Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 4, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleMIRROR MONDAY
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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Breakfast strip with eggs (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBACON→
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Diplomatic skill (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTACT→
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Short-lived crazes (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFADS→
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Chicago airport (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOHARE→
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Highest poker cards (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACES→
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Creative thought (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
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Haircut place with mirrors (10)
Starts with B, ends with PBARBERSHOP→
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Cash drawer (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTILL→
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British noblemen above earls (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDUKES→
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Cooktop range (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTOVE→
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Web-spinning crawlers (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSPIDERS→
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Banquet platforms (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDAISES→
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Noisy summer insect (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACICADA→
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Soup utensil (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSPOON→
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Actor Alda (4)
Starts with A, ends with NALAN→
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Sneakers' strings (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLACES→
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Oxygen or neon (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
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__ Antony of old Rome (4)
Starts with M, ends with CMARC→
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Write (down) quickly (3)
Starts with J, ends with TJOT→
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Dice toss (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROLL→
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Service charge (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFEE→
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Removed the rind from (5)
Starts with P, ends with DPARED→
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Two-tone cookie (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
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Tire in a trunk (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPARE→
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Overacts (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEMOTES→
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Restaurant server (6)
Starts with W, ends with RWAITER→
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Make lively (7)
Starts with A, ends with EANIMATE→
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Accumulate, as debts (5)
Starts with R, ends with PRUNUP→
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Home made of logs (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCABIN→
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Verified an age, in a bar (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIDED→
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Family vehicle with mirrors (10)
Starts with A, ends with EAUTOMOBILE→
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Voice of an iPhone (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
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Stepped heavily (on) (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTROD→
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Events on tracks (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRACES→
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Dog visiting Oz (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTOTO→
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Viral Internet trend (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMEME→
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Buildings for tools (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHEDS→
Down
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Dylan or Hope (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBOB→
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"Now I get it!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
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Family vehicle (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCAR→
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Poetic sphere (3)
Starts with O, ends with BORB→
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Required (6)
Starts with N, ends with DNEEDED→
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Chores to do (5)
Starts with T, ends with STASKS→
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Muscle soreness (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
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Corporate leaders: Abbr. (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCEOS→
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Sugar measure: Abbr. (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTSP→
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Space with mirrors for trying on clothes (11)
Starts with F, ends with MFITTINGROOM→
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Spanish goodbye (5)
Starts with A, ends with SADIOS→
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Search deeply (into) (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDELVE→
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Store's discount events (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSALES→
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Of farm life (5)
Starts with R, ends with LRURAL→
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__ Paulo, Brazil (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSAO→
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Con game (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSCAM→
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Mideast seasoned rice (5)
Starts with P, ends with FPILAF→
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Sympathetic comment (5)
Starts with I, ends with EICARE→
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Ballet class space with mirrors (11)
Starts with D, ends with ODANCESTUDIO→
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__ and don'ts (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDOS→
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Cross home plate (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCORE→
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Tennis great Sampras (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPETE→
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Partly open, as a door (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAJAR→
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Major blood vessel (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAORTA→
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Frozen rain (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSLEET→
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Misplace (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOSE→
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__ for the course (about average) (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
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Jeans fabric (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDENIM→
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Lively energy (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPEP→
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People under 18 (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMINORS→
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Place to wear a watch (5)
Starts with W, ends with TWRIST→
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Sound part of a film (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAUDIO→
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Motionless (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINERT→
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"Humble" dwelling (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABODE→
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Medical breakthrough (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECURE→
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Part of a molecule (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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Cash dispenser: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
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Scrooge's shout (3)
Starts with B, ends with HBAH→
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Cube of frozen water (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
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Went first (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLED→
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Letter before tee (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
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 August 4, 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: Breakfast strip with eggs (BACON); Diplomatic skill (TACT); Short-lived crazes (FADS).
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.
