Newsday Crossword hints and answers for September 20, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues72
Across37
Down35
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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Blue moan (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Intense, as hair color (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
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What you'd expect to see on a carousel (5)
Starts with I, ends with GIDTAG→
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Take off successfully (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOSE→
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Master of elevated Asia (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMA→
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Ancient Newfoundland visitors (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENORSE→
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Docking stations (9)
Starts with B, ends with SBOATSLIPS→
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Stand sales (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFRUIT→
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Digital selling point (8)
Starts with A, ends with EAPPSTORE→
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Common cosplayer costume (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIEN→
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Fast-food prep pro, for fun (10)
Starts with F, ends with TFRYOLOGIST→
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Their home is very near Erie (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSABRES→
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Nebulous feeling (3)
Starts with F, ends with GFOG→
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"You're busted!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
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"Never __ at live dragons": The Hobbit (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLAUGH→
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Hamilton rhyme for Burr (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
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Weather advisory word (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSLEET→
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Phisher's alleged org. (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIRS→
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"Certain" je ne sais quoi (5)
Starts with T, ends with GTHING→
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Considerable amount (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
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What's the big idea? (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEME→
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All-time best-selling roadster maker (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMAZDA→
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Incomplete sum, for short (3)
Starts with Y, ends with DYTD→
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Ranch ranger (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHEN→
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Meshed (6)
Starts with W, ends with NWOVEIN→
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Facility for big wheels (10)
Starts with C, ends with ECHEESECAVE→
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Extending far and wide (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBROAD→
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Special edition collector's items (8)
Starts with V, ends with SVARIANTS→
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Debunk? (5)
Starts with R, ends with TROUST→
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Request for noninterference (9)
Starts with L, ends with KLETMECOOK→
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Dumas title title (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECOMTE→
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One with a draught board (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBRIT→
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Pan- kin (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
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Arabic "greatest" (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAKBAR→
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Alternative introducer (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOTOH→
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Break down (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWEEP→
Down
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Fantastic Four female of film (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALBA→
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Go in circles (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLOOP→
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Directly (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
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Springs (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESETSFREE→
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Nickels and dimes (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALLOYS→
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Arab League headquarters (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCAIRO→
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Press on (5)
Starts with I, ends with LIMPEL→
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Case managers (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDAS→
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American entertainment (13)
Starts with I, ends with EINFLIGHTMOVIE→
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Name on the cover of Team of Rivals (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDORIS→
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Fitting as expected (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUETOSIZE→
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Exemplar lead-in (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASIN→
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Bamboozle (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGET→
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Plays outdoors (13)
Starts with S, ends with RSTREETTHEATER→
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Revved up (4)
Starts with A, ends with GAGOG→
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Constructive (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOFUSE→
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Less than polite (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSASSY→
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Fraying preventer (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAGLET→
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Bit to stuff (10)
Starts with B, ends with BBREADCRUMB→
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What nirvana comes from (5)
Starts with H, ends with IHINDI→
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Pipe __ (5)
Starts with O, ends with NORGAN→
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They're cleared for closings (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLIENS→
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__ candy (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
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Rant and rave (8)
Starts with H, ends with WHAVEACOW→
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Live by (4)
Starts with H, ends with DHEED→
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Amiability (6)
Starts with W, ends with HWARMTH→
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Plant found in Idaho State (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHOSTA→
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First pro with 1000 singles match wins (1984) (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEVERT→
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Window box for Fluffy (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCATIO→
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Resort ad urging (4)
Starts with B, ends with KBOOK→
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Where "The Last Great Race" ends (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOME→
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Oral nuance (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETONE→
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__ Intro (streaming button) (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSKIP→
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TV viewed at the '39 World's Fair (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARCA→
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B-school term (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLBO→
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.
Done for today? Try LA Times Crossword, NYT Crossword, USA Today Crossword, all with hints first and answers behind a reveal.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for September 20, 2025?+
72 clues: 37 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Matthew Sewell.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Blue moan (ALAS); Intense, as hair color (ACID); What you'd expect to see on a carousel (IDTAG).
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.
