Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Wednesday, August 20, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, August 20, 2025, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1Attired (in)
- 5Taking little time
- 10Minor quarrel
- 14Not at all polite
- 15Blender's baby-food setting
- 16Female horse
- 17Small wallet bills
- 18Open, as a parka
- 19Black-and-white dolphin
- 20Proceeding very cautiously
- 23Get into clothes
- 24Catch sight of
- 25Mexican money
- 29Starts to get out of bed
- 34Church area
- 38Overwhelming victory
- 40Homes for hens
- 41Confident person's metaphorical bet
- 44Elite guest roster
- 45Overly greasy
- 46Hole in a piggy bank
- 47Sheep herder of nursery rhymes
- 49Genesis garden
- 51Noah's boat
- 53Scarlett of Gone With the Wind
- 58Turning out great
- 63High-fiber cereal
- 65Discontinue
- 66Desserts with a crust
- 67__ Grey (type of 13-Down)
- 68DeGeneres or Burstyn
- 69Not busy at all
- 70Handicrafts website
- 71Heads a cast
- 72Hatchling's home
Down
- 1Large group of people
- 2Of the moon
- 3Very popular British singer
- 4Office's work stations
- 5Whirled around
- 6Displayed on a wall
- 7Rice-shaped pasta
- 8Jockey's straps
- 9Traditional Native American tents
- 10Urban air pollution
- 11Golf standard scores
- 12Rainbow shape
- 13Coffee alternative
- 21Any Web access co.
- 22Insurer with a gecko mascot
- 26Make a mistake
- 27Just adequate
- 28Protruding navel
- 30Freight weights
- 31Nary a __ (nobody)
- 32No later than
- 33"Hey you!!" whisper
- 34Just __ (small amount, as of paint)
- 35Sport on horseback
- 36Minor error
- 37Alternatively
- 39Tipped off
- 42Main sports squad
- 43Change the color of
- 48What shoppers compare
- 50Neither hide __ hair
- 52Prepared to propose
- 54Offer to a hitchhiker
- 55"All kidding __..."
- 56Spools for older films
- 57Balance-sheet plus
- 58Coupes and convertibles
- 59Merely
- 60Formal party
- 61Software manual reader
- 62Ballpoints
- 63Spelling competition
- 64Lab rodent
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 35 across and 43 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 41-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "BY THE DOZEN".
All 78 answers
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- 1AAttired (in)CLAD
- 5ATaking little timeSHORT
- 10AMinor quarrelSPAT
- 14ANot at all politeRUDE
- 15ABlender's baby-food settingPUREE
- 16AFemale horseMARE
- 17ASmall wallet billsONES
- 18AOpen, as a parkaUNZIP
- 19ABlack-and-white dolphinORCA
- 20AProceeding very cautiouslyWALKINGONEGGS
- 23AGet into clothesDRESS
- 24ACatch sight ofSEE
- 25AMexican moneyPESO
- 29AStarts to get out of bedSITSUP
- 34AChurch areaAPSE
- 38AOverwhelming victoryROUT
- 40AHomes for hensCOOPS
- 41AConfident person's metaphorical betDOLLARSTODONUTS
- 44AElite guest rosterALIST
- 45AOverly greasyOILY
- 46AHole in a piggy bankSLOT
- 47ASheep herder of nursery rhymesBOPEEP
- 49AGenesis gardenEDEN
- 51ANoah's boatARK
- 53AScarlett of Gone With the WindOHARA
- 58ATurning out greatCOMINGUPROSES
- 63AHigh-fiber cerealBRAN
- 65ADiscontinueCEASE
- 66ADesserts with a crustPIES
- 67A__ Grey (type of 13-Down)EARL
- 68ADeGeneres or BurstynELLEN
- 69ANot busy at allIDLE
- 70AHandicrafts websiteETSY
- 71AHeads a castSTARS
- 72AHatchling's homeNEST
- 1DLarge group of peopleCROWD
- 2DOf the moonLUNAR
- 3DVery popular British singerADELE
- 4DOffice's work stationsDESKS
- 5DWhirled aroundSPUN
- 6DDisplayed on a wallHUNG
- 7DRice-shaped pastaORZO
- 8DJockey's strapsREINS
- 9DTraditional Native American tentsTEPEES
- 10DUrban air pollutionSMOG
- 11DGolf standard scoresPARS
- 12DRainbow shapeARC
- 13DCoffee alternativeTEA
- 21DAny Web access co.ISP
- 22DInsurer with a gecko mascotGEICO
- 26DMake a mistakeERR
- 27DJust adequateSOSO
- 28DProtruding navelOUTIE
- 30DFreight weightsTONS
- 31DNary a __ (nobody)SOUL
- 32DNo later thanUPTO
- 33D"Hey you!!" whisperPSST
- 34DJust __ (small amount, as of paint)ADAB
- 35DSport on horsebackPOLO
- 36DMinor errorSLIP
- 37DAlternativelyELSE
- 39DTipped offTOLD
- 42DMain sports squadATEAM
- 43DChange the color ofDYE
- 48DWhat shoppers comparePRICES
- 50DNeither hide __ hairNOR
- 52DPrepared to proposeKNELT
- 54DOffer to a hitchhikerHOPIN
- 55D"All kidding __..."ASIDE
- 56DSpools for older filmsREELS
- 57DBalance-sheet plusASSET
- 58DCoupes and convertiblesCARS
- 59DMerelyONLY
- 60DFormal partyGALA
- 61DSoftware manual readerUSER
- 62DBallpointsPENS
- 63DSpelling competitionBEE
- 64DLab rodentRAT
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