Newsday Crossword August 11, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Newsday crossword puzzle from August 11, 2025.

Newsday Crossword August 11, 2025 Answers

This Newsday puzzle from August 11, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 across and 41 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Newsday crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Gulf Coast Florida city	TAMPA
6A	Queen in Disney's Frozen	ELSA
10A	"Head" atop beer	FOAM
14A	Commit a theft	STEAL
15A	Earth's natural satellite	MOON
16A	School near Beverly Hills: Abbr.	UCLA
17A	"Popped" snack made in large pots	KETTLECORN
19A	Astronaut Armstrong	NEIL
20A	Took a nap	SLEPT
21A	Cobra or python	SNAKE
22A	Ebb, as the tide	GOOUT
25A	Parts of a play	ACTS
26A	Cool and calm	SEDATE
27A	Go bad, as milk	SPOIL
29A	Prophetic sign	OMEN
30A	Boca __, FL	RATON
32A	"Sidewalk" eatery	CAFE
36A	"__ your own business!"	MIND
37A	The "F" of FYI	FOR
38A	Improved with time, as cheese	AGED
39A	Website for crafts	ETSY
40A	Removed the rind from	PARED
42A	Fuzzy brown fruit	KIWI
43A	Clock's wake-up sound	ALARM
45A	Eggs-and-cheese breakfast	OMELET
47A	Fruits grown on vines	GRAPES
50A	Not as distant	CLOSER
51A	Freeway exits	RAMPS
52A	White heron	EGRET
54A	Revered role model	IDOL
55A	Black-and-white cookies cooked in hot oil	FRIEDOREOS
60A	Sign on the dotted __	LINE
61A	Feels poorly	AILS
62A	Untrustworthy person	LIAR
63A	Fireplace inserts	LOGS
64A	Clean and orderly	NEAT
65A	Retail shop	STORE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Sound of disapproval	TSK
2D	Had a meal	ATE
3D	Got together with	MET
4D	Small butter portion	PAT
5D	Fully ready	ALLSET
6D	Quiz show host	EMCEE
7D	Slacks' belt holder	LOOP
8D	Arrange in order	SORT
9D	Raggedy doll	ANN
10D	Sweet treats made from cooking batter in hot oil	FUNNELCAKES
11D	Atlantic or Pacific	OCEAN
12D	Look __ (resemble each other)	ALIKE
13D	Men and boys	MALES
18D	Born first	ELDER
21D	__-fi (outer space stories)	SCI
22D	Mail away payment	REMIT
23D	Blissful places	EDENS
24D	Red fruits coated in sugary shells	CANDYAPPLES
25D	Boy in a family	SON
26D	__ of the time (occasionally)	SOME
27D	Hurricane or blizzard	STORM
28D	Tiny skin opening	PORE
31D	At a great distance	AFAR
33D	Physically nimble	AGILE
34D	Not as many	FEWER
35D	Modify, as writing	EDIT
40D	Faux __ (minor mistake)	PAS
41D	Meted (out)	DOLED
44D	__ Miserables	LES
46D	Engines	MOTORS
47D	Barbecue appliance	GRILL
48D	AM/FM device	RADIO
49D	In the middle of	AMONG
50D	Top of a wave	CREST
52D	A Great Lake	ERIE
53D	__ monster (Arizona lizard)	GILA
55D	Room cooler with blades	FAN
56D	Go bad, as fruit	ROT
57D	Sense of self	EGO
58D	"...that __ flag was still there"	OUR
59D	Have in view	SEE