Newsday Crossword Answers for Sunday, August 31, 2025
Sunday, August 31, 2025/144 clues solved
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Across
- 1Roll with a hole
- 6Parakeet's home
- 10__ boom (jet sound)
- 15Shed feathers
- 19Portion out
- 20Squashed circle
- 21__-Saxon language
- 22Flat-box furniture seller
- 23Some energetic newborns
- 26Gator cousin
- 27Bids "bon voyage!" to
- 28John Major successor
- 29__ de Bergerac
- 31French wine region
- 33Smartphone ancestors: Abbr.
- 35Winning tic-tac-toe line
- 36Second Beatle to be knighted
- 39Deliver disillusionment
- 45Marriages
- 47Clairvoyance, for short
- 48Italian Almighty
- 49Second showing
- 50End of Barnum's century
- 51Woolly female
- 53Diamond arbiter
- 56Lost traction
- 58Peach State sch.
- 59Murmuring water
- 64Germ-free
- 66Auction provision
- 67Nary a soul
- 68Smile broadly
- 70Special flair
- 71Clutter-clearing event
- 74Singing syllables
- 76State of servitude
- 79Salary
- 81Outward manner
- 82Doze, with "out"
- 86Minnie Mouse accessory
- 88Fred Flintstone catchphrase
- 91German conjunction
- 92Astounded
- 94Twofold: Abbr.
- 95Performing pair
- 96Ike's WWII domain
- 97Rapinoe of soccer fame
- 99Emeril exclamation
- 101Big name in bowling centers
- 104Accesses an account
- 106"Farewell" song in Sleepless in Seattle
- 111Zen riddles
- 112Rustic lodgings
- 113Great enthusiasm
- 114Deceives
- 116Informal acknowledgment
- 119Unable to escape
- 121Disoriented
- 125Without help
- 126Fruity deep-dish pie
- 130Auctioneer's exclamation
- 131Roundup rope
- 132Portion (out)
- 133Tag in a blouse
- 134Emulated
- 135Olympic blades
- 136PO Box, for instance
- 137Wipe clean
Down
- 1Streisand nickname
- 2Skin cream soother
- 3Model builder's tube
- 4In the remote past
- 5USAF rank above Major
- 6Informal discussion
- 7MLB stat
- 8Chatterboxes
- 9Mideast airline
- 10Tie the knot
- 11Consistent with a public image
- 12Intl. Red Cross, for instance
- 13Affectionate text message
- 14Big Apple suburb in Connecticut
- 15Tiny organism
- 16Creole cooking staple
- 17Stalin critic Trotsky
- 18Salsa-topped snack
- 24Hypotheticals
- 25Protestant denom.
- 30"Pass out the cards, please"
- 32Signal to speak
- 34Dos times tres
- 36Caribbean dance
- 37Ancient South Americans
- 38Rain clouds
- 40Urge (on)
- 41Fa followers
- 42Big bully
- 43Haul through the door
- 44Put into effect
- 46"...Sweet Chariot" imperative
- 52Grandson of Adam
- 54Swarm around
- 55Rhymester
- 57City on two continents
- 60Rigel's "secondary" classification
- 61Chew like a squirrel
- 62Stop, at sea
- 63Hindu destiny
- 65City square
- 69Christmas song milker
- 72Capital NW of Hartford
- 73Quaint plaint
- 75Principal role
- 76Glove part
- 77Trivial Pursuit co-creator Chris
- 78Mountain chain
- 80Diminish
- 83Port south of Kyiv
- 84Away from the office
- 85Contemporary sculptor Jeff
- 87James __ Space Telescope
- 89Spill a secret
- 90Library furniture
- 93Wide valley
- 98Somewhat strange
- 100Like a fictional falcon
- 102Kesey nurse Ratched
- 103"TGI" day
- 105Hershey chocolate "guy"
- 107Make possible
- 108Marathoners "load" them
- 109Midleg joint
- 110Frost remover
- 115__-Cone
- 116Barbie actress Rae
- 117Sticky substance
- 118Parisian pronoun
- 120Humorist Bombeck
- 122Actress Jessica
- 123Snoring symbols
- 124Whodunit author __ Stanley Gardner
- 127Luxury metaphor
- 128Application
- 129Since Jan. 1
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 21x21 with 144 entries.
- There are 68 across and 76 down.
- The longest answer has 16 letters and is 23-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "B4 NOW: With a befitting letter repeating".
