Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Tuesday, December 2, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, December 2, 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
- 1Pasta nutrient, for short
- 5Tell it like __ (be candid)
- 9Convertible or coupe
- 12Auto engine
- 13Pillow covering
- 14Very much
- 16Suspect's excuse
- 17Auto's wheel rod
- 18"Guided" excursion
- 19Jeopardy! board columns
- 21Prefix for freeze
- 22Color tone
- 23In dreamland
- 25Passes into law
- 29Bookstore section for do-it-yourselfers
- 31Capital of Peru
- 32Begin to melt
- 34Share the same opinion
- 38Makes a scarf or sweater
- 40Everyone
- 41Green tropical fruit
- 42Four-door auto
- 43Party giver
- 45December 24th and 31st
- 46Golden-touch king
- 48Place, as a coin through a slot
- 50Seagoing thief
- 53Athlete who's paid
- 54Distinctive smell
- 55Large churches
- 62Bread with a pocket
- 63Three-layer cookie
- 64Accountant's subtraction
- 65Any day now
- 66Campus official
- 67Adversary
- 68Bride's new title, at times
- 69Make less difficult
- 70Lavish attention (on)
Down
- 1Pepsi or Coke
- 2Take a crack __ (try)
- 3After-bath garment
- 4Well lit
- 5Phrase of concern
- 6Auto with a meter
- 7Maui or Ireland
- 8Playground plank ride
- 9Mail order booklets
- 10Without assistance
- 11Path of travel
- 12__ and cheese (kid's lunch)
- 15Excursion
- 20Remove from power
- 24Male deer
- 25Deer's close relatives
- 26Three hours before noon
- 27Part of a group of
- 28Sailboats for racing
- 29Angelic lights
- 30Big-eyed night birds
- 33"Very funny!"
- 35Rant and __ (show anger)
- 36At any time
- 37Toward sunrise
- 39Angry mood
- 44Get weary
- 47Solve, as a secret message
- 49Signaled "yes" with your head
- 50Bursts, as balloons
- 51Colloquial phrase
- 52Copter's spinning part
- 53Text-message device
- 56Region
- 57Oolong and Earl Grey
- 58Nevada city
- 59Assist in wrongdoing
- 60Green citrus fruit
- 61Pigpen
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 19-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "MEOW MIX".
All 78 answers
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- 1APasta nutrient, for shortCARB
- 5ATell it like __ (be candid)ITIS
- 9AConvertible or coupeCAR
- 12AAuto engineMOTOR
- 13APillow coveringCASE
- 14AVery muchALOT
- 16ASuspect's excuseALIBI
- 17AAuto's wheel rodAXLE
- 18A"Guided" excursionTOUR
- 19AJeopardy! board columnsCATEGORIES
- 21APrefix for freezeANTI
- 22AColor toneHUE
- 23AIn dreamlandASLEEP
- 25APasses into lawENACTS
- 29ABookstore section for do-it-yourselfersHOWTO
- 31ACapital of PeruLIMA
- 32ABegin to meltTHAW
- 34AShare the same opinionAGREE
- 38AMakes a scarf or sweaterKNITS
- 40AEveryoneALL
- 41AGreen tropical fruitGUAVA
- 42AFour-door autoSEDAN
- 43AParty giverHOST
- 45ADecember 24th and 31stEVES
- 46AGolden-touch kingMIDAS
- 48APlace, as a coin through a slotINSERT
- 50ASeagoing thiefPIRATE
- 53AAthlete who's paidPRO
- 54ADistinctive smellODOR
- 55ALarge churchesCATHEDRALS
- 62ABread with a pocketPITA
- 63AThree-layer cookieOREO
- 64AAccountant's subtractionDEBIT
- 65AAny day nowSOON
- 66ACampus officialDEAN
- 67AAdversaryENEMY
- 68ABride's new title, at timesMRS
- 69AMake less difficultEASE
- 70ALavish attention (on)DOTE
- 1DPepsi or CokeCOLA
- 2DTake a crack __ (try)ATIT
- 3DAfter-bath garmentROBE
- 4DWell litBRIGHT
- 5DPhrase of concernICARE
- 6DAuto with a meterTAXI
- 7DMaui or IrelandISLE
- 8DPlayground plank rideSEESAW
- 9DMail order bookletsCATALOGUES
- 10DWithout assistanceALONE
- 11DPath of travelROUTE
- 12D__ and cheese (kid's lunch)MAC
- 15DExcursionTRIP
- 20DRemove from powerOUST
- 24DMale deerSTAG
- 25DDeer's close relativesELKS
- 26DThree hours before noonNINE
- 27DPart of a group ofAMID
- 28DSailboats for racingCATAMARANS
- 29DAngelic lightsHALOS
- 30DBig-eyed night birdsOWLS
- 33D"Very funny!"HAHA
- 35DRant and __ (show anger)RAVE
- 36DAt any timeEVER
- 37DToward sunriseEAST
- 39DAngry moodSNIT
- 44DGet wearyTIRE
- 47DSolve, as a secret messageDECODE
- 49DSignaled "yes" with your headNODDED
- 50DBursts, as balloonsPOPS
- 51DColloquial phraseIDIOM
- 52DCopter's spinning partROTOR
- 53DText-message devicePHONE
- 56DRegionAREA
- 57DOolong and Earl GreyTEAS
- 58DNevada cityRENO
- 59DAssist in wrongdoingABET
- 60DGreen citrus fruitLIME
- 61DPigpenSTY
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