Newsday Crossword hints and answers for July 18, 2025
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Clues72
Across37
Down35
TitleDARING DEFINITION
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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Lock opener (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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Miner's accessory (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLAMP→
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Helvetica kin (5)
Starts with A, ends with LARIAL→
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Poetic time (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMORN→
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Smoothie flavor (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
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Cardio/dance program (5)
Starts with Z, ends with AZUMBA→
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Store serving stacks (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIHOP→
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Compulsion (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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Faint of heart (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTIMID→
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Start of a Plato quote (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCOURAGEIS→
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Arthurian lady (4)
Starts with E, ends with DENID→
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Rather arrogant (6)
Starts with U, ends with HUPPISH→
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Adjective for overlook (6)
Starts with S, ends with CSCENIC→
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Observe, in Ecclesiastes (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSEEST→
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Nursing sch. class (4)
Starts with A, ends with TANAT→
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Minor progress (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDENT→
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Pasta sauce herbs (8)
Starts with O, ends with SOREGANOS→
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Grp. like CARE (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONGO→
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Middle of quote (11)
Starts with K, ends with TKNOWINGWHAT→
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Frequent book fair sponsor (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
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Haile __ (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESELASSIE→
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Close kin (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAUNT→
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Leftovers (4)
Starts with R, ends with TREST→
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Campus org. for future ensigns (5)
Starts with N, ends with CNROTC→
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Some jabs (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRIGHTS→
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Made up for (6)
Starts with A, ends with DATONED→
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O'Haras' home (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATARA→
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End of quote (9)
Starts with N, ends with RNOTTOFEAR→
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Wears out (5)
Starts with T, ends with STIRES→
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Share a side with (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABUT→
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Slimming procedure, for short (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLIPO→
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Greet with disdain (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBOOAT→
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Prefix meaning "surrounding" (4)
Starts with P, ends with IPERI→
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First Burr in Hamilton (4)
Starts with O, ends with MODOM→
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Battery appendage (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANODE→
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Coordinate (4)
Starts with S, ends with CSYNC→
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Needle work of a sort (4)
Starts with T, ends with STATS→
Down
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__ brief (court filing) (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAMICUS→
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Nary a chance (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENOHOPE→
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Road show company (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETROUPE→
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Where Bunyan wrote Pilgrim's Progress (8)
Starts with I, ends with NINPRISON→
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Show that you got it (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLAUGH→
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Significant plot (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
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New Testament travelers (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMAGI→
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Quiches, essentially (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPIES→
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Mexican forebears (5)
Starts with A, ends with CAZTEC→
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Irreparable (6)
Starts with R, ends with DRUINED→
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Coming soon (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIMMINENT→
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Unshakable (7)
Starts with A, ends with GABIDING→
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Minor male (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLAD→
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Rangers' rivals (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASTROS→
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Packs away (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTOWS→
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Firm's data security exec (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCTO→
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Mentally quick (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGILE→
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Nonround fruits, cutely (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNANAS→
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Uneasy feeling (5)
Starts with A, ends with TANGST→
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Still-life crockery (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEWERS→
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Pacific Rim faith (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSHINTO→
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Emblem on Australia's coat of arms (8)
Starts with K, ends with OKANGAROO→
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Flier to Saint Petersburg (8)
Starts with A, ends with TAEROFLOT→
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Hole number (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
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Cost of learning (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTUITION→
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Bookbinding material (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTHREAD→
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New York's largest lake (6)
Starts with O, ends with AONEIDA→
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Small brewer (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTEAPOT→
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AOL mailed more than a billion of them, through 2006 (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCDROMS→
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Small bite (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETASTE→
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Lofty story (5)
Starts with A, ends with CATTIC→
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Refreshers of a sort (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNAPS→
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Follow closely (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOBEY→
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Go bad (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTURN→
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Initials meaning "undecided" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATBA→
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 July 18, 2025?+
72 clues: 37 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Lock opener (ANTI); Miner's accessory (LAMP); Helvetica kin (ARIAL).
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.
