Newsday Crossword hints and answers for September 5, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues74
Across37
Down37
TitleCAR CHORE
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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Widespread (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMASS→
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South Sudan's capital (4)
Starts with J, ends with AJUBA→
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Hit the __ (decline suddenly) (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSKIDS→
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Many an operatic performance (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDUET→
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Heavy duty (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
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Fjord, essentially (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINLET→
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Ristorante turnover (9)
Starts with S, ends with ISTROMBOLI→
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Spirited attack (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSALVO→
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Media mogul moniker (5)
Starts with O, ends with HOPRAH→
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Bach wrote sonatas for it (8)
Starts with B, ends with LBASSVIOL→
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Precisely correct (6)
Starts with D, ends with NDEADON→
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Looped fastener for cables (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEYENUT→
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Do the numbers (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSING→
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Brewed beverage (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPEKOE→
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Ostentatious display (4)
Starts with R, ends with ZRITZ→
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Has no use for (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHATES→
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Was known as (6)
Starts with W, ends with YWENTBY→
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Call conclusion (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
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'60s ill-fated NASA mission (7)
Starts with A, ends with IAPOLLOI→
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Store to improve (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
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Auspices (6)
Starts with A, ends with YAGENCY→
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Cranial cavity (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSINUS→
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Evaluation symbol (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
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Prepare for action (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTEEUP→
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C-suite (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMGMT→
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Give refuge to (6)
Starts with H, ends with RHARBOR→
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Bloke's "first-rate" (6)
Starts with S, ends with PSLAPUP→
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Out of nothing (8)
Starts with E, ends with OEXNIHILO→
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In the dark (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUNLIT→
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Anxiety (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAGITA→
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Tiny detail (9)
Starts with P, ends with OPUNCTILIO→
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Speed demon (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRACER→
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Understand intuitively (4)
Starts with G, ends with KGROK→
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Time Machine people (4)
Starts with E, ends with IELOI→
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Excess (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPARE→
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Burnt, as briquettes (4)
Starts with A, ends with YASHY→
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What Boone 33-Across (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDANL→
Down
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Script writers (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMDS→
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Phone's time saver (8)
Starts with A, ends with LAUTODIAL→
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Treacherous people (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSERPENTS→
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Warehousing (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESTORAGE→
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Change positions a lot (6)
Starts with J, ends with PJOBHOP→
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Hour after mezzanotte (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
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Narcissus, for instance (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBULB→
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Where eggplant was first eaten (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
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Oscar winner as Loretta (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSISSY→
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Unprincipled conduct (7)
Starts with K, ends with YKNAVERY→
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Land of Lincoln collegians (6)
Starts with I, ends with IILLINI→
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Reverent (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDEVOUT→
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Whom Fox replaced in Back to the Future (6)
Starts with S, ends with ZSTOLTZ→
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Seething (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMAD→
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Make sure of (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSEETO→
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Joke you haven't heard before (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENEWONE→
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Byron's "__ Walks in Beauty" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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Swift's significant other (5)
Starts with K, ends with EKELCE→
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"We exclusively!" (6)
Starts with O, ends with SONLYUS→
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Lose momentum (3)
Starts with S, ends with GSAG→
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Grafton's Burglar starter (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBIS→
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Lab dish deviser (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPETRI→
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British Caribbean island (8)
Starts with A, ends with AANGUILLA→
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Informal initiative (8)
Starts with G, ends with NGUMPTION→
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Appraisal abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
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Person settling disputes (7)
Starts with A, ends with RARBITER→
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Wool gathering need (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHEARS→
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IRS' compliance shortfall (6)
Starts with T, ends with PTAXGAP→
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Botanical balm for bruises (6)
Starts with A, ends with AARNICA→
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Courageous (6)
Starts with P, ends with YPLUCKY→
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#5 busiest US airport (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOHARE→
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Aesopian saver (3)
Starts with A, ends with TANT→
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Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year awarder (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALPGA→
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Communally owned (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOURS→
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Kin of kabuki (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNOH→
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__ change (what the five longest Across answers end with) (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
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 September 5, 2025?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Widespread (MASS); South Sudan's capital (JUBA); Hit the __ (decline suddenly) (SKIDS).
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.
