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Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Tuesday, August 25, 2026/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 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

  • 1Electric fan sound
  • 5Take suddenly
  • 9Moral misdeeds
  • 13Long walk in the woods
  • 14Not as polite
  • 16Admired person
  • 17Mellows, as wine
  • 18Got out of bed
  • 19Tennis great Sampras
  • 20"Ouch!"
  • 22Challenging to figure out
  • 23Airplane walkway
  • 24Parcels (out)
  • 25Take __ (disassemble)
  • 28Unwrap, as a gift
  • 30Tip of an ear
  • 31Old TV antenna
  • 34__ Francisco, CA
  • 37Intense sunlight
  • 40Metallic rocks
  • 41How this answer is written
  • 42Unadorned
  • 43Auction offers
  • 44Double-__ sword
  • 45Said further
  • 48Creme de __ (chocolate liquor)
  • 51Kingly title
  • 52"It was fine with me"
  • 57Editor's "don't delete"
  • 58Unusual knickknack
  • 59Lake bordering Ohio
  • 60And others: Abbr.
  • 61Florida Disney theme park
  • 62"__ of your business!"
  • 63Weighty book
  • 64Ill-at-__ (nervous)
  • 65Break sharply

Down

  • 1"Huh?"
  • 2Way up in the sky
  • 3Scandinavian furniture chain
  • 4Turnpike refueling stop
  • 5Metric weights
  • 6From farm country
  • 7Like very much
  • 8Highest-quality
  • 9Liquid-transfer tube
  • 10Best possible
  • 11University of __ Dame
  • 12Snow vehicles
  • 15Scale notes after dos
  • 21Take a chair
  • 24Sandwich shop
  • 25"Furthermore..."
  • 26Low-quality
  • 27Fit for the task
  • 28Lubricates
  • 29Good buddies
  • 31Alphabet beginning
  • 32Makes a blunder
  • 33__ de Janeiro
  • 34Minor inconvenience
  • 35Farmland measure
  • 36Have to have
  • 38Surprise attack
  • 39Bellies
  • 43Classic "spherical" Volkswagen
  • 44Have a meal
  • 45Beneficial feature
  • 46"Same here"
  • 47Nightmare, for example
  • 48About, before a year
  • 49Spanish farewell
  • 50$100 bill, informally
  • 52__ cream sundae
  • 53Play a trick on
  • 54Metal in steel
  • 55Ship of 1492
  • 56Profound

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 37-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "INTELLIGENCE TEST".

All 78 answers

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  • 1AElectric fan soundWHIR
  • 5ATake suddenlyGRAB
  • 9AMoral misdeedsSINS
  • 13ALong walk in the woodsHIKE
  • 14ANot as politeRUDER
  • 16AAdmired personIDOL
  • 17AMellows, as wineAGES
  • 18AGot out of bedAROSE
  • 19ATennis great SamprasPETE
  • 20A"Ouch!"THATSMARTS
  • 22AChallenging to figure outHARD
  • 23AAirplane walkwayAISLE
  • 24AParcels (out)DOLES
  • 25ATake __ (disassemble)APART
  • 28AUnwrap, as a giftOPEN
  • 30ATip of an earLOBE
  • 31AOld TV antennaAERIAL
  • 34A__ Francisco, CASAN
  • 37AIntense sunlightSOLARBRILLIANCE
  • 40AMetallic rocksORE
  • 41AHow this answer is writtenACROSS
  • 42AUnadornedBARE
  • 43AAuction offersBIDS
  • 44ADouble-__ swordEDGED
  • 45ASaid furtherADDED
  • 48ACreme de __ (chocolate liquor)CACAO
  • 51AKingly titleSIRE
  • 52A"It was fine with me"IDIDNTMIND
  • 57AEditor's "don't delete"STET
  • 58AUnusual knickknackCURIO
  • 59ALake bordering OhioERIE
  • 60AAnd others: Abbr.ETAL
  • 61AFlorida Disney theme parkEPCOT
  • 62A"__ of your business!"NONE
  • 63AWeighty bookTOME
  • 64AIll-at-__ (nervous)EASE
  • 65ABreak sharplySNAP
  • 1D"Huh?"WHAT
  • 2DWay up in the skyHIGH
  • 3DScandinavian furniture chainIKEA
  • 4DTurnpike refueling stopRESTAREA
  • 5DMetric weightsGRAMS
  • 6DFrom farm countryRURAL
  • 7DLike very muchADORE
  • 8DHighest-qualityBEST
  • 9DLiquid-transfer tubeSIPHON
  • 10DBest possibleIDEAL
  • 11DUniversity of __ DameNOTRE
  • 12DSnow vehiclesSLEDS
  • 15DScale notes after dosRES
  • 21DTake a chairSIT
  • 24DSandwich shopDELI
  • 25D"Furthermore..."ALSO
  • 26DLow-qualityPOOR
  • 27DFit for the taskABLE
  • 28DLubricatesOILS
  • 29DGood buddiesPALS
  • 31DAlphabet beginningABCD
  • 32DMakes a blunderERRS
  • 33D__ de JaneiroRIO
  • 34DMinor inconvenienceSNAG
  • 35DFarmland measureACRE
  • 36DHave to haveNEED
  • 38DSurprise attackRAID
  • 39DBelliesABDOMENS
  • 43DClassic "spherical" VolkswagenBEETLE
  • 44DHave a mealEAT
  • 45DBeneficial featureASSET
  • 46D"Same here"DITTO
  • 47DNightmare, for exampleDREAM
  • 48DAbout, before a yearCIRCA
  • 49DSpanish farewellADIOS
  • 50D$100 bill, informallyCNOTE
  • 52D__ cream sundaeICE
  • 53DPlay a trick onDUPE
  • 54DMetal in steelIRON
  • 55DShip of 1492NINA
  • 56DProfoundDEEP

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