Newsday Crossword September 8, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Newsday crossword puzzle from September 8, 2025.

Newsday Crossword September 8, 2025 Answers

This Newsday puzzle from September 8, 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	Coconut tree	PALM
5A	A long distance away	AFAR
9A	Circle the Earth	ORBIT
14A	__ vera lotion	ALOE
15A	Root beer or ginger ale	SODA
16A	Nobel Prize category	PEACE
17A	Gas in glowing signs	NEON
18A	Read, as a bar code	SCAN
19A	Occupied, as a seat	TAKEN
20A	Person showing artwork to tourists	MUSEUMGUIDE
23A	Space aliens: Abbr.	ETS
24A	__ sauce (Japanese condiment)	SOY
25A	Clothing discolorations	STAINS
29A	Reach across, as a bridge	SPAN
31A	Elbow's location	ARM
34A	Narrates, as a story	TELLS
35A	Trudge through mud	SLOG
36A	Operatic solo	ARIA
37A	Person showing houses	REALESTATEAGENT
40A	24-hour cash sources, for short	ATMS
41A	Snips off, as hair	CUTS
42A	Renter's contract	LEASE
43A	"What person?"	WHO
44A	Chinese figurine mineral	JADE
45A	Quarterback's throws	PASSES
46A	Precious stone	OPAL
47A	__ for the course (about average)	PAR
48A	Guy showing autos	CARSALESMAN
53A	Assists in wrongdoing	ABETS
55A	Sobbed	WEPT
56A	Baby chick's sound	PEEP
59A	Boat paddled in a lake	CANOE
60A	Simplify	EASE
61A	__ Grey tea	EARL
62A	Contest submission	ENTRY
63A	Lose traction while driving	SKID
64A	Dental exam picture	XRAY

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Skillet or wok	PAN
2D	Pub beverage	ALE
3D	Weaving machine	LOOM
4D	List of meal choices	MENU
5D	Any desirable qualities	ASSETS
6D	Concentrate on a task	FOCUS
7D	Father of Cain and Abel	ADAM
8D	Called on the phone	RANG
9D	Extra-cost item	OPTION
10D	Fully prepared	READY
11D	Cook in an oven	BAKE
12D	Hockey rink surface	ICE
13D	Two less than a dozen	TEN
21D	Taste, sight or hearing	SENSE
22D	Electric meter measurement	USAGE
25D	Scarecrow's filling	STRAW
26D	Molars, for example	TEETH
27D	San Antonio attraction	ALAMO
28D	Misfortunes	ILLS
29D	List of candidates	SLATE
30D	Vessels for boiling water	POTS
31D	Regions	AREAS
32D	Remove the suds from	RINSE
33D	Wives or husbands	MATES
35D	Simple earring	STUD
36D	Improves in a wine cellar	AGES
38D	Con games	SCAMS
39D	Clock's wake-up sound	ALARM
44D	Football shirt	JERSEY
45D	Attached with adhesive	PASTED
46D	Croc's cousin	GATOR
47D	Coke rival	PEPSI
48D	Penny	CENT
49D	Impresses greatly	OVERAWES
50D	Drip from a pipe	LEAK
51D	Acme	APEX
52D	Close by	ANEAR
53D	Highest poker card	ACE
54D	Officially prohibit	BAN
57D	Significant time period	ERA
58D	Two-__ tissues	PLY