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Newsday Crossword August 17 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword August 17 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Train trackRAIL4Across Smallest pups of a litterRUNTS5Across City coded 11 on currencyDALLASTEXAS11Across __ la laTRA3Across Garfield's canine palODIE4Across Unwitting victimDUPE4Across Noble deedFEAT4Across Take firstWIN3Across Eagle, for Apollo 11LUNARMODULE11Across Banquet nibbleCANAPE6Across Keep entertainedAMUSE5Across Like crooked cardsMARKED6Across Literary twistIRONY5Across Nautical "Halt!"AVAST5Across Type of teaPEKOE5Across Talk formallyORATE5Across Main ideaPOINT5Across Avoid skillfullySIDESTEP8Across "Time to go!"LETSROLL8Across 10 through L.A. and MobileINTERSTATE10Across 2010's occupant of 10 Downing StreetTHERESAMAY10Across Nasal noiseSNORE5Across Very oftenALOT4Across Fabric flawTEAR4Across Waist-high concavityINNIE5Across TastySAPID5Across Confines, as cattlePENS4Across Spot in the distanceESPY4Across Starts to wakenSTIRS5Across Where spaniels socializeDOGPARKS8Across Off-targetAMISS5Across Fill with loveENAMOR6Across Watches closelyEYES4Across Editorial perspectiveSLANT5Across Be boastfulBRAG4Across Photograph finishesMATTES6Across Eeyore's creatorMILNE5Across FBI's list of 10MOSTWANTED10Across "Grand" productionOPERA5Across Roof edgeEAVE4Across Young womanLASS4Across Seuss' tree protectorLORAX5Across Sport with 10 playing at one timeBASKETBALL10Across Caribbean island groupANTILLES8Across AbsoluteSHEER5Across Muss, as hairTOUSLE6Across Boardroom VIPsCEOS4Across Backpack burdenGEAR4Across Security workerGUARD5Across Border onABUT4Across Antsy feelingAGITA5Across Yonder yachtHER3Across Spaniard's riverRIO3Across Bldg.'s rental unitsAPTS4Across Guilty feelingPANG4Across Drapery holdersRODS4Across Main ideaGIST4Across Figures with 11 vertexesHENDECAGONS11Across Repeated seriesCYCLE5Across Brazilian slithererANACONDA8Across Sorority lettersRHOS4Across Ultimatum enderORELSE6Across Raise with a craneHOIST5Across CountrifiedRURAL5Across Container kept near brushesPAINTCAN8Across Non-pedigreed petsMIXES5Across Nation with 11 official spoken languagesSOUTHAFRICA11Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Dips a donutDUNKS5Down Depend onTRUST5Down Undue forceDURESS6Down British dadPATER5Down Sweet-smellingFRAGRANT8Down Like lasagnaLAYERED7Down Polo equipmentMALLETS7Down Nation on the Arabian SeaOMAN4Down Breakfast nookDINETTE7Down Olympian's rewardMEDAL5Down Surfer since the '90sAOLER5Down Tiny troublemakerPIXIE5Down Stadium attendeesCROWD5Down Video complementAUDIO5Down Family menPAPAS5Down WaterproofsSEALS5Down Poetic museERATO5Down Fathers and unclesHES3Down Giant hopLEAP4Down Prefix meaning "all"OMNI4Down Wild animal's homeLAIR4Down Strong drain cleanersLYES4Down Draw fromTAP3Down Stag or stallionMALE4Down Occupy, as a benchSITON5Down Jacqueline Kennedy __ONASSIS7Down "Great" czarPETERI6Down Art Deco illustratorERTE4Down Grapefruit boxCRATE5Down Currant, for instanceBERRY5Down Fail to seeMISS4Down Tolstoy title characterANNA4Down Sporty auto roofTTOP4Down Lose it allGOBUST6Down S&L nest eggsIRAS4Down StatuesqueTALL4Down Car barAXLE4Down Pennsylvania cityALTOONA7Down __ vera lotionALOE4Down Business school courseETHICS6Down Breakfast fareHASH4Down Wide urban st.AVE3Down Pear-shaped tomatoROMA4Down Fully aware ofUPON4Down Conclude a caseREST4Down Constitution componentsARTICLES8Down AnarchicLAWLESS7Down Trait carriersGENES5Down ErodesEATS4Down Diamonds, for instanceREDSUIT7Down A Prairie ProvinceALBERTA7Down Emulated a ramBAAED5Down WWII allyUSSR4Down Sound of scoldingTSK3Down Wintry coatingFROST5Down Pasta with furrowsPENNE5Down Greek sandwichesGYROS5Down Shade of blondeSANDY5Down 25-Across, informallyHOOPS5Down Be nitpickyCAVIL5Down Maytag alternativeAMANA5Down Windy burstsGUSTS5Down Soaps near sinksCAKES5Down Hyundai rivalHONDA5Down Scooping toolGOUGE5Down Sudden incursionsRAIDS5Down Midwest metropolisOMAHA5Down Achieve peak flavorRIPEN5Down 11, on a baseball scoreboardEXTRAINNING11Down Face-downPRONE5Down 11 people, for a British sportCRICKETTEAM11Down Wedding pathAISLE5Down EminentNOTED5Down

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.