Newsday Crossword July 20, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Newsday crossword puzzle from July 20, 2025.

Newsday Crossword July 20, 2025 Answers

This Newsday puzzle from July 20, 2025 contains 142 total clues—65 across and 77 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	Sour-tasting	ACERB
6A	Longstocking of kid lit	PIPPI
11A	Way of walking	GAIT
15A	Fake quarter	SLUG
19A	Part of USNA	ACAD
20A	Colloquial phrase	IDIOM
21A	In the remote past	EONSAGO
22A	Light fog	HAZE
23A	Climate activist Thunberg	GRETA
24A	Attribute to, as blame	PINON
25A	Strong smell	FUNK
26A	Off-ramp	EXIT
27A	Treating to supper out	SPRINGINGFORDINNER
31A	Experiment analysis input	TESTDATA
32A	__ Mahal	TAJ
33A	Contemporary witchcraft	WICCA
37A	"Yuck!"	ICK
38A	With slots for quarters	COINOP
41A	Half a "You're excused" phrase	NOFOUL
42A	Air Force decoration: Abbr.	DSM
45A	Leaving for work without eating	SKIPPINGBREAKFAST
49A	Gone with the Wind guy	RHETT
51A	Banister	RAIL
52A	__ Baba	ALI
53A	Abbr. like mlle.	SRTA
54A	Top-rated	AONE
55A	Moral misstep	SIN
56A	Steam iron's target	WRINKLE
60A	Sun. speech	SER
61A	Refusing payment due to insufficient funds	BOUNCINGACHECK
65A	Impostors	FAKERS
67A	Common Russian female name	OLGAIRINA
68A	Bath sponge	LOOFA
69A	Bring on board	HIRE
70A	On __ (fleeing)	THERUN
73A	Berating	JUMPINGALLOVER
78A	Harry Potter pal	RON
79A	Anesthetizes	BENUMBS
81A	Deploy	USE
82A	Bestow upon	GIVE
83A	Mine: Fr.	AMOI
85A	Faulty firecracker	DUD
86A	No longer fizzy	FLAT
88A	Still to come	AHEAD
89A	Overcoming obstacles	VAULTINGTOSUCCESS
95A	__-cone (icy treat)	SNO
96A	Incites	EGGSON
97A	Quick trip to the store	ERRAND
98A	Faux __	PAS
100A	Operetta composer Franz	LEHAR
101A	Make public	AIR
102A	Varsity rowers	CREWTEAM
107A	Accepting an offer eagerly	LEAPINGATTHECHANCE
113A	Boyfriend	BEAU
116A	Okra portions	PODS
117A	Jazz (up)	AMP
118A	Synthetic fiber	ORLON
119A	Amenable (to)	OPEN
120A	Creme-filled cookie	OREO
121A	Freddy Krueger's addr.	ELMST
122A	Some corporate jets	LEARS
123A	Rhymester	POET
124A	Stitched line	SEAM
125A	Les __-Unis	ETATS
126A	Minneapolis suburb	EDINA

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Fearful feeling	ANGST
2D	__ diem (seize the day: Lat.)	CARPE
3D	Civil rights leader Medgar	EVERS
4D	Ostrich or kiwi, to zoologists	RATITE
5D	Least spicy	BLANDEST
6D	Small songbird	WREN
7D	Menzel of Frozen	IDINA
8D	Sonar sound	PING
9D	"And it's gone!"	POOF
10D	Voicemail phrase	IMNOTIN
11D	"Well done!"	BRAVO
12D	Me, myself __	ANDI
13D	Much-admired figure	ICON
14D	Gull cousin	TERN
15D	Old West officers	SHERIFFS
16D	Hardly attentive	LAX
17D	Commando film weapon	UZI
18D	Figure out	DETERMDETERMINE
28D	Rubberneck	GAWK
29D	Pressed a doorbell	RANG
30D	Star Wars series creature	EWOK
34D	Rough-textured	COARSE
35D	"Last Stand" general	CUSTER
36D	Wedding vow venues	ALTARS
38D	Cost-of-living no.	CPI
39D	Dressing ingredient	OIL
40D	Practical joke	GAG
41D	Manicurist's tool	NAILFILE
42D	Nondescript	DRAB
43D	Wave off	SHOO
44D	List of choices	MENU
46D	Common Russian female name	OLGAIRINA
47D	Regretful feeling	PANG
48D	Antlered beast	ELK
50D	Operatic voice	TENOR
55D	Registered as a guest	SIGNEDIN
56D	Defeats soundly	WHOPS
57D	Modified mortgage, for short	REFI
58D	Optimistic assertion	ICAN
59D	Countess' husband	EARL
62D	Dues recipient	CLUB
63D	Grad	ALUM
64D	Grooming tool	COMB
66D	IRA alternative	KEOGH
69D	Reckless speed	HASTE
70D	See the world	TRAVEL
71D	Public tribute	HOMAGE
72D	Sufficient	ENOUGH
73D	Dog show official	JUDGE
74D	Green dip, briefly	GUAC
75D	Is a contender	VIES
76D	Welsh John	EVAN
77D	Overhaul	REDO
80D	Habit wearer	NUN
84D	Casablanca heroine	ILSA
86D	Enjoyable	FUN
87D	TV display	LCD
88D	All things considered	INTOTAL
90D	Pulled apart	TORE
91D	Window over a door	TRANSOM
92D	Etymology abbr.	ORIG
93D	Frozen dessert brand	SARALEE
94D	Proposal detail	SPEC
99D	Rubbernecked	STARED
102D	Pirate's repository	CHEST
103D	Monopoly payments	RENTS
104D	Mao associate Zhou __	ENLAI
105D	Oak, formerly	ACORN
106D	Brainy group	MENSA
108D	GI addresses	APOS
109D	Study, with "over"	PORE
110D	Creative thought	IDEA
111D	Incline a bit	TILT
112D	Game of Thrones rating	TVMA
113D	Short haircut	BOB
114D	MPG rating agency	EPA
115D	Prefix like atmo-	AER