Newsday Crossword hints and answers for April 29, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
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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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Open-handed hit (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLAP→
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London tavern (3)
Starts with P, ends with BPUB→
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Went cycling (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBIKED→
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One at a __ (individually) (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIME→
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Vatican head (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOPE→
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Being chilled, as champagne (5)
Starts with O, ends with EONICE→
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Software customer (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
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Slightest trace (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
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Attach, as a blouse button (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEWON→
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Number typed into an ATM (14)
Starts with B, ends with NBANKACCOUNTPIN→
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Old-fashioned school cheer (3)
Starts with R, ends with HRAH→
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Automated Web browser (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBOT→
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Football throws (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPASSES→
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Tilt a bit (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLEAN→
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Rank above cpl. (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSGT→
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Burn-soothing plant (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
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Travel by ship (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSAIL→
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"Ditto" (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETOO→
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Numbers dialed on a box for valuables (15)
Starts with S, ends with NSAFECOMBINATION→
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Garbage kept in cans (5)
Starts with T, ends with HTRASH→
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At no cost (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFREE→
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Factually correct (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUE→
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Letters after ells (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEMS→
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Watson or Stone of films (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEMMA→
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Has faith in (6)
Starts with T, ends with STRUSTS→
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A pair of (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
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Number typed to prove software ownership (14)
Starts with A, ends with EACTIVATIONCODE→
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Has sore muscles (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACHES→
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"Grizzly" beast (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEAR→
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Rocks from mines (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORES→
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Halloween "sweet" alternative (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTREAT→
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"Happy as a" bird (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLARK→
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Right away, in memos (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
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Road test turns (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEFTS→
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Historic period (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
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__ apart (in shreds) (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTORN→
Down
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Ticket remnant (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTUB→
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Mona __ (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALISA→
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End of a prayer (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
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Fringe benefit, for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPERK→
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Dog, slangily (5)
Starts with P, ends with HPOOCH→
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Not more than (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUPTO→
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Boyfriend (4)
Starts with B, ends with UBEAU→
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Capital east of Albany, NY (8)
Starts with B, ends with ABOSTONMA→
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Having no skill (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINEPT→
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Fuzzy brown fruit (4)
Starts with K, ends with IKIWI→
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Supply-and-demand subj. (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
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Family room (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDEN→
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Pablo of abstract art fame (7)
Starts with P, ends with OPICASSO→
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"Roses __ red..." (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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Pro hoopsters' org (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANBA→
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Attach to a scrapbook (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPASTE→
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Car's security device (5)
Starts with A, ends with MALARM→
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Couches in a 12-Down (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOFAS→
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Gets a look at (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
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Zodiac sign with scales (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALIBRA→
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Author Wiesel (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELIE→
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Mixes with a spoon (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTIRS→
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Leave the house (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGOOUT→
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Shades of color (5)
Starts with T, ends with STONES→
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Double-band, as a car radio (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAMFM→
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Caesar's rebuke (4)
Starts with E, ends with UETTU→
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Scientists with test tubes (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCHEMISTS→
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CBS or NBC (7)
Starts with N, ends with KNETWORK→
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Pioneering rock-video channel (3)
Starts with M, ends with VMTV→
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Harry Potter pal Weasley (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRON→
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Bothered greatly (5)
Starts with A, ends with TATEAT→
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Small jeweled crown (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATIARA→
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Land measure (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
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Gourmet cook (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCHEF→
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Up to a task (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
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Eye droplet (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTEAR→
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Layer of paint (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCOAT→
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Roughly (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
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Much loved (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEAR→
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Airer of many pro sports games (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
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Ocean east of the US (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
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.
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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 29, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Open-handed hit (SLAP); London tavern (PUB); Went cycling (BIKED).
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.
