Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 2, 2025
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
TitleYOUR CHOICE
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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Criticize strongly (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSLAM→
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Aeneid setting (4)
Starts with T, ends with YTROY→
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Rt. hands (5)
Starts with A, ends with SASSTS→
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Wrap alternative (4)
Starts with P, ends with APITA→
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Sedan seizure (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREPO→
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Change slightly (5)
Starts with T, ends with KTWEAK→
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Short-music suffix (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
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Be compliant (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOBEY→
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Be a nuisance to (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHARRY→
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Start of a quote (13)
Starts with W, ends with OWHENYOUCOMETO→
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Parodies (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSENDUPS→
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How soccer games may end (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINATIE→
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HP products (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPCS→
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Start a type of flight (8)
Starts with B, ends with FBLASTOFF→
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Shade of purple (5)
Starts with L, ends with CLILAC→
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Stagecoach pullers (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTEAM→
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Hue and cry (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
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Middle of quote (7)
Starts with A, ends with NAFORKIN→
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A Rocky Mtn. state (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIDA→
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Dallas cager (3)
Starts with M, ends with VMAV→
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Apropos of (4)
Starts with I, ends with EINRE→
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"Alternatively..." (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIFNOT→
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Where South Africa's foreign embassies are (8)
Starts with P, ends with APRETORIA→
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Bigger copy, briefly (3)
Starts with E, ends with LENL→
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Source of oil and seeds (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESESAME→
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Fifty Shades of Grey author (7)
Starts with E, ends with SELJAMES→
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End of the quote (13)
Starts with T, ends with TTHEROADTAKEIT→
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Hot and bubbling (5)
Starts with A, ends with LABOIL→
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Ship of myth (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARGO→
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Creative formation (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
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Cafe handout (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECARTE→
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Cake cross-section (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTIER→
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Big name in astrophysics (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
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"Sample this" (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRYIT→
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Decoration recipient (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHERO→
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Liverpool lockup (4)
Starts with G, ends with LGAOL→
Down
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Shoots forth (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPEWS→
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Loose of limb (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELITHE→
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Possible brunch starting time (5)
Starts with A, ends with NATTEN→
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Proprietor pair, perhaps (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMAANDPA→
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Military might (6)
Starts with T, ends with STROOPS→
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Puzzle with drawings (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREBUS→
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Austrian-based trade group (4)
Starts with O, ends with COPEC→
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Fluctuate repeatedly (4)
Starts with Y, ends with OYOYO→
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Plato's hometown (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATHENS→
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Attempt to smack (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSWATAT→
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Mood-stabilizing hormone (9)
Starts with S, ends with NSEROTONIN→
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Pothole filler (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
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Sun's setting (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSKY→
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New Mexico state flower (5)
Starts with Y, ends with AYUCCA→
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"Cruise Capital of the World" (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMIAMI→
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"Don't mind __" (5)
Starts with I, ends with OIFIDO→
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Key near D (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEFLAT→
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Baseball great who spoke the quote (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABERRA→
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Trout habitat (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELAKE→
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Room brighteners (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLAMPS→
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Challenge intro (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIDARE→
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Romance reading (9)
Starts with L, ends with YLOVESTORY→
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Novelist Morrison (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
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Kiln operator (5)
Starts with F, ends with RFIRER→
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Masked warrior (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANINJA→
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Starting to peel off (7)
Starts with F, ends with GFLAKING→
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South Pacific resort isle (6)
Starts with T, ends with ITAHITI→
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Scramble cousin (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOMELET→
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Animal del zodiaco (6)
Starts with E, ends with OELTORO→
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Landscaping tool (5)
Starts with E, ends with REDGER→
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Mythical sorceress (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMEDEA→
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"Farm" follower of song (5)
Starts with E, ends with OEIEIO→
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Farmers market booth (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTALL→
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Solemn statement (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOATH→
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R&B singer India.__ (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARIE→
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Pretense (3)
Starts with A, ends with TACT→
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Shut out (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBAR→
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 2, 2025?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Criticize strongly (SLAM); Aeneid setting (TROY); Rt. hands (ASSTS).
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.
