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Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Tuesday, December 9, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, December 9, 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

  • 1Aussie bearlike beast
  • 6Flower stalk
  • 10Recipe amt.
  • 14Deduce logically
  • 15Surface for surfing
  • 16"Very funny"
  • 17Socially smooth
  • 18Similar (to)
  • 19Sailor's assents
  • 20Annual thaw at winter's end
  • 22Tips of socks
  • 23French "yes"
  • 24Skeptical comment
  • 26Walks proudly
  • 30Damascus' country
  • 32Ireland nickname
  • 33Tex-Mex snack in a shell
  • 35Steal, informally
  • 39Change for a $20 bill
  • 40Nebraska city
  • 42Part of a train track
  • 43Smooth transition
  • 45Revered person
  • 46Matures, as wine
  • 47Brainy introverts
  • 49Take sides against
  • 51Snoopy's breed
  • 54"Silly me!"
  • 55Curve of a foot
  • 56Stand-up performer's workplace
  • 63Carryall bag
  • 64Sign of the future
  • 65March composer John Philip __
  • 66Strong smell
  • 67Rowboat implements
  • 68Coal residue
  • 69Infamous Roman emperor
  • 70Joint above a shin
  • 71Noble actions

Down

  • 1Affectionate greeting
  • 2"Climb __!" (invitation from a tree house)
  • 3Miles away
  • 4Jeans maker Strauss
  • 5"Am so!" reply
  • 6Hindu guru
  • 7Help oneself to
  • 8Wicked
  • 9Wise advisor
  • 10Director's "We're all done"
  • 11Louisiana wetland
  • 12Thin and transparent
  • 13No longer fashionable
  • 21Great enthusiasm
  • 25That dude's
  • 26Goes down, as the sun
  • 27Maple or oak
  • 28Round jewelry
  • 29Brave person not getting credit
  • 30A whole bunch
  • 31Pirate chant beginning
  • 34In the center of
  • 36Othello villain
  • 37Crusty desserts
  • 38Otherwise
  • 41How bedtime stories are read
  • 44Snakelike fish
  • 48Heat up again
  • 50Gym class, for short
  • 51Conductor's wand
  • 52Wear away
  • 53Cast member
  • 54Tightly packed
  • 57Persian Gulf nation
  • 58A __ pittance (very little money)
  • 59Attend a party
  • 60Oil change, informally
  • 61Pre-owned
  • 62Cakes of soap

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 20-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SORTS OF SANDWICHES".

All 78 answers

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  • 1AAussie bearlike beastKOALA
  • 6AFlower stalkSTEM
  • 10ARecipe amt.TBSP
  • 14ADeduce logicallyINFER
  • 15ASurface for surfingWAVE
  • 16A"Very funny"HAHA
  • 17ASocially smoothSUAVE
  • 18ASimilar (to)AKIN
  • 19ASailor's assentsAYES
  • 20AAnnual thaw at winter's endSPRINGMELT
  • 22ATips of socksTOES
  • 23AFrench "yes"OUI
  • 24ASkeptical commentOHSURE
  • 26AWalks proudlySTRUTS
  • 30ADamascus' countrySYRIA
  • 32AIreland nicknameERIN
  • 33ATex-Mex snack in a shellTACO
  • 35ASteal, informallySWIPE
  • 39AChange for a $20 billTENS
  • 40ANebraska cityOMAHA
  • 42APart of a train trackRAIL
  • 43ASmooth transitionSEGUE
  • 45ARevered personIDOL
  • 46AMatures, as wineAGES
  • 47ABrainy introvertsNERDS
  • 49ATake sides againstOPPOSE
  • 51ASnoopy's breedBEAGLE
  • 54A"Silly me!"DUH
  • 55ACurve of a footARCH
  • 56AStand-up performer's workplaceCOMEDYCLUB
  • 63ACarryall bagTOTE
  • 64ASign of the futureOMEN
  • 65AMarch composer John Philip __SOUSA
  • 66AStrong smellODOR
  • 67ARowboat implementsOARS
  • 68ACoal residueEMBER
  • 69AInfamous Roman emperorNERO
  • 70AJoint above a shinKNEE
  • 71ANoble actionsDEEDS
  • 1DAffectionate greetingKISS
  • 2D"Climb __!" (invitation from a tree house)ONUP
  • 3DMiles awayAFAR
  • 4DJeans maker StraussLEVI
  • 5D"Am so!" replyARENOT
  • 6DHindu guruSWAMI
  • 7DHelp oneself toTAKE
  • 8DWickedEVIL
  • 9DWise advisorMENTOR
  • 10DDirector's "We're all done"THATSAWRAP
  • 11DLouisiana wetlandBAYOU
  • 12DThin and transparentSHEER
  • 13DNo longer fashionablePASSE
  • 21DGreat enthusiasmGUSTO
  • 25DThat dude'sHIS
  • 26DGoes down, as the sunSETS
  • 27DMaple or oakTREE
  • 28DRound jewelryRING
  • 29DBrave person not getting creditUNSUNGHERO
  • 30DA whole bunchSCADS
  • 31DPirate chant beginningYOHO
  • 34DIn the center ofAMID
  • 36DOthello villainIAGO
  • 37DCrusty dessertsPIES
  • 38DOtherwiseELSE
  • 41DHow bedtime stories are readALOUD
  • 44DSnakelike fishEEL
  • 48DHeat up againRECOOK
  • 50DGym class, for shortPHYSED
  • 51DConductor's wandBATON
  • 52DWear awayERODE
  • 53DCast memberACTOR
  • 54DTightly packedDENSE
  • 57DPersian Gulf nationOMAN
  • 58DA __ pittance (very little money)MERE
  • 59DAttend a partyCOME
  • 60DOil change, informallyLUBE
  • 61DPre-ownedUSED
  • 62DCakes of soapBARS

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