Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, August 28, 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, August 28, 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
- 1Nearly boil
- 6Mitchell's belle
- 11Appointed first
- 12Running late
- 14Before too long
- 15Incessantly
- 17OR pros
- 18Gloomy
- 20Very energetic
- 21It's got five national parks
- 23Regretful
- 24At least once
- 25Some 27-Across works
- 27American inspiration for Verne
- 28Off-white shade
- 29Per diem performers
- 31Feeling fine
- 33Freight cos.
- 34Downright
- 37Email button
- 40The Alienist author
- 41Intl. arts promoter
- 45Some 27-Across works
- 47Austrian article
- 49Gain entry
- 50Time cofounder
- 51Speed demon
- 53Part of many a chain name
- 54New Deal homebuilding agcy.
- 55Sprain soother
- 57New Deal price-setting agcy.
- 58Scoundrel
- 60Honest course
- 62Handled the intros
- 63Monet floral subject
- 64Intrinsically
- 65Oscar composer of Skyfall
Down
- 1Gourmet sprinkle
- 2Cooper channel
- 3Is of help to
- 4Southwestern wolves
- 5Floor duster
- 6Instrumental accessory
- 7Colonial firebrand
- 8"Great idea!"
- 9Improper entrant
- 10Prep school for both Bushes
- 11The way we word
- 13Ersatz bookmark
- 14What Julius calls his betrayer
- 16Societal standards
- 19High-fiber side
- 22Decoration receiver
- 26Dressing, for instance
- 28Held fast
- 30__-Puf fabric softener
- 32No nickname for Pasteur
- 35Three-digit prefix
- 36Be abundant
- 3787 or so
- 38Ultimate inspiration for Survivor
- 39Title sharer
- 42One not taking it sitting down
- 43Kind of cloud
- 44Ready anytime
- 46Medium's meeting
- 48Kind of cloud
- 51Gains prominence
- 52Expeditious
- 56Laughter metaphor
- 59Austrian article
- 61Nonexistent
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 37 across and 35 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 34-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "REDUNDANCIES".
All 72 answers
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- 1ANearly boilSCALD
- 6AMitchell's belleOHARA
- 11AAppointed firstSENIOR
- 12ARunning lateBEHIND
- 14ABefore too longBYANDBY
- 15AIncessantlyONANDON
- 17AOR prosRNS
- 18AGloomySOMBER
- 20AVery energeticGOGO
- 21AIt's got five national parksUTAH
- 23ARegretfulSORRY
- 24AAt least onceEVER
- 25ASome 27-Across worksTALES
- 27AAmerican inspiration for VernePOE
- 28AOff-white shadeCREAM
- 29APer diem performersEXTRAS
- 31AFeeling fineWELL
- 33AFreight cos.RRS
- 34ADownrightOUTANDOUT
- 37AEmail buttonBCC
- 40AThe Alienist authorCARR
- 41AIntl. arts promoterUNESCO
- 45ASome 27-Across worksPROSE
- 47AAustrian articleEIN
- 49AGain entryGETIN
- 50ATime cofounderLUCE
- 51ASpeed demonRACER
- 53APart of many a chain nameMART
- 54ANew Deal homebuilding agcy.USHA
- 55ASprain sootherICEBAG
- 57ANew Deal price-setting agcy.NRA
- 58AScoundrelSOANDSO
- 60AHonest courseUPANDUP
- 62AHandled the introsEMCEED
- 63AMonet floral subjectLILIES
- 64AIntrinsicallyPERSE
- 65AOscar composer of SkyfallADELE
- 1DGourmet sprinkleSEASALT
- 2DCooper channelCNN
- 3DIs of help toAIDS
- 4DSouthwestern wolvesLOBOS
- 5DFloor dusterDRYMOP
- 6DInstrumental accessoryOBOEREED
- 7DColonial firebrandHENRY
- 8D"Great idea!"AHA
- 9DImproper entrantRINGER
- 10DPrep school for both BushesANDOVER
- 11DThe way we wordSYNTAX
- 13DErsatz bookmarkDOGEAR
- 14DWhat Julius calls his betrayerBRUTE
- 16DSocietal standardsNORMS
- 19DHigh-fiber sideBROWNRICE
- 22DDecoration receiverHERO
- 26DDressing, for instanceSAUCE
- 28DHeld fastCLUNG
- 30D__-Puf fabric softenerSTA
- 32DNo nickname for PasteurLOU
- 35DThree-digit prefixAREACODE
- 36DBe abundantTEEM
- 37D87 or soBPLUS
- 38DUltimate inspiration for SurvivorCRUSOE
- 39DTitle sharerCOCHAMP
- 42DOne not taking it sitting downSTANDEE
- 43DKind of cloudCIRRUS
- 44DReady anytimeONTAP
- 46DMedium's meetingSEANCE
- 48DKind of cloudNEBULA
- 51DGains prominenceRISES
- 52DExpeditiousRAPID
- 56DLaughter metaphorGALE
- 59DAustrian articleDER
- 61DNonexistentNIL
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