Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 24, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues144
Across65
Down79
TitleGAME ON: With a box and/or board
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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Movie night turndown (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSEENIT→
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Dog walkers' needs (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLEASHES→
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Magazine sale (6)
Starts with A, ends with EADPAGE→
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Hospital conduit (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIVLINE→
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Deduced beforehand (7)
Starts with A, ends with IAPRIORI→
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Landscaper, at times (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPRUNER→
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Chance worth taking (14)
Starts with C, ends with KCALCULATEDRISK→
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Propelling, as a raft (6)
Starts with P, ends with GPOLING→
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Scornful look (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSNEER→
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Van Gogh's dealer brother (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTHEO→
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Head-over-__ (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEELS→
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Word on plane tickets (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSEAT→
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Latest fad (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAGE→
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Arthurian knight (7)
Starts with G, ends with DGALAHAD→
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Small salamander (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEWT→
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Caribbean pirate portrayer (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDEPP→
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Cowpokes' contests (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRODEOS→
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Music of India (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAGA→
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"Clean" solvent brand (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOXI→
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Pronunciation challenge (13)
Starts with T, ends with RTONGUETWISTER→
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Elementary school trio (3)
Starts with R, ends with RRRR→
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Foamy coffee (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELATTE→
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Comic Carvey (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADANA→
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Japanese computer maker (3)
Starts with N, ends with CNEC→
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Poet W.H. (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAUDEN→
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Golf great Lorena (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOCHOA→
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Currier's partner (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIVES→
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45% of the answers here (8)
Starts with A, ends with SACROSSES→
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Packs away (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTOWS→
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Any thing of value (5)
Starts with A, ends with TASSET→
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Interstellar measure (6)
Starts with P, ends with CPARSEC→
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Common first course (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSOUP→
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European noble title of old (11)
Starts with A, ends with SARCHDUCHESS→
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Circle sections (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARCS→
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Alterations expert (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTAILOR→
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Towels off (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDRIES→
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Sound loudly (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBLARE→
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"Who, me?" (8)
Starts with W, ends with OWHATDIDO→
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Butcher's wares (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMEAT→
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Court costumes (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROBES→
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Anne of Volcano (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHECHE→
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Hula dancer's adornment (3)
Starts with L, ends with ILEI→
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Extreme fan (4)
Starts with N, ends with DNERD→
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Home plate appearance (5)
Starts with A, ends with TATBAT→
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Night school subj. (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
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Typo catchers (13)
Starts with S, ends with SSPELLCHECKERS→
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Smartphone network standard: Abbr. (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELTE→
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In this way (4)
Starts with T, ends with STHUS→
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Aziz of Parks and Recreation (6)
Starts with A, ends with IANSARI→
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Sharpen (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHONE→
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Pedal pushers (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFEET→
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In a disreputable way (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSEEDILY→
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"__ creature was stirring..." (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOTA→
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Texter's qualifier (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIMHO→
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Senate broadcaster (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCSPAN→
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Class rank nos. (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGPAS→
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Poetic Muse (5)
Starts with E, ends with OERATO→
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Occult science (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACABALA→
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Police ploy (14)
Starts with S, ends with NSTINGOPERATION→
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Biblical peak (6)
Starts with A, ends with TARARAT→
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Good for farming (7)
Starts with F, ends with EFERTILE→
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Get even for (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAVENGE→
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Software instruction file (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREADME→
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Untrustworthy people (7)
Starts with W, ends with SWEASELS→
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Green sauces (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPESTOS→
Down
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Sets the dogs (on) (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSICS→
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Welsh form of John (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVAN→
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French fashion mag (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
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Most good-natured (6)
Starts with N, ends with TNICEST→
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Accustom (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINURE→
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__ Aviv (3)
Starts with T, ends with LTEL→
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Wood strip (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLATH→
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Sort of sword (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
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Eagerness (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARDOR→
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Title for knights (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
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__ polloi (3)
Starts with H, ends with IHOI→
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EMT destinations (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
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Turban wearer (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSIKH→
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Pacify (7)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPEASE→
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Wryly amusing (5)
Starts with D, ends with LDROLL→
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Distant source of radio waves (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPULSAR→
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It's missng here (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
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Demographic group, for short (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGEN→
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Energy measure in physics (3)
Starts with E, ends with GERG→
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Show biz grand slam (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEGOT→
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Noisy commotion (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
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Museum display (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
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Formal attire (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGOWNS→
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Emmy actress Falco (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDIE→
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Unrewarding (12)
Starts with H, ends with EHARDSCRABBLE→
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Feel the same way (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGREE→
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Mends with stitches (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDARNS→
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"Good riddance" (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNOLOSS→
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Spanish "precise" (6)
Starts with E, ends with OEXACTO→
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Completely unaware (12)
Starts with W, ends with EWITHOUTACLUE→
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Links "Tour" org. (3)
Starts with P, ends with APGA→
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Inflict a penalty for (6)
Starts with P, ends with HPUNISH→
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Person on the run (7)
Starts with E, ends with EESCAPEE→
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Brews from bags (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEAS→
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Having roof overhangs (5)
Starts with E, ends with DEAVED→
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Upscale tomato sauce brand (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRAOS→
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Track beside a canal (7)
Starts with T, ends with HTOWPATH→
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Keep coming back to (7)
Starts with U, ends with TUSEALOT→
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Piano lesson piece (5)
Starts with E, ends with EETUDE→
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Singer Mama __ Elliot (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCASS→
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Monopoly foursome: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRRS→
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Yankee retiree nickname (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAROD→
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Moves on a screen (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSCROLLS→
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Rhymer in the ring (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
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Egret cousin (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECRANE→
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Cutting-edge (6)
Starts with H, ends with HHITECH→
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Invent (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECREATE→
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Sonnet section (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSESTET→
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Midmonth day (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDES→
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Bikini parts (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBRAS→
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Stimulates, as an appetite (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWHETS→
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Dual-purpose pronoun (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHESHE→
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Prefix for scope (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMICRO→
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Special flair (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELAN→
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Citizen Kane studio (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORKO→
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Actress Richards (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDENISE→
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Examine by touch (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPALPATE→
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Irish New Age singer (4)
Starts with E, ends with AENYA→
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Big success (3)
Starts with H, ends with THIT→
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Sleep acronym (3)
Starts with R, ends with MREM→
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Camera's memory chip (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSDCARD→
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Specialties (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFORTES→
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Faith with five pillars (5)
Starts with I, ends with MISLAM→
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Farming student, informally (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGGIE→
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Lift with effort (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHEAVE→
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"Office-inappropriate" initials (4)
Starts with N, ends with WNSFW→
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Take a survey (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPOLL→
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Tarzan companions (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPES→
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"If it __ broke..." (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAINT→
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Ordered for takeout (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTOGO→
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Small bills (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
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Elevator chamber (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCAR→
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"__ we there yet?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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Sound from a flock (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABAA→
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Informal shirt (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
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Roth plan, e.g. (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
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PM periods (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNTS→
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Firm knock (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRAP→
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for August 24, 2025?+
144 clues: 65 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gary M. Larson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Movie night turndown (SEENIT); Dog walkers' needs (LEASHES); Magazine sale (ADPAGE).
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?+
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