Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 3, 2025
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Clues146
Across78
Down68
TitleDOWN YOU GO: Longest answers suitably placed
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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Walk the floor (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPACE→
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Body art, informally (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
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Clarifying phrase (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIDEST→
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Misbehave (5)
Starts with A, ends with PACTUP→
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Old Testament prophet (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEZRA→
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Roman moon goddess (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALUNA→
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Shady area (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARBOR→
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Fictional Doone (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALORNA→
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Greek vowels (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
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Arab world leader (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
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Slangy cash (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOOLA→
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Hotel staffers (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMAIDS→
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Leftover portion (4)
Starts with R, ends with TREST→
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Half a fluid oz. (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTBSP→
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"The Gold-Bug" author (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPOE→
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__ Christi, TX (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCORPUS→
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List of a team's games (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESCHEDULE→
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Eat like a hen (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPECK→
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Irish wailing spirit (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBANSHEE→
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Hang loose (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRAPE→
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Hang loose (4)
Starts with L, ends with LLOLL→
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"Don't ask me!" (6)
Starts with N, ends with ANOIDEA→
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Was able to (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCOULD→
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Game tile (6)
Starts with D, ends with ODOMINO→
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Rowboat implement (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
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Graphic design deg. (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMFA→
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"Good grief!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOHMY→
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Mass __ (trains and buses) (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTRANSIT→
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Directional suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with NERN→
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Muslim cleric (4)
Starts with I, ends with MIMAM→
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Main purpose (3)
Starts with A, ends with MAIM→
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Sets, as a trap (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAYS→
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Stopped for now (6)
Starts with O, ends with DONHOLD→
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Fountain of Rome (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITREVI→
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Dog category (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTOY→
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Olympic sword (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
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Facial sniffer (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOSE→
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Secured at a pier (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMOORED→
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Took, as a bus (6)
Starts with R, ends with NRODEON→
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Washbowls (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBASINS→
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Admin. aide (4)
Starts with A, ends with TASST→
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Oven accessory (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMITT→
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1-800-FLOWERS rival (3)
Starts with F, ends with DFTD→
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Draw __ in the sand (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALINE→
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Snipe's cousin (6)
Starts with C, ends with WCURLEW→
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Celebratory nights (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEVES→
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Consist of (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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Spy in 25+ films (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBOND→
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Police officer (3)
Starts with C, ends with PCOP→
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Glacial periods (7)
Starts with I, ends with SICEAGES→
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Sheer joy (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGLEE→
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Sound of fright (3)
Starts with E, ends with KEEK→
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Moody music genre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
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Ready to be assembled (6)
Starts with P, ends with BPREFAB→
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Emperor, for instance (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRULER→
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Show embarrassment (6)
Starts with R, ends with NREDDEN→
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Euro coin (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCENT→
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Housetop room (5)
Starts with A, ends with CATTIC→
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More shabby (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSEEDIER→
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Writes hurriedly (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJOTS→
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Liberties (8)
Starts with F, ends with SFREEDOMS→
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Very short putts (6)
Starts with T, ends with STAPINS→
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GM category (3)
Starts with S, ends with VSUV→
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Utah ski resort (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALTA→
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Plenty (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
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Mineral in geodes (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGATE→
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Marathon measures (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMILES→
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New Mexico art center (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAOS→
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Make mention of (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
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More cagy (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSLIER→
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On the ball (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALERT→
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Unquestionable (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUE→
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Indigenous Canadian (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECREE→
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Ranchers' roundups (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHERDS→
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Silly mistake, in slang (5)
Starts with O, ends with YOOPSY→
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Suffix for law (3)
Starts with Y, ends with RYER→
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Store sign abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with DESTD→
Down
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Looks intently (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEERS→
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Mexican ancestor (5)
Starts with A, ends with CAZTEC→
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Automaker's test device (10)
Starts with C, ends with YCRASHDUMMY→
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How some winds flow (8)
Starts with E, ends with YEASTERLY→
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Laundry room machine (11)
Starts with T, ends with RTUMBLEDRYER→
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Licorice flavoring (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANISE→
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Waterproof canvas (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTARP→
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"My name is..." (3)
Starts with I, ends with MIAM→
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Painting crew's sheets (10)
Starts with D, ends with SDROPCLOTHS→
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Paperless reading (5)
Starts with E, ends with KEBOOK→
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Boot bottom (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESOLE→
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__-la-la (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATRA→
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Nut in cookies (6)
Starts with A, ends with DALMOND→
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Sandpaper specification (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOARSE→
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Pounding tool (10)
Starts with T, ends with RTRIPHAMMER→
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Not deserved (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNDUE→
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Out of fashion (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPASSE→
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Slow down (5)
Starts with L, ends with PLETUP→
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Scotland's __ terrier (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCAIRN→
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June honoree (3)
Starts with D, ends with DDAD→
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Toxic substance (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPOISON→
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Weather-altering current (6)
Starts with E, ends with OELNINO→
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Piece of lumber (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBOARD→
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Alphabetic trio (3)
Starts with L, ends with NLMN→
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Yuletide song (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNOEL→
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Put a covering on (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCOAT→
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The Buckeye State (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
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Desert havens (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASES→
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Best-liked, informally (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFAVE→
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In the heart of (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
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Spanish appetizers (5)
Starts with T, ends with STAPAS→
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Pants presser (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
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Sierra __ (Liberia neighbor) (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEONE→
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"Jingle Bells" preposition (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROER→
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Tugboat sounds (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOOTS→
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Doles (out) (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMETES→
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Hound's __ legs (4)
Starts with H, ends with DHIND→
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Musical gift (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
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Greek vowel (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMEGA→
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Lady Gaga concert series that stopped at unglamorous taverns (11)
Starts with D, ends with RDIVEBARTOUR→
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Youngster "in arms" (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBABE→
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Organic balm (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
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Job for a plumber (10)
Starts with S, ends with RSINKREPAIR→
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Upholstery protection (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSLIPCOVERS→
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Classified (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSECRET→
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Many seventh graders (6)
Starts with T, ends with STWEENS→
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Autumnal display (10)
Starts with F, ends with SFALLCOLORS→
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Shade source (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
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Woodland creature (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEER→
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Promising newbie (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCOMER→
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Sitting atop (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUPON→
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Relinquishes formally (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCEDES→
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Back, on a boat (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAFT→
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Mentor's advice (8)
Starts with G, ends with EGUIDANCE→
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Map app suggestion: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERTE→
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Prepped for publication (6)
Starts with E, ends with DEDITED→
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Cafe patrons (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDINERS→
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Poke fun at (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEASE→
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Hidden supply (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSTASH→
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Big raptor (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEAGLE→
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Derby Day drink (5)
Starts with J, ends with PJULEP→
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Emergency kit light (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFLARE→
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Bach choral piece (5)
Starts with M, ends with TMOTET→
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Cavalry horse (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTEED→
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Tall cylindrical structure (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSILO→
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ABA member (4)
Starts with A, ends with YATTY→
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__ Zedong (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMAO→
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Pig's place (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for August 3, 2025?+
146 clues: 78 Across and 68 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Walk the floor (PACE); Body art, informally (TAT); Clarifying phrase (IDEST).
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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