Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Tuesday, December 23, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, December 23, 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
- 1Biblical ark builder
- 5Apex
- 9Is the right size for
- 13Ready, willing and __
- 14Thick carpet
- 15Pesto sauce herb
- 16Expression of sympathy for a pet
- 18Supermarket path
- 19Full collection
- 20Roof overhangs
- 21Cruel person
- 22Chess or checkers
- 23Least possible
- 24In one's house
- 27Belittle
- 29"Scat!"
- 30Acted boldly
- 32"That's too bad!"
- 36Await approval
- 37Brooks or Gibson of films
- 38"Tall" story
- 39Appear to be
- 40Handed out cards
- 42Stay out of sight
- 43Unwraps
- 45Dramas with sopranos
- 47Church steeples
- 50"Attendee" suffix for party
- 51Tube-shaped pasta
- 52Shoe bottoms
- 54Corn on the __
- 57No later than
- 58Very large dog
- 60Daybreaks
- 61Change for a $20 bill
- 62Ancient Peruvian
- 63Walk through mud
- 64PlayStation maker
- 65Computer whiz
Down
- 1Short snoozes
- 2Woodwind instrument
- 3Tons (of)
- 4She/__ (pronoun pair)
- 5Feeling very regretful
- 6Sour-cream dip flavoring
- 7Lion's hair
- 8"Scrambled" breakfast
- 9Sunny forecast
- 10Magazine edition
- 11Leans a little
- 12Frozen rain
- 15__ in the woods (innocent ones)
- 17Sports squad
- 22Early-day greeting
- 23Passing craze
- 24Egyptian snakes
- 25"My country, 'tis of __"
- 26Sharpen, as a skill
- 27Zones
- 28Boxing round signal
- 31Prayer conclusion
- 33Animal's hideout
- 34Alan of M*A*S*H
- 35Gets a look at
- 40__ Moines, IA
- 41Overly unchallenging
- 44Removes the rind from
- 46Bothersome person
- 47Potatoes, informally
- 48Of punishment
- 49Break __ (split)
- 50Actress Close
- 52Cpls.' superiors
- 53Three-layer cookie
- 54Christmas candy shape
- 55Just a single time
- 56Parakeet's nose
- 59Use a shovel
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 9-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "GETTING BETTER".
All 78 answers
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- 1ABiblical ark builderNOAH
- 5AApexACME
- 9AIs the right size forFITS
- 13AReady, willing and __ABLE
- 14AThick carpetSHAG
- 15APesto sauce herbBASIL
- 16AExpression of sympathy for a petPOORTHING
- 18ASupermarket pathAISLE
- 19AFull collectionSET
- 20ARoof overhangsEAVES
- 21ACruel personBRUTE
- 22AChess or checkersGAME
- 23ALeast possibleFEWEST
- 24AIn one's houseATHOME
- 27ABelittleABASE
- 29A"Scat!"SHOO
- 30AActed boldlyDARED
- 32A"That's too bad!"ALAS
- 36AAwait approvalPEND
- 37ABrooks or Gibson of filmsMEL
- 38A"Tall" storyTALE
- 39AAppear to beSEEM
- 40AHanded out cardsDEALT
- 42AStay out of sightHIDE
- 43AUnwrapsOPENS
- 45ADramas with sopranosOPERAS
- 47AChurch steeplesSPIRES
- 50A"Attendee" suffix for partyGOER
- 51ATube-shaped pastaPENNE
- 52AShoe bottomsSOLES
- 54ACorn on the __COB
- 57ANo later thanUNTIL
- 58AVery large dogGREATDANE
- 60ADaybreaksDAWNS
- 61AChange for a $20 billTENS
- 62AAncient PeruvianINCA
- 63AWalk through mudSLOG
- 64APlayStation makerSONY
- 65AComputer whizGEEK
- 1DShort snoozesNAPS
- 2DWoodwind instrumentOBOE
- 3DTons (of)ALOT
- 4DShe/__ (pronoun pair)HER
- 5DFeeling very regretfulASHAMED
- 6DSour-cream dip flavoringCHIVE
- 7DLion's hairMANE
- 8D"Scrambled" breakfastEGGS
- 9DSunny forecastFAIRWEATHER
- 10DMagazine editionISSUE
- 11DLeans a littleTILTS
- 12DFrozen rainSLEET
- 15D__ in the woods (innocent ones)BABES
- 17DSports squadTEAM
- 22DEarly-day greetingGOODMORNING
- 23DPassing crazeFAD
- 24DEgyptian snakesASPS
- 25D"My country, 'tis of __"THEE
- 26DSharpen, as a skillHONE
- 27DZonesAREAS
- 28DBoxing round signalBELL
- 31DPrayer conclusionAMEN
- 33DAnimal's hideoutLAIR
- 34DAlan of M*A*S*HALDA
- 35DGets a look atSEES
- 40D__ Moines, IADES
- 41DOverly unchallengingTOOEASY
- 44DRemoves the rind fromPEELS
- 46DBothersome personPEST
- 47DPotatoes, informallySPUDS
- 48DOf punishmentPENAL
- 49DBreak __ (split)INTWO
- 50DActress CloseGLENN
- 52DCpls.' superiorsSGTS
- 53DThree-layer cookieOREO
- 54DChristmas candy shapeCANE
- 55DJust a single timeONCE
- 56DParakeet's noseBEAK
- 59DUse a shovelDIG
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The Tuesday, December 23, 2025 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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