Newsday Crossword December 5, 2025 Answers
By Billie Truitt · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from December 5, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Compass reading3 Finishing stroke4 Wishful thinking6 "Amazing!"3 About 9% of the globe4 "Darn it!"6 65-Across component8 MLB cap provider6 Venue for vows5 Pack away3 Art student's subj.4 65-Across component12 Insect appendage7 "Serves you right!"4 Knee stabilizer, for short3 Small handful3 Mike Brady or Homer Simpson5 65-Across component15 Medicare prescription section5 Leaves in the pantry3 Mauna __3 SoCal school4 Mental asset7 65-Across component12 Sorority letter4 Wine and dine3 Limerick's poetic pattern5 Mental asset6 The appliance in question8 Pucci of fashion6 Scrapbooking binder4 One of the first ISPs3 Trust in6 Orange edibles4 Where swine dine3Down
Cushioned seating4 Inner essence4 Sharpen4 Funding source6 World Bank headquarters3 Solder component3 Costar of the first Star Trek5 "Wait!"6 Diamond scoreboard letters3 Henry VIII's successor8 Gladiator venue5 French Revolution figure5 Convey orally5 Gown designer's stock4 Lee of films3 "I got this"4 Spirits worshipped in Shinto4 Black-clad teen subculture4 Online driver safety course offerer4 ESPNU media partner4 Texter's "couldn't finish it all"4 Piece of earthenware3 Section with slicers4 Very often4 When an offensive begins4 "You can't count us out yet"8 Not incl.4 Steps away4 Extended account4 Affixes with thread6 Veggie in miso soup3 Search-result subcategory6 Tragic monarch4 More prudent5 Pour __ (fragrance category)5 Net sales5 Bewildered5 Sampling skewing4 Dark mark4 Join forces (with)4 Familia member3 Much like3 Aggregate3Frequently Asked Questions
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