Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 25, 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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ID no. on a bank statement (4)
Starts with A, ends with TACCT→
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Fraction of a min. (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSEC→
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Bonus song at a concert (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENCORE→
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Create, as a cartoon (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDRAW→
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Your and my (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROUR→
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Typical (6)
Starts with N, ends with LNORMAL→
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Colt's mother (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMARE→
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Moving to and __ (3)
Starts with F, ends with OFRO→
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11- and 12-year-olds (6)
Starts with T, ends with STWEENS→
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Hideaway for the impractical (10)
Starts with I, ends with RIVORYTOWER→
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Initial poker stake (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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Musical speeds (6)
Starts with T, ends with STEMPOS→
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Have fond hopes (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDREAM→
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Football official, for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with FREF→
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Look up to (7)
Starts with R, ends with TRESPECT→
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Noisemakers worn in dairy herds (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCOWBELLS→
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Less diluted (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPURER→
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Three-layer cookie (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
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Telling fibs (5)
Starts with L, ends with GLYING→
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Generic dog name (4)
Starts with F, ends with OFIDO→
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Tubular pasta (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPENNE→
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Hiker's woe, perhaps (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSOREFEET→
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Looks up to (7)
Starts with E, ends with SESTEEMS→
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Use a shovel (3)
Starts with D, ends with GDIG→
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"Santa __ Is Coming to Town" (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCLAUS→
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Bismarck, North __ (6)
Starts with D, ends with ADAKOTA→
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Ancient legend (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMYTH→
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Person finding gems in the sea (10)
Starts with P, ends with RPEARLDIVER→
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TV antenna of old (6)
Starts with A, ends with LAERIAL→
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Sound heard in a dairy herd (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMOO→
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Shakespearean king (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLEAR→
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Swoop down (on) (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPOUNCE→
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English TV network (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBBC→
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Approximately (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
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Gym clothes, informally (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSWEATS→
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Seek answers (3)
Starts with A, ends with KASK→
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Beef-and-potatoes meal (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
Down
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Allow inside (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADMIT→
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Have a yen for (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECRAVE→
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Billiards bounce (5)
Starts with C, ends with MCAROM→
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Pipsqueak (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTWERP→
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Low-pressure persuasion (8)
Starts with S, ends with LSOFTSELL→
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Coin in Spain and Italy (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
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Throng (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCROWD→
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Main dinner course (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENTREE→
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At this moment (3)
Starts with N, ends with WNOW→
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Custard-filled pastry (9)
Starts with C, ends with FCREAMPUFF→
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Sign of things to come (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
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Angry tirade (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRANT→
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"So what __ is new?" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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Olden times (4)
Starts with Y, ends with EYORE→
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Make a mistake (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
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Egyptian snake (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
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Go by plane (3)
Starts with F, ends with YFLY→
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Great Lake bordering Ohio (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Relinquish legally (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECEDE→
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Jogger's pace (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTROT→
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Deal with difficulties (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOPE→
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Rocks that are mined (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORES→
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Left the premises (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWENT→
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Fine dinnerware (9)
Starts with B, ends with ABONECHINA→
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Bro's sibling (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSIS→
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Head-moving approval (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNOD→
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Severe traffic jam (8)
Starts with G, ends with KGRIDLOCK→
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Snakelike fish (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
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Old-fashioned "Oh, my!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEGAD→
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Tree sources of syrup (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMAPLES→
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Take to court (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESUE→
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Brazilian dance (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMBA→
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Metric weights, for short (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKILOS→
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Out in the open (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOVERT→
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Make fun of (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEASE→
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Archer's missile (5)
Starts with A, ends with WARROW→
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Atlas pages (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMAPS→
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Comics cry of pain (4)
Starts with Y, ends with WYEOW→
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Factual (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUE→
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Steals from (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROBS→
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Part of a play (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
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 February 25, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: ID no. on a bank statement (ACCT); Fraction of a min. (SEC); Bonus song at a concert (ENCORE).
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.
