Newsday Crossword hints and answers for June 24, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleGROWING PLACES
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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The Dalai __ (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMA→
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Whole bunch (of) (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSLEW→
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Emerge from an egg (5)
Starts with H, ends with HHATCH→
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Make revisions to (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
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Barbed __ fence (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIRE→
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Marry secretly (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELOPE→
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First cousin's mom (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAUNT→
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"Sign me up!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMIN→
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Equally distant (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASFAR→
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Planting area for roses and violets (9)
Starts with F, ends with DFLOWERBED→
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Shake out of sleep (5)
Starts with R, ends with EROUSE→
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Leisurely walk (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSTROLL→
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Up to now (3)
Starts with Y, ends with TYET→
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Computer storage measure (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBYTE→
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On the wrong path (6)
Starts with A, ends with YASTRAY→
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Houston baseballer (5)
Starts with A, ends with OASTRO→
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Cheerios grains (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOATS→
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Freight train rider (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHOBO→
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Planting area for red fruits (15)
Starts with S, ends with HSTRAWBERRYPATCH→
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__ in the neck (pest) (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPAIN→
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Land surrounded by water (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
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"Quite true" (5)
Starts with I, ends with OITSSO→
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Person feeding a furnace (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSTOKER→
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Holler (4)
Starts with Y, ends with LYELL→
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Needless fuss (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
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"Okay with me" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIAGREE→
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Declares firmly (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAVOWS→
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Planting area for husk-covered ears (9)
Starts with C, ends with DCORNFIELD→
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Metallic factory worker (5)
Starts with R, ends with TROBOT→
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Locomotive sound (4)
Starts with C, ends with GCHUG→
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Starting poker stake (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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Garlic piece (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOVE→
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Hesitant refusal (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUHNO→
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Gas in a store window sign (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEON→
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Take the wheel (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSTEER→
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Fixes dishonestly (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIGS→
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Change for a $20 bill (4)
Starts with T, ends with STENS→
Down
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Flips (through), as a book (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEAFS→
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Grown-up person (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADULT→
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Unimportant (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMINOR→
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When a late lunch might end (5)
Starts with A, ends with OATTWO→
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Forming spiral shapes (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSWIRLY→
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Arm or leg (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLIMB→
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Shortest-named Great Lake (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Peter Pan pal (5)
Starts with W, ends with YWENDY→
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Valentine symbols (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHEARTS→
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"In addition..." (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
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Soy substitute for meat (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTOFU→
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IRS form experts (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCPAS→
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Roll call response (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
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Middle-arm joint (5)
Starts with E, ends with WELBOW→
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Not difficult at all (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEASY→
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Tips of boots (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOES→
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Ahead of schedule (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEARLY→
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"You can say __ again!" (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTHAT→
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Goes bad, as apples (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROTS→
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Kindergarten basics (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
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Start of a pirate chant (4)
Starts with Y, ends with OYOHO→
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Egyptian snakes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASPS→
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Number in a spreadsheet (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
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Threesome (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
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Corporal or admiral (4)
Starts with R, ends with KRANK→
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Family history diagram (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
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Egret or eagle (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBIRD→
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Rice serving with shish kebab (5)
Starts with P, ends with FPILAF→
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Holiday after Lent (6)
Starts with E, ends with REASTER→
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Industries' special vocabularies (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLINGOS→
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Come to pass (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROCCUR→
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Extremely large (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGIANT→
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Actress Zellweger (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERENEE→
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Pop singer __ John (5)
Starts with E, ends with NELTON→
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Blissful places (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDENS→
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Sections of circles (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARCS→
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Nine-__ battery (4)
Starts with V, ends with TVOLT→
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Woodwind instrument (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
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Made on a loom (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWOVE→
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Casual greeting (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOHHI→
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Ladder step (4)
Starts with R, ends with GRUNG→
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 June 24, 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: The Dalai __ (LAMA); Whole bunch (of) (SLEW); Emerge from an egg (HATCH).
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.
