Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 25, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues142
Across70
Down72
TitleHYBRIDIZATION: A two-in-one topic
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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Approximately (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACIRCA→
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Central idea (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEME→
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Squabble (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPAT→
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Triangular sails (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJIBS→
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Japanese beer (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASAHI→
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Sub device (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSONAR→
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Coin in Cannes (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
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Et __ (and others) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALIA→
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Legal assistants, briefly (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPARAS→
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GEICO mascot (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGECKO→
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Chicago paper nickname (4)
Starts with T, ends with BTRIB→
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Utah national park (4)
Starts with Z, ends with NZION→
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Hollywood hopeful (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSTARLET→
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Spotted desert reptile (13)
Starts with L, ends with DLEOPARDLIZARD→
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Software revision, for short (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMOD→
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UFO crew (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
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Infers from data (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEDUCES→
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Periphery (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDGE→
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Common whodunit persona (8)
Starts with P, ends with RPOISONER→
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Hard candy (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDROP→
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Speedy, agile little rodent (9)
Starts with D, ends with EDEERMOUSE→
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Enthusiastic applause (7)
Starts with O, ends with NOVATION→
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Wine label word (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSEC→
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Angsty music (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
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Snootiness (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAIRS→
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Enormous marine mammal (12)
Starts with E, ends with LELEPHANTSEAL→
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Skulls, so to speak (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNOGGINS→
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"Value added" levy: Abbr. (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGST→
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Small number (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
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Prod along (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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Suffix for differ (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
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Heckles (8)
Starts with P, ends with NPOKESFUN→
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Prefix for active (5)
Starts with I, ends with RINTER→
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Half of a Christmas carol twosome (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETURTLEDOVE→
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Striped predatory fish (10)
Starts with T, ends with KTIGERSHARK→
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Antagonist (5)
Starts with E, ends with YENEMY→
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Community service program (8)
Starts with O, ends with HOUTREACH→
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Santa __, CA (3)
Starts with A, ends with AANA→
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Lion King queen (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANALA→
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In support of (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFOR→
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Private not-for-profit: Abbr. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONGO→
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Attaining, as a goal (7)
Starts with H, ends with GHITTING→
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Very long-armed primate (12)
Starts with S, ends with YSPIDERMONKEY→
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Hamilton's bills (4)
Starts with T, ends with STENS→
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Largest US union (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANEA→
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List-shortening letters (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
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At a distance (7)
Starts with N, ends with RNOTNEAR→
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Fearsome-sounding insect (9)
Starts with D, ends with YDRAGONFLY→
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"Money __ object" (4)
Starts with I, ends with OISNO→
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Jut out (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPROTRUDE→
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Sock flaw (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOLE→
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Peanut butter bar (6)
Starts with Z, ends with TZAGNUT→
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Plane safety agcy. (3)
Starts with F, ends with AFAA→
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Sailor's assent (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAYE→
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Red-top winged scavenger (13)
Starts with T, ends with ETURKEYVULTURE→
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Putting pen to paper (7)
Starts with W, ends with GWRITING→
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French notion (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDEE→
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Suffix for billion (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIRE→
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Foam prefix (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSTYRO→
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"Same here" (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETOO→
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Impolite look (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLEER→
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Waterways on mapas (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIOS→
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Martial arts workout (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTAEBO→
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Relay stick (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBATON→
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Winds up (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENDS→
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Very worrisome (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDIRE→
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__ so (in that case) (5)
Starts with A, ends with FANDIF→
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Chimney output (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMOKE→
Down
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Mushroom tops (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCAPS→
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"Time __ a premium" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISAT→
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__ avis (unusual thing) (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARARA→
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Smooth talker (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCHARMER→
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Grocery passage (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
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USAF noncom (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTSGT→
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Weed whacker (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHOE→
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Wall off (7)
Starts with E, ends with EENCLOSE→
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Manage somehow (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMAKEDO→
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Suffix for switch (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEROO→
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Attempt to snare (8)
Starts with S, ends with PSETATRAP→
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Runs smoothly (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPURRS→
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Desertlike (4)
Starts with A, ends with DARID→
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Triangular chocolate bar (9)
Starts with T, ends with ETOBLERONE→
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Enliven (6)
Starts with J, ends with PJAZZUP→
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Of a hipbone (5)
Starts with I, ends with CILIAC→
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Skin care brand (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBIORE→
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Beaches, essentially (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSANDS→
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Elevated ballet position (8)
Starts with E, ends with EENPOINTE→
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Ongoing annoyance (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPEEVE→
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Admission of avoidance (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIDONT→
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Fail to notice (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMISS→
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Biblical paradise (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
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Floor model (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODEMO→
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HS atlas class (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGEOG→
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Yours and mine (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOURS→
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Actor Nick (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOLTE→
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Two-Oscar Wiest (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDIANNE→
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For the most part (6)
Starts with M, ends with YMAINLY→
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Nevertheless (6)
Starts with T, ends with HTHOUGH→
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Sealy alternative (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASERTA→
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Raring to go (5)
Starts with E, ends with REAGER→
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Judicial assistant (5)
Starts with C, ends with KCLERK→
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Ridge of glacial origin (5)
Starts with E, ends with RESKER→
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Summer topper (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSUNHAT→
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Start to boil (6)
Starts with G, ends with DGETMAD→
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The feds, for short (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGOVT→
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Apply amply (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPOURON→
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Overly theatrical (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAGY→
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Credit-worthiness no. (4)
Starts with F, ends with OFICO→
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Fails to be accurate (6)
Starts with I, ends with OISNTSO→
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Verb form (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETENSE→
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Inappropriate (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUNAPT→
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Ancient artifact (5)
Starts with R, ends with CRELIC→
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Predestine for (6)
Starts with D, ends with ODOOMTO→
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Galoshes, umbrellas, etc. (8)
Starts with R, ends with RRAINGEAR→
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First month in Madrid (5)
Starts with E, ends with OENERO→
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Suburban plot (9)
Starts with F, ends with DFRONTYARD→
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Foam in a stein (4)
Starts with H, ends with DHEAD→
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Useful facts (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINFO→
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"Little" Dickens girl (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNELL→
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Marvin of Motown (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGAYE→
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Happen next (5)
Starts with E, ends with EENSUE→
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People around the Himalayas (8)
Starts with N, ends with ENEPALESE→
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Goldsmith's measure (5)
Starts with K, ends with TKARAT→
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"Quite so" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUE→
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Tearless (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDRYEYED→
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Stanley Cup hopeful (7)
Starts with N, ends with MNHLTEAM→
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Tattoo artists (6)
Starts with I, ends with SINKERS→
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Kilt fabric (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTARTAN→
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Top scorer in Scrabble (5)
Starts with Z, ends with EZTILE→
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Poet friend of Tolkien (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAUDEN→
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Selfish drive (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGREED→
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Public outcry (5)
Starts with F, ends with RFUROR→
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Segments of sycamores (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLIMBS→
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Roman 8 (4)
Starts with V, ends with IVIII→
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Davis Cup org. (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUSTA→
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Canine comment (4)
Starts with W, ends with FWOOF→
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"Suffice __ say..." (4)
Starts with I, ends with OITTO→
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Alcove (4)
Starts with N, ends with KNOOK→
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No longer there (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGONE→
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MLB stat (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRBI→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for May 25, 2025?+
142 clues: 70 Across and 72 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Approximately (CIRCA); Central idea (THEME); Squabble (SPAT).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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