Newsday Crossword hints and answers for July 6, 2025
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Clues146
Across69
Down77
TitleCREATURE COINAGES: Metaphorically speaking
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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Walgreens rival (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCVS→
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Avidly anxious (4)
Starts with A, ends with GAGOG→
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Racial equality org. (5)
Starts with N, ends with PNAACP→
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"Huh?" (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWHAT→
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Big bucks, briefly (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMILS→
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Rip (apart) (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTEAR→
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In advance (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEARLY→
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Awning offering (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHADE→
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Rut-bound (15)
Starts with O, ends with LONAHAMSTERWHEEL→
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Strangely scary (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
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Stellar phenomena (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNOVAS→
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Transport, as freight (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHAUL→
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Adolescent age (8)
Starts with F, ends with NFOURTEEN→
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HMO personnel (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLPNS→
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Call a halt to (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTOP→
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Point opposite 112-Across (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENNE→
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Believe, so to speak (3)
Starts with B, ends with YBUY→
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One craving media mentions (14)
Starts with P, ends with DPUBLICITYHOUND→
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__ before (no later than) (4)
Starts with O, ends with RONOR→
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Parcel out (8)
Starts with A, ends with EALLOCATE→
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Parts of 69-Across (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKNEES→
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Batteries for remotes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAAAS→
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Letter-shaped fastener (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTNUT→
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Admin. __ (4)
Starts with A, ends with TASST→
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Hidden obstacles (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRAPS→
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Pedigree cat's origin (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSIAM→
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Very strict (5)
Starts with H, ends with HHARSH→
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Chore list heading (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTODO→
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"Are you out __?" (4)
Starts with O, ends with NORIN→
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Peruvian ancestor (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
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German conjunction (3)
Starts with U, ends with DUND→
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Complete a flight (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLAND→
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Part of a tuxedo (8)
Starts with T, ends with STROUSERS→
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That lady (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
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Superlative vision (13)
Starts with E, ends with KEYESLIKEAHAWK→
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PD investigator (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDET→
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Exceed, as authority (8)
Starts with O, ends with POVERSTEP→
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Turn into cash (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSELL→
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Strong cleaner (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELYE→
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Rice or fries (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESIDE→
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Norse war god (4)
Starts with O, ends with NODIN→
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Give a holler (4)
Starts with Y, ends with LYELL→
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Spread out (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSPLAY→
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Pre-college, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with IELHI→
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Lawful, informally (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLEGIT→
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Loses vigor (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAGS→
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Gullible person (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERUBE→
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Dropped in the mail (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
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Be a shirker (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDOGIT→
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South American capital (8)
Starts with B, ends with ABRASILIA→
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Initials in invitations (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRSVP→
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Authoritative source (14)
Starts with T, ends with HTHEHORSESMOUTH→
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Above, in verse (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROER→
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GPS reading (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSSW→
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Sandwich shop (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDELI→
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Have on (4)
Starts with W, ends with RWEAR→
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Field of flying (8)
Starts with A, ends with NAVIATION→
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Asks earnestly (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBEGS→
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Girder fastener (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRIVET→
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Pal of Pooh (5)
Starts with K, ends with AKANGA→
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Very hard to find (15)
Starts with R, ends with HRAREASHENSTEETH→
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Lawn tool (5)
Starts with E, ends with REDGER→
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Big name in broth (5)
Starts with K, ends with RKNORR→
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"Trillion" prefix (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATERA→
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Builder's spot (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESITE→
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Suffix for still (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
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Made lumber (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSAWED→
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Nation on the Arabian Sea (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
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Cloister dweller (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNUN→
Down
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Encouraging contraction (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCMON→
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Ristorante bottle (4)
Starts with V, ends with OVINO→
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Serb or Czech (4)
Starts with S, ends with VSLAV→
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S&L device (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
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Some appliances, shortly (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGES→
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Sworn statement (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOATH→
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Overly flattering (6)
Starts with G, ends with YGREASY→
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Result of a makeover (7)
Starts with N, ends with KNEWLOOK→
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Sound of contentment (3)
Starts with A, ends with HAAH→
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"__ we there yet?" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
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Music symbol (4)
Starts with C, ends with FCLEF→
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Air race marker (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPYLON→
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Sharpen (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWHET→
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Overly reckless (11)
Starts with H, ends with DHAREBRAINED→
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French farewell (5)
Starts with A, ends with UADIEU→
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Very small (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTEENY→
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Onion cousins (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSHALLOTS→
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Tennis great Williams (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASERENA→
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Jellied garnish (5)
Starts with A, ends with CASPIC→
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__ Bader Ginsburg (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRUTH→
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Juan's "one" (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
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University sports org. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANCAA→
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Occupies a bench (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSITS→
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Gridiron kick (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPUNT→
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Hiking route (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPATH→
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Forearm bone (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULNA→
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Unclear image (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBLUR→
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Try out (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTEST→
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Legendary infamous emperor (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONERO→
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Scarce supply (6)
Starts with D, ends with HDEARTH→
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Desert green spot (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASIS→
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Shape of some staircases (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSPIRAL→
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Holy: Fr. (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESACRE→
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Cost of a crossing (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTOLL→
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Suitable for sledding (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSNOWY→
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Sail's support (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
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Palette display (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHUES→
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Speaker's platform (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDAIS→
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Properly tuned (5)
Starts with O, ends with YONKEY→
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ZzzQuil alternative (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNYTOL→
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Transferred, as real estate (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDEEDED→
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Proofreader's "take it out" (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDELE→
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Luau instruments (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUKES→
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Vacuum cleaner part (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOSE→
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Wicked ways (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEVILS→
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Misdirections (11)
Starts with R, ends with SREDHERRINGS→
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Faucet (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSPIGOT→
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Tell-__ (candid stories) (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALLS→
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Harness straps (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREINS→
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Close by, in verse (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNIGH→
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Experimentation stations (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLABS→
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Small monasteries (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPRIORIES→
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Amazing thing (4)
Starts with L, ends with ULULU→
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Not much (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABIT→
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Casual assent (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEAH→
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Going into overtime (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTIED→
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Expanded (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGREW→
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Invitation insert (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESASE→
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Emmy candidate (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTVSTAR→
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Shakespearean nickname (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTHEBARD→
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Stylish (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSMART→
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Tire pressure no. (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPSI→
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Fiesta cheers (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
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Informal assent (6)
Starts with R, ends with ORIGHTO→
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Made of sturdy wood (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOAKEN→
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Get out of (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEVADE→
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Gets a job done (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWORKS→
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Long time (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
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Mom's mom (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANANA→
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Appear to be (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEEM→
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Layer of ore (4)
Starts with V, ends with NVEIN→
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Caesarean rebuke (4)
Starts with E, ends with UETTU→
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At a later time (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHEN→
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Word on a stadium ticket (3)
Starts with R, ends with WROW→
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Before, in verse (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
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FDR-era agency (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANRA→
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__ Jose, CA (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSAN→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for July 6, 2025?+
146 clues: 69 Across and 77 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Walgreens rival (CVS); Avidly anxious (AGOG); Racial equality org. (NAACP).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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