Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 17, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleMUSICAL GROUPS
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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Minor quarrel (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPAT→
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Sis' sibling (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBRO→
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Group of students (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCLASS→
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Fast-food beverage (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACOLA→
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Tells a fib (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIES→
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New person on the payroll (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHIREE→
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Pub beverages (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALES→
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Word-of-mouth (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
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"Let me explain..." (5)
Starts with I, ends with NIMEAN→
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The Beatles or the Beach Boys (15)
Starts with R, ends with DROCKANDROLLBAND→
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Luau necklace (3)
Starts with L, ends with ILEI→
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Letters after kays (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
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Lead or zinc (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMETAL→
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Opinion piece (5)
Starts with E, ends with YESSAY→
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Not working today (3)
Starts with O, ends with FOFF→
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Banish (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEXILE→
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"Absolutely!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
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Writer of "The Raven" (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPOE→
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Musical group with violins, cellos, etc. (15)
Starts with S, ends with ASTRINGORCHESTRA→
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Yale student (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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Standing straight (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERECT→
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Feeling mopey (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
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Four-door car (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEDAN→
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Takes a bus or train (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRIDES→
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Small-size batteries (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAAS→
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Three, on a sundial (3)
Starts with I, ends with IIII→
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Small classical-music group (15)
Starts with C, ends with ECHAMBERENSEMBLE→
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Coffee + hot milk (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELATTE→
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Appliance for baking (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOVEN→
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Desertlike (4)
Starts with A, ends with DARID→
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Knight's iron suit (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARMOR→
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Vegan's taboo (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMEAT→
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Pushed, as a doorbell (4)
Starts with R, ends with GRANG→
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Mexican coins (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPESOS→
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Elbow's location (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
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Leg's middle joint (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKNEE→
Down
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Lasting impression (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSCAR→
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Sport on horseback (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPOLO→
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Actor Baldwin (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
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Chore to do (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTASK→
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One under par, on a golf hole (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBIRDIE→
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Raise, as a child (4)
Starts with R, ends with RREAR→
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Capital of Norway (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
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Rather cold (6)
Starts with C, ends with YCHILLY→
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Tree branches (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLIMBS→
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Region (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
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Actor Penn or Connery (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEAN→
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Drop in the mail (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSEND→
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Unaccompanied (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELONE→
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Colonial patriot Ethan (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALLEN→
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Dog-walking strap (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLEASH→
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Western plateaus (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMESAS→
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Available for an added cost (5)
Starts with E, ends with AEXTRA→
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Ready for a nap (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTIRED→
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"__ Baba and the Forty Thieves" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IALI→
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Damascus' country (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASYRIA→
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Fraction of a minute: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSEC→
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Chose, with "for" (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOPTED→
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The "F" in USAF (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFORCE→
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Notable accomplishments (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFEATS→
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Duck cousins that honk (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGEESE→
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__-fashioned (quaint) (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOLD→
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Spooky (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
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__ Lanka (Asian nation) (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
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Cavalry swords (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSABERS→
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Hour when many start work (6)
Starts with N, ends with MNINEAM→
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Response to "Are not!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMTOO→
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"Money __ everything" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISNT→
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Applaud (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCLAP→
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Rabbit relative (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHARE→
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24-hour cash sources: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with SATMS→
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Italy's capital, to Italians (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROMA→
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Hardly __ (rarely) (4)
Starts with E, ends with REVER→
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Grade on an exam (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMARK→
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High fiber cereal (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBRAN→
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Sign on the dotted __ (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELINE→
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Outer boundary (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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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 February 17, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gail Grabowski.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Minor quarrel (SPAT); Sis' sibling (BRO); Group of students (CLASS).
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.
