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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, August 29, 2025

Friday, August 29, 2025/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, August 29, 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

  • 1Predicament
  • 5NYC NBA venue
  • 8Like a well-__ machine
  • 13Cry of dismay
  • 14Croqueta, for instance
  • 15"I wanna play, coach!"
  • 16FREE 14-Down
  • 19Money that sounds musical
  • 20ASAP imperative
  • 21Drill boss, briefly
  • 22Scots "ago"
  • 23Golf commentator's cry
  • 25Letters on Valvoline bottles
  • 27Mobile home
  • 29Most of Kiribati
  • 33Visibly amazed
  • 35How muesli tastes
  • 37Stand-up standout
  • 38FREE 14-Down
  • 41"That said...," initially
  • 42Short Instagram video
  • 43...Hungry Caterpillar author
  • 44Christen anew
  • 46Well-planned
  • 48Medium power
  • 49Got the gold in
  • 51Rae in Barbie
  • 53"I'm amazed!"
  • 56'70s arcade success
  • 57Tannery output
  • 60FREE 14-Down
  • 63Get around
  • 64For __ (not free)
  • 65Local conveyance, for short
  • 66Where tweets come from
  • 67USPS designation
  • 68"...__ the custom"

Down

  • 1School supt.'s realm
  • 2Type of tubing
  • 3Unrestricted period
  • 4Very little
  • 5Follower of beer or bath
  • 6FREE 14-Down
  • 7Full series
  • 8Bat better than
  • 9Olympic nation abbr. four above JAM alphabetically
  • 10Mutiny on the Bounty costuming
  • 11Cyberzine
  • 12Frat letter, familiarly
  • 14Number of words in the four longest answers
  • 17Pivot point
  • 18Emerson output
  • 24Designer Kamali
  • 25Tastiness
  • 26Multicolored mineral
  • 28Slim to __ (poor odds)
  • 30They see what you're saying
  • 31Is idling
  • 32Exorbitant
  • 34Silas Marner "Shucks!"
  • 36Latter-day prefix for health
  • 39"Things __ what they seem"
  • 40Steps out of line
  • 45Powered bikes
  • 47Kind of corridor
  • 50Camp David Accords VIP
  • 52Company founded as Sleeper, Inc.
  • 53Gangster film good guy
  • 54What Christmas lights may be clipped to
  • 55Youngest Olympian
  • 58Morales in La Bamba
  • 59S&L IDs
  • 61Box with parts
  • 62Director who didn't like "Spike TV"

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 16-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "FREE FRIDAY".

All 74 answers

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  • 1APredicamentSPOT
  • 5ANYC NBA venueMSG
  • 8ALike a well-__ machineOILED
  • 13ACry of dismayYIPE
  • 14ACroqueta, for instanceTAPA
  • 15A"I wanna play, coach!"USEME
  • 16AFREE 14-DownSPEECHTIMETRIAL
  • 19AMoney that sounds musicalTENNER
  • 20AASAP imperativeRUSH
  • 21ADrill boss, brieflySGT
  • 22AScots "ago"SYNE
  • 23AGolf commentator's cryITSIN
  • 25ALetters on Valvoline bottlesSAE
  • 27AMobile homeTENT
  • 29AMost of KiribatiATOLLS
  • 33AVisibly amazedAGAPE
  • 35AHow muesli tastesOATY
  • 37AStand-up standoutRIOT
  • 38AFREE 14-DownPASSRANGESAMPLE
  • 41A"That said...," initiallyOTOH
  • 42AShort Instagram videoREEL
  • 43A...Hungry Caterpillar authorCARLE
  • 44AChristen anewRENAME
  • 46AWell-plannedNEAT
  • 48AMedium powerESP
  • 49AGot the gold inWONAT
  • 51ARae in BarbieISSA
  • 53A"I'm amazed!"GEE
  • 56A'70s arcade successPONG
  • 57ATannery outputSUEDES
  • 60AFREE 14-DownMARKETWILLPRESS
  • 63AGet aroundAVOID
  • 64AFor __ (not free)AFEE
  • 65ALocal conveyance, for shortTRAN
  • 66AWhere tweets come fromNESTS
  • 67AUSPS designationRTE
  • 68A"...__ the custom"ASIS
  • 1DSchool supt.'s realmSYST
  • 2DType of tubingPIPE
  • 3DUnrestricted periodOPENSEASON
  • 4DVery littleTEENY
  • 5DFollower of beer or bathMAT
  • 6DFREE 14-DownSPIRITAGENTGIFT
  • 7DFull seriesGAMUT
  • 8DBat better thanOUTHIT
  • 9DOlympic nation abbr. four above JAM alphabeticallyISR
  • 10DMutiny on the Bounty costumingLEIS
  • 11DCyberzineEMAG
  • 12DFrat letter, familiarlyDELT
  • 14DNumber of words in the four longest answersTHREE
  • 17DPivot pointCENTER
  • 18DEmerson outputESSAYS
  • 24DDesigner KamaliNORMA
  • 25DTastinessSAPOR
  • 26DMulticolored mineralAGATE
  • 28DSlim to __ (poor odds)NONE
  • 30DThey see what you're sayingLIPREADERS
  • 31DIs idlingLOLLS
  • 32DExorbitantSTEEP
  • 34DSilas Marner "Shucks!"PSHAW
  • 36DLatter-day prefix for healthTELE
  • 39D"Things __ what they seem"ARENOT
  • 40DSteps out of lineACTSUP
  • 45DPowered bikesMOPEDS
  • 47DKind of corridorAISLE
  • 50DCamp David Accords VIPANWAR
  • 52DCompany founded as Sleeper, Inc.SERTA
  • 53DGangster film good guyGMAN
  • 54DWhat Christmas lights may be clipped toEAVE
  • 55DYoungest OlympianEROS
  • 58DMorales in La BambaESAI
  • 59DS&L IDsSSNS
  • 61DBox with partsKIT
  • 62DDirector who didn't like "Spike TV"LEE

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