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Newsday Crossword May 5 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword May 5 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 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#
Humorous TV seriesSITCOM6Across Corncob coveringHUSK4Across Historical periodERA3Across Tangy topping for ribsBARBECUESAUCE13Across Overcharge greatlyGOUGE5Across Wise __ owlASAN4Across "Drink" suffix for lemonADE3Across Complete a plane flightLAND4Across Very long time periodEON3Across Stare awkwardlyGAWK4Across Creative notionIDEA4Across Dad's sistersAUNTS5Across Mark above a "j"DOT3Across At this placeHERE4Across Hen's perchROOST5Across Revise one's writingEDIT4Across Stylishly flashy, for shortGLAM4Across Sweet topping for pancakesMAPLESYRUP10Across Cow commentMOO3Across Meditative exerciseYOGA4Across Begin to droopSAG3Across Elegant celebrationGALA4Across Spicy yellow topping for franksHOTMUSTARD10Across FiendishEVIL4Across Living room seatingSOFA4Across Underway, to SherlockAFOOT5Across Auto fuelGAS3Across Topping for leafy greensSALADDRESSING13Across Corrosion of ironRUST4Across Inexperienced withNEWAT5Across Searches for preyHUNTS5Across Be untruthfulLIE3Across __ and hearty (in good shape)HALE4Across Near-failing gradeDMINUS6Across Canary or hamsterPET3Across China's continentASIA4Across Christmas carolNOEL4Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DefraudedSCAMMED7Down Ten Commandments verbSHALT5Down Evolved intoBECAME6Down Adjective ending for dangerOUS3Down Tire pressure-checking deviceGAUGE5Down Sound of reliefSIGH4Down "Aviation" prefix for dynamicAERO4Down Compliment to a raffle winnerLUCKYYOU8Down __ de CologneEAU3Down Yak it upGAB3Down Mrs., in MexicoSRA3Down "Without further __..."ADO3Down Building's rental units: Abbr.APTS4Down Sudden burst of windGUST4Down "Straight __ the rocks?"ORON4Down Rotisserie rodSPIT4Down Rip (apart)TEAR4Down Doing nothingIDLE4Down Cavalry horseSTEED5Down "__ well that ends well"ALLS4Down In __ of (instead of)LIEU4Down Shakespeare's riverAVON4Down Magic lamp residentsGENIES6Down Dropped-egg soundSPLAT5Down Jockeys' seatsSADDLES7Down The Sahara's continent: Abbr.AFR3Down "Billy" farm animalGOAT4Down Letters after RSTU3Down Native American axTOMAHAWK8Down "It wasn't me!"NOTI4Down Sci-fi vehicles, for shortUFOS4Down "Very funny!"HAHA4Down Nothing, in SpainNADA4Down "IN __ WE TRUST" (motto on money)GOD3Down __ of the above ("other" choice)NONE4Down Mirror's reflectionIMAGE5Down Go joggingRUN3Down Plane without a pilotDRONE5Down Underground drain systemSEWER5Down Pie __ modeALA3Down Light fogMIST4Down

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Monday, May 5, 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.