Newsday Crossword hints and answers for June 14, 2025
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Clues68
Across32
Down36
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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They clear the cobwebs (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDUSTMOPS→
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Sporting unseating (5)
Starts with J, ends with TJOUST→
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Currently deprioritized (15)
Starts with O, ends with RONTHEBACKBURNER→
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Long-term irritant (15)
Starts with T, ends with ETHORNINONESSIDE→
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Had regard (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCARED→
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Try to heal (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTREAT→
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Utilizing (3)
Starts with V, ends with AVIA→
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"My fault" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONME→
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Cottonwood kin (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASPEN→
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Book deals (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBETS→
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Givers of exams (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMDS→
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Where Keawakapu Beach is (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMAUI→
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On-screen "Super" man (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMARIO→
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"Don't ask me again!" (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPERIOD→
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Hollywood icon whom Johnny (nearly uniquely) visited in his Tonight Show dressing room (5)
Starts with O, ends with NORSON→
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Shapes into impressive shapes (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSCULPT→
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Jacob's eldest (6)
Starts with R, ends with NREUBEN→
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Encircled (5)
Starts with W, ends with DWOUND→
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Calligraphy mishaps (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSMEARS→
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Tamale holders (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHUSKS→
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Inflated account (4)
Starts with Y, ends with NYARN→
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Follow closely (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
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Supts.' concerns (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPTS→
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Decorative bedding (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHAMS→
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Decantation sound (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGLUG→
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Up in the air, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATBA→
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Stevenson epithet for Hyde (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFIEND→
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Tartar sauce tidbit (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCAPER→
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"Distinguished and de luxe" newsstand debut of 1930 (15)
Starts with F, ends with EFORTUNEMAGAZINE→
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Literary thriftiness (15)
Starts with U, ends with SUNDERSTATEMENTS→
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Stores like Tupperware (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNESTS→
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Expats, often (8)
Starts with R, ends with SRETIREES→
Down
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Book bought by Barnes & Noble (6)
Starts with D, ends with MDOTCOM→
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Melodramatic release (6)
Starts with U, ends with DUNHAND→
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Attacks in haste (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTORMS→
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Small diamond (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHREE→
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Save from the rag bag (4)
Starts with M, ends with DMEND→
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Band with Japanese CDs (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOBI→
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Attire first allowed on the Senate floor in the 1990s (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPANTSUITS→
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Myth-fitting riser as Orion sets (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSCORPIO→
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Rectitudinous (4)
Starts with J, ends with TJUST→
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Spots for scrubs (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
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Macrocosm (8)
Starts with U, ends with EUNIVERSE→
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Extreme disobedience (8)
Starts with S, ends with NSEDITION→
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Extreme disobedience (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTREASON→
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Brace place (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKNEE→
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__ soup (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEAN→
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Bimonthly with 40+ million readership (2024) (4)
Starts with A, ends with PAARP→
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Cactus array (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBARBS→
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Becomes inseparable (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMELDS→
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"To __ a mischief that is past and gone...": Othello (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMOURN→
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Defeats easily, in sports headlines (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPUNKS→
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Slumber party gabfest fodder (9)
Starts with D, ends with EDREAMDATE→
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Stock market purchase (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESOUPBONE→
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Close kin of creme patissiere (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCUSTARDS→
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Drum set? (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
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"Whee!" (7)
Starts with W, ends with NWHATFUN→
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It borders eastern India (7)
Starts with M, ends with RMYANMAR→
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Appropriate rhyme for "Liechtenstein" (6)
Starts with A, ends with EALPINE→
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He's heard in Mambo Kings (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPUENTE→
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Way to go (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEGRESS→
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They're not right (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSINS→
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Nicely named antifreeze brand (4)
Starts with H, ends with THEET→
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Crystal __ (5)
Starts with G, ends with RGAZER→
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"Faux" fashions (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFURS→
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PJ top (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICAMI→
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Singaporean celebration (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
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Trick or take (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGET→
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 June 14, 2025?+
68 clues: 32 Across and 36 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Lars G. Doubleday.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: They clear the cobwebs (DUSTMOPS); Sporting unseating (JOUST); Currently deprioritized (ONTHEBACKBURNER).
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.
