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Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Wednesday, December 3, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, December 3, 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

  • 1Rat's smaller relatives
  • 5Big Australian birds
  • 9Insect attracted to light
  • 13Comforting words
  • 15Theater tier
  • 16Honolulu's island
  • 17Architect of London's St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 20Adjustable mortgage maximums
  • 21Initial phase
  • 22NFL tiebreaker periods
  • 23Praiseful poem
  • 24Was introduced to
  • 26Seattle sitcom psychologist role
  • 32First public appearance
  • 35Cow's comment
  • 36Eagerly excited
  • 37Plow animals
  • 38Moves like lava
  • 40Nautilus captain
  • 41Pinkie jewelry
  • 42Comics cry of distress
  • 43Land measures
  • 44To Kill a Mockingbird lawyer
  • 48Anger
  • 49Mark that tops an "i"
  • 50Auto additive brand
  • 53Fancy knotted scarf
  • 57British brew for two
  • 59Silence of the Lambs heroine
  • 62Gardener's tube
  • 63Approximately
  • 64Taco chip dip
  • 65Lambs' mothers
  • 66Western defense grp.
  • 67Narrow valley

Down

  • 1"Small" prefix for scope
  • 2Former Apple messaging app
  • 3Golf course vehicles
  • 4Lake bordering Ohio
  • 5Weds in secret
  • 6Floor-washing tools
  • 7Cry of discomfort
  • 8Meet with
  • 9Freshly cut, as a lawn
  • 10Rowboat implements
  • 11"My country, 'tis of __"
  • 12Search (for)
  • 14Accompany on a trip
  • 18"Look what I did!"
  • 19Campus military grp.
  • 24Cat's cry
  • 25Greek love god
  • 26Mushrooms' botanical category
  • 27"Gotta go now!"
  • 28Cattle farm
  • 29Antiquing liquid
  • 30Alaskan port
  • 31Swelled heads
  • 32Explorer of kids' TV
  • 33Leave a freeway
  • 34Twisted out of shape
  • 38One-third of a dozen
  • 39Misplace
  • 43Stage performers
  • 45__ Field (home of the Mets)
  • 46"Same here!"
  • 47"__ creature was stirring..."
  • 50Motionless
  • 51Feeling anxious
  • 52Irreligious one
  • 53Muscle soreness
  • 54Reduce speed
  • 55Box for a violin
  • 56Rocks that are mined
  • 57Soft "Hey you!"
  • 58Stars and Stripes
  • 60Pro and __
  • 61Historical period

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 43 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "FLIGHTY FOUR".

All 78 answers

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  • 1ARat's smaller relativesMICE
  • 5ABig Australian birdsEMUS
  • 9AInsect attracted to lightMOTH
  • 13AComforting wordsICARE
  • 15ATheater tierLOGE
  • 16AHonolulu's islandOAHU
  • 17AArchitect of London's St. Paul's CathedralCHRISTOPHERWREN
  • 20AAdjustable mortgage maximumsRATECAPS
  • 21AInitial phaseONSET
  • 22ANFL tiebreaker periodsOTS
  • 23APraiseful poemODE
  • 24AWas introduced toMET
  • 26ASeattle sitcom psychologist roleFRASIERCRANE
  • 32AFirst public appearanceDEBUT
  • 35ACow's commentMOO
  • 36AEagerly excitedAGOG
  • 37APlow animalsOXEN
  • 38AMoves like lavaFLOWS
  • 40ANautilus captainNEMO
  • 41APinkie jewelryRING
  • 42AComics cry of distressOOF
  • 43ALand measuresACRES
  • 44ATo Kill a Mockingbird lawyerATTICUSFINCH
  • 48AAngerIRE
  • 49AMark that tops an "i"DOT
  • 50AAuto additive brandSTP
  • 53AFancy knotted scarfASCOT
  • 57ABritish brew for twoPOTOFTEA
  • 59ASilence of the Lambs heroineCLARICESTARLING
  • 62AGardener's tubeHOSE
  • 63AApproximatelyORSO
  • 64ATaco chip dipSALSA
  • 65ALambs' mothersEWES
  • 66AWestern defense grp.NATO
  • 67ANarrow valleyGLEN
  • 1D"Small" prefix for scopeMICRO
  • 2DFormer Apple messaging appICHAT
  • 3DGolf course vehiclesCARTS
  • 4DLake bordering OhioERIE
  • 5DWeds in secretELOPES
  • 6DFloor-washing toolsMOPS
  • 7DCry of discomfortUGH
  • 8DMeet withSEE
  • 9DFreshly cut, as a lawnMOWN
  • 10DRowboat implementsOARS
  • 11D"My country, 'tis of __"THEE
  • 12DSearch (for)HUNT
  • 14DAccompany on a tripESCORT
  • 18D"Look what I did!"TADA
  • 19DCampus military grp.ROTC
  • 24DCat's cryMEOW
  • 25DGreek love godEROS
  • 26DMushrooms' botanical categoryFUNGI
  • 27D"Gotta go now!"IMOFF
  • 28DCattle farmRANCH
  • 29DAntiquing liquidAGER
  • 30DAlaskan portNOME
  • 31DSwelled headsEGOS
  • 32DExplorer of kids' TVDORA
  • 33DLeave a freewayEXIT
  • 34DTwisted out of shapeBENT
  • 38DOne-third of a dozenFOUR
  • 39DMisplaceLOSE
  • 43DStage performersACTORS
  • 45D__ Field (home of the Mets)CITI
  • 46D"Same here!"IDOTOO
  • 47D"__ creature was stirring..."NOTA
  • 50DMotionlessSTILL
  • 51DFeeling anxiousTENSE
  • 52DIrreligious onePAGAN
  • 53DMuscle sorenessACHE
  • 54DReduce speedSLOW
  • 55DBox for a violinCASE
  • 56DRocks that are minedORES
  • 57DSoft "Hey you!"PSST
  • 58DStars and StripesFLAG
  • 60DPro and __CON
  • 61DHistorical periodERA

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