Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, June 25, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, June 25, 2026, 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
- 1Strength of resolve
- 5DHL competitor
- 9Big mess
- 14Environs
- 15Exam for future GPs
- 16Fierce fighter
- 17Marvel supergroup
- 18...in a gondola
- 20Tips of masts
- 22Move with swagger
- 23Enjoy slowly
- 24Lentil cousin
- 25HS diploma equivalent
- 26...harnessed to a canopy wing
- 31Choose from a slate
- 32Fiery Christmas tradition
- 37Storm-tracking org.
- 38Metaphor for freshness
- 40Arabian nation
- 41Mockery
- 43Excessive interest
- 44...below an aircraft
- 47Red carpet arrival
- 50Wordsworth work
- 51Repurposed T-shirt
- 52Rile
- 54Raised road above water
- 59...sliding down a ramp
- 61Mined material
- 62Hickory family member
- 63Police graduation ritual
- 64USAF offense
- 65Australia's __ Rock
- 66Throw out
- 67Metaphor for bureaucracy
Down
- 1Candlelike
- 2Garfield waitress
- 3Gargoyle's expression
- 4Come down
- 5Central Italian region
- 6Prawn presentation
- 7Close group
- 8Largest MO airport
- 9Mover's service
- 10Spanish girl
- 11Winery procedure
- 12Field divider
- 13Pressed for
- 19In plain sight
- 21__ DA
- 24Name of 12 popes
- 26Await a decision
- 27Yucca cousin
- 28Hindmost
- 29Palm fruit
- 30In a prone position
- 33Cargo carried
- 34All, at first
- 35Narrow the gap
- 36Entangle
- 38Royal headband
- 39Prime
- 42Ninja employers
- 43Cold War planes
- 45Research funders
- 46Diversion
- 47Siena scooter
- 48Harmoniously
- 49Haggling focus
- 53Cracked a little
- 54Siena "so long"
- 55Edible wheel
- 56Jazz horn effect
- 57Full-spectrum
- 58Third-oldest US university
- 60Coffee container
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 26-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "AIRBORNE PASTIME(S)".
All 76 answers
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- 1AStrength of resolveWILL
- 5ADHL competitorUSPS
- 9ABig messSNAFU
- 14AEnvironsAREA
- 15AExam for future GPsMCAT
- 16AFierce fighterTIGER
- 17AMarvel supergroupXMEN
- 18A...in a gondolaBALLOONING
- 20ATips of mastsYARDARMS
- 22AMove with swaggerPRANCE
- 23AEnjoy slowlySIP
- 24ALentil cousinPEA
- 25AHS diploma equivalentGED
- 26A...harnessed to a canopy wingPARASAILING
- 31AChoose from a slateELECT
- 32AFiery Christmas traditionYULELOGS
- 37AStorm-tracking org.NOAA
- 38AMetaphor for freshnessDAISY
- 40AArabian nationOMAN
- 41AMockeryDERISION
- 43AExcessive interestMANIA
- 44A...below an aircraftHANGGLIDING
- 47ARed carpet arrivalVIP
- 50AWordsworth workODE
- 51ARepurposed T-shirtRAG
- 52ARileENRAGE
- 54ARaised road above waterCAUSEWAY
- 59A...sliding down a rampSKIJUMPING
- 61AMined materialDATA
- 62AHickory family memberPECAN
- 63APolice graduation ritualOATH
- 64AUSAF offenseAWOL
- 65AAustralia's __ RockAYERS
- 66AThrow outTOSS
- 67AMetaphor for bureaucracyMAZE
- 1DCandlelikeWAXY
- 2DGarfield waitressIRMA
- 3DGargoyle's expressionLEER
- 4DCome downLAND
- 5DCentral Italian regionUMBRIA
- 6DPrawn presentationSCAMPI
- 7DClose groupPALS
- 8DLargest MO airportSTL
- 9DMover's serviceSTORAGE
- 10DSpanish girlNINA
- 11DWinery procedureAGING
- 12DField dividerFENCE
- 13DPressed forURGED
- 19DIn plain sightOPENLY
- 21D__ DAASST
- 24DName of 12 popesPIUS
- 26DAwait a decisionPEND
- 27DYucca cousinALOE
- 28DHindmostREAR
- 29DPalm fruitACAI
- 30DIn a prone positionLYING
- 33DCargo carriedLOAD
- 34DAll, at firstOMNI
- 35DNarrow the gapGAIN
- 36DEntangleSNAG
- 38DRoyal headbandDIADEM
- 39DPrimeAONE
- 42DNinja employersSHOGUNS
- 43DCold War planesMIGS
- 45DResearch fundersGRANTS
- 46DDiversionLAUGHS
- 47DSiena scooterVESPA
- 48DHarmoniouslyINKEY
- 49DHaggling focusPRICE
- 53DCracked a littleAJAR
- 54DSiena "so long"CIAO
- 55DEdible wheelEDAM
- 56DJazz horn effectWAWA
- 57DFull-spectrumATOZ
- 58DThird-oldest US universityYALE
- 60DCoffee containerPOT
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The Thursday, June 25, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
Is there a theme in the Thursday, June 25, 2026 puzzle?
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