Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 3, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
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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Picasso contemporary (8)
Starts with J, ends with OJOANMIRO→
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User of all the black keys (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBMAJOR→
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Left to you (8)
Starts with O, ends with LOPTIONAL→
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One with 99% of your DNA (6)
Starts with B, ends with OBONOBO→
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Salt shaker (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESEAQUAKE→
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Don't quit (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAYON→
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They come between start and finish dates (8)
Starts with E, ends with SENDASHES→
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Greenhouse's growing-season extender (6)
Starts with H, ends with DHOTBED→
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Noncompete cause (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBYE→
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Brand name "tight seal" (3)
Starts with L, ends with CLOC→
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Operation Phone Home operator (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUSO→
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Fall semifinal (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALCS→
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Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (8)
Starts with A, ends with ZALCATRAZ→
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"So there!" (3)
Starts with H, ends with HHAH→
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Show off in (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPORT→
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Flows through fissures (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOOZES→
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Boil over (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERUPT→
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Many a rugged ride (3)
Starts with S, ends with VSUV→
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Turns aside (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSKEWS→
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Only remaining automaker of rotary engines (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMAZDA→
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Sends forth (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEMITS→
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Decline in integrity (3)
Starts with R, ends with TROT→
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Indian Ocean archipelago (8)
Starts with Z, ends with RZANZIBAR→
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Dickinson's "The Heart __ Pleasure First" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASKS→
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What Air Line Pilots was once part of (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAFL→
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Encoded E (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDIT→
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Strangely singular (3)
Starts with O, ends with DODD→
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Showed up unannounced (6)
Starts with B, ends with NBLEWIN→
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Bath water source of yore (8)
Starts with A, ends with TAQUEDUCT→
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Spacecraft problem (6)
Starts with Y, ends with GYAWING→
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Synthpop, for instance (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESUBGENRE→
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Sprinkling (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESMIDGE→
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Hacker inspired by Long stocking (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSALANDER→
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Word from Greek for "thing in the air" (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMETEOR→
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Limits a lot (8)
Starts with T, ends with NTIESDOWN→
Down
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Name near Clara on Western maps (4)
Starts with J, ends with EJOSE→
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Unsettled (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
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Very little (4)
Starts with A, ends with DATAD→
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Saudi women's wear (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNIQABS→
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Far from forward (5)
Starts with M, ends with YMOUSY→
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Stacked up (7)
Starts with I, ends with PINAHEAP→
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Don't leave leaves (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAKE→
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Chorus of a sort (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
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They're round in rounds (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBBSHOT→
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Race for hogs (9)
Starts with M, ends with SMOTOCROSS→
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Med imagers course (4)
Starts with A, ends with TANAT→
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Handshakers' surprises (10)
Starts with J, ends with SJOYBUZZERS→
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Beethoven's Fifth duo (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOBOES→
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Recurring-melody movement (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORONDO→
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A Swedish ferry destination (6)
Starts with L, ends with ALATVIA→
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Audible nudge (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
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Book subtitled "The Untold Love Story and the Inspiration for Doctor Zhivago" (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALARA→
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Dickensian architect apprentice (10)
Starts with C, ends with TCHUZZLEWIT→
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Minimal muffin (5)
Starts with C, ends with BCRUMB→
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Tom Wolfe calls it "shorthand for Shepard's triumph" (3)
Starts with A, ends with KAOK→
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Abbreviated acclaim (9)
Starts with S, ends with OSTANDINGO→
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Capturer of Han and Luke (4)
Starts with E, ends with KEWOK→
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Former fleet fleet (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSTS→
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Term first used for the Apple Newton (1992) (3)
Starts with P, ends with APDA→
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Extra effort (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETROUBLE→
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Caustic comeback (6)
Starts with Z, ends with RZINGER→
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Sum thing (6)
Starts with A, ends with DADDEND→
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Void cited by Shelley (5)
Starts with A, ends with MABYSM→
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Circus hoop hazard (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFLAME→
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Mary Cassatt mentor (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEGAS→
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Far-reaching (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIDE→
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Short helper in gas stations (4)
Starts with A, ends with TASST→
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Ampere's pier (4)
Starts with Q, ends with IQUAI→
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Disentangle (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNDO→
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Support group (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCREW→
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Sand eel eater (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTERN→
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 3, 2025?+
72 clues: 35 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Anna Stiga.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Picasso contemporary (JOANMIRO); User of all the black keys (BMAJOR); Left to you (OPTIONAL).
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.
