Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 23, 2025
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Clues142
Across65
Down77
TitleSTATE DINNER: Black tie optional
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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Buffett's birthplace (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMAHA→
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Building site topper (7)
Starts with H, ends with THARDHAT→
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China's loan to the National 110-Down (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPANDAS→
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Took potshots (at) (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSNIPED→
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High praises (7)
Starts with E, ends with AENCOMIA→
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What sales jobs may require (6)
Starts with T, ends with LTRAVEL→
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HORS D'OEUVRE (14)
Starts with C, ends with LCALIFORNIAROLL→
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Fine wool (6)
Starts with A, ends with AANGORA→
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Wordsworth, for instance (5)
Starts with O, ends with TODIST→
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Sources of shade (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELMS→
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Get bested (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOSE→
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Disloyal one (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
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Expression of loyalty (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOATH→
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Greek Mother Goddess (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGAEA→
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Disconnect (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSEVER→
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Unchangeable outcome (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFATE→
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Part of TNT (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITRI→
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APPETIZER (17)
Starts with M, ends with SMARYLANDCRABCAKES→
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Oceanographers' hangouts (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSEALABS→
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Possibly "grand" vacation (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTOUR→
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Made a rip in (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETORE→
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Golf instructor (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
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Mid 12th-century year (3)
Starts with M, ends with LMCL→
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Regatta, for instance (8)
Starts with B, ends with EBOATRACE→
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MAIN COURSE (11)
Starts with V, ends with MVIRGINIAHAM→
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Fashion designer Michael (4)
Starts with K, ends with SKORS→
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Norway's patron saint (4)
Starts with O, ends with VOLAV→
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Broad cuisine category (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
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Be important (8)
Starts with M, ends with TMEANALOT→
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Third-person contraction (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEYVE→
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Do nothing (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSIT→
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Uncommon sense (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
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Decided not to 64-Across (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTOOD→
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That: Sp. (3)
Starts with E, ends with OESO→
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DC title (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSEN→
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James I's house (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSTUART→
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Sitcom opening-credits word (8)
Starts with S, ends with GSTARRING→
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Snug shelters (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNESTS→
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"I __ my wit's end" (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAMAT→
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Bassoon cousin (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
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SIDE DISH (11)
Starts with I, ends with OIDAHOPOTATO→
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Stuffed, in Mexican cuisine (8)
Starts with R, ends with SRELLENOS→
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Telephone threesome (3)
Starts with J, ends with LJKL→
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Fancy vase (3)
Starts with U, ends with NURN→
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Iowa State's home (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMES→
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Starter for circular (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMI→
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Sneaky skill (7)
Starts with S, ends with HSTEALTH→
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DESSERT (17)
Starts with M, ends with EMISSISSIPPIMUDPIE→
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"Great idea" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
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Eight, to one who says nein (4)
Starts with A, ends with TACHT→
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Cybernotes (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEMAIL→
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Beef cut (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLOIN→
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Felonious verb (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
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Summer zodiac sign (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
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Edge of a zodiac sign (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCUSP→
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Fr. miss (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMLLE→
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Sports-page news (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRADE→
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Hero of 100+ films since 1918 (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTARZAN→
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COCKTAIL (14)
Starts with A, ends with RALABAMASLAMMER→
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Get by threat (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEXTORT→
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Gesture of affection (7)
Starts with L, ends with PLOVETAP→
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Thorough investigations (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPROBES→
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Spanish explorer (6)
Starts with D, ends with ODESOTO→
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Telescope part (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEYELENS→
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Watchband (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTRAP→
Down
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Since you were challenged (7)
Starts with O, ends with EONADARE→
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Civilian army (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMILITIA→
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Imitative (5)
Starts with A, ends with HAPISH→
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Great weight (4)
Starts with H, ends with THEFT→
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Clamor (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
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Town on the Thames (6)
Starts with H, ends with YHENLEY→
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Twenty Questions category (6)
