Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 26, 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
- 1Lite, on food labels
- 6Rung of a ladder
- 10IRS form experts
- 14Drama with sopranos
- 15Wish earnestly
- 16Sworn promise
- 17Phone book listings
- 18A Great Lake
- 19__ Major (Big Dipper constellation)
- 20Translucent building brick
- 22Requirement
- 23Snakelike fish
- 24Off the right path
- 26Farm building for horses
- 30Acting like a feline
- 32Daddy
- 33High school dance
- 35Bitter-tasting
- 39Piece of fabric
- 41Mineral from a mine
- 42Foolish and silly
- 43First Greek letter
- 44Touch down on a runway
- 46Thorny flower
- 47Counting everything
- 49Request, as advice
- 51Current fashions
- 54Historical period
- 55Pressed a doorbell
- 56Electrical adapter for France
- 63Duel-power, as an appliance
- 64Very seldom available
- 65Spa's hot room
- 66"Simple Simon __ pieman..."
- 67Predictive sign
- 68Book of photos
- 69Theater stage accessory
- 70Minor argument
- 71Note from a teacher
Down
- 1Time-consuming
- 2Milk-colored gem
- 3Disaster aid org.
- 4Greek war god
- 5Graduation hat dangler
- 6Oyster exterior
- 7Spanish bull
- 8Grand-scale tale
- 9View secretly
- 10Emerald Isle region
- 11Peeling utensil
- 12On an ocean voyage
- 13Shielded from the sun
- 21Microwave sound
- 25Male deer
- 26Pet shelter org.
- 27Skyscraping
- 28Per item, informally
- 29Swimmer's headgear
- 30Marine reef material
- 31Hymn's last word
- 34Dice toss
- 36Top of a house
- 37"In that case..."
- 38Salon colorist
- 40Glove insert
- 45Have the courage (to)
- 48Houston baseballers
- 50Tex-Mex dips
- 51Vagabond or hobo
- 52Indy 500 entrant
- 53Put an __ (stop)
- 54Major happening
- 57Highway entrance
- 58Region
- 59Nearly colorless
- 60Oil change, informally
- 61E pluribus __
- 62Chess or charades
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LEAK PREVENTION".
All 78 answers
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- 1ALite, on food labelsLOFAT
- 6ARung of a ladderSTEP
- 10AIRS form expertsCPAS
- 14ADrama with sopranosOPERA
- 15AWish earnestlyHOPE
- 16ASworn promiseOATH
- 17APhone book listingsNAMES
- 18AA Great LakeERIE
- 19A__ Major (Big Dipper constellation)URSA
- 20ATranslucent building brickGLASSBLOCK
- 22ARequirementNEED
- 23ASnakelike fishEEL
- 24AOff the right pathASTRAY
- 26AFarm building for horsesSTABLE
- 30AActing like a felineCATTY
- 32ADaddyPAPA
- 33AHigh school dancePROM
- 35ABitter-tastingACRID
- 39APiece of fabricCLOTH
- 41AMineral from a mineORE
- 42AFoolish and sillyGOOFY
- 43AFirst Greek letterALPHA
- 44ATouch down on a runwayLAND
- 46AThorny flowerROSE
- 47ACounting everythingINALL
- 49ARequest, as adviceASKFOR
- 51ACurrent fashionsTRENDS
- 54AHistorical periodERA
- 55APressed a doorbellRANG
- 56AElectrical adapter for FranceTRAVELPLUG
- 63ADuel-power, as an applianceACDC
- 64AVery seldom availableRARE
- 65ASpa's hot roomSAUNA
- 66A"Simple Simon __ pieman..."META
- 67APredictive signOMEN
- 68ABook of photosALBUM
- 69ATheater stage accessoryPROP
- 70AMinor argumentSPAT
- 71ANote from a teacherSEEME
- 1DTime-consumingLONG
- 2DMilk-colored gemOPAL
- 3DDisaster aid org.FEMA
- 4DGreek war godARES
- 5DGraduation hat danglerTASSEL
- 6DOyster exteriorSHELL
- 7DSpanish bullTORO
- 8DGrand-scale taleEPIC
- 9DView secretlyPEEKAT
- 10DEmerald Isle regionCOUNTYCORK
- 11DPeeling utensilPARER
- 12DOn an ocean voyageATSEA
- 13DShielded from the sunSHADY
- 21DMicrowave soundBEEP
- 25DMale deerSTAG
- 26DPet shelter org.SPCA
- 27DSkyscrapingTALL
- 28DPer item, informallyAPOP
- 29DSwimmer's headgearBATHINGCAP
- 30DMarine reef materialCORAL
- 31DHymn's last wordAMEN
- 34DDice tossROLL
- 36DTop of a houseROOF
- 37D"In that case..."IFSO
- 38DSalon coloristDYER
- 40DGlove insertHAND
- 45DHave the courage (to)DARE
- 48DHouston baseballersASTROS
- 50DTex-Mex dipsSALSAS
- 51DVagabond or hoboTRAMP
- 52DIndy 500 entrantRACER
- 53DPut an __ (stop)ENDTO
- 54DMajor happeningEVENT
- 57DHighway entranceRAMP
- 58DRegionAREA
- 59DNearly colorlessPALE
- 60DOil change, informallyLUBE
- 61DE pluribus __UNUM
- 62DChess or charadesGAME
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