Newsday Crossword hints and answers for August 9, 2025
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Clues70
Across36
Down34
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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Small presses (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDABS→
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Unprepared performance (4)
Starts with V, ends with PVAMP→
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Org. promoting "Serving Success" (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUSTA→
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Head, as a project (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPILOT→
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Rosetta Stone characters (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
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AV format (4)
Starts with M, ends with GMPEG→
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Deflective protection (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARMOR→
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Brand of Stax snacks (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAYS→
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Point of foul play? (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOLE→
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Pedestrian (15)
Starts with M, ends with SMEATANDPOTATOES→
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Change color, maybe (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMUTATE→
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Grunge-y group (4)
Starts with G, ends with XGENX→
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It's handled in the kitchen (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTEAPOT→
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Revel in (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADORE→
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It's near a PC Z (3)
Starts with A, ends with TALT→
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Taking for a ride (11)
Starts with S, ends with NSUCKERINGIN→
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Last-renamed MLB team (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECLE→
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Smiling on (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
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Boston Marathon setting (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEDT→
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Cold __ (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
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Sign of falling down on the job? (11)
Starts with H, ends with AHARDHATAREA→
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Duke's domain (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEDU→
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Did the wave? (5)
Starts with E, ends with DEELED→
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Clears out (6)
Starts with R, ends with FRIDSOF→
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"Mein __ Marquis" (Die Fledermaus aria) (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHERR→
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Real-time loggers (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTENOS→
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Model power source (15)
Starts with R, ends with RRUBBERBANDMOTOR→
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Sand "mine" (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAMOI→
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Rancher accessory (4)
Starts with B, ends with OBOLO→
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Urban legend spreader (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEMAIL→
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First pronoun in the last paragraph of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENONE→
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"Doubtful" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIBET→
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Elle alternative (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNELLY→
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Banners of the Charleston era (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDRYS→
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Correspondence come-back (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESASE→
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Quite in Quebec (4)
Starts with T, ends with STRES→
Down
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Far from fortunate (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDIRE→
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Reunion rendition (9)
Starts with A, ends with RALMAMATER→
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Start with your software (6)
Starts with B, ends with PBOOTUP→
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Metaphoric height (12)
Starts with S, ends with ESTRATOSPHERE→
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Zebra crossing? (5)
Starts with V, ends with TVELDT→
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Riding high (7)
Starts with A, ends with KATAPEAK→
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What many a salad requires (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMAYO→
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Onomatopoeic prompt (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
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Fuzzy number (7)
Starts with U, ends with NUMPTEEN→
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Transfer bit by bit (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSPOON→
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57-Across forerunner (5)
Starts with T, ends with XTELEX→
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Great times (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
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Upside-down map (3)
Starts with P, ends with MPAM→
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Unrefined (7)
Starts with N, ends with LNATURAL→
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Corn mazes, hayrides, etc. (12)
Starts with A, ends with TAGRITAINMENT→
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Monitor with a red needle (4)
Starts with T, ends with HTACH→
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__ and Basie! (Grammy Hall of Fame album) (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELLA→
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Quick game (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEER→
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Set up logically (7)
Starts with O, ends with DORDERED→
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Word from Old English for "hut" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECOTE→
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Becomes tired (9)
Starts with G, ends with EGOESSTALE→
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__-Aryan languages (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINDO→
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Small French square (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNEUF→
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Hit shows at county fairs (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDERBIES→
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What dailies depend on (7)
Starts with A, ends with SADSALES→
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Eternal pessimist (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDOOMER→
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What "our opposition...don't know how to handle": John Lennon (5)
Starts with H, ends with RHUMOR→
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Winds wood (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEBONY→
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Security in many an IRA (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETNOTE→
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Name on the cover of Primary School Geography (1894) (4)
Starts with R, ends with DRAND→
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Round-tripper rewards (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRBIS→
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TikTok beverage trend (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABOBA→
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What Palmolive was named for (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOILS→
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"R U kidding?" (3)
Starts with R, ends with YRLY→
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 August 9, 2025?+
70 clues: 36 Across and 34 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Matthew Sewell.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Small presses (DABS); Unprepared performance (VAMP); Org. promoting "Serving Success" (USTA).
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.
