Newsday Crossword hints and answers for December 10, 2025
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Clues78
Across35
Down43
TitleGAME RECTANGLES
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Historical periods (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
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Small metric weight (4)
Starts with G, ends with MGRAM→
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Unable to move (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSTUCK→
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Chianti, to Italians (4)
Starts with V, ends with OVINO→
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Simple to do (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEASY→
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Electric car brand (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATESLA→
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Caesar's rebuke (4)
Starts with E, ends with UETTU→
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Hands-and-feet floor game rectangle (10)
Starts with T, ends with TTWISTERMAT→
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Horse sound (5)
Starts with N, ends with HNEIGH→
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Woo with a song (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESERENADE→
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Attila's followers (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHUNS→
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Once around a racetrack (3)
Starts with L, ends with PLAP→
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Super Bowl rectangle (13)
Starts with F, ends with DFOOTBALLFIELD→
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Rustic hotel (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
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"Go away!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSHOO→
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Most factual (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTRUEST→
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Actor Guinness (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
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Public school support grp. (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
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Great joy (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGLEE→
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Rare blood category (6)
Starts with T, ends with BTYPEAB→
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Become fatigued (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIRE→
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Light brown (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
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Rectangle with Park Place and Chance (13)
Starts with M, ends with DMONOPOLYBOARD→
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Cube on a 50 Across (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDIE→
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Row of stitches (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEAM→
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Paths on a rural road (8)
Starts with T, ends with STWOLANES→
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Dough-rising ingredient (5)
Starts with Y, ends with TYEAST→
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Heavyweight match rectangle (10)
Starts with B, ends with GBOXINGRING→
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Guitar ancestor (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUTE→
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"You __ kidding!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with TARENT→
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Dog Chow alternative (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALPO→
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British prep school (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
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Actress Zellweger (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERENEE→
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Spanish bull (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
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Pulls from behind (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOWS→
Down
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__ so (nevertheless) (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVEN→
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Formal ceremony (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERITE→
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Prefix for freeze (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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Searched for (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSOUGHT→
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Obtain (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGET→
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Not yet cooked (3)
Starts with R, ends with WRAW→
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With no guarantee (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASIS→
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Me, __ and I (6)
Starts with M, ends with FMYSELF→
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Harder to climb (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSTEEPER→
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Seagull cousin (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTERN→
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West Point sch. (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUSMA→
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Dressed (in) (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCLAD→
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Princess of Wales, in headlines (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKATE→
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Characteristic (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRAIT→
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Major airports (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHUBS→
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"I'll pass!" (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNAH→
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Swine food (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
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Italian car (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFIAT→
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Nothing but (4)
Starts with O, ends with YONLY→
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Latish lunch hr. (5)
Starts with O, ends with MONEPM→
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State-run numbers game (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLOTTO→
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Carry wearily (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLUG→
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River mouth formation (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADELTA→
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Burn just a bit (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSEAR→
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Baby-sit (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTEND→
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Corp. leader (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCEO→
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Is under the weather (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAILS→
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Slow tempo (7)
Starts with A, ends with EANDANTE→
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Trampoline spring sound (5)
Starts with B, ends with GBOING→
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Sandwich bread (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
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Internet auctioneer (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEBAY→
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Watch closely (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPEERAT→
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Egg-and-cheese order (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOMELET→
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Sort of ski lift (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTBAR→
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Was dressed in (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWORE→
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Plow-pulling beasts (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOXEN→
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Bit of poetry (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELINE→
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Grain storage structure (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSILO→
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Thing in a lot's spot (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAUTO→
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Load, as cargo (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTOW→
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Change for a twenty (4)
Starts with T, ends with STENS→
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Noncommercial audio network (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNPR→
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Sticky stuff (3)
Starts with G, ends with OGOO→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
Want the full method? Read our Newsday Crossword strategy and tips, or check how to play the Newsday Crossword on the hub.
Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for December 10, 2025?+
78 clues: 35 Across and 43 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Historical periods (ERAS); Small metric weight (GRAM); Unable to move (STUCK).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
