Newsday Crossword December 23, 2025 Answers

Across

Biblical ark builder4 Apex4 Is the right size for4 Ready, willing and __4 Thick carpet4 Pesto sauce herb5 Expression of sympathy for a pet9 Supermarket path5 Full collection3 Roof overhangs5 Cruel person5 Chess or checkers4 Least possible6 In one's house6 Belittle5 "Scat!"4 Acted boldly5 "That's too bad!"4 Await approval4 Brooks or Gibson of films3 "Tall" story4 Appear to be4 Handed out cards5 Stay out of sight4 Unwraps5 Dramas with sopranos6 Church steeples6 "Attendee" suffix for party4 Tube-shaped pasta5 Shoe bottoms5 Corn on the __3 No later than5 Very large dog9 Daybreaks5 Change for a $20 bill4 Ancient Peruvian4 Walk through mud4 PlayStation maker4 Computer whiz4

Down

Short snoozes4 Woodwind instrument4 Tons (of)4 She/__ (pronoun pair)3 Feeling very regretful7 Sour-cream dip flavoring5 Lion's hair4 "Scrambled" breakfast4 Sunny forecast11 Magazine edition5 Leans a little5 Frozen rain5 __ in the woods (innocent ones)5 Sports squad4 Early-day greeting11 Passing craze3 Egyptian snakes4 "My country, 'tis of __"4 Sharpen, as a skill4 Zones5 Boxing round signal4 Prayer conclusion4 Animal's hideout4 Alan of M*A*S*H4 Gets a look at4 __ Moines, IA3 Overly unchallenging7 Removes the rind from5 Bothersome person4 Potatoes, informally5 Of punishment5 Break __ (split)5 Actress Close5 Cpls.' superiors4 Three-layer cookie4 Christmas candy shape4 Just a single time4 Parakeet's nose4 Use a shovel3