Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Wednesday, September 3, 2025/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Job-related move, for short
- 5Olympic sledder
- 10Pasture measure
- 14Diabolical
- 15"All kidding __..."
- 16Casual discussion
- 17Payment for a business intermediary
- 19Tex-Mex food truck serving
- 20Pittsburgh footballer
- 2120 Across' org.
- 23Farm enclosure
- 24Made a goof
- 25Expert pilot
- 27Payment for entering a nightclub
- 34Sports shoe attachment
- 38Aid in criminality
- 39Cheer for a team
- 40__ around (loiter)
- 41Latches (onto)
- 42Singles in wallets
- 43Verdi opera
- 44Name meaning "born again"
- 45Manicurist's abrasive
- 46Payment for owning a home
- 49Dampen
- 50Soup beans
- 54Meat in an omelet
- 56Vehicle for hire
- 59Widens, as pupils
- 61Creme-filled cookie
- 63Payment for crossing a river
- 65Chain-__ fence
- 66Talk host O'Brien
- 67Ticklish red Muppet
- 68Ingests
- 69Convinces to decide
- 70Park bench plank
Down
- 1Boxing arbiters
- 2Paperless party announcement
- 3Trash-can insert
- 4Of earlier vintage
- 5Texas border city
- 6UN member until '91
- 7Photo file format
- 8Genesis paradise
- 9Coral ridge
- 10Stop stalling
- 11Escort for a date
- 12Speed contest
- 13British prep school
- 18Choose by ballot
- 22__-di-dah
- 26Billiards bounce
- 28Person paid to park
- 29Fine black wood
- 30Convened again
- 31Euro fractions: Abbr.
- 32Suffix meaning "attendee"
- 33Crafts etailer
- 34British bloke
- 35Place to hibernate
- 36Substantial gift to a college
- 37Visibly awed
- 41Canine warning
- 45Banish
- 47List-shortening abbr.
- 48Makes even
- 51Wives or husbands
- 52Ring-shaped 9-Down
- 53Historic Alabama city
- 54Rabbit's hideaway
- 55Operatic solo
- 57First-learned fundamentals
- 58Forehead
- 59WWII turning point
- 60Space on a schedule
- 62Signs off on
- 64Tempest __ teapot
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 27-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "PAY DAY".
All 78 answers
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- 1AJob-related move, for shortRELO
- 5AOlympic sledderLUGER
- 10APasture measureACRE
- 14ADiabolicalEVIL
- 15A"All kidding __..."ASIDE
- 16ACasual discussionCHAT
- 17APayment for a business intermediaryFINDERSFEE
- 19ATex-Mex food truck servingTACO
- 20APittsburgh footballerSTEELER
- 21A20 Across' org.NFL
- 23AFarm enclosurePEN
- 24AMade a goofERRED
- 25AExpert pilotACE
- 27APayment for entering a nightclubCOVERCHARGE
- 34ASports shoe attachmentCLEAT
- 38AAid in criminalityABET
- 39ACheer for a teamROOT
- 40A__ around (loiter)HANG
- 41ALatches (onto)GLOMS
- 42ASingles in walletsONES
- 43AVerdi operaAIDA
- 44AName meaning "born again"RENE
- 45AManicurist's abrasiveEMERY
- 46APayment for owning a homePROPERTYTAX
- 49ADampenWET
- 50ASoup beansLIMAS
- 54AMeat in an omeletHAM
- 56AVehicle for hireCAB
- 59AWidens, as pupilsDILATES
- 61ACreme-filled cookieOREO
- 63APayment for crossing a riverBRIDGETOLL
- 65AChain-__ fenceLINK
- 66ATalk host O'BrienCONAN
- 67ATicklish red MuppetELMO
- 68AIngestsEATS
- 69AConvinces to decideSWAYS
- 70APark bench plankSLAT
- 1DBoxing arbitersREFS
- 2DPaperless party announcementEVITE
- 3DTrash-can insertLINER
- 4DOf earlier vintageOLDER
- 5DTexas border cityLAREDO
- 6DUN member until '91USSR
- 7DPhoto file formatGIF
- 8DGenesis paradiseEDEN
- 9DCoral ridgeREEF
- 10DStop stallingACT
- 11DEscort for a dateCHAPERONE
- 12DSpeed contestRACE
- 13DBritish prep schoolETON
- 18DChoose by ballotELECT
- 22D__-di-dahLAH
- 26DBilliards bounceCAROM
- 28DPerson paid to parkVALET
- 29DFine black woodEBONY
- 30DConvened againREMET
- 31DEuro fractions: Abbr.CTS
- 32DSuffix meaning "attendee"GOER
- 33DCrafts etailerETSY
- 34DBritish blokeCHAP
- 35DPlace to hibernateLAIR
- 36DSubstantial gift to a collegeENDOWMENT
- 37DVisibly awedAGAPE
- 41DCanine warningGRR
- 45DBanishEXILE
- 47DList-shortening abbr.ETC
- 48DMakes evenALIGNS
- 51DWives or husbandsMATES
- 52DRing-shaped 9-DownATOLL
- 53DHistoric Alabama citySELMA
- 54DRabbit's hideawayHOLE
- 55DOperatic soloARIA
- 57DFirst-learned fundamentalsABCS
- 58DForeheadBROW
- 59DWWII turning pointDDAY
- 60DSpace on a scheduleSLOT
- 62DSigns off onOKS
- 64DTempest __ teapotINA
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