Newsday Crossword hints and answers for January 5, 2025
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Clues140
Across67
Down73
TitleA CENTURY AGO...: What happened in 1925
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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Good buddies (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPALS→
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Map out (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPLAN→
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Thin coin (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDIME→
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Ill-suited (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUNFIT→
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Feeling sorry for (5)
Starts with R, ends with GRUING→
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100 cents in Spain (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
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Rocks from mines (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORES→
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Nary a soul (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOONE→
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...she won a Pulitzer for So Big (10)
Starts with E, ends with REDNAFERBER→
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...its Phantom luxury auto was first sold (10)
Starts with R, ends with EROLLSROYCE→
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Makeshift Frisbee (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPIEPLATE→
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Weather map region (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFRONT→
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Trattoria courses (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPASTAS→
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Inauguration ceremony (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOATH→
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Fishing vessels (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBOATS→
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Late afternoon hour (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFIVE→
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Entices (6)
Starts with T, ends with STEMPTS→
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Narrow ravine (5)
Starts with G, ends with HGULCH→
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Soft hugs (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCARESSES→
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Rabbit relatives (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHARES→
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...a science teacher was convicted in what newspapers called this (11)
Starts with M, ends with LMONKEYTRIAL→
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Incoming plane stat. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
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Part of 77-Across: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASSN→
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Salmon shade (4)
Starts with P, ends with KPINK→
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Countrywide: Abbr. (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNATL→
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Patriotic symbol (4)
Starts with F, ends with GFLAG→
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Color of the US 49-Across (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRED→
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...this film with Chaplin as a prospector premiered (11)
Starts with T, ends with HTHEGOLDRUSH→
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Director/screenwriter Coppola (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASOFIA→
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Troop groups (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPLATOONS→
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Adolescent, for instance (5)
Starts with Y, ends with HYOUTH→
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Divers into lakes (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOONS→
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Stirs to action (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPRODS→
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Central idea (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEME→
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Pay tribute to (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESALUTE→
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Parisian waterway (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESEINE→
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Blend together (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECOALESCE→
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Novels' essences (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPLOTS→
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...this Gershwin orchestral work premiered (11)
Starts with C, ends with FCONCERTOINF→
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__ out (get dressed) (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTOG→
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Successful legislation (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAWS→
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Diva's solo (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
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Not doing anything (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
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Life story. for short (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBIOG→
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Doc bloc: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAMA→
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...this countrywide grade-schoolers' contest was first held (11)
Starts with S, ends with ESPELLINGBEE→
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Smashing, in show biz (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSOCKO→
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Busy stores in December (8)
Starts with T, ends with STOYSHOPS→
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Complained, as cattle (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMOOED→
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Feeds, as a fire (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTOKES→
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Stir to action (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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Passover feast (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSEDER→
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Give a grade to (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMARK→
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Charlotte __, VI (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAMALIE→
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Goblet, for instance (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGLASS→
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Test of strength (8)
Starts with T, ends with RTUGOFWAR→
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...this Odd Couple star was born (10)
Starts with J, ends with NJACKLEMMON→
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...this Mexican began to paint (10)
Starts with F, ends with OFRIDAKAHLO→
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Disney's Little Mermaid (5)
Starts with A, ends with LARIEL→
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Yuletide trio (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMAGI→
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"__ Lang Syne" (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAULD→
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"Old Macdonald" ender (5)
Starts with E, ends with OEIEIO→
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I Am Woman" singer (5)
Starts with R, ends with YREDDY→
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Any tech sch. (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINST→
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Hinge (on) (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRELY→
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Package of copy paper (4)
Starts with R, ends with MREAM→
Down
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Map out, for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPREP→
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Car from Bavaria (4)
Starts with A, ends with IAUDI→
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Row of a poem (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELINE→
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Access, as some purses (8)
Starts with S, ends with NSNAPOPEN→
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Western Australian city (5)
Starts with P, ends with HPERTH→
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Oil change, informally (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUBE→
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Consist of (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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City on Chesapeake Bay (7)
Starts with N, ends with KNORFOLK→
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Toto's owner (7)
Starts with D, ends with YDOROTHY→
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Smooths, as shirtsleeves (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIRONS→
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Defrost (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMELT→
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Subj. for immigrants (3)
Starts with E, ends with LESL→
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Solve, as a mystery (7)
Starts with U, ends with LUNRAVEL→
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Lariat loops (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNOOSES→
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Auto racing great A.J. (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFOYT→
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Ancient Andes dweller (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
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Golf bag supplies (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEES→
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Black piano keys (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGFLATS→
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Wears away (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEATS→
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Corkscrew shape (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSPIRAL→
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Sprint or dash (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERACE→
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Con game (5)
Starts with B, ends with OBUNKO→
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Trust in a person (5)
Starts with F, ends with HFAITH→
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Choreographer Twyla (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTHARP→
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Three-legged stand (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEASEL→
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...this Virginia Woolf novel was published (11)
Starts with M, ends with YMRSDALLOWAY→
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Cymbals' relatives (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGONGS→
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Computer malfunction (5)
Starts with C, ends with HCRASH→
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...this photo accessory was first used (really!) (11)
Starts with S, ends with KSELFIESTICK→
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Web commerce (5)
Starts with E, ends with LETAIL→
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Katey of Married...With Children (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSAGAL→
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Demeanors (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMIENS→
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Types of bolt fasteners (5)
Starts with T, ends with STNUTS→
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What a texter types on (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPHONE→
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Gift getter's question (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFORME→
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Trumpet sounds (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOOTS→
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Song's words (5)
Starts with L, ends with CLYRIC→
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Lorna of literature (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDOONE→
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More impolite (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRUDER→
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Ledge for knickknacks (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSHELF→
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Speaks highly of (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOUTS→
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Macbeth title (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHANE→
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Of punishment (5)
Starts with P, ends with LPENAL→
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Sheer linen fabric (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETOILE→
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Snowball fight sound (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPLAT→
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San Antonio shrine (5)
Starts with A, ends with OALAMO→
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Potting mixtures (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOILS→
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Needing deciphering (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCODED→
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Sam who sang "You Send Me" (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECOOKE→
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Toaster waffle brand (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEGGOS→
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Pancake kin (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECREPE→
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Rome's river (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTIBER→
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Orbital high point (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAPOGEE→
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Publishers' trade show (8)
Starts with B, ends with RBOOKFAIR→
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In a harsh-sounding manner (7)
Starts with S, ends with YSHRILLY→
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"You better believe me!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with TIMEANIT→
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Indicates agreement (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNODS→
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Prospers (7)
Starts with G, ends with RGOESFAR→
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Putt, for instance (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTROKE→
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Was mopey (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSULKED→
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Lengthy tale (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASAGA→
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Tough travels (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLOGS→
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Caked with wet dirt (5)
Starts with M, ends with YMUDDY→
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Not quite shut (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAJAR→
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Colt's mother (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMARE→
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Etching liquid (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
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FBI guy (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGMAN→
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Cash drawer (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTILL→
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"What fun!" (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWHEE→
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Et __ (and others: Lat.) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALIA→
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Enough space (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROOM→
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Start of this century (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMMI→
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French thoroughfare (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERUE→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for January 5, 2025?+
140 clues: 67 Across and 73 Down. The puzzle was constructed by S.N..
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Good buddies (PALS); Map out (PLAN); Thin coin (DIME).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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