Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 22, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues70
Across33
Down37
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
•
'80s bestseller that became an Android app in 2013 (8)
Starts with M, ends with NMSPACMAN→
•
Gardeners may work on them (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKNEES→
•
Square (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECOINCIDE→
•
Psychological distress (6)
Starts with T, ends with ATRAUMA→
•
Buffet (8)
Starts with C, ends with ACREDENZA→
•
Touching palms, perhaps (6)
Starts with C, ends with DCUPPED→
•
Original milieu of 1-Across (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARCADE→
•
Contemporary conversation starter (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSUP→
•
They're often seen on S&L doors (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHRS→
•
Auspicious (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
•
Without limits, older-style (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAGOGO→
•
Its flowers are used in sambuca (5)
Starts with E, ends with RELDER→
•
Cooper's costar in The Fountainhead (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEAL→
•
Hampton Court Palace planner (4)
Starts with W, ends with NWREN→
•
Headed for a stall, quite possibly (11)
Starts with O, ends with GOVERHEATING→
•
Chart-topping instrumental of '76 (13)
Starts with T, ends with TTHEMEFROMSWAT→
•
Time's Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century (11)
Starts with W, ends with TWHOSONFIRST→
•
Crop grown at Washington's Mount Vernon (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHEMP→
•
Carriers of terse slogans (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEES→
•
E, as in some 37-Down telecasts (5)
Starts with A, ends with RATPAR→
•
Rephrase (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMEND→
•
Group in a shell (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCREW→
•
Don't settle (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROVE→
•
Index __ (3)
Starts with T, ends with BTAB→
•
Realized (6)
Starts with R, ends with DREAPED→
•
Less loose (6)
Starts with F, ends with RFIRMER→
•
Tina Fey wields one in 2010s commercials (8)
Starts with A, ends with DAMEXCARD→
•
Trepidation (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUNEASE→
•
Break up (8)
Starts with D, ends with EDISPERSE→
•
They're sometimes called "sallies" (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWTS→
•
Shakedown party (8)
Starts with E, ends with REXTORTER→
Down
•
Brand of smoothies (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMCCAFE→
•
Herb in spinach pie (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSORREL→
•
Joined (together) (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPIECED→
•
Shout from a Looney Tunes mouse (6)
Starts with A, ends with EANDALE→
•
Alerted nonverbally (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCCED→
•
Any of the Seven Dwarfs (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMINER→
•
Cutting-edge Stone Age invention (3)
Starts with A, ends with ZADZ→
•
Org. with a Lesson Plans web page (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANEA→
•
Initial inductee in the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKRUPA→
•
Tennis ball feature (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
•
Budding (8)
Starts with E, ends with TEMERGENT→
•
Emo selection (7)
Starts with S, ends with GSADSONG→
•
Big-12 team (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTCU→
•
Fish with a prehensile tail (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESEAHORSE→
•
Essentially (8)
Starts with I, ends with TINEFFECT→
•
1992 Nestle acquisition (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPERRIER→
•
Book on the Celebrate the Century stamp sheet with FDR (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGWTW→
•
Cowboys ex-quarterback now a CBS analyst (4)
Starts with R, ends with OROMO→
•
Grumman craft with no seats (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEMS→
•
Let out (4)
Starts with V, ends with TVENT→
•
Trade grp. with an airport-screening webinar (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASTA→
•
Scrollwork from its bow can be seen in Bangor (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEMAINE→
•
You might do it for your own sake (8)
Starts with H, ends with WHOMEBREW→
•
"Worldwide Leader in Sports" (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
•
"Whee!" (7)
Starts with W, ends with NWHATFUN→
•
Sleuth, at times (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTRACER→
•
Lichtenstein's area (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPOPART→
•
Word from the Latin for "turned away" (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAVERSE→
•
Surpassing in rarity? (6)
Starts with R, ends with RREDDER→
•
"__ triumph from toil and risk": Teddy Roosevelt (5)
Starts with W, ends with TWREST→
•
Dig this (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
•
Dirt collector (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMAT→
•
Stock extension (3)
Starts with A, ends with EADE→
•
Fraternize (3)
Starts with M, ends with XMIX→
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.
Done for today? Try LA Times Crossword, NYT Crossword, USA Today Crossword, all with hints first and answers behind a reveal.
Previous Newsday Crossword puzzles
Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for February 22, 2025?+
70 clues: 33 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Brad Wilber.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: '80s bestseller that became an Android app in 2013 (MSPACMAN); Gardeners may work on them (KNEES); Square (COINCIDE).
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.
