Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 18, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleHELP FROM YOUR PHONE
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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Ocean vessel (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSHIP→
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Throat-clearing sound (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
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Paper coffee containers (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUPS→
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Tree with cones (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPINE→
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Change now and then (4)
Starts with V, ends with YVARY→
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Small group of experts (5)
Starts with P, ends with LPANEL→
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Initial poker payment (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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"What time __?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISIT→
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Select group of people (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELITE→
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Race-timing app (9)
Starts with S, ends with HSTOPWATCH→
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Performed in a play (5)
Starts with A, ends with DACTED→
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Had a meal (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
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More factual (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTRUER→
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Breakfast cooked on an "iron" (6)
Starts with W, ends with EWAFFLE→
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Accidentally drop, as milk (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSPILL→
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Coral reef island (5)
Starts with A, ends with LATOLL→
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Tip of a kite (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTAIL→
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Many a Middle East native (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
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Female toon explorer (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADORA→
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Overcharge for an item (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGOUGE→
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Package-sealing roll (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAPE→
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Finishes up (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENDS→
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Possesses (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOWNS→
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Roams around (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROVES→
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"Laughing" African animal (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHYENA→
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Region filled with trees (6)
Starts with F, ends with TFOREST→
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England's William, Prince of __ (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWALES→
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America's uncle (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSAM→
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Capital of France (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPARIS→
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"Look it up" reference app (9)
Starts with W, ends with AWIKIPEDIA→
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Straighten, as auto wheels (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIGN→
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Similar (to) (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
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Repair, as a sock (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDARN→
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State known for potatoes (5)
Starts with I, ends with OIDAHO→
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Mailed out (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
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Give off, as heat (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
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Misplaced (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOST→
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Quarterback's throw (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPASS→
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Loch __ monster (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
Down
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Healthful resorts (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSPAS→
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Helpful clue (4)
Starts with H, ends with THINT→
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Bump __ (encounter) (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINTO→
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Baby bird's chirp (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPEEP→
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Fly a plane (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAVIATE→
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Careless speed (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHASTE→
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Guitarist Clapton (4)
Starts with E, ends with CERIC→
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Ancient legend (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMYTH→
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App for arithmetic help (10)
Starts with C, ends with RCALCULATOR→
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Bring together (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNITE→
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Pepper-picking __ Piper (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPETER→
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Kid's vehicle on snow (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLED→
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Gem from an oyster (5)
Starts with P, ends with LPEARL→
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Room divider (4)
Starts with W, ends with LWALL→
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Scrabble piece (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETILE→
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Walk in water (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWADE→
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Like __ of bricks (very heavily) (4)
Starts with A, ends with NATON→
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Harrison of Star Wars (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFORD→
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App for illumination (10)
Starts with F, ends with TFLASHLIGHT→
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Steam room (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASAUNA→
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Sty dwellers (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPIGS→
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Small city (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTOWN→
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Rant and __ (talk angrily) (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAVE→
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Gorillas and chimps (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPES→
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Highest-quality (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBEST→
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Departs (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGOES→
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Easy win (4)
Starts with R, ends with PROMP→
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Type of two-choice question (5)
Starts with Y, ends with OYESNO→
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Blacks out briefly (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFAINTS→
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Where's __? ("find the boy" kid's book) (5)
Starts with W, ends with OWALDO→
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Opera solos (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARIAS→
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Potato coverings (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSKINS→
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Bucket for beach sand (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPAIL→
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Insect that stings (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWASP→
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Scandinavian furniture chain (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
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Eve's first home (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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University of Notre __ (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDAME→
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Colored part of an eye (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRIS→
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Picnic's tiny guests (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
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 August 18, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Ocean vessel (SHIP); Throat-clearing sound (AHEM); Paper coffee containers (CUPS).
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.
