Newsday Crossword hints and answers for April 8, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
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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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Dog's shrill bark (4)
Starts with Y, ends with PYELP→
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Trade-__ (compromises) (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOFFS→
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Arrived at (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGOTTO→
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Shaped like a zero (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
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Untidy heap (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPILE→
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Rosebush pest (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAPHID→
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Bit of DNA (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGENE→
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Student's test (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEXAM→
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High-spirited horse (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTEED→
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Over __ (all finished) (11)
Starts with A, ends with HANDDONEWITH→
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Aves. or blvds. (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRDS→
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Courage, informally (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGUTS→
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Civil rights icon Parks (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROSA→
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Is __ (can) (6)
Starts with A, ends with OABLETO→
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Rather bumpy (8)
Starts with R, ends with HROUGHISH→
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"The Raven" writer (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPOE→
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Make into a fillet (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDEBONE→
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"__ honor" ("I promise") (4)
Starts with O, ends with YONMY→
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State-run numbers game (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLOTTO→
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ID scanned by cashiers (3)
Starts with U, ends with CUPC→
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Style of jazz (5)
Starts with B, ends with PBEBOP→
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West Point sch. (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUSMA→
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Where Athens is capital (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGREECE→
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Metal-bearing rock (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
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Boys in blended families (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEPSONS→
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Gets a look at (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
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Curved part of a foot (4)
Starts with A, ends with HARCH→
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Take a chair (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSIT→
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__ over (consider a decision carefully) (11)
Starts with T, ends with STHINKTHINGS→
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Look forward to (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAWAIT→
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Bull, in Spain (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
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With no clutter (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEAT→
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Compel (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFORCE→
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"Hurry up!" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCMON→
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Trade show, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEXPO→
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Go into a room (5)
Starts with E, ends with RENTER→
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Barnyard birds (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHENS→
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Slow cooker dinner (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
Down
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Meditative exercise (4)
Starts with Y, ends with AYOGA→
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__ so (nevertheless) (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEVEN→
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Touch down on a runway (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLAND→
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Formal promise (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPLEDGE→
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Feature of a flip-flop sandal's tip (7)
Starts with O, ends with EOPENTOE→
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Makes repairs to (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFIXES→
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Imperfection (4)
Starts with F, ends with WFLAW→
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"Half" prefix for circle (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMI→
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Not a fuel-efficient car (6)
Starts with G, ends with GGASHOG→
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Don't participate, with "out" (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
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"Over __ " (Wizard of Oz song) (10)
Starts with T, ends with WTHERAINBOW→
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Made a knot in (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTIED→
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__ and ends (miscellany) (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODDS→
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Perform better than (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOUTDO→
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Factually correct (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUE→
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Loafer or sneaker (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOE→
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Outstanding school grade (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAPLUS→
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Helpful upward push (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBOOST→
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"__ over" ("I'll begin again") (10)
Starts with L, ends with TLETMESTART→
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Lassos (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROPES→
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A single time (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
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Gooey campfire treat (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMORE→
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Overactive, informally (5)
Starts with H, ends with RHYPER→
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Overcook, as a steak (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBURN→
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Sticky roll of cellophane (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAPE→
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Seat in a park (5)
Starts with B, ends with HBENCH→
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"Golly!" (4)
Starts with G, ends with HGOSH→
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Cardboard milk containers (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCARTONS→
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"Irish" family dog (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSETTER→
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Glistens brightly (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHINES→
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Ohio tire city (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAKRON→
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Out of danger (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAFE→
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"You didn't defeat me" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIWON→
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Urge to scratch (4)
Starts with I, ends with HITCH→
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Alaskan port (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOME→
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Adjacent (to) (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEXT→
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Stare in amazement (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGAPE→
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Pack away, as cargo (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTOW→
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Winter skating surface (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
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 April 8, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Dog's shrill bark (YELP); Trade-__ (compromises) (OFFS); Arrived at (GOTTO).
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.