Starts with A, ends with LANIMAL→
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Some flat-screens (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRCAS→
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Palme __ (Cannes prize) (3)
Starts with D, ends with RDOR→
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Patient-care grp. (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHMO→
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Have a bug (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
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With more stature (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTALLER→
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HS auxiliaries (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPTAS→
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Duncan of the Obama cabinet (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARNE→
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Constant critic (3)
Starts with N, ends with GNAG→
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New World Symphony composer (6)
Starts with D, ends with KDVORAK→
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Fill with bubbles (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAERATE→
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Candidate lists (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSLATES→
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Leaves in a hurry (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSCOOTS→
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Brings up (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREARS→
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Bombastic speaker (6)
Starts with O, ends with RORATOR→
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Cameroon neighbor (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGABON→
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Cold, in product names (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSNO→
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www.caltech.__ (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEDU→
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'70s tape machine (3)
Starts with V, ends with RVCR→
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Denmark's __ Islands (6)
Starts with F, ends with EFAEROE→
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Coleridge character (7)
Starts with M, ends with RMARINER→
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Peach Bowl city (7)
Starts with A, ends with AATLANTA→
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Lacks humility (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBOASTS→
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Flat-screen ancestor: Abbr. (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCRT→
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Women's links org. (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALPGA→
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Novelist Rita __ Brown (3)
Starts with M, ends with EMAE→
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Virtuous (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECHASTE→
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Web-crawling software (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBOT→
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Actress Milano (6)
Starts with A, ends with AALYSSA→
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'70s Carson rival (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCAVETT→
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"All things considered..." (6)
Starts with E, ends with OEVENSO→
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New York college (6)
Starts with V, ends with RVASSAR→
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"Am I to blame?" (6)
Starts with I, ends with EISITME→
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Ceremonial act (6)
Starts with R, ends with LRITUAL→
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Small scamp (3)
Starts with I, ends with PIMP→
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Native New Zealander (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMAORI→
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Second-largest US island (6)
Starts with K, ends with KKODIAK→
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Conrad novel (7)
Starts with L, ends with MLORDJIM→
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Name on a plaque (7)
Starts with H, ends with EHONOREE→
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Jeweler's gems (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTONES→
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Id counterpart (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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After a long wait (6)
Starts with A, ends with TATLAST→
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Distress signal (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
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Stanley Cup awarder (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNHL→
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Sicilian hot spot (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
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Pushes around (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBOSSES→
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Contribute, as cash (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPUTIN→
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Former UK record giant (3)
Starts with E, ends with IEMI→
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Hot spot (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
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Prefix for center (3)
Starts with E, ends with IEPI→
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Big bucks, briefly (3)
Starts with M, ends with LMIL→
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Le Carre characters (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPIES→
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Ritchie Valens tune (7)
Starts with L, ends with ALABAMBA→
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Benchley beach book of '76 (7)
Starts with T, ends with PTHEDEEP→
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What "-phobes" are (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHATERS→
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Milkshake (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMALTED→
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Sherpa's tool (6)
Starts with I, ends with EICEAXE→
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Most Three Stooges films (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHORTS→
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Pierce (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIMPALE→
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Her show first aired the Simpsons (6)
Starts with U, ends with NULLMAN→
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Exercise in a pool (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDOLAPS→
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Tank's covering (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARMOR→
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Luggage carrier (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCART→
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Golden Rule word (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNTO→
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Matching sock (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMATE→
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Sour in taste (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTART→
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Menagerie (3)
Starts with Z, ends with OZOO→
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Myrna of movies (3)
Starts with L, ends with YLOY→
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City map abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAVE→
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__ Paese cheese (3)
Starts with B, ends with LBEL→
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Audiophile collectibles (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLPS→
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 23, 2025?+
142 clues: 65 Across and 77 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jerry Clarkson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Buffett's birthplace (OMAHA); Building site topper (HARDHAT); China's loan to the National 110-Down (PANDAS).
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.
