Newsday Crossword hints and answers for April 18, 2025
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
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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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Tidily arranged (5)
Starts with K, ends with TKEMPT→
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Has a balance (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOWES→
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Clawed crawler (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRAB→
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Sour liquids (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACIDS→
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Townspeople (4)
Starts with F, ends with KFOLK→
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Get bested (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOSE→
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Cut off (15)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTQUITEFINISHE→
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Powerful sticks (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
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Denials (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNOES→
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Nursery rhyme girl (6)
Starts with B, ends with PBOPEEP→
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Advent (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDAWN→
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Heavy blows (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPOWS→
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ER concern (6)
Starts with T, ends with ATRAUMA→
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Place for postings (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBLOG→
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Resistance unit (3)
Starts with O, ends with MOHM→
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About to be cut off (15)
Starts with R, ends with ORUNNINGOUTOFROO→
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Poker phrase (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMIN→
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Day in a synagogue (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYOM→
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Comics canine (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
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Is cut off (15)
Starts with C, ends with RCOMESUPABITSHOR→
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Bard's preposition (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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Tech sch. (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINST→
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Workers whom Brits call "brickies" (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMASONS→
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Feeling sore (4)
Starts with A, ends with YACHY→
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Pundit (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAGE→
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"I'm clueless" (6)
Starts with N, ends with ANOIDEA→
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They may get into a jam (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFIGS→
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Electronic card reader (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
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Self-described cutoff (15)
Starts with I, ends with EINCOMPLETEANSWE→
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Bard's adverb (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNEER→
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What some snack chips are made of (4)
Starts with P, ends with APITA→
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Admitted (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLETIN→
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Affinity grp. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASSN→
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Academic period (4)
Starts with Y, ends with RYEAR→
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Text corrections (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDITS→
Down
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Philosopher read by Newton (4)
Starts with K, ends with TKANT→
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MBA course (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
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Kitchen protector (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMITT→
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Quake by-product (7)
Starts with T, ends with ITSUNAMI→
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Travails (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWOES→
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Tiny trickster (3)
Starts with E, ends with FELF→
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Footwear with buckles (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSKIBOOT→
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Cuts down (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCLIPS→
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The national flower (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROSE→
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Off the Court autobiographer (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
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Electronic signal (4)
Starts with B, ends with PBEEP→
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Hawkeye (5)
Starts with I, ends with NIOWAN→
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"Leave immediately" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONOWGO→
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Author Dominick (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDUNNE→
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Absolutely, informally (5)
Starts with P, ends with BPLUMB→
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No time at all (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRICE→
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Unconfirmed account (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRUMOR→
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Cartoon category (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANIME→
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Greet with disdain (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBOOAT→
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"Straight" starter (5)
Starts with O, ends with OORTHO→
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Avid about (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHOTON→
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Ties to a dock (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOORS→
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Carmen's title character (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGYPSY→
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Cabaret director (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFOSSE→
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Command to attack (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSICEM→
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Less than delighted (7)
Starts with U, ends with YUNHAPPY→
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Anything seen (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIMAGE→
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Classified listing (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETAGSALE→
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Prettify (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADORN→
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Mandolin kin (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSITAR→
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West Indies visitor (1492) (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANINA→
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What you won't get from a 52-Across (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
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Sorbet cousins (4)
Starts with I, ends with SICES→
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Greek cuisine staple (4)
Starts with F, ends with AFETA→
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City near Turin (4)
Starts with A, ends with IASTI→
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Poke fun at (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTWIT→
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Magazine category (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMENS→
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Oral fabrication (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELIE→
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Alternative to Eddie (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNED→
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 April 18, 2025?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Tidily arranged (KEMPT); Has a balance (OWES); Clawed crawler (CRAB).
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.
