Newsday Crossword hints and answers for December 15, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleON THE WALL
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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__ register (checkout counter machine) (4)
Starts with C, ends with HCASH→
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Performs a role (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACTS→
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Barber's sharpener (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTROP→
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Triple-decker cookie (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
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Metallic wrap for leftovers (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFOIL→
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"Been __, done that" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHERE→
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Isn't truthful (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIES→
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Run away from danger (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFLEE→
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Knot up again (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERETIE→
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Pub target with a bull's-eye center (9)
Starts with D, ends with DDARTBOARD→
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Mistake (5)
Starts with E, ends with RERROR→
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Hospital "treat now" areas: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
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Yellow citrus fruits (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLEMONS→
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Said explicitly (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSTATED→
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Dwarf planet beyond Neptune (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPLUTO→
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Marathon measures (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMILES→
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Lobster cousin (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRAB→
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Food for pigs (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
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Word-of-mouth (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
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Self-confident manner (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPOISE→
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Voicemail signal (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETONE→
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Bit of heredity (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGENE→
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Clothes dryer fuzz (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLINT→
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Gives a darn (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCARES→
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Bank's large safe (5)
Starts with V, ends with TVAULT→
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Dislike a lot (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDETEST→
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Divides in two (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPLITS→
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Vessel for frying (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPAN→
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Land by the ocean (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCOAST→
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Artworks on museum walls (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPAINTINGS→
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Any '60s song (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLDIE→
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Actor Baldwin (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
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Remove the peel from (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPARE→
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Eagle's claw (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTALON→
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Was dressed in (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWORE→
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Largest continent (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Current fashion (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTREND→
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Loch __ monster (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
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Parental "pops" (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDADS→
Down
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Cooler than cool (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCOLD→
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Opera solo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
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Fortune-teller (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSEER→
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Party giver (4)
Starts with H, ends with THOST→
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Be able to pay for (6)
Starts with A, ends with DAFFORD→
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Coke and Pepsi (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOLAS→
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Stadium seating level (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTIER→
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Kid's snow vehicle (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
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Avenue-crossing road, often (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSTREET→
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Temperature-setting device (10)
Starts with T, ends with TTHERMOSTAT→
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Fashionable again (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORETRO→
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Hunter constellation (5)
Starts with O, ends with NORION→
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Social equals (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEERS→
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Hive builders (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBEES→
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il change, for short (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUBE→
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Urban air pollution (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMOG→
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Bicycle wheel (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIRE→
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Actor Alda (4)
Starts with A, ends with NALAN→
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Screen at a sports bar (10)
Starts with T, ends with NTELEVISION→
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Make a hard copy of (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPRINT→
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Have stamina (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLAST→
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Corkscrew's shape (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCOIL→
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Handed-down tales (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELORE→
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Change for $5 (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
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Annoying person (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEST→
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Addition symbol (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPLUS→
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Show up for (6)
Starts with A, ends with DATTEND→
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Tango and waltz (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDANCES→
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Francis __ Key (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSCOTT→
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Of the Arctic or Antarctic (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPOLAR→
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Soup-serving utensil (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELADLE→
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Ships' docks (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPIERS→
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Lowly chess piece (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPAWN→
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Natural sunburn soother (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
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Apple's tablet (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
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Rocket launching agency (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
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Graph paper pattern (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGRID→
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Huge bodies of water (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEAS→
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.
Done for today? Try LA Times Crossword, NYT Crossword, USA Today Crossword, all with hints first and answers behind a reveal.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for December 15, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: __ register (checkout counter machine) (CASH); Performs a role (ACTS); Barber's sharpener (STROP).
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.
