Newsday Crossword December 22, 2025 Answers

Across

Stitches together4 Mural or sculpture3 Three Bears female4 Door to leave through4 Hint for a detective4 The Mississippi or Nile5 List of meal choices4 Liquids for frying4 An hour after midnight: Abbr.5 Container for frozen cubes9 Needing a good scrubbing5 Fish eggs in sushi3 Some car turns5 Long yellow-skinned fruit6 Elevator stop5 White gemstones5 "__ there, done that"4 Flapjack chain, for short4 Any fizzy soft drink4 Jockey's mount5 Showroom model, for short4 Practice boxing4 Headphones cover them4 An additional time5 Get wed5 Attractive6 Prefix meaning "large"5 Luau necklace3 Large stringed instrument5 Handheld hot-air blower9 Spanish goodbye5 Pig's sound4 Make simpler4 Bit of a jigsaw puzzle5 Poems of praise4 Swiss peaks4 Fell underwater4 Miles __ hour3 Tenant's payment4

Down

"Half" prefix for circle4 Company officer, for short4 Champagne, for example4 Movie ticket remnant4 "Great minds think __"5 Regulation4 Midterm or final4 Small appliance to keep food cool10 Prevent from happening5 Beef and pork5 General's fighting force4 Hot chocolate drink5 Contest with cowboys5 Large coffee dispensers4 __ Star State (Texas)4 Workplace supervisor4 Each, informally4 Nothing, in Spanish4 Nightstand waker-upper device10 Short-distance commuter boat5 Not as much4 Male pig4 Warmth from a furnace4 Don't include4 Polo player's ride4 Wartime medal recipient4 Getting very little rain4 Stood up5 Employee benefits, for short5 Social __ (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)5 Visitor from outer space5 Cruise ship5 Toothpaste tube tops4 Basketball target4 Personal assistant4 Raise, as children4 Connecticut university4 Channel for NBA and NFL games4 Take a break from work4