Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 26, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleSEW IT UP
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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Bath powder (4)
Starts with T, ends with CTALC→
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Dashboard gauge, for short (4)
Starts with T, ends with HTACH→
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Post-office purchase (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTAMP→
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Creme-filled cookie (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
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"Understood" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
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Mischievous sprite (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPIXIE→
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Bambi, for one (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEER→
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__ of measure (hours and miles) (5)
Starts with U, ends with SUNITS→
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"Phooey!" (9)
Starts with D, ends with LDARNITALL→
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Bowling alley button (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRESET→
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Get __ the ground floor (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
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Inflight announcement, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
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Give consent (to) (6)
Starts with A, ends with EACCEDE→
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In the style of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
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Lab-maze runners (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRATS→
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Rental contract (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEASE→
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Loud slap (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSMACK→
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"Steady as __ goes" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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Moisten, as certain cutlets (15)
Starts with B, ends with NBASTETHECHICKEN→
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Employ (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
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Stingless bee (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRONE→
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Bronze medalist's place (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTHIRD→
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Meal at an army base (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMESS→
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Peculiar (3)
Starts with O, ends with DODD→
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Pebbles and rocks (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTONES→
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Pantry invader (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
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Meal in a slow cooker (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
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Sci-fi pioneer Jules (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVERNE→
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Be indecisive (9)
Starts with H, ends with WHEMANDHAW→
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Zinc __ ointment (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOXIDE→
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Came in for a landing (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALIT→
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"That hurts!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOUCH→
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Sealed, as a package (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTAPED→
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Ireland or Maui (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
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"__ Off to See the Wizard" (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWERE→
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Nail-smoothing material (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEMERY→
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Oboe accessory (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREED→
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Russian refusal (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNYET→
Down
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Lincoln in-law (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTODD→
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Vicinity (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
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Rude glance (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLEER→
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Most hokey (8)
Starts with C, ends with TCORNIEST→
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Walk very quietly (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETIPTOE→
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From China or India (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
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Honeycomb section (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCELL→
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Achilles' weak spot (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHEEL→
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Sudden gush (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPURT→
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Musical inaptitude (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTINEAR→
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Graph baseline (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAXIS→
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Tiny amount (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMITE→
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Annoying person (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEST→
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"For sure!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with DINDEED→
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Apiece (4)
Starts with E, ends with HEACH→
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Book of photos (5)
Starts with A, ends with MALBUM→
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Bring to a halt (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECEASE→
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Attorney's workload (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCASES→
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Change, as a law (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMEND→
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Frilly fabric (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELACE→
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Invite to enter (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASKIN→
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Way over yonder (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHERE→
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Transmits (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSENDS→
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Wearing footwear (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSHOD→
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Young tabby (6)
Starts with K, ends with NKITTEN→
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Slow running pace (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTROT→
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Have a meal, informally (8)
Starts with C, ends with NCHOWDOWN→
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Carpenter's smoothing tool (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSANDER→
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Declared (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSTATED→
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Deserving assistance (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNEEDY→
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Happy look (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMILE→
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Pick a candidate (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVOTE→
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Midterm, for instance (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEXAM→
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Ready to harvest (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
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What mustaches are made of (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHAIR→
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Otherwise (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
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Donald Duck nephew (4)
Starts with H, ends with YHUEY→
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Land measure (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
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Make sharper (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWHET→
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 26, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Carolyn Stewart.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Bath powder (TALC); Dashboard gauge, for short (TACH); Post-office purchase (STAMP).
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.
