21Works for walls
- 22Cul-__
- 25Italian auto, briefly
- 26Societal standard
- 27Comply with
- 28Rightful
- 29Decorative vessel
- 31Big bumbler
- 32Vietnam neighbor
- 33All, at first
- 34At the top of
- 36Place for a peck
- 37Ad __ committee
- 38Vote (for)
- 39Chart toppers
- 43Withdraw formally
- 44Realty parcel
- 45Oregon college city
- 46Athletic team
- 47Large scale throw-out
- 48Star in Orion
- 49"American" territory
- 50Defeat soundly
- 52Lasting mark
- 53British museum benefactor
- 54Midmonth day
- 55Toddler talk
- 56Web crafts seller
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "BEGIN IN THE MIDDLE".
All 76 answers
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- 1AAdopted nameALIAS
- 6AHenry Ford contemporaryOLDS
- 10APersian Gulf rulerEMIR
- 14ABedspread alternativeDUVET
- 15ACentral partCORE
- 16AEggnog spiceMACE
- 17AMadrid's first monthENERO
- 18ADog show judging criterionCOAT
- 19APrimary couleurBLEU
- 20ABlast-off calendar notationsNASALAUNCHDATES
- 23AAbsorbent fabricTERRY
- 24AWipe outERASE
- 25ARitually designateANOINT
- 28AEdge of eveningDUSK
- 30AWestern wolfLOBO
- 31AEerie glowAURA
- 32AThe __ (Arch city nickname)LOU
- 35AGrand Slam topperFRENCHOPENCHAMP
- 40ALittle Women girlAMY
- 41AOptimistic outlookHOPE
- 42ASphere prefixIONO
- 43ASmall denominationSECT
- 44AGrants entry toLETSIN
- 46AIndulgent outingSPREE
- 49ADark aleSTOUT
- 51APrinter purchaser's referenceQUICKSTARTGUIDE
- 57APush forwardURGE
- 58ACountershaded clothesCAMO
- 59ABe finished byENDAT
- 60ABarrel-__ maple syrupAGED
- 61AMinor matter?ATOM
- 62AMust-havesNEEDS
- 63AEditorial markDELE
- 64AEarn as a returnREAP
- 65APositional prose pieceESSAY
- 1DPort of YemenADEN
- 2DRoman moon goddessLUNA
- 3DHalf a lithography pairIVES
- 4DLawn improvement processAERATION
- 5DMisappropriatedSTOLEN
- 6DCrop upOCCUR
- 7DSenselessLOONY
- 8DLiterary count, familiarlyDRAC
- 9DLate night TV host MeyersSETH
- 10DSet sailEMBARK
- 11DLand south of SicilyMALTA
- 12DSlurpee cousinsICEES
- 13DReduce, __, recycleREUSE
- 21DWorks for wallsART
- 22DCul-__DESAC
- 25DItalian auto, brieflyALFA
- 26DSocietal standardNORM
- 27DComply withOBEY
- 28DRightfulDUE
- 29DDecorative vesselURN
- 31DBig bumblerAPE
- 32DVietnam neighborLAOS
- 33DAll, at firstOMNI
- 34DAt the top ofUPON
- 36DPlace for a peckCHEEK
- 37DAd __ committeeHOC
- 38DVote (for)OPT
- 39DChart toppersHITTUNES
- 43DWithdraw formallySECEDE
- 44DRealty parcelLOT
- 45DOregon college cityEUGENE
- 46DAthletic teamSQUAD
- 47DLarge scale throw-outPURGE
- 48DStar in OrionRIGEL
- 49D"American" territorySAMOA
- 50DDefeat soundlyTROMP
- 52DLasting markSCAR
- 53DBritish museum benefactorTATE
- 54DMidmonth dayIDES
- 55DToddler talkDADA
- 56DWeb crafts sellerETSY
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