Newsday Crossword hints and answers for July 27, 2025
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Clues146
Across67
Down79
TitleFORESTRY PHRASES: With woody words
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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Manufactures (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMAKES→
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Assembles a shirt (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEWS→
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Dad's mother (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGRAN→
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Texter's "No kidding" (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSRSLY→
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Teeming (with) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALIVE→
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Filly's mother (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMARE→
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Job-related move, for short (4)
Starts with R, ends with ORELO→
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Incite, as curiosity (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPIQUE→
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Time off for births (15)
Starts with M, ends with SMATERNITYLEAVES→
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Lexus competitor (5)
Starts with A, ends with AACURA→
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Stubborn equine (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
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Docs for dachshunds (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVETS→
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Assumed name (6)
Starts with A, ends with MANONYM→
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Salon sweepings (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHAIR→
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Ballet jump (4)
Starts with J, ends with EJETE→
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Group of geese (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGAGGLE→
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Online greetings (6)
Starts with E, ends with SECARDS→
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Prefix for sweet (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMI→
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Magic charm (6)
Starts with A, ends with TAMULET→
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Catch by trickery (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNARE→
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Highway markers (12)
Starts with T, ends with STRAFFICCONES→
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Letter receptacle (8)
Starts with M, ends with PMAILDROP→
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Scuba supply (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAIR→
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Turmoil (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUNREST→
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How hot videos "go" (5)
Starts with V, ends with LVIRAL→
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Yoko __ (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
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On a long rope (8)
Starts with T, ends with DTETHERED→
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Moscow cathedral honoree (7)
Starts with S, ends with LSTBASIL→
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Warship officer (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBOSN→
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Downwind, to a 58-Across (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALEE→
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Feels unwell (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAILS→
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How some nuts are canned (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSALTED→
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Canine woe (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMANGE→
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Briar sections (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPIPESTEMS→
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Throws out a fishing line (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCASTS→
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Composer Debussy (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECLAUDE→
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SAT section (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMATH→
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Tug-of-war need (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROPE→
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Took pleasure in (8)
Starts with R, ends with DRELISHED→
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Arctic bird (3)
Starts with A, ends with KAUK→
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Outstanding (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGREAT→
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Italian cheese (6)
Starts with A, ends with OASIAGO→
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Uplifting poem (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
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Newspaper issues (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEDITIONS→
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Vault venues (12)
Starts with B, ends with SBANKBRANCHES→
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Rough, as burlap (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNUBBY→
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Mint-flavored candy (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMENTOS→
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Horn sound (4)
Starts with H, ends with KHONK→
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Journalist, informally (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESCRIBE→
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Criminal copier (6)
Starts with F, ends with RFORGER→
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Trumpet accessory (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMUTE→
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Dismounted (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALIT→
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Pan-fries (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSAUTES→
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Official affirmation (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOATH→
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Reggae relative (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASKA→
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Excessive excitement (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMANIA→
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Crewel tools (15)
Starts with K, ends with SKNITTINGNEEDLES→
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"So help me" (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBYGOD→
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"Have __ news for you!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIGOT→
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Take a risky chance (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDARE→
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Candid (5)
Starts with F, ends with KFRANK→
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Professionals' orgs. (5)
Starts with A, ends with SASSNS→
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Designer Ricci (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANINA→
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Has outstanding bills (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOWES→
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Mistakes like thiss (5)
Starts with T, ends with STYPOS→
Down
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Cry from a crib (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMAMA→
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Sighed cry (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Hobby shop purchases (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKITS→
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12/24 or 12/31 (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
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Wait on (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESERVE→
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Strike down, in the Bible (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMITE→
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Erodes (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEATS→
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Distorted, as a smile (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWRY→
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French condiment (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSEL→
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Farmers' cooperatives (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGRANGES→
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Rise up (6)
Starts with R, ends with TREVOLT→
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Coeur d'__, ID (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALENE→
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Meddlesome (4)
Starts with N, ends with YNOSY→
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Healthful resort (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
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Shakespearean king (7)
Starts with R, ends with DRICHARD→
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3 to 9 and 4 to 16 (11)
Starts with S, ends with SSQUAREROOTS→
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Glaringly vivid (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLURID→
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Numbers on wine bottles (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEARS→
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End up with (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
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Bird on a quarter (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEAGLE→
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Lowly workers (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMENIALS→
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Rival of Skippy (3)
Starts with J, ends with FJIF→
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Crops with altered DNA (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGMOS→
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Some wedding guests (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAUNTS→
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Reach by phone (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCALL→
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ER order (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
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Water that sounds weird (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Small store (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMART→
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Breezed through (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACED→
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Agra attire (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
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Put gas into (6)
Starts with F, ends with DFUELED→
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Memo heading (4)
Starts with I, ends with EINRE→
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Crawl like a tot (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCREEP→
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Midler nickname (5)
Starts with M, ends with MMISSM→
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Starting stage (5)
Starts with O, ends with TONSET→
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Toads' abodes (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPONDS→
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Poetic lowland (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVALE→
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The __, Netherlands (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHAGUE→
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Food sample (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETASTE→
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Food sample (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBIT→
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The __ (bored feeling) (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBLAHS→
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What verbs signify (6)
Starts with A, ends with NACTION→
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Jazz singer Carmen (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMCRAE→
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Viva voce (5)
Starts with A, ends with DALOUD→
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Dinner table accessories (11)
Starts with N, ends with SNAPKINRINGS→
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Minimal amounts (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIOTAS→
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Roll towards a hole (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPUTT→
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Immigrant's subj. (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
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Mascara mishap (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSMEAR→
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Gets dressed (7)
Starts with E, ends with SENROBES→
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Aquatic plant (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALGA→
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Very small (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEENY→
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Inferno author (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDANTE→
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Barbecue order (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIBS→
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Santa syllables (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHOHO→
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Biblical paradise (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Work station (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDESK→
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Bee Gees' surname (4)
Starts with G, ends with BGIBB→
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Hershey toffee bar (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSKOR→
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Cost of courses (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTUITION→
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Italian pistol (7)
Starts with B, ends with ABERETTA→
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Nervous feeling (5)
Starts with A, ends with TANGST→
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Colleague of Fidel (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECHE→
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Parliamentary proposal (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMOTION→
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Brazilian dance (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMBA→
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Potters' supplies (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCLAYS→
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Mushrooms, for instance (5)
Starts with F, ends with IFUNGI→
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Horses' locks (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMANES→
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Beehive State collegian (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUTE→
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Property crime (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTHEFT→
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Similar (to) (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
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Brutish boss (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
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High-five sound (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLAP→
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Casino game (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKENO→
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Seeks info (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASKS→
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Commercials, for instance (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
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Altar assent (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
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Informal refusal (3)
Starts with N, ends with WNAW→
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Towel off (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDRY→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for July 27, 2025?+
146 clues: 67 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gary M. Larson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Manufactures (MAKES); Assembles a shirt (SEWS); Dad's mother (GRAN).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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