Newsday Crossword July 9, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Newsday crossword puzzle from July 9, 2025.

Newsday Crossword July 9, 2025 Answers

This Newsday puzzle from July 9, 2025 contains 78 total clues—35 across and 43 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	Flat-topped hill	MESA
5A	"I get it now!"	AHA
8A	Lowest USMC rank	PVT
11A	Whodunit excuse	ALIBI
13A	Rome's __ Fountain	TREVI
15A	Three, on a sundial	III
16A	They provide career advice	LIFECOACHES
18A	"__ matter of fact..."	ASA
19A	Allow	LET
20A	Signs, as a contract	INKS
21A	Mexican mister	SENOR
23A	Chinese lap dog, for short	PEKE
24A	High-latitude sky display	AURORA
25A	Waiter's containers for refilling	WATERPITCHERS
30A	Frankenstein's assistant	IGOR
31A	Remove from power	OUST
32A	Musical pace	TEMPO
34A	Chimp or gorilla	APE
35A	Desert spots with springs	OASES
40A	"Me neither"	NORI
42A	Spiced tea of India	CHAI
43A	Native American protective hoops	DREAMCATCHERS
48A	Sermon speaker	PRIEST
50A	As authorized	DULY
51A	Safari beast	HIPPO
52A	A third of tri-	MONO
53A	"Most Wanted" list agcy.	FBI
56A	Egyptian snake	ASP
57A	Birthday desserts in the making	CAKEBATTERS
61A	Get a look at	SEE
62A	Krispy __ doughnuts	KREME
63A	Urban lodging	HOTEL
64A	Last line on a list	END
65A	Sense of self	EGO
66A	Walk through a pool	WADE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Shopping center	PLAZA
2D	Author Wiesel	ELIE
3D	Search closely (through)	SIFT
4D	Prez on Mount Rushmore	ABE
5D	Curved lines	ARCS
6D	Sound of a snicker	HEH
7D	Urban map abbr.	AVE
8D	"Grand" keyboards	PIANOS
9D	Baseball cap's brim	VISOR
10D	Small jeweled crown	TIARA
12D	More frosty	ICIER
13D	George of the original Star Trek	TAKEI
14D	Provide with, as a passport	ISSUETO
17D	Doing mess hall duty	ONKP
22D	Make a mistake	ERR
23D	Offender, in police slang	PERP
24D	Oohs and __	AAHS
25D	Ability to amuse	WIT
26D	Develop over time	GESTATE
27D	Hanks or Cruise	TOM
28D	Discussion subject	TOPIC
29D	Signal to start	CUE
33D	Annoying laundry leftover	ONESOCK
34D	Shirtsleeve insert	ARM
36D	Sore from exertion	ACHY
37D	Pronoun for ships	SHE
38D	Knack for music	EAR
39D	Feminine sibling, for short	SIS
41D	Granola tidbit	OAT
43D	Immersed briefly	DIPPED
44D	Sales __ (commission worker)	REP
45D	Maker of Photoshop	ADOBE
46D	__ fish sandwich	TUNA
47D	Piece of fabric	CLOTH
48D	Full moon or crescent	PHASE
49D	Gotten out of a chair	RISEN
52D	Office note	MEMO
53D	Cheese in Greek salads	FETA
54D	Raised, as racehorses	BRED
55D	Land amidst a sea	ISLE
58D	"Ready when you __"	ARE
59D	Beer barrel	KEG
60D	Haul from behind	TOW