Newsday Crossword hints and answers for March 2, 2025
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Clues142
Across63
Down79
TitleCONDITIONALLY: Explained at 113-Down
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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Crunchy fruit (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPLE→
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Image file format (3)
Starts with G, ends with FGIF→
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Star soprano (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADIVA→
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Computer support grp. (6)
Starts with I, ends with MITTEAM→
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Chill out (5)
Starts with R, ends with XRELAX→
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Water west of the UK (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
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"Quit that!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTOP→
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Evaluate anew (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERERATE→
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Comprehend (5)
Starts with G, ends with PGRASP→
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Factory manager (15)
Starts with S, ends with RSHIFTSUPERVISOR→
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Decide you will (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOPTTO→
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Small-scale thing (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMINI→
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Sch. near Hollywood (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUCLA→
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"I rule!" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with EYAYME→
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American bilingual blend (9)
Starts with S, ends with HSPANGLISH→
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Seasonal hillside ride (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
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Norse explorer (11)
Starts with L, ends with NLEIFERIKSON→
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Internet destination (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESITE→
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Extend across (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSPAN→
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Skilled practitioner (7)
Starts with A, ends with NARTISAN→
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Winning steadily (7)
Starts with O, ends with RONATEAR→
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Moody music genre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
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Not keeping out gusts (6)
Starts with D, ends with YDRAFTY→
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Dreamgirls Oscar winner (14)
Starts with J, ends with NJENNIFERHUDSON→
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Slow tempo (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLENTO→
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Sentence in a script (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELINE→
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NASA moon lander (3)
Starts with L, ends with MLEM→
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Small-scale thing (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMICRO→
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Circular current (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEDDY→
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Don't agree to do (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREFUSE→
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Dense hardwoods (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEBONIES→
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British "white" landmark (13)
Starts with C, ends with RCLIFFSOFDOVER→
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Talk over (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDISCUSS→
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Increased quickly (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSURGED→
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Some ATM transactions (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDEPS→
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Data entered (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINPUT→
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Obamacare initials (3)
Starts with A, ends with AACA→
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Unsettles (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJARS→
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Synagogue scroll (5)
Starts with T, ends with HTORAH→
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Local law enforcement headquarters (14)
Starts with S, ends with ESHERIFFSOFFICE→
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Troop spirit (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMORALE→
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Chili __ carne (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCON→
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Feed and protect (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENURTURE→
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Uppercase character (7)
Starts with C, ends with LCAPITAL→
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Simpsons bus driver (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
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Render unusable (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRUIN→
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Best source of party merriment (11)
Starts with L, ends with LLIFEANDSOUL→
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Sail's support (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
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Hard-to-accomplish assignment (9)
Starts with T, ends with RTALLORDER→
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Modify (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTER→
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Those others (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTHEM→
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Dublin's country (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEIRE→
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"Same here" (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASDOI→
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Apt applicant (15)
Starts with Q, ends with NQUALIFIEDPERSON→
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Kidman's novelist Oscar role (5)
Starts with W, ends with FWOOLF→
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Turmoil (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUNREST→
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Certain sushi serving (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROLL→
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Special attention, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTLC→
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Princess Bride pirate portrayer (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELWES→
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Stones used for marbles (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAGATES→
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Till compartment (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
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Devious (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSLY→
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Beatle drummer (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORINGO→
Down
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Golden Fleece ship (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARGO→
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Cop's quarry (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPERP→
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Real estate map (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPLAT→
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Have stamina (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLAST→
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Shows, as something new (9)
Starts with E, ends with OEXPOSESTO→
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Major utility pipeline (7)
Starts with G, ends with NGASMAIN→
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"It seems to me..." (6)
Starts with I, ends with KITHINK→
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Summer hrs. (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDST→
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"We're here!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with SITSUS→
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Do a favor for (9)
Starts with V, ends with EVOUCHSAFE→
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Freezer or fridge: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with LAPPL→
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Second-quality, as mdse. (3)
Starts with I, ends with RIRR→
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Fiddler on the Roof father (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEVYE→
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Three-tone chords (6)
Starts with T, ends with STRIADS→
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No problem at all (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEASY→
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Place for protons (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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Insignificant (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMERE→
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Flaky pastry dough (4)
Starts with F, ends with OFILO→
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Lent follower (6)
Starts with E, ends with REASTER→
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Devoutly wish (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPRAY→
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Privy to (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
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Wife of Jacob (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLEAH→
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Soup scooper (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELADLE→
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Miscalculated (5)
Starts with E, ends with DERRED→
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"Try __ see" (5)
Starts with I, ends with DITAND→
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Grant's bill (5)
Starts with F, ends with YFIFTY→
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Agenda listing (4)
Starts with I, ends with MITEM→
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Joe of Goodfellas (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPESCI→
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Luigi's love (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMORE→
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Forbidden things (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNONOS→
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Nothing at all (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
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Grapevine gossip (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRUMOR→
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Brief moment, briefly (4)
Starts with J, ends with FJIFF→
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Sufficient, nonstandardly (4)
Starts with E, ends with FENUF→
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Suffix for still or sweet (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
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Disruptive noise (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDIN→
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Floral necklaces (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEIS→
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Treasure Island monogram (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRLS→
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Dawn goddess (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEOS→
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Celebratory nights (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEVES→
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River bottom (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBED→
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Jump a queue (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCUTIN→
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Japanese peak (4)
Starts with F, ends with IFUJI→
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Evil bat man, for short (4)
Starts with D, ends with CDRAC→
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Cruel character (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
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'70s dance fad (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODISCO→
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__ water (facing punishment) (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINHOT→
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Paid out (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPENT→
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Mongrel dog (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCUR→
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Historian __ Kearns Goodwin (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDORIS→
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Muse of poetry (5)
Starts with E, ends with OERATO→
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Western Pacific nation (5)
Starts with P, ends with UPALAU→
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Taco's exterior (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSHELL→
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Italian wine region (4)
Starts with A, ends with IASTI→
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Had trust in (9)
Starts with C, ends with NCOUNTEDON→
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S. Sudan's continent (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAFR→
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First-quality (9)
Starts with T, ends with RTOPDRAWER→
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Collies' coats (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFURS→
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Tutti-__ (6)
Starts with F, ends with IFRUTTI→
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Took a tumble (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFELL→
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Long, thick hair (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMANE→
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Rhythmic flow of speech (7)
Starts with C, ends with YCADENCY→
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Brunch serving (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOMELET→
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Robert of The Sopranos (4)
Starts with I, ends with RILER→
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Forces (upon) (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFOISTS→
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Jazz pianist Garner (6)
Starts with E, ends with LERROLL→
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Come to mind (5)
Starts with A, ends with EARISE→
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More than sufficient (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMPLE→
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Blue-green (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAQUA→
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Respiratory organ (4)
Starts with L, ends with GLUNG→
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Scarlett O'Hara's home (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATARA→
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Tubular sandwich (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHERO→
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Arias, for instance (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISOLI→
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What some quilts contain (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDOWN→
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Designer Cassini (4)
Starts with O, ends with GOLEG→
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Word pair in the seven longest answers (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIFSO→
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US Army bases (3)
Starts with F, ends with SFTS→
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Half-rectangle shapes (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for March 2, 2025?+
142 clues: 63 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Crunchy fruit (APPLE); Image file format (GIF); Star soprano (DIVA).
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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