Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, December 22, 2025
Monday, December 22, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, December 22, 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
- 1Stitches together
- 5Mural or sculpture
- 8Three Bears female
- 12Door to leave through
- 13Hint for a detective
- 14The Mississippi or Nile
- 15List of meal choices
- 16Liquids for frying
- 17An hour after midnight: Abbr.
- 18Container for frozen cubes
- 20Needing a good scrubbing
- 21Fish eggs in sushi
- 22Some car turns
- 23Long yellow-skinned fruit
- 27Elevator stop
- 29White gemstones
- 30"__ there, done that"
- 31Flapjack chain, for short
- 35Any fizzy soft drink
- 36Jockey's mount
- 37Showroom model, for short
- 38Practice boxing
- 39Headphones cover them
- 40An additional time
- 41Get wed
- 43Attractive
- 44Prefix meaning "large"
- 46Luau necklace
- 47Large stringed instrument
- 48Handheld hot-air blower
- 54Spanish goodbye
- 55Pig's sound
- 56Make simpler
- 57Bit of a jigsaw puzzle
- 58Poems of praise
- 59Swiss peaks
- 60Fell underwater
- 61Miles __ hour
- 62Tenant's payment
Down
- 1"Half" prefix for circle
- 2Company officer, for short
- 3Champagne, for example
- 4Movie ticket remnant
- 5"Great minds think __"
- 6Regulation
- 7Midterm or final
- 8Small appliance to keep food cool
- 9Prevent from happening
- 10Beef and pork
- 11General's fighting force
- 13Hot chocolate drink
- 14Contest with cowboys
- 19Large coffee dispensers
- 22__ Star State (Texas)
- 23Workplace supervisor
- 24Each, informally
- 25Nothing, in Spanish
- 26Nightstand waker-upper device
- 27Short-distance commuter boat
- 28Not as much
- 30Male pig
- 32Warmth from a furnace
- 33Don't include
- 34Polo player's ride
- 36Wartime medal recipient
- 40Getting very little rain
- 42Stood up
- 43Employee benefits, for short
- 44Social __ (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
- 45Visitor from outer space
- 46Cruise ship
- 47Toothpaste tube tops
- 48Basketball target
- 49Personal assistant
- 50Raise, as children
- 51Connecticut university
- 52Channel for NBA and NFL games
- 53Take a break from work
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 8-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "HOTEL ROOM".
All 78 answers
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- 1AStitches togetherSEWS
- 5AMural or sculptureART
- 8AThree Bears femaleMAMA
- 12ADoor to leave throughEXIT
- 13AHint for a detectiveCLUE
- 14AThe Mississippi or NileRIVER
- 15AList of meal choicesMENU
- 16ALiquids for fryingOILS
- 17AAn hour after midnight: Abbr.ONEAM
- 18AContainer for frozen cubesICEBUCKET
- 20ANeeding a good scrubbingDIRTY
- 21AFish eggs in sushiROE
- 22ASome car turnsLEFTS
- 23ALong yellow-skinned fruitBANANA
- 27AElevator stopFLOOR
- 29AWhite gemstonesOPALS
- 30A"__ there, done that"BEEN
- 31AFlapjack chain, for shortIHOP
- 35AAny fizzy soft drinkSODA
- 36AJockey's mountHORSE
- 37AShowroom model, for shortDEMO
- 38APractice boxingSPAR
- 39AHeadphones cover themEARS
- 40AAn additional timeAGAIN
- 41AGet wedMARRY
- 43AAttractivePRETTY
- 44APrefix meaning "large"MACRO
- 46ALuau necklaceLEI
- 47ALarge stringed instrumentCELLO
- 48AHandheld hot-air blowerHAIRDRYER
- 54ASpanish goodbyeADIOS
- 55APig's soundOINK
- 56AMake simplerEASE
- 57ABit of a jigsaw puzzlePIECE
- 58APoems of praiseODES
- 59ASwiss peaksALPS
- 60AFell underwaterSANK
- 61AMiles __ hourPER
- 62ATenant's paymentRENT
- 1D"Half" prefix for circleSEMI
- 2DCompany officer, for shortEXEC
- 3DChampagne, for exampleWINE
- 4DMovie ticket remnantSTUB
- 5D"Great minds think __"ALIKE
- 6DRegulationRULE
- 7DMidterm or finalTEST
- 8DSmall appliance to keep food coolMINIFRIDGE
- 9DPrevent from happeningAVERT
- 10DBeef and porkMEATS
- 11DGeneral's fighting forceARMY
- 13DHot chocolate drinkCOCOA
- 14DContest with cowboysRODEO
- 19DLarge coffee dispensersURNS
- 22D__ Star State (Texas)LONE
- 23DWorkplace supervisorBOSS
- 24DEach, informallyAPOP
- 25DNothing, in SpanishNADA
- 26DNightstand waker-upper deviceALARMCLOCK
- 27DShort-distance commuter boatFERRY
- 28DNot as muchLESS
- 30DMale pigBOAR
- 32DWarmth from a furnaceHEAT
- 33DDon't includeOMIT
- 34DPolo player's ridePONY
- 36DWartime medal recipientHERO
- 40DGetting very little rainARID
- 42DStood upAROSE
- 43DEmployee benefits, for shortPERKS
- 44DSocial __ (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)MEDIA
- 45DVisitor from outer spaceALIEN
- 46DCruise shipLINER
- 47DToothpaste tube topsCAPS
- 48DBasketball targetHOOP
- 49DPersonal assistantAIDE
- 50DRaise, as childrenREAR
- 51DConnecticut universityYALE
- 52DChannel for NBA and NFL gamesESPN
- 53DTake a break from workREST
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