Newsday Crossword hints and answers for March 14, 2025
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
TitleRIVAL'S REMARK
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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Calibrate, perhaps (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIGN→
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Casablanca costuming (3)
Starts with F, ends with ZFEZ→
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Monsieur Matisse (5)
Starts with H, ends with IHENRI→
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Wonder-full feeling (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAWE→
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Midwestern metropolis (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMAHA→
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With 26-Across, speaker of comment (5)
Starts with I, ends with CISAAC→
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First spoken word in Genesis (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
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Revved up (5)
Starts with E, ends with REAGER→
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To whom the comment was spoken (9)
Starts with C, ends with NCARLSAGAN→
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Acquiesce (6)
Starts with A, ends with EACCEDE→
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See 17-Across (6)
Starts with A, ends with VASIMOV→
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Favoring (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
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Dolce, on music (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSWEETLY→
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Top-10 baby girl name for 2023 (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAVA→
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Soft rock (4)
Starts with T, ends with CTALC→
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Legendary story byline (5)
Starts with A, ends with PAESOP→
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20-Across' The Dragons of __ (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Start of a comment (13)
Starts with Y, ends with RYOUARESMARTER→
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Scorching (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTORRID→
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Tale's place (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELOCALE→
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Not at all familiar (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIEN→
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Rushdie title (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
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Exclamation of expectation (5)
Starts with O, ends with YOHBOY→
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Case workers (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDAS→
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Middle of comment (7)
Starts with T, ends with MTHANIAM→
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Macbeth preposition (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Speaking of (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
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Change at Galileo Airport (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEUROS→
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SFO info (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETDS→
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End of comment (9)
Starts with I, ends with TIHATETHAT→
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Enticement (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELURE→
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Slender swimmers (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEELS→
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Mounts, as gems (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSETS→
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Farm cart (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDRAY→
Down
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Sashimi fish (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAHI→
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Toutes __ heures (hourly) (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
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Feminine name ending (3)
Starts with I, ends with AINA→
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Elegance of action (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGRACE→
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Popular power sources (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNICADS→
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Football season (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFALL→
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Milk sources (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEWES→
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Sorority letter (4)
Starts with Z, ends with AZETA→
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Act moderately (6)
Starts with G, ends with YGOEASY→
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Rial spender (5)
Starts with O, ends with IOMANI→
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Cover with graffiti (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTAG→
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By-way connection (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETHE→
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Common regatta trophy (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
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Finder's fee (6)
Starts with R, ends with DREWARD→
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Many a bridesmaid (6)
Starts with G, ends with LGALPAL→
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On-target (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAPT→
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Grade school supplies (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCRAYOLAS→
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Salon employee (8)
Starts with C, ends with TCOLORIST→
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Opened, say (8)
Starts with M, ends with TMADEABET→
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D-Day codename (8)
Starts with O, ends with DOVERLORD→
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Shuttle, sometimes (3)
Starts with V, ends with NVAN→
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Rather wide (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEEE→
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Cats finale (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
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Certain roaster (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTOM→
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Restorative treatment (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECURE→
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Mark permanently (4)
Starts with E, ends with HETCH→
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Nonstandard negative (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAINT→
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Suite part (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROOM→
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Cry of success (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATADA→
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Seeing things (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEYES→
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Just browns (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSAUTES→
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Speaking of (4)
Starts with I, ends with EINRE→
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Uprose (6)
Starts with R, ends with DRIOTED→
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A generous disposition (5)
Starts with H, ends with THEART→
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Jacob's second son (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASHER→
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Manet medium (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOILS→
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Artisanal center (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
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Any of the 24-Down (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHUE→
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Patterned after (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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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 March 14, 2025?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Calibrate, perhaps (ALIGN); Casablanca costuming (FEZ); Must (GOTTO).
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?+
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