Newsday Crossword hints and answers for March 25, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleAIRBORNE
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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Toddler's dinner wear (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBIB→
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Corncob's covering (4)
Starts with H, ends with KHUSK→
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Fragment of paper (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCRAP→
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__ colada cocktail (4)
Starts with P, ends with APINA→
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"Help __ the way!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NISON→
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Without help (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALONE→
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Sports cable channel (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
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Sandwich shop (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDELI→
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Droops in the heat, as flowers (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWILTS→
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Early stage of a manuscript (10)
Starts with R, ends with TROUGHDRAFT→
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Be introduced to (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMEET→
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By the deadline (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINTIME→
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Back-to-health program, for short (5)
Starts with R, ends with BREHAB→
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Any prohibited thing (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONONO→
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Profit potential (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUPSIDE→
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Police dept. rank (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSGT→
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"I can answer that for you" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASKME→
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Violinist's stick (3)
Starts with B, ends with WBOW→
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Has a chat (15)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOOTSTHEBREEZE→
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Tip of a sock (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETOE→
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Painter's stand (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEASEL→
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Had supper (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
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Story told in segments (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSERIAL→
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Church benches (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEWS→
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Screen legend Garbo (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGRETA→
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Leave undisturbed, as "sleeping dogs" (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELETLIE→
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Grassy yard (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLAWN→
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Fresh surge of energy (10)
Starts with S, ends with DSECONDWIND→
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Workers' group (5)
Starts with U, ends with NUNION→
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Spiced tea of India (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICHAI→
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Up to a task (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
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Any bookstore category (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGENRE→
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Trumpet or bugle (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHORN→
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TV host Seacrest (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRYAN→
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Sugary-tasting (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSWEET→
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Just adequate (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOSO→
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Wall calendar box (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDAY→
Down
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American buffalo (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBISON→
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Enter, as data (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINPUT→
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Collide with (8)
Starts with B, ends with OBANGINTO→
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Concealed (6)
Starts with H, ends with NHIDDEN→
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Software customer (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
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Powered by sunlight (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSOLAR→
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Steak-cutting utensil (5)
Starts with K, ends with EKNIFE→
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Tool with teeth (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSAW→
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Ascends a mountain (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCLIMBS→
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Actor's part (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROLE→
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Initial poker throw-in (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
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Nuisance (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEST→
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"Submarine" prefix for scope (4)
Starts with P, ends with IPERI→
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Med. care group (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHMO→
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Hitchhiker's finger (5)
Starts with T, ends with BTHUMB→
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Copycat (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAPER→
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Meal for a mare (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOATS→
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"A likely story!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIBET→
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Take a nap (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOZE→
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Lamb's mother (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
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Place for a lace (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOE→
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"Attendee" suffix for movie (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGOER→
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"He said, __ said" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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Brown seaweed (4)
Starts with K, ends with PKELP→
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Roads that may cross aves. (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSTS→
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Rip (apart) (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTEAR→
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Reduced-price events (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSALES→
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Toward the rising sun (8)
Starts with E, ends with DEASTWARD→
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Pay no attention to (6)
Starts with I, ends with EIGNORE→
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Climate-affecting current (6)
Starts with E, ends with OELNINO→
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Get married (3)
Starts with W, ends with DWED→
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Computer repairers, for short (5)
Starts with T, ends with STECHS→
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Sneeze sound (5)
Starts with A, ends with OACHOO→
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Neighbor of Egypt (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALIBYA→
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Embedded decoration (5)
Starts with I, ends with YINLAY→
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Garden of __ (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Carries with difficulty (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLUGS→
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All over again (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
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Corked beverage (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWINE→
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Rowboat poles (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOARS→
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After-tax amount (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
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.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for March 25, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Toddler's dinner wear (BIB); Corncob's covering (HUSK); Fragment of paper (SCRAP).
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.
