Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Refuse to do something
- 5Phony deals
- 10Fruit that becomes a prune
- 14Cleveland's lake
- 15__ Carlo, Monaco
- 16Simplify
- 17Win by a wide margin
- 18Ahead by a pair of points
- 19Gush out
- 20Meaningless show of support
- 23Sample of food
- 24Woodwind musician
- 28With no skill
- 32Exodus miracle food
- 33Shortened "sir" counterpart
- 36Underwater research site
- 39__ Jones Industrial Average
- 40Guess not based on facts
- 43Go bad, as vegetables
- 44Sign up formally
- 45Like Cheerios
- 46Pay for everyone's meal
- 48In a crafty way
- 50Hot medicinal beverage
- 53Book of maps
- 57Insincere ultimatum
- 61"Scat!"
- 64Bugs Bunny foe Fudd
- 65Spherical hairdo
- 66Bartlett or Bosc
- 67Apartment that's owned
- 68"Believe __ not..."
- 69Boats like Noah's
- 70Novel plot surprise
- 71Envelope letters for Manhattan
Down
- 1French flat hat
- 2Fragrance
- 3Walks unsteadily
- 4Maintained a steady beat
- 5Overly confident
- 6Manage challenges well
- 7Hill-building insects
- 8Weekday initials
- 9South Korean capital
- 10Pre-euro Spanish coin
- 11Once around a track
- 12Find a purpose for
- 13Kitten's sound
- 21Japanese money
- 22Cuban dance
- 25New Delhi's nation
- 26Nose, slangily
- 27Yellow-brown lion color
- 29Airer of NFL games
- 30Look intently (at)
- 31Tortillas that are filled
- 33Merriment
- 34Like very much
- 35Modify
- 37Pause in the action
- 38Partner in war
- 41Brief quarrel
- 42Child's choo-choo
- 47Despises
- 49"Well, __-di-dah!"
- 51Vote into office
- 52Give permission for
- 54Southpaw's nickname
- 55Brother of Moses
- 56Newspaper article
- 58Prefix meaning "all"
- 59Marries
- 60Jogging gait
- 61Pampering resort
- 62__ Majesty (queenly title)
- 63Acorn producer
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 40-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "NOTHING TO IT".
All 76 answers
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- 1ARefuse to do somethingBALK
- 5APhony dealsSCAMS
- 10AFruit that becomes a prunePLUM
- 14ACleveland's lakeERIE
- 15A__ Carlo, MonacoMONTE
- 16ASimplifyEASE
- 17AWin by a wide marginROMP
- 18AAhead by a pair of pointsUPTWO
- 19AGush outSPEW
- 20AMeaningless show of supportEMPTYGESTURE
- 23ASample of foodTASTE
- 24AWoodwind musicianFLUTIST
- 28AWith no skillINEPT
- 32AExodus miracle foodMANNA
- 33AShortened "sir" counterpartMAAM
- 36AUnderwater research siteSEALAB
- 39A__ Jones Industrial AverageDOW
- 40AGuess not based on factsIDLESPECULATION
- 43AGo bad, as vegetablesROT
- 44ASign up formallyENROLL
- 45ALike CheeriosOATY
- 46APay for everyone's mealTREAT
- 48AIn a crafty waySLYLY
- 50AHot medicinal beverageHERBTEA
- 53ABook of mapsATLAS
- 57AInsincere ultimatumHOLLOWTHREAT
- 61A"Scat!"SHOO
- 64ABugs Bunny foe FuddELMER
- 65ASpherical hairdoAFRO
- 66ABartlett or BoscPEAR
- 67AApartment that's ownedCONDO
- 68A"Believe __ not..."ITOR
- 69ABoats like Noah'sARKS
- 70ANovel plot surpriseTWIST
- 71AEnvelope letters for ManhattanNYNY
- 1DFrench flat hatBERET
- 2DFragranceAROMA
- 3DWalks unsteadilyLIMPS
- 4DMaintained a steady beatKEPTTIME
- 5DOverly confidentSMUG
- 6DManage challenges wellCOPE
- 7DHill-building insectsANTS
- 8DWeekday initialsMTWTF
- 9DSouth Korean capitalSEOUL
- 10DPre-euro Spanish coinPESETA
- 11DOnce around a trackLAP
- 12DFind a purpose forUSE
- 13DKitten's soundMEW
- 21DJapanese moneyYEN
- 22DCuban danceRUMBA
- 25DNew Delhi's nationINDIA
- 26DNose, slangilySNOOT
- 27DYellow-brown lion colorTAWNY
- 29DAirer of NFL gamesESPN
- 30DLook intently (at)PEER
- 31DTortillas that are filledTACOS
- 33DMerrimentMIRTH
- 34DLike very muchADORE
- 35DModifyALTER
- 37DPause in the actionLULL
- 38DPartner in warALLY
- 41DBrief quarrelSETTO
- 42DChild's choo-chooTOYTRAIN
- 47DDespisesABHORS
- 49D"Well, __-di-dah!"LAH
- 51DVote into officeELECT
- 52DGive permission forALLOW
- 54DSouthpaw's nicknameLEFTY
- 55DBrother of MosesAARON
- 56DNewspaper articleSTORY
- 58DPrefix meaning "all"OMNI
- 59DMarriesWEDS
- 60DJogging gaitTROT
- 61DPampering resortSPA
- 62D__ Majesty (queenly title)HER
- 63DAcorn producerOAK
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