Newsday Crossword August 26, 2025 Answers
By Billie Truitt · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from August 26, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Lite, on food labels5 Rung of a ladder4 IRS form experts4 Drama with sopranos5 Wish earnestly4 Sworn promise4 Phone book listings5 A Great Lake4 __ Major (Big Dipper constellation)4 Translucent building brick10 Requirement4 Snakelike fish3 Off the right path6 Farm building for horses6 Acting like a feline5 Daddy4 High school dance4 Bitter-tasting5 Piece of fabric5 Mineral from a mine3 Foolish and silly5 First Greek letter5 Touch down on a runway4 Thorny flower4 Counting everything5 Request, as advice6 Current fashions6 Historical period3 Pressed a doorbell4 Electrical adapter for France10 Duel-power, as an appliance4 Very seldom available4 Spa's hot room5 "Simple Simon __ pieman..."4 Predictive sign4 Book of photos5 Theater stage accessory4 Minor argument4 Note from a teacher5Down
Time-consuming4 Milk-colored gem4 Disaster aid org.4 Greek war god4 Graduation hat dangler6 Oyster exterior5 Spanish bull4 Grand-scale tale4 View secretly6 Emerald Isle region10 Peeling utensil5 On an ocean voyage5 Shielded from the sun5 Microwave sound4 Male deer4 Pet shelter org.4 Skyscraping4 Per item, informally4 Swimmer's headgear10 Marine reef material5 Hymn's last word4 Dice toss4 Top of a house4 "In that case..."4 Salon colorist4 Glove insert4 Have the courage (to)4 Houston baseballers6 Tex-Mex dips6 Vagabond or hobo5 Indy 500 entrant5 Put an __ (stop)5 Major happening5 Highway entrance4 Region4 Nearly colorless4 Oil change, informally4 E pluribus __4 Chess or charades4Frequently Asked Questions
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