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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, December 19, 2025

Friday, December 19, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, December 19, 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

  • 1Square stat
  • 5Cantina's "roasted"
  • 10Road debris protector
  • 13Fills with hands
  • 14Birch relative
  • 15Whitman's "Gliding __ All"
  • 16Produced nearby
  • 17Los Angeles power source
  • 19Tickled
  • 21Maisel or Dalloway
  • 22Slender swimmers
  • 23Calvin and Hobbes artist
  • 25Band date
  • 26Foil's cousin
  • 27Family identifier
  • 31Inquiry of self-doubt
  • 34Brief time, briefly
  • 36Reunion arrivals
  • 37Moody daughter of cartoons, TV and films
  • 41Ratatouille critic's voice
  • 42Seashell neckwear
  • 43Outlandishly
  • 44Cavalrymen at Waterloo
  • 46Mischievous
  • 49Certain gobbler
  • 50Storage structure
  • 55World of Warcraft villains
  • 57Briefest of the signs
  • 58Fixed tears
  • 59Inspiration for a young John Wayne
  • 62Ancient Andean
  • 63Mark or bud beginning
  • 64Retail venues
  • 65It's west of Montgomery
  • 66Compass reading
  • 67"It seems to me..."
  • 68Are, in Arles

Down

  • 1Appetite enhancer
  • 2Edited further, as films
  • 3Old fridges, cameras, etc.
  • 4Not up
  • 5A joyful noise
  • 6Video effect
  • 7Accessorizes
  • 8App builders
  • 9More than just appear
  • 10Big Apple convenience store greeter
  • 11Extremely, informally
  • 12Administrative branches
  • 13Wolverine weapon
  • 18Kept under control
  • 20Actor's aide
  • 24Lentil, essentially
  • 25Electrical network
  • 28Yet to be viewed
  • 29Written reminder
  • 30Gulf Canada rival
  • 31USMC offense
  • 32Cleverly self-referential
  • 33REDACTION anagram
  • 35"Southern" school
  • 38Free
  • 39Fe or Na
  • 40Date's end
  • 45Renounces, with "off"
  • 47Poolside furniture
  • 48Pest in a nest
  • 51Major vessel
  • 52Reunion arrival
  • 53Thin layers of limestone
  • 54Mystery author Buchanan
  • 55Actor Wilson
  • 56Clancy hero
  • 57Go first
  • 60Initialized "Enough!"
  • 61Social sci.

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 37-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "LEADING QUESTIONS".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ASquare statAREA
  • 5ACantina's "roasted"ASADA
  • 10ARoad debris protectorBRA
  • 13AFills with handsCREWS
  • 14ABirch relativeALDER
  • 15AWhitman's "Gliding __ All"OER
  • 16AProduced nearbyLOCAL
  • 17ALos Angeles power sourceHOOVERDAM
  • 19ATickledAMUSED
  • 21AMaisel or DallowayMRS
  • 22ASlender swimmersEELS
  • 23ACalvin and Hobbes artistWATTERSON
  • 25ABand dateGIG
  • 26AFoil's cousinEPEE
  • 27AFamily identifierSURNAME
  • 31AInquiry of self-doubtAMI
  • 34ABrief time, brieflySEC
  • 36AReunion arrivalsNIECES
  • 37AMoody daughter of cartoons, TV and filmsWEDNESDAYADDAMS
  • 41ARatatouille critic's voiceOTOOLE
  • 42ASeashell neckwearLEI
  • 43AOutlandishlyTOO
  • 44ACavalrymen at WaterlooLANCERS
  • 46AMischievousARCH
  • 49ACertain gobblerTOM
  • 50AStorage structureWAREHOUSE
  • 55AWorld of Warcraft villainsORCS
  • 57ABriefest of the signsLEO
  • 58AFixed tearsDARNED
  • 59AInspiration for a young John WayneWYATTEARP
  • 62AAncient AndeanINCAN
  • 63AMark or bud beginningEAR
  • 64ARetail venuesMARTS
  • 65AIt's west of MontgomerySELMA
  • 66ACompass readingNNE
  • 67A"It seems to me..."IDSAY
  • 68AAre, in ArlesETES
  • 1DAppetite enhancerAROMA
  • 2DEdited further, as filmsRECUT
  • 3DOld fridges, cameras, etc.EWASTE
  • 4DNot upASLEEP
  • 5DA joyful noiseAAH
  • 6DVideo effectSLOMO
  • 7DAccessorizesADORNS
  • 8DApp buildersDEVS
  • 9DMore than just appearARE
  • 10DBig Apple convenience store greeterBODEGACAT
  • 11DExtremely, informallyREAL
  • 12DAdministrative branchesARMS
  • 13DWolverine weaponCLAW
  • 18DKept under controlREINED
  • 20DActor's aideDRESSER
  • 24DLentil, essentiallySEED
  • 25DElectrical networkGRID
  • 28DYet to be viewedUNAIRED
  • 29DWritten reminderMEMO
  • 30DGulf Canada rivalESSO
  • 31DUSMC offenseAWOL
  • 32DCleverly self-referentialMETA
  • 33DREDACTION anagramIDONTCARE
  • 35D"Southern" schoolCAL
  • 38DFreeNOCOST
  • 39DFe or NaELEM
  • 40DDate's endYEAR
  • 45DRenounces, with "off"SWEARS
  • 47DPoolside furnitureCHAISE
  • 48DPest in a nestHORNET
  • 51DMajor vesselAORTA
  • 52DReunion arrivalUNCLE
  • 53DThin layers of limestoneSEAMS
  • 54DMystery author BuchananEDNA
  • 55DActor WilsonOWEN
  • 56DClancy heroRYAN
  • 57DGo firstLEAD
  • 60DInitialized "Enough!"TMI
  • 61DSocial sci.PSY

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The Friday, December 19, 2025 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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