Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 17, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues140
Across67
Down73
TitleTENS & ELEVENS: Of matching lengths
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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Countrified (5)
Starts with R, ends with LRURAL→
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Backpack burden (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGEAR→
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Border on (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABUT→
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Antsy feeling (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAGITA→
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"Grand" production (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
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Roof edge (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEAVE→
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Young woman (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLASS→
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Seuss' tree protector (5)
Starts with L, ends with XLORAX→
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FBI's list of 10 (10)
Starts with M, ends with DMOSTWANTED→
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Sport with 10 playing at one time (10)
Starts with B, ends with LBASKETBALL→
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Caribbean island group (8)
Starts with A, ends with SANTILLES→
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Absolute (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSHEER→
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Muss, as hair (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETOUSLE→
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Boardroom VIPs (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCEOS→
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Security worker (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGUARD→
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Sorority letters (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRHOS→
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Ultimatum ender (6)
Starts with O, ends with EORELSE→
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Raise with a crane (5)
Starts with H, ends with THOIST→
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Container kept near brushes (8)
Starts with P, ends with NPAINTCAN→
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Non-pedigreed pets (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMIXES→
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Nation with 11 official spoken languages (11)
Starts with S, ends with ASOUTHAFRICA→
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Spaniard's river (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
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Bldg.'s rental units (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPTS→
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Guilty feeling (4)
Starts with P, ends with GPANG→
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Drapery holders (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRODS→
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Main idea (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGIST→
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Yonder yacht (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
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Figures with 11 vertexes (11)
Starts with H, ends with SHENDECAGONS→
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Repeated series (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECYCLE→
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Brazilian slitherer (8)
Starts with A, ends with AANACONDA→
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Keep entertained (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMUSE→
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Like crooked cards (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMARKED→
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Literary twist (5)
Starts with I, ends with YIRONY→
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Nautical "Halt!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAVAST→
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Type of tea (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPEKOE→
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Banquet nibble (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECANAPE→
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Main idea (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPOINT→
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Avoid skillfully (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSIDESTEP→
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Smallest pups of a litter (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRUNTS→
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City coded 11 on currency (11)
Starts with D, ends with SDALLASTEXAS→
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__ la la (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATRA→
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Garfield's canine pal (4)
Starts with O, ends with EODIE→
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Unwitting victim (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDUPE→
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Train track (4)
Starts with R, ends with LRAIL→
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Noble deed (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFEAT→
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Take first (3)
Starts with W, ends with NWIN→
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Eagle, for Apollo 11 (11)
Starts with L, ends with ELUNARMODULE→
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Talk formally (5)
Starts with O, ends with EORATE→
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Where spaniels socialize (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDOGPARKS→
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Off-target (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAMISS→
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Fill with love (6)
Starts with E, ends with RENAMOR→
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Watches closely (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEYES→
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Editorial perspective (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSLANT→
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Be boastful (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBRAG→
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Photograph finishes (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMATTES→
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Eeyore's creator (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMILNE→
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"Time to go!" (8)
Starts with L, ends with LLETSROLL→
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10 through L.A. and Mobile (10)
Starts with I, ends with EINTERSTATE→
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2010's occupant of 10 Downing Street (10)
Starts with T, ends with YTHERESAMAY→
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Nasal noise (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNORE→
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Very often (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
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Fabric flaw (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTEAR→
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Waist-high concavity (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINNIE→
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Confines, as cattle (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPENS→
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Spot in the distance (4)
Starts with E, ends with YESPY→
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Starts to waken (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTIRS→
Down
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Pear-shaped tomato (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROMA→
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Fully aware of (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUPON→
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Conclude a case (4)
Starts with R, ends with TREST→
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Constitution components (8)
Starts with A, ends with SARTICLES→
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Anarchic (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLAWLESS→
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Trait carriers (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGENES→
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Erodes (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEATS→
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Wide urban st. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAVE→
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Diamonds, for instance (7)
Starts with R, ends with TREDSUIT→
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A Prairie Province (7)
Starts with A, ends with AALBERTA→
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Emulated a ram (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBAAED→
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WWII ally (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSSR→
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Sound of scolding (3)
Starts with T, ends with KTSK→
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Pennsylvania city (7)
Starts with A, ends with AALTOONA→
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Lose it all (6)
Starts with G, ends with TGOBUST→
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S&L nest eggs (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
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Statuesque (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTALL→
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Car bar (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAXLE→
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__ vera lotion (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
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Business school course (6)
Starts with E, ends with SETHICS→
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Breakfast fare (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHASH→
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Scooping tool (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGOUGE→
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Sudden incursions (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAIDS→
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Midwest metropolis (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMAHA→
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Achieve peak flavor (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRIPEN→
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11, on a baseball scoreboard (11)
Starts with E, ends with GEXTRAINNING→
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Hyundai rival (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHONDA→
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Face-down (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPRONE→
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11 people, for a British sport (11)
Starts with C, ends with MCRICKETTEAM→
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Wedding path (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
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Eminent (5)
Starts with N, ends with DNOTED→
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Shade of blonde (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSANDY→
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Wintry coating (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFROST→
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Pasta with furrows (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPENNE→
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Greek sandwiches (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGYROS→
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25-Across, informally (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHOOPS→
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Be nitpicky (5)
Starts with C, ends with LCAVIL→
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Maytag alternative (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAMANA→
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Windy bursts (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGUSTS→
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Soaps near sinks (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCAKES→
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Grapefruit box (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECRATE→
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Olympian's reward (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMEDAL→
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Surfer since the '90s (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAOLER→
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Tiny troublemaker (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPIXIE→
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Stadium attendees (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCROWD→
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Video complement (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAUDIO→
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Family men (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPAPAS→
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Waterproofs (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALS→
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Poetic muse (5)
Starts with E, ends with OERATO→
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British dad (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPATER→
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Dips a donut (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDUNKS→
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Depend on (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRUST→
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Undue force (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDURESS→
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Sweet-smelling (8)
Starts with F, ends with TFRAGRANT→
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Like lasagna (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLAYERED→
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Polo equipment (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMALLETS→
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Nation on the Arabian Sea (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
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Breakfast nook (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDINETTE→
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Jacqueline Kennedy __ (7)
Starts with O, ends with SONASSIS→
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"Great" czar (6)
Starts with P, ends with IPETERI→
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Art Deco illustrator (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERTE→
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Occupy, as a bench (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSITON→
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Currant, for instance (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBERRY→
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Fail to see (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMISS→
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Tolstoy title character (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANNA→
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Sporty auto roof (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTTOP→
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Stag or stallion (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMALE→
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Giant hop (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLEAP→
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Prefix meaning "all" (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
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Wild animal's home (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLAIR→
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Strong drain cleaners (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLYES→
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Draw from (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTAP→
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Fathers and uncles (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHES→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for August 17, 2025?+
140 clues: 67 Across and 73 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Countrified (RURAL); Backpack burden (GEAR); Border on (ABUT).
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?+
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