Newsday Crossword hints and answers for April 4, 2025
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Clues74
Across33
Down41
TitleINSTRUMENTAL
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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Draw, as flies (7)
Starts with A, ends with TATTRACT→
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Country folk (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRURALS→
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Store clerk's erstwhile device (7)
Starts with L, ends with RLABELER→
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"Grand old flag," per the song (6)
Starts with E, ends with MEMBLEM→
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Pair of instruments (14)
Starts with V, ends with OVIOLINANDPIANO→
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Minestrone __ Milanese (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALLA→
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Mountain peaks (4)
Starts with T, ends with STIPS→
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IM Pei's US alma mater (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMIT→
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Measure for Dr. Tyson (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLTYR→
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Brass instrument (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETROMBONE→
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Health ratio stat. (3)
Starts with B, ends with IBMI→
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Nonstarter (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSUB→
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'70s day-care subject (3)
Starts with X, ends with RXER→
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Home services website (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANGI→
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Easygoing (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSOFT→
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Be a slacker (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDOGIT→
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He could play all the Across-answer instruments, at age six (15)
Starts with J, ends with AJOHNPHILIPSOUSA→
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Is __ (likely will) (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAPTTO→
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Break in the action (4)
Starts with L, ends with LLULL→
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What commoners call queens (4)
Starts with M, ends with MMAAM→
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Impress mightily (3)
Starts with W, ends with WWOW→
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Name on the cover of ...Red October (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTOM→
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Bar bottle (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
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Brass instrument (8)
Starts with A, ends with NALTOHORN→
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Cocoon contents (4)
Starts with P, ends with APUPA→
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Extended "Anyway..." (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSOO→
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Big East overseer (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANCAA→
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Declined slowly (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSANK→
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Pair of instruments (14)
Starts with C, ends with ECORNETANDFLUTE→
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"We can proceed" (6)
Starts with I, ends with OITSAGO→
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Was of value to (7)
Starts with A, ends with DAVAILED→
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Square, for one (6)
Starts with I, ends with NISOGON→
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Confounds (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTYMIES→
Down
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Name on the annual National Inventors Day proclamation (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALVA→
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Bumper neighbor (9)
Starts with T, ends with TTAILLIGHT→
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Hose-clamp fastener (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTBOLT→
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Some swim races (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRELAYS→
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Subject of Mailer's The Fight (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
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What succeeded the pfennig (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCENT→
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Genetic attribute (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRAIT→
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Ruth's rookie team (6)
Starts with R, ends with XREDSOX→
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Decide what's fair (3)
Starts with U, ends with PUMP→
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Driving-home reward (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRBI→
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Famed Southwestern fortress (5)
Starts with A, ends with OALAMO→
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Pravda cofounder (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLENIN→
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Struck hard (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMOTE→
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Network that turned 100 in '24 (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNPR→
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High-priority (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRUSH→
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Scripts are written for them (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMEDS→
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Witch craft (5)
Starts with B, ends with MBROOM→
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Part of many a taqueria's name (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABAJA→
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Quartet in Monopoly (4)
Starts with M, ends with PMNOP→
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Bubble up (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBOIL→
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Bifurcated (5)
Starts with I, ends with OINTWO→
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What some 24-Down prevent (3)
Starts with F, ends with UFLU→
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What the planet's axis does (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTILT→
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Purchase incentive (9)
Starts with G, ends with EGUARANTEE→
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Dr. Watson exclamation (4)
Starts with I, ends with YISAY→
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Easy to manage (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAME→
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Golden bear of cartoons (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPOOH→
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Sit suddenly (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPLOP→
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Ravioli relative (6)
Starts with W, ends with NWONTON→
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5-Down, e.g. (6)
Starts with M, ends with MMUSLIM→
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PC data format (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASCII→
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Burglarizes (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOOTS→
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Sort of sculpture (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTORSO→
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VCR pioneer (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARCA→
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Fruits, cutely (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNANAS→
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Austrian Nobel physicist (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPAULI→
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Letters atop some newspaper pages (4)
Starts with A, ends with TADVT→
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Taylor Swift wore them for a while (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKEDS→
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Be a pest (3)
Starts with N, ends with GNAG→
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Compromise obstacle, often (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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British novelist Weldon (3)
Starts with F, ends with YFAY→
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 4, 2025?+
74 clues: 33 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Draw, as flies (ATTRACT); Country folk (RURALS); Store clerk's erstwhile device (LABELER).
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.
