Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Tuesday, December 30, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, December 30, 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
- 1Rugged cliff
- 5Blueprint details, for short
- 10Rival of Hertz
- 14Toy bricks brand
- 15Woman's small crown
- 16__ story (autobiography)
- 17Wicked
- 18__ for (chose)
- 19Shakespearean king
- 20Ship's maximum velocity
- 22Workweek calendar headings
- 23Informal farewell
- 24"That's obvious!"
- 26Chemist's workroom
- 29Arrange something atop
- 33Evaluation standards
- 38Get rid of, as stains
- 39Angelic light
- 40Taj Mahal's country
- 42Played a trumpet
- 43"The way things stand..."
- 45Paper-cutting tool
- 47Place to watch a play
- 49Yale student
- 50High-tech beam
- 52Minor spats
- 57DVD player button
- 60Unskimmed dairy beverage
- 63White sandwich spread
- 64Self-esteem
- 65Soprano solo
- 66"Beware the __ of March"
- 67Lake boat
- 68Mannerly fellow
- 69School exam
- 70Soup utensil with tines
- 71Outer margin
Down
- 1Music score headers
- 2Variety show
- 3Physically nimble
- 4"Wow!"
- 5Street-corner sign
- 6Piece of plumbing
- 7All gone, as a meal
- 8Personal mottos
- 9Feeling glum
- 10Clumsy
- 11Scenic sight
- 12"__ first you don't succeed..."
- 13Feudal laborer
- 21Reduced-price event
- 22"Sound off" remote button
- 25Go off the tracks
- 27Stands up
- 28Storage container
- 30Sport on horseback
- 31Above
- 32Current events
- 33Informal talk
- 34Recklessly hasty
- 35"Would __to you?"
- 36Final expense amount
- 37Billboards and commercials
- 41Cubes from a freezer
- 44"Let's just leave __ that"
- 46Location
- 48Prepare a gift again
- 51African beast bigger than a hippo
- 53Mirror reflection
- 54Shot off, as a cannon
- 55Throw forcefully
- 56Glide around a rink
- 57Give off, as light
- 58Green gemstone
- 59Watches closely
- 61Strong smell
- 62Onion relative
- 64Some laptops, for short
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "COMPLETES".
All 78 answers
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- 1ARugged cliffCRAG
- 5ABlueprint details, for shortSPECS
- 10ARival of HertzAVIS
- 14AToy bricks brandLEGO
- 15AWoman's small crownTIARA
- 16A__ story (autobiography)LIFE
- 17AWickedEVIL
- 18A__ for (chose)OPTED
- 19AShakespearean kingLEAR
- 20AShip's maximum velocityFULLSPEED
- 22AWorkweek calendar headingsMTWTF
- 23AInformal farewellSEEYA
- 24A"That's obvious!"NODUH
- 26AChemist's workroomLAB
- 29AArrange something atopSETUPON
- 33AEvaluation standardsCRITERIA
- 38AGet rid of, as stainsREMOVE
- 39AAngelic lightHALO
- 40ATaj Mahal's countryINDIA
- 42APlayed a trumpetBLEW
- 43A"The way things stand..."ASITIS
- 45APaper-cutting toolSCISSORS
- 47APlace to watch a playTHEATER
- 49AYale studentELI
- 50AHigh-tech beamLASER
- 52AMinor spatsTIFFS
- 57ADVD player buttonEJECT
- 60AUnskimmed dairy beverageWHOLEMILK
- 63AWhite sandwich spreadMAYO
- 64ASelf-esteemPRIDE
- 65ASoprano soloARIA
- 66A"Beware the __ of March"IDES
- 67ALake boatCANOE
- 68AMannerly fellowGENT
- 69ASchool examTEST
- 70ASoup utensil with tinesSPORK
- 71AOuter marginEDGE
- 1DMusic score headersCLEFS
- 2DVariety showREVUE
- 3DPhysically nimbleAGILE
- 4D"Wow!"GOLLY
- 5DStreet-corner signSTOP
- 6DPiece of plumbingPIPE
- 7DAll gone, as a mealEATEN
- 8DPersonal mottosCREDOS
- 9DFeeling glumSAD
- 10DClumsyALLTHUMBS
- 11DScenic sightVIEW
- 12D"__ first you don't succeed..."IFAT
- 13DFeudal laborerSERF
- 21DReduced-price eventSALE
- 22D"Sound off" remote buttonMUTE
- 25DGo off the tracksDERAIL
- 27DStands upARISES
- 28DStorage containerBIN
- 30DSport on horsebackPOLO
- 31DAboveOVER
- 32DCurrent eventsNEWS
- 33DInformal talkCHAT
- 34DRecklessly hastyRASH
- 35D"Would __to you?"ILIE
- 36DFinal expense amountTOTALCOST
- 37DBillboards and commercialsADS
- 41DCubes from a freezerICE
- 44D"Let's just leave __ that"ITAT
- 46DLocationSITE
- 48DPrepare a gift againREWRAP
- 51DAfrican beast bigger than a hippoRHINO
- 53DMirror reflectionIMAGE
- 54DShot off, as a cannonFIRED
- 55DThrow forcefullyFLING
- 56DGlide around a rinkSKATE
- 57DGive off, as lightEMIT
- 58DGreen gemstoneJADE
- 59DWatches closelyEYES
- 61DStrong smellODOR
- 62DOnion relativeLEEK
- 64DSome laptops, for shortPCS
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