Newsday Crossword hints and answers for March 27, 2025
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
TitleNOT SO HOT
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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Cardinal point (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEAST→
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Spot with springs (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
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Uncommon sense (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
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Novel's need (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPINE→
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In name only (7)
Starts with T, ends with RTITULAR→
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Something completely different (13)
Starts with P, ends with EPOLAROPPOSITE→
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Scurried off (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
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Rankle (3)
Starts with I, ends with KIRK→
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California neighbor (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMEXICO→
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Hostile looks (9)
Starts with I, ends with SICYGLARES→
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Emergency signal (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSIREN→
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Note to self (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMEMO→
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It means "averse to" (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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Fair attraction (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDE→
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__ chi class (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITAI→
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Bit of change (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCENT→
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Coral habitat (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
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Far from a consolation (11)
Starts with C, ends with TCOLDCOMFORT→
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Medical record datum (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
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Play first (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEAD→
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Have yet to pay (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOWE→
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Loose ground (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIRT→
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Profusion (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSLEW→
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Mischief makers (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIMPS→
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High hope (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDREAM→
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Purposely excluded (9)
Starts with F, ends with TFROZENOUT→
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Royal Navy weapons (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSABRES→
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Authorize (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLET→
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Apply leverage to (3)
Starts with P, ends with YPRY→
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Venerable breakfast box (13)
Starts with F, ends with SFROSTEDFLAKES→
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Metaphorical founders (7)
Starts with F, ends with SFATHERS→
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Part of LED (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDIODE→
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Bracket shapes (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
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Tactile encouragement (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPAT→
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"Regrettably..." (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
Down
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Term from a name (6)
Starts with E, ends with MEPONYM→
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Be under par (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
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Slow mover (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSNAIL→
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Latin land (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATERRA→
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Auto products brand (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
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Remarkable thing (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPIP→
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Energy source (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
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Magic medicine (6)
Starts with E, ends with RELIXIR→
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Jonathan Swift, e.g. (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSATIRIST→
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Come before (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPRECEDE→
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Elbowroom (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPACE→
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Capitalizes on (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
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Southern fried fare (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOKRA→
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Glass border (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRIM→
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First floor apartment, perhaps (4)
Starts with O, ends with AONEA→
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Head for (4)
Starts with G, ends with OGOTO→
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Person writing cryptograms (7)
Starts with E, ends with RENCODER→
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Apple topper (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEM→
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Best effort (3)
Starts with A, ends with LALL→
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"Et tu" time (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDES→
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Get a glider started (3)
Starts with T, ends with WTOW→
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Brainy (8)
Starts with C, ends with LCEREBRAL→
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Young whale (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCALF→
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Apt rhyme for "restrain" (4)
Starts with R, ends with NREIN→
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Mixes in (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
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Treetop nibbler (7)
Starts with G, ends with EGIRAFFE→
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Mystical cards (6)
Starts with T, ends with STAROTS→
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Coyote cousin (4)
Starts with W, ends with FWOLF→
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Noisy bikes (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMOPEDS→
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Prize money (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPURSE→
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Muddy place (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
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Fit well together (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMESH→
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Mrs. Fitzgerald (5)
Starts with Z, ends with AZELDA→
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Net sales (5)
Starts with E, ends with LETAIL→
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Instructional bit (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
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What a coup could end (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
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What ends every Nov. (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDST→
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RV stopover franchise (3)
Starts with K, ends with AKOA→
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 March 27, 2025?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Lin Josephson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Cardinal point (EAST); Spot with springs (SPA); Uncommon sense (ESP).
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.
