Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 23, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues68
Across33
Down35
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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Surfeit of spots? (7)
Starts with A, ends with ZADBLITZ→
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Small '40s vessel (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPTBOAT→
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Cutthroat school (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPIRANHAS→
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Place to sit (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELOUNGE→
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Max competition (15)
Starts with P, ends with SPREMIUMCHANNELS→
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Skyrocketed (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLEAPT→
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Sauerkraut-like (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBRINY→
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Maximal retribution? (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTIT→
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Edmonton football team, named for beasts nearby (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELKS→
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Dis honor? (5)
Starts with R, ends with TROAST→
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"Politics is the __ in which war develops": Clausewitz (4)
Starts with W, ends with BWOMB→
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When many eschew chocolate (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLENTS→
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Gut environment, e.g. (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBIOME→
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Symbolically secret (5)
Starts with R, ends with CRUNIC→
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Advised to avoid (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPANNED→
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Fashion inspired by WWII uniforms (15)
Starts with S, ends with SSQUARESHOULDERS→
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Family nickname (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAUNTIE→
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__-demain (Mardi, to Dimanche) (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAPRES→
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Noisy no more (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOILED→
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Elvis mug (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSNEER→
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Kind of credo (3)
Starts with I, ends with MISM→
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Appealed (to) (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPLED→
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Grating beef (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWHINE→
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Capacity (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROLE→
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TVA beneficiary (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
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Small belts (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOTS→
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Volkswagen US debuts of '69 (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAUDIS→
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2025's A4 46-Across, for instance (15)
Starts with U, ends with SUPDATEDCLASSICS→
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Check out improperly (6)
Starts with L, ends with TLEERAT→
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Consumer of shells (8)
Starts with H, ends with RHOWITZER→
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Periods of proper productivity (6)
Starts with O, ends with SONDAYS→
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Clips used as hooks (7)
Starts with T, ends with STEASERS→
Down
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Betty's makeup (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPLES→
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In desperation (6)
Starts with D, ends with YDIRELY→
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Pool dive-ins (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBREAKS→
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Photofloods and ginger jars (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLAMPS→
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Not yet eliminated (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINIT→
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Watch window trio (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTHU→
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Refreshers over ice (8)
Starts with Z, ends with SZAMBONIS→
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Word following rubber or steel (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPLANT→
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Hair ball (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBUN→
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Without an intermediary (8)
Starts with O, ends with EONETOONE→
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Flickering (8)
Starts with A, ends with RAGLIMMER→
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Proving grounds (8)
Starts with T, ends with STESTBEDS→
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Indulge yourself (13)
Starts with S, ends with HSCRATCHANITCH→
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Leakage evidence (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHISS→
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First name of the alphabetically last Best Actress Oscar winner (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERENEE→
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Corkscrews (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWINDS→
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Terribly intense (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLURID→
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Deere device (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBALER→
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Put on a scale (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRATED→
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It's not hard to swallow (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPUREE→
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Major Novo Testamento writer (8)
Starts with S, ends with OSAOPAULO→
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Writer of the Magna Carta (8)
Starts with Q, ends with NQUILLPEN→
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Sanka, slangily (8)
Starts with U, ends with DUNLEADED→
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Hole to fill (8)
Starts with O, ends with TOPENSLOT→
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Booted up? (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSHOD→
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Put a salt, as into table salt (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIODIZE→
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Sandwich shop purchase (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSLICER→
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Titular plural thrice as long as its singular (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMESSRS→
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Stirs up (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWHETS→
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Becomes obsolescent, in a way (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUSTS→
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Lab order (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAY→
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Setting for nearly half of Around the World ... (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Where Olympians made offerings (3)
Starts with A, ends with AARA→
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Floor with flamboyance (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAWE→
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 August 23, 2025?+
68 clues: 33 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Byron Walden.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Surfeit of spots? (ADBLITZ); Small '40s vessel (PTBOAT); Cutthroat school (PIRANHAS).
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.