All 144 answers
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- 1ARoll with a holeBAGEL
- 6AParakeet's homeCAGE
- 10A__ boom (jet sound)SONIC
- 15AShed feathersMOLT
- 19APortion outALLOT
- 20ASquashed circleOVAL
- 21A__-Saxon languageANGLO
- 22AFlat-box furniture sellerIKEA
- 23ASome energetic newbornsBOUNCINGBABYBOYS
- 26AGator cousinCROC
- 27ABids "bon voyage!" toSEESOFF
- 28AJohn Major successorBLAIR
- 29A__ de BergeracCYRANO
- 31AFrench wine regionALSACE
- 33ASmartphone ancestors: Abbr.PDAS
- 35AWinning tic-tac-toe lineOOO
- 36ASecond Beatle to be knightedRINGO
- 39ADeliver disillusionmentBURSTONESBUBBLE
- 45AMarriagesUNIONS
- 47AClairvoyance, for shortESP
- 48AItalian AlmightyDIO
- 49ASecond showingRERUN
- 50AEnd of Barnum's centuryMCM
- 51AWoolly femaleEWE
- 53ADiamond arbiterUMP
- 56ALost tractionSLID
- 58APeach State sch.UGA
- 59AMurmuring waterBABBLINGBROOK
- 64AGerm-freeASEPTIC
- 66AAuction provisionASIS
- 67ANary a soulNONE
- 68ASmile broadlyBEAM
- 70ASpecial flairTALENT
- 71AClutter-clearing eventTAGSALE
- 74ASinging syllablesTRALALA
- 76AState of servitudeTHRALL
- 79ASalaryWAGE
- 81AOutward mannerMIEN
- 82ADoze, with "out"ZONK
- 86AMinnie Mouse accessoryHAIRBOW
- 88AFred Flintstone catchphraseYABBADABBADOO
- 91AGerman conjunctionUND
- 92AAstoundedAWED
- 94ATwofold: Abbr.DBL
- 95APerforming pairDUO
- 96AIke's WWII domainETO
- 97ARapinoe of soccer fameMEGAN
- 99AEmeril exclamationBAM
- 101ABig name in bowling centersAMF
- 104AAccesses an accountLOGSIN
- 106A"Farewell" song in Sleepless in SeattleBYEBYEBLACKBIRD
- 111AZen riddlesKOANS
- 112ARustic lodgingsINN
- 113AGreat enthusiasmELAN
- 114ADeceivesLIESTO
- 116AInformal acknowledgmentIGETYA
- 119AUnable to escapeTREED
- 121ADisorientedINADAZE
- 125AWithout helpSOLO
- 126AFruity deep-dish pieBLUEBERRYCOBBLER
- 130AAuctioneer's exclamationSOLD
- 131ARoundup ropeLASSO
- 132APortion (out)METE
- 133ATag in a blouseLABEL
- 134AEmulatedAPED
- 135AOlympic bladesEPEES
- 136APO Box, for instanceADDR
- 137AWipe cleanERASE
- 1DStreisand nicknameBABS
- 2DSkin cream sootherALOE
- 3DModel builder's tubeGLUE
- 4DIn the remote pastEONSAGO
- 5DUSAF rank above MajorLTCOLONEL
- 6DInformal discussionCONFAB
- 7DMLB statAVG
- 8DChatterboxesGABBERS
- 9DMideast airlineELAL
- 10DTie the knotSAYIDO
- 11DConsistent with a public imageONBRAND
- 12DIntl. Red Cross, for instanceNGO
- 13DAffectionate text messageILY
- 14DBig Apple suburb in ConnecticutCOSCOB
- 15DTiny organismMICROBE
- 16DCreole cooking stapleOKRA
- 17DStalin critic TrotskyLEON
- 18DSalsa-topped snackTACO
- 24DHypotheticalsIFS
- 25DProtestant denom.BAPT
- 30D"Pass out the cards, please"YOURDEAL
- 32DSignal to speakCUE
- 34DDos times tresSEIS
- 36DCaribbean danceRUMBA
- 37DAncient South AmericansINCAS
- 38DRain cloudsNIMBI
- 40DUrge (on)SPUR
- 41DFa followersSOLA
- 42DBig bullyBRUTE
- 43DHaul through the doorLUGIN
- 44DPut into effectENACT
- 46D"...Sweet Chariot" imperativeSWINGLOW
- 52DGrandson of AdamENOS
- 54DSwarm aroundMOB
- 55DRhymesterPOET
- 57DCity on two continentsISTANBUL
- 60DRigel's "secondary" classificationBSTAR
- 61DChew like a squirrelGNAW
- 62DStop, at seaBELAY
- 63DHindu destinyKARMA
- 65DCity squarePLAZA
- 69DChristmas song milkerMAID
- 72DCapital NW of HartfordALBANYNY
- 73DQuaint plaintEGAD
- 75DPrincipal roleLEAD
- 76DGlove partTHUMB
- 77DTrivial Pursuit co-creator ChrisHANEY
- 78DMountain chainRIDGE
- 80DDiminishEBB
- 83DPort south of KyivODESA
- 84DAway from the officeNOTIN
- 85DContemporary sculptor JeffKOONS
- 87DJames __ Space TelescopeWEBB
- 89DSpill a secretBLAB
- 90DLibrary furnitureBOOKTABLE
- 93DWide valleyDALE
- 98DSomewhat strangeABITODD
- 100DLike a fictional falconMALTESE
- 102DKesey nurse RatchedMILDRED
- 103D"TGI" dayFRI
- 105DHershey chocolate "guy"GOODBAR
- 107DMake possibleENABLE
- 108DMarathoners "load" themCARBOS
- 109DMidleg jointKNEE
- 110DFrost removerDEICER
- 115D__-ConeSNO
- 116DBarbie actress RaeISSA
- 117DSticky substanceGOOP
- 118DParisian pronounELLE
- 120DHumorist BombeckERMA
- 122DActress JessicaALBA
- 123DSnoring symbolsZEES
- 124DWhodunit author __ Stanley GardnerERLE
- 127DLuxury metaphorLAP
- 128DApplicationUSE
- 129DSince Jan. 1YTD
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