Newsday Crossword hints and answers for September 7, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues146
Across74
Down72
TitleS-EE-ING THINGS: As seen Across six answers
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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Muscle twitch (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSPASM→
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Ancient Andean (5)
Starts with I, ends with NINCAN→
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Costco competitor (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAMS→
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Rocketing agency (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
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West Indies nation (5)
Starts with H, ends with IHAITI→
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Auto parts giant AC__ (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODELCO→
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Layer of the eye (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUVEA→
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Villainous (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
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Subordinate staff (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAIDES→
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Sugar in soda, for instance (15)
Starts with S, ends with TSWEETENINGAGENT→
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Financial page diagrams (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGRAPHS→
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Low-humidity (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDRY→
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Secrecy contract: Abbr. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANDA→
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Trash vessel (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBARGE→
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Southernmost state (6)
Starts with H, ends with IHAWAII→
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Small part of an email address (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDOT→
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Bit of a monogram (6)
Starts with L, ends with RLETTER→
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Major modifications (14)
Starts with S, ends with ESWEEPINGCHANGE→
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Had a snack (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
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Depend (on) (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLEAN→
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ER staff (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRNS→
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In times past (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
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S&L products (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCDS→
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Airport near OAK (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSFO→
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Go wrong (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
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Brewpub serving (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
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Informal "isn't" (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAINT→
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The Browns, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECLE→
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TDs or RBIs (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
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Remove from a memo (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDELETE→
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Sudden stop metaphor (14)
Starts with S, ends with TSCREECHINGHALT→
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Took command of (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLED→
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Airport board postings: Abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETDS→
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Omelet option (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHAM→
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Uplift (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERAISE→
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Big name in foil (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALCOA→
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Small musical ensemble (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
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Infant's bed (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRIB→
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Drive-thru directive (5)
Starts with O, ends with RORDER→
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Menu section (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOUPS→
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Founding Father nickname (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBEN→
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Bright night sight (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMOON→
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Seething (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMAD→
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Where moguls review their movies (14)
Starts with S, ends with SSCREENINGROOMS→
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Discounted for a while (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONSALE→
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What barbers work around (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
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Metallic mineral (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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Convention center show (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEXPO→
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Recent USNA grad (3)
Starts with E, ends with SENS→
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Cape __, MA (3)
Starts with C, ends with DCOD→
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Guileful (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSLY→
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Spanish hero El __ (3)
Starts with C, ends with DCID→
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Quaint complaint (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFIE→
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Tic-tac-toe nonwinner (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOXO→
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Shampoo additive (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
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Sounds of surprise (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOHS→
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Driver's wheel connection (14)
Starts with S, ends with NSTEERINGCOLUMN→
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Newton-era astronomer (6)
Starts with H, ends with YHALLEY→
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Poetic "always" (3)
Starts with E, ends with REER→
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Seal, as a packing crate (6)
Starts with N, ends with PNAILUP→
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Put up with (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABIDE→
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Mouse cousin (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
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Airport northwest of SAV (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
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And others: Lat. (6)
Starts with E, ends with AETALIA→
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Pre-A/C bedtime decks (15)
Starts with S, ends with SSLEEPINGPORCHES→
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Etching fluids (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACIDS→
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Lacrosse targets (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
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Van Gogh sibling/supporter (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTHEO→
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Second word of Gone with the Wind (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOHARA→
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Stares in wonder (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGAPES→
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Jogging gait (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTROT→
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Narrow cut (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLIT→
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First Lady before Rosalynn (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBETTY→
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German industrial city (5)
Starts with E, ends with NESSEN→
Down
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Thick carpet (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSHAG→
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Set of socks (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPAIR→
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Verdi opera (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAIDA→
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Mr. Sondheim (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSTEPHEN→
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Unfortunate event (6)
Starts with M, ends with PMISHAP→
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Bag tags, for instance (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIDS→
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Result of moving (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWDIGS→
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Church official (6)
Starts with C, ends with CCLERIC→
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__-deucey (4)
Starts with A, ends with YACEY→
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Word in eight Commandments (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNOT→
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Partial rainbow (6)
Starts with S, ends with GSUNDOG→
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Take flight (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAVIATE→
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Get tired (3)
Starts with S, ends with GSAG→
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Nullify (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENEGATE→
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Stave off (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAVERT→
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Burn a bit (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESINGE→
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Modify (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTER→
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Article's afterword (7)
Starts with E, ends with EENDNOTE→
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Helps do wrong (5)
Starts with A, ends with SABETS→
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Spun around (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSWIRLED→
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One of the Brontes (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
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Weighed down (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLADEN→
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Winter vehicle (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
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Used to be (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWERE→
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English noble (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEARL→
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Salon creation (6)
Starts with H, ends with OHAIRDO→
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Girl Scouts' patron saint (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAGNES→
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Get promoted (5)
Starts with C, ends with BCLIMB→
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Stiffly formal (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTAID→
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Disloyal (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFALSE→
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Mink cousin (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
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Relaxing (6)
Starts with A, ends with EATEASE→
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Provisional, as a leader (6)
Starts with A, ends with GACTING→
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Wrist jewelry (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCHAINS→
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Ceramic fragments (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHARDS→
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Weds on the run (6)
Starts with E, ends with SELOPES→
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Peaceful and quiet (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESERENE→
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Prefix meaning "color" (6)
Starts with C, ends with OCHROMO→
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Sounds dismayed (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGROANS→
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Donkeys (5)
Starts with A, ends with SASSES→
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In the neighborhood (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLOCAL→
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Thai cuisine staple (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCURRY→
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Erstwhile sporty Ford (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTBIRD→
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Barrel artisan (6)
Starts with C, ends with RCOOPER→
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Aggressive courage (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMOXIE→
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Mr. Peanut accessory (7)
Starts with M, ends with EMONOCLE→
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Raucous (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNOISY→
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Make mention of (7)
Starts with R, ends with OREFERTO→
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Rights advocacy org. (4)
Starts with A, ends with UACLU→
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Tapestry-making machine (4)
Starts with L, ends with MLOOM→
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Genesis setting (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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American Legion member (4)
Starts with E, ends with IEXGI→
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Nestling's noise (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCHEEP→
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Ready and vigilant (7)
Starts with O, ends with TONALERT→
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Wool source (7)
Starts with A, ends with SALPACAS→
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First in longevity (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOLDEST→
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Composer Prokofiev (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISERGEI→
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Spouted vessel (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTEAPOT→
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Because (6)
Starts with I, ends with TINTHAT→
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Power failure (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOUTAGE→
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__ a clue (is lost) (5)
Starts with H, ends with THASNT→
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Better for a task (5)
Starts with A, ends with RABLER→
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Try to mislead (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLIETO→
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Dull discomfort (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
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What secret keepers seal (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIPS→
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French brainstorm (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDEE→
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Trade grp. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASSN→
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Pronoun or contraction (3)
Starts with I, ends with SITS→
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St. Louis Blues' org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNHL→
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Burglarize (3)
Starts with R, ends with BROB→
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"For example..." (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSAY→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for September 7, 2025?+
146 clues: 74 Across and 72 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Muscle twitch (SPASM); Ancient Andean (INCAN); Costco competitor (SAMS).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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