Newsday Crossword hints and answers for March 3, 2025
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Clues78
Across36
Down42
TitleUSING LADDERS
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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"That's a shame!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Campus military program: Abbr. (4)
Starts with R, ends with CROTC→
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Golfer's warning (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFORE→
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Misplaced (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOST→
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Nebraska's largest city (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMAHA→
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Border on (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABUT→
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Slightest trace (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
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Invalidate, as a contract (5)
Starts with A, ends with LANNUL→
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Raining cats and __ (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDOGS→
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Pruning maples' high branches (13)
Starts with T, ends with STRIMMINGTREES→
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Feeling achy or angry (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESORE→
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"That makes sense now" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
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__ apart (in shreds) (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTORN→
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Very funny people (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRIOTS→
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Begin to melt (4)
Starts with T, ends with WTHAW→
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Puppy's tail movement (3)
Starts with W, ends with GWAG→
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Be too boastful about winning (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGLOAT→
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With 41-Across, cleaning second-story panes (7)
Starts with W, ends with GWASHING→
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See 39-Across (7)
Starts with W, ends with SWINDOWS→
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Playful aquatic mammal (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
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America's Uncle (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSAM→
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Frozen snow queen (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELSA→
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__ boom (aircraft sound) (5)
Starts with S, ends with CSONIC→
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Intense publicity (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHYPE→
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Voice of Apple devices (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
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Sugar cube (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLUMP→
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Battling skyscraper blazes (13)
Starts with F, ends with SFIGHTINGFIRES→
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Infant (4)
Starts with B, ends with YBABY→
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__ Allan Poe (5)
Starts with E, ends with REDGAR→
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Expose a secret (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBLAB→
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Any line on a grocery list (4)
Starts with I, ends with MITEM→
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Unravel, as a mystery (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESOLVE→
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Ready, willing, and __ (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
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Volleyball dividers (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
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Serve a meal to (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFEED→
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Pen __ (author's alias) (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAME→
Down
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Arabian Nights' __ Baba (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
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Steals from, as a pirate (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOOTS→
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"Outer space" prefix for -naut (5)
Starts with A, ends with OASTRO→
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Set of steps between floors (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAIR→
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Go wandering around (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROAM→
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Prefix meaning "all" (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
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__ lotion (bottle brought to the beach) (7)
Starts with T, ends with GTANNING→
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Drinks very quickly (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHUGS→
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Disappear gradually (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFADE→
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Woodwind instrument (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
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Room-size floor coverings (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRUGS→
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Space aliens: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
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Make changes to (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTER→
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Was introduced to (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
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Rule over a kingdom (5)
Starts with R, ends with NREIGN→
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Possess (3)
Starts with O, ends with NOWN→
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Dusting cloth (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRAG→
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Ye __ Shoppe (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOLDE→
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Hammer or screwdriver (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOOL→
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Lumber mill cutters (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAWS→
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Number of singers in a duet (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
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Berets and caps (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHATS→
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Regarding, in memos (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
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"At what time?" (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWHEN→
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Airport screening agency: Abbr. (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
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Leprechauns' nationality (5)
Starts with I, ends with HIRISH→
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By the __ (incidentally) (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWAY→
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Mischievous child (3)
Starts with I, ends with PIMP→
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Roofing tile (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESHINGLE→
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Gives as an example (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCITES→
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Yale student, informally (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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Get __ (throw out) (5)
Starts with R, ends with FRIDOF→
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City-related (5)
Starts with U, ends with NURBAN→
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__ toast (thin, crisp bread) (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMELBA→
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Biblical song (5)
Starts with P, ends with MPSALM→
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Destiny (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFATE→
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"A likely story!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIBET→
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Workout centers (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGYMS→
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Donated (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGAVE→
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Flintstone or Astaire (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFRED→
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Recycling container (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBIN→
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Insect in a hive (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBEE→
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.
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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 3, 2025?+
78 clues: 36 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Doug Peterson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: "That's a shame!" (ALAS); Campus military program: Abbr. (ROTC); Golfer's warning (FORE).
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.
