Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 20, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleWEDDING TRADITIONS
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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Lightweight modeling material (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABALSA→
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Hemmed and __ (5)
Starts with H, ends with DHAWED→
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Initials meaning "alias" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAKA→
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Soothing skin lotion ingredients (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALOES→
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Down __ knee (ready to propose) (5)
Starts with O, ends with EONONE→
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Auto with a meter (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCAB→
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Throw of a flower arrangement (11)
Starts with B, ends with SBOUQUETTOSS→
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Caesar's rebuke (4)
Starts with E, ends with UETTU→
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Extremely amazed (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAWED→
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Lines on a shopping list (5)
Starts with I, ends with SITEMS→
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Frozen snow queen (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELSA→
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Elaborate parties (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGALAS→
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Swapping of golden bands (12)
Starts with R, ends with ERINGEXCHANGE→
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Starting from (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESINCE→
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Clumsy person's remark (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOOPS→
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Floor covering (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRUG→
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Muscle soreness (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
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Bart Simpson's mom (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMARGE→
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Hoarse voice (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
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Pekoe or Earl Grey (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATEA→
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Infant's male parent (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADADA→
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Elaborate parties (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFETES→
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Pre-wedding party for the wife-to-be (12)
Starts with B, ends with RBRIDALSHOWER→
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Earlier (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPRIOR→
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Contented cat's sound (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPURR→
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Foamy coffee (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELATTE→
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Spoken out loud (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
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Wedding ceremony vows (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDOS→
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__ snail's pace (slowly) (3)
Starts with A, ends with AATA→
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Ceremonial dessert slicing (11)
Starts with C, ends with GCAKECUTTING→
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Asian meditation (3)
Starts with Z, ends with NZEN→
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Strong packaging string (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETWINE→
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Give feedback (5)
Starts with R, ends with TREACT→
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Sculpture or mural (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
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Vehicles on snow (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLEDS→
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Lands surrounded by water (5)
Starts with I, ends with SISLES→
Down
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Baseball great Ruth (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBABE→
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Very often (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
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Awkward person (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOUT→
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Continuous series (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESEQUENCE→
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Grand Canyon State sch. (3)
Starts with A, ends with UASU→
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Drippings from a candle (6)
Starts with H, ends with XHOTWAX→
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Poker pot starter (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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Lumber (4)
Starts with W, ends with DWOOD→
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Center letters in ''dinner'' (3)
Starts with E, ends with SENS→
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Interior decorator's sketches (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDESIGNS→
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Speed up (10)
Starts with A, ends with EACCELERATE→
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Destiny, in Hinduism (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKARMA→
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Bottomless pit (5)
Starts with A, ends with SABYSS→
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Ill-at-__ (nervous) (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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"You're it!" game (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTAG→
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Big T-shirt size: Abbr. (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELGE→
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Grain thrown at weddings (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERICE→
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Resident (10)
Starts with I, ends with TINHABITANT→
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Ocean reef material (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCORAL→
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Large pig (3)
Starts with H, ends with GHOG→
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Orangutan or chimp (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
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Rested on a bench (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSAT→
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Software customer (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
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Auto's rte.-finding device (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGPS→
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Org. that approves toothpaste (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
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Manuscript overhauls (8)
Starts with R, ends with SREWRITES→
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Gives orders to the cast (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDIRECTS→
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"__ what it's worth..." (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFOR→
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Go bad, as food (3)
Starts with R, ends with TROT→
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Parking spots (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPACES→
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Sitcom-streaming site (4)
Starts with H, ends with UHULU→
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Town square (5)
Starts with P, ends with APLAZA→
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Evaluator (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRATER→
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Tulsa resident (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOKIE→
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Tear to shreds (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREND→
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Face of a watch (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDIAL→
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Just a single time (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
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Cpl.'s superiors (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSGTS→
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Hole-punching tool (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAWL→
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Prefix meaning "three" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITRI→
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 May 20, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Lightweight modeling material (BALSA); Hemmed and __ (HAWED); Initials meaning "alias" (AKA).
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.
