Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 17, 2025
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Clues72
Across35
Down37
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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Put in stitches (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSLAY→
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Digging a lot (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINTO→
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It got statehood a week before Wyoming (5)
Starts with I, ends with OIDAHO→
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The first Harley- Davidson carburetor (9)
Starts with T, ends with NTOMATOCAN→
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Suddenly soft (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMUTED→
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Made-up confirmation question (9)
Starts with A, ends with LAREWECOOL→
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Chestnutlike (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHOARY→
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"Happy" fellow (5)
Starts with F, ends with XFELIX→
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Do it yourself (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOLO→
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Il est ignore dans l'alphabetisation (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
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Almost not (7)
Starts with F, ends with YFAINTLY→
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Small-print solicitations (7)
Starts with W, ends with SWANTADS→
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Metal recycling by-product (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSLAG→
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Affirmation exclamation (3)
Starts with Y, ends with AYEA→
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Coin with a queen and polar bear (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETOONIE→
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Vines do it (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCREEP→
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Unsteady to ride on (5)
Starts with R, ends with YRUTTY→
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Emulates orcas or beach bums (15)
Starts with C, ends with SCATCHESSOMERAYS→
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Greeting with a necklace (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALOHA→
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Taken for a ride (5)
Starts with H, ends with DHOSED→
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Suburb where Mandela lived (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSOWETO→
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Orwellian dictator (3)
Starts with P, ends with GPIG→
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Unload for little (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDUMP→
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Sleeping bag alternative (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTENTBED→
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Doughy, cheesy, beefy snack (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETACOPIE→
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Lines for liquids (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIVS→
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Presider over a pantheon (4)
Starts with O, ends with NODIN→
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Tough choice metaphor (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHORNS→
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Orchestration alteration (5)
Starts with R, ends with XREMIX→
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Got a wider view (9)
Starts with Z, ends with TZOOMEDOUT→
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Address with power (5)
Starts with O, ends with EORATE→
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Clean and green (9)
Starts with Z, ends with EZEROWASTE→
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Cnet.com called them "tiny but pricey" (2012) (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNANOS→
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Elucidation intro (4)
Starts with Y, ends with EYSEE→
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A buck or two or twenty (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEER→
Down
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Flagpoles, for instance (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTAFFS→
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Armani Beauty owner (6)
Starts with L, ends with LLOREAL→
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Name related to Emma (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAMELIA→
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Pilot predicament (6)
Starts with Y, ends with GYAWING→
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Assigner of SGP to Singapore (3)
Starts with I, ends with CIOC→
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Base barker (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONCO→
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It's northwest of Albuquerque (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAOS→
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Simmering, say (5)
Starts with O, ends with WONLOW→
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On-stage "Thank you" (9)
Starts with I, ends with DIMHONORED→
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20-Across multiple (3)
Starts with D, ends with ODUO→
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Ovid's "swift maid" (8)
Starts with A, ends with AATALANTA→
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Trait transfer (8)
Starts with H, ends with YHEREDITY→
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Tortuous travels (8)
Starts with O, ends with SODYSSEYS→
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Written words (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEXT→
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Abt. 33, for Big D (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLAT→
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"I wish to tune my quivering __": Byron (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELYRE→
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Frustration exclamation (5)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEESH→
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"Package" purchase (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTOUR→
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The Fly in the Soup source (5)
Starts with A, ends with PAESOP→
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AI interfaces (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCHATBOXES→
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Put forward (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPOSIT→
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Extremely hardy (8)
Starts with C, ends with NCASTIRON→
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What tops many tissues (8)
Starts with A, ends with AALOEVERA→
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One of the village people (8)
Starts with T, ends with NTOWNSMAN→
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"Jeet __?" (Aussie's "Had dinner?") (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCHET→
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"Aussieness" adder in '24 (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
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Minor embellishment (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDOODAD→
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Was revolting (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUPROSE→
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Effectively invisible (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMINUTE→
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Trouble with trivia (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPESTER→
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Befuddled (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDIZZY→
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Gnaw on (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCHEW→
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Contrary chorus (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNOES→
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Ending like -ella (3)
Starts with I, ends with OITO→
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Extraction target (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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Victim of Bart's prank calls (3)
Starts with M, ends with EMOE→
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 May 17, 2025?+
72 clues: 35 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Lester Ruff.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Put in stitches (SLAY); Digging a lot (INTO); It got statehood a week before Wyoming (IDAHO).
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.
