Newsday Crossword hints and answers for June 25, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues78
Across38
Down40
TitleBRANCHING OUT
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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Marshy ground (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMIRE→
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Notorious Roman emperor (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONERO→
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Got __ the ground floor (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
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Do penance (5)
Starts with A, ends with EATONE→
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Stylish flair (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELAN→
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Alaskan port city (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOME→
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Melodies with traditional history (10)
Starts with R, ends with CROOTSMUSIC→
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Doctor's "Now!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
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Approaches angrily (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCOMESAT→
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Alphabet components (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLETTERS→
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Actor's assignments (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROLES→
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Annoy greatly (3)
Starts with V, ends with XVEX→
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Person from Tulsa, informally (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOKIE→
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Car's storage measure (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUNKSPACE→
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Tears apart (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRENDS→
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#2 exec (4)
Starts with V, ends with PVEEP→
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Mongrel dog (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCUR→
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Industrious insect (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
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__ for (select) (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
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Activist Yoko (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
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Capote nickname (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTRU→
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Strong drain cleaner (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELYE→
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Baby's bed (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRIB→
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Dutch flower (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTULIP→
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Canine training gear (10)
Starts with B, ends with RBARKCOLLAR→
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Russian denial (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNYET→
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Glance at (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESEE→
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Typical (5)
Starts with U, ends with LUSUAL→
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Made changes in (7)
Starts with A, ends with DALTERED→
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Blow up, as a photo (7)
Starts with E, ends with EENLARGE→
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Bar in a shower (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSOAP→
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Hits the road (10)
Starts with L, ends with NLEAVESTOWN→
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Poker player's payment (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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Parcel (out) (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMETE→
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Eight-person band (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOCTET→
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Look intently (at) (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPEER→
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Practice boxing (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPAR→
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Barnyard birds (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHENS→
Down
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__ Antony of old Rome (4)
Starts with M, ends with CMARC→
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"Ditto!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with OITOO→
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Motel accommodation (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROOM→
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Walked in (7)
Starts with E, ends with DENTERED→
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Grammatical gender for "it" (6)
Starts with N, ends with RNEUTER→
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Overhead trains (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
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Banister (4)
Starts with R, ends with LRAIL→
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Back in the day (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
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Arched part of the foot (6)
Starts with I, ends with PINSTEP→
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"Nearly right" (10)
Starts with N, ends with YNOTEXACTLY→
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Actor Epps or Sharif (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROMAR→
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Tennis dividers (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
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Exxon's former name (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESSO→
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Brewer's grain (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMALT→
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Commercial break (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTVSPOT→
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Family vehicle, for short (3)
Starts with S, ends with VSUV→
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Toothbrush brand (5)
Starts with O, ends with BORALB→
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Safari nation (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKENYA→
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Cross-country highway (10)
Starts with I, ends with EINTERSTATE→
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"Modern" prefix (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
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Barbie's boyfriend (3)
Starts with K, ends with NKEN→
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Physicist Marie (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECURIE→
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Spout lava (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERUPT→
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Ball-kicking sport (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSOCCER→
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Player who's paid (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
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Up to, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with LTIL→
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__-ray Disc (3)
Starts with B, ends with UBLU→
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Open, as a gate (7)
Starts with U, ends with HUNLATCH→
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Something worth saving (6)
Starts with K, ends with RKEEPER→
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Invariably (6)
Starts with A, ends with RASEVER→
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Symbol in Tolkien novels (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERUNE→
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"Additionally..." (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
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"Do it fast!" at the office (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
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Solitary (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELONE→
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Shade trees (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELMS→
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Profound (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDEEP→
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Memorization method (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROTE→
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Rock singer Stefani (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGWEN→
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Drs. treating tonsillitis (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENTS→
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__ loss for words (3)
Starts with A, ends with AATA→
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 25, 2025?+
78 clues: 38 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Marshy ground (MIRE); Notorious Roman emperor (NERO); Got __ the ground floor (INON).
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.
