Newsday Crossword hints and answers for June 21, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues70
Across35
Down35
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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Wet-weather wear (8)
Starts with R, ends with SRAINCAPS→
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"Pastor to the presidents" (6)
Starts with G, ends with MGRAHAM→
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Current king of Jordan (8)
Starts with A, ends with HABDULLAH→
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Not full-family fare (6)
Starts with R, ends with RRATEDR→
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He wrote in the Bastille (8)
Starts with V, ends with EVOLTAIRE→
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What miscreants might make (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAMENDS→
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Suffix similar to -ation (3)
Starts with A, ends with EADE→
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What Mutts and Mittens makes (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPETTOYS→
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Drill sergeant's shout (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHEP→
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Creative genesis (4)
Starts with G, ends with MGERM→
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Sitcom's fellow-shrink (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNILES→
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Zodiaco animal (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
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One of many written by 17-Across (5)
Starts with E, ends with YESSAY→
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Regrettable (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
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Spring thing (5)
Starts with V, ends with TVAULT→
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Bard's kingly cruel kid (5)
Starts with R, ends with NREGAN→
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100 Years of Warner Bros., e.g. (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBOXSET→
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Experiential extremes (15)
Starts with P, ends with SPEAKSANDVALLEYS→
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Not a single heavy duty (6)
Starts with O, ends with SONUSES→
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2012 novel retelling Othello (5)
Starts with I, ends with OIIAGO→
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FDR self-description (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOTUS→
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What HI and most of AZ eschew (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDST→
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Nautical intro (5)
Starts with A, ends with OASTRO→
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Overflow (over) (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
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Drive-thru servings (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOLAS→
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Sneaked or clogged? (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSHOD→
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Draw on (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTAP→
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Surface to prevent slipping (7)
Starts with Y, ends with TYOGAMAT→
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Henri's (had) "been" (3)
Starts with E, ends with EETE→
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When boys can join the Vienna Boys Choir (6)
Starts with A, ends with NAGETEN→
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Forest Whitaker's ancestry (8)
Starts with N, ends with NNIGERIAN→
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Archaeogenetics tools (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDNATESTS→
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B-board volunteers (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSYSOPS→
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Chosen one (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESELECTEE→
Down
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Maraud (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERAVAGE→
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"Ere the brave hero rais'd, in these __": Aeneid (6)
Starts with A, ends with SABODES→
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Highly unlikely volunteers (6)
Starts with I, ends with SIDLERS→
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Regular required expenses (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNUT→
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Trap opening (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCLAP→
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Word from Latin "not one's own" (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIEN→
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Resistance unit associate (8)
Starts with P, ends with NPARTISAN→
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Whence certain ponies (15)
Starts with S, ends with SSHETLANDISLANDS→
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Silver and smoke (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGRAYS→
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Border collie concern (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRAMS→
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Wore through (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
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Structure in a policing metaphor (8)
Starts with H, ends with EHENHOUSE→
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Miles Davis sax collaborator (8)
Starts with A, ends with YADDERLEY→
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Belle's lidded comforter (8)
Starts with M, ends with SMRSPOTTS→
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It recognized LOL in 2011 (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
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Corrects, as texts (7)
Starts with M, ends with PMARKSUP→
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Harvest with an annual limit (7)
Starts with T, ends with STAXLOSS→
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Nodding in quantity (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYESES→
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Water Gorky wrote about (5)
Starts with V, ends with AVOLGA→
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Swell time (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
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What a border collie will pick up (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABAA→
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Gossip page regulars (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPOPSTARS→
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Plane in '45 news (8)
Starts with E, ends with YENOLAGAY→
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Rubber stamp descendants (8)
Starts with A, ends with SAUTOPENS→
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What almonds are high in (8)
Starts with V, ends with EVITAMINE→
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Emulate 3-Down, with "it" (3)
Starts with D, ends with GDOG→
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Pious person (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTHEIST→
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Photo editor function (6)
Starts with R, ends with EROTATE→
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City served by Andersen Airport (6)
Starts with O, ends with EODENSE→
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Detour guides (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCONES→
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O'Neill and Applegate attended her Walk of Fame ceremony (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSAGAL→
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SeatMe app acquirer in 2013 (4)
Starts with Y, ends with PYELP→
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Head that sounds like a holiday (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETETE→
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What a ringing may result from (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTKO→
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Diminished diversions (3)
Starts with R, ends with CREC→
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 June 21, 2025?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Lester Ruff.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Wet-weather wear (RAINCAPS); "Pastor to the presidents" (GRAHAM); Current king of Jordan (ABDULLAH).
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.
