Newsday Crossword hints and answers for July 21, 2025
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Clues78
Across35
Down43
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Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
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Take a chair (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSIT→
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Cellphone programs (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPS→
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Christmas song (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCAROL→
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Have a fine meal (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDINE→
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Manner of walking (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGAIT→
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Fruit in a martini (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLIVE→
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Encyclopedia's category (9)
Starts with R, ends with EREFERENCE→
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Real estate brokers (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAGENTS→
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Adds sugar to (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSWEETENS→
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Briefly worded (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETERSE→
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Feeling glum (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
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Religious faction (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSECT→
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Female sibling (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSISTER→
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Movie ticket remnant (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTUB→
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Street or avenue (4)
Starts with R, ends with DROAD→
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Look __ (resemble each other) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALIKE→
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Fact-based fiction category (15)
Starts with H, ends with LHISTORICALNOVEL→
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Ahead by a point (5)
Starts with O, ends with PONEUP→
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Brief written message (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
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Physique (4)
Starts with B, ends with YBODY→
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Football throws (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPASSES→
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Epic story (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASAGA→
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Neither fish __ fowl (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
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Makes a jump (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEAPS→
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A through Z, collectively (8)
Starts with A, ends with TALPHABET→
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Make airtight (6)
Starts with S, ends with PSEALUP→
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Unhappy, loud spectator (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBOOER→
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Real-life wrongdoing category (9)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUECRIME→
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Koran studier's faith (5)
Starts with I, ends with MISLAM→
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Leaf-collecting tool (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAKE→
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Broadcasted commercial (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTVAD→
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Divulges (5)
Starts with T, ends with STELLS→
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Prophetic sign (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
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"For __ a jolly good fellow..." (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHES→
Down
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Prolonged military attack (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESIEGE→
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Deduce logically (5)
Starts with I, ends with RINFER→
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Adolescents (5)
Starts with T, ends with STEENS→
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Mellows, as cheese (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
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Utensil for frying (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPAN→
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Photographs, for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPICS→
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Slow-cooked dinners (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEWS→
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Humorous entertainer (8)
Starts with C, ends with NCOMEDIAN→
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Frequently, informally (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
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Ready to harvest (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
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Pizzeria appliance (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOVEN→
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Not as much (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
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"Darn it!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDRAT→
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Highways: Abbr. (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRTES→
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__ in "easy" (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEAS→
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Make a mistake (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
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Any money made of metal (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCOIN→
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Crunchy Tex-Mex snacks (5)
Starts with T, ends with STACOS→
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Untidy person (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSLOB→
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Digital TV recorder (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTIVO→
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__ out a living (scraped by) (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEKED→
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Depend (on) (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRELY→
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Small retail store (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSHOP→
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Rock singer Turner (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATINA→
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Puts to work (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
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Air-conditioner measures: Abbr. (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBTUS→
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Facts and figures (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADATA→
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"Two-limb" symbolic warm welcome (8)
Starts with O, ends with SOPENARMS→
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Turkey drumstick (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLEG→
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Cry audibly (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSOB→
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Baldwin or Guinness (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
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Nostalgic style (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORETRO→
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Our planet (5)
Starts with E, ends with HEARTH→
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__ and kicking (robust) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALIVE→
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Mountain lions (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPUMAS→
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Went very fast (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSPED→
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Just slightly (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABIT→
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Be defeated (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOSE→
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Opinion survey (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPOLL→
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Become well again (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHEAL→
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Airport shuttle vehicle (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTRAM→
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(Had) looked at (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEEN→
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Luau instrument, for short (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUKE→
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 July 21, 2025?+
78 clues: 35 Across and 43 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Take a chair (SIT); Cellphone programs (APPS); Christmas song (CAROL).
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.
