Newsday Crossword hints and answers for April 21, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleNEEDLE HOLDERS
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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Decide not to visit (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSKIP→
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Any number in a spreadsheet (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
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Junk email (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSPAM→
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Vessel of 1492 (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANINA→
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Messy heap (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPILE→
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Charming Southern woman (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBELLE→
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Military truant: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with LAWOL→
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Skirt-smoothing appliance (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
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Look forward to (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAWAIT→
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Tall woody plants with needles (cones also) (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPINETREES→
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From that time (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESINCE→
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Possesses (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHAS→
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Weight attached to a fishing line (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSINKER→
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Mail-related (6)
Starts with P, ends with LPOSTAL→
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Bee attack (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSTING→
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Not shortened, as a film (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUNCUT→
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Locomotive sound (4)
Starts with C, ends with GCHUG→
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Gambling game like lotto (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKENO→
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Any Hollywood headliner (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
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Straighten, as car wheels (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIGN→
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Collector's __ (sought-after rarity) (4)
Starts with I, ends with MITEM→
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Bugle or trumpet (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHORN→
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Drains, as strength (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAPS→
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Look without blinking (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTARE→
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Same-age siblings (5)
Starts with T, ends with STWINS→
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Teaching session (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLESSON→
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Large African desert (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASAHARA→
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Bird in a farm coop (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHEN→
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Suspect's excuse (5)
Starts with A, ends with IALIBI→
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Farm heaps where it's hard to find needles (9)
Starts with H, ends with SHAYSTACKS→
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Turnpike fees (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOLLS→
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Finds a purpose for (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
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Uninteresting, informally (4)
Starts with B, ends with HBLAH→
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Small bay (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINLET→
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Lion's hair (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMANE→
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Not on time (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELATE→
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Loch __ monster (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
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Practice for a bout (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPAR→
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Looked at closely (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEYED→
Down
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Break like a twig (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
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Fuzzy brown fruit (4)
Starts with K, ends with IKIWI→
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Get __ the ground floor (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
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Lacking color (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPALE→
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Shape of a winding staircase (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSPIRAL→
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Becomes fatigued (5)
Starts with T, ends with STIRES→
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__ vera gel (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
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Change for a $20 bill (4)
Starts with T, ends with STENS→
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Mending supplies with needles (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSEWINGKITS→
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Thick wooden board (5)
Starts with P, ends with KPLANK→
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Wonderland girl (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALICE→
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Cab fare calculator (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMETER→
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Washbowl (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBASIN→
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"You can say __ again!" (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTHAT→
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YIELD or ONE WAY (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSIGN→
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Propel a grocery cart (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPUSH→
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Not fooled by (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
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Lasting mark (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
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Record players with needles (10)
Starts with T, ends with STURNTABLES→
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Cruise vessels (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHIPS→
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Pulls hard (4)
Starts with T, ends with STUGS→
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Large family (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCLAN→
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Airport landing predictions: Abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
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Infamous Roman emperor (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONERO→
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Prophetic sight (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
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South Korea's continent (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Mailed off (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
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Place to wear a bracelet (5)
Starts with W, ends with TWRIST→
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__ of two evils (6)
Starts with L, ends with RLESSER→
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Glossy bedsheet fabric (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSATIN→
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Without assistance (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALONE→
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Small mountains (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHILLS→
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"Laughing" African beast (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHYENA→
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Sings wordlessly (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHUMS→
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Memo's "right away" (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
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Well-skilled (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
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Pottery material (4)
Starts with C, ends with YCLAY→
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Middleton married to Prince William (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKATE→
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Building to store tools (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSHED→
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 April 21, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Doug Peterson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Decide not to visit (SKIP); Any number in a spreadsheet (STAT); Junk email (SPAM).
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.
