CARNIVAL SNACKS
Across
- Gulf Coast Florida city
- "Head" atop beer
- Queen in Disney's Frozen
- Clock's wake-up sound
- Eggs-and-cheese breakfast
- Fruits grown on vines
- Not as distant
- Freeway exits
- White heron
- Revered role model
- Black-and-white cookies cooked in hot oil
- Sign on the dotted __
- Untrustworthy person
- Feels poorly
- Fireplace inserts
- Clean and orderly
- Retail shop
- Commit a theft
- Earth's natural satellite
- School near Beverly Hills: Abbr.
- "Popped" snack made in large pots
- Astronaut Armstrong
- Cobra or python
- Took a nap
- Ebb, as the tide
- Parts of a play
- Go bad, as milk
- Cool and calm
- "Sidewalk" eatery
- Boca __, FL
- Prophetic sign
- "__ your own business!"
- Improved with time, as cheese
- The "F" of FYI
- Fuzzy brown fruit
- Removed the rind from
- Website for crafts
Down
- Sound of disapproval
- Men and boys
- Look __ (resemble each other)
- Atlantic or Pacific
- Sweet treats made from cooking batter in hot oil
- Raggedy doll
- Arrange in order
- Slacks' belt holder
- Quiz show host
- Fully ready
- Small butter portion
- Got together with
- Had a meal
- __ Miserables
- Engines
- Barbecue appliance
- AM/FM device
- In the middle of
- Top of a wave
- __ monster (Arizona lizard)
- A Great Lake
- Room cooler with blades
- Go bad, as fruit
- Sense of self
- "...that __ flag was still there"
- Have in view
- Born first
- __-fi (outer space stories)
- Mail away payment
- Blissful places
- Red fruits coated in sugary shells
- Boy in a family
- __ of the time (occasionally)
- Hurricane or blizzard
- Tiny skin opening
- Not as many
- Modify, as writing
- Physically nimble
- At a great distance
- Meted (out)
- Faux __ (minor mistake)
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Monday, August 11, 2025 is titled “CARNIVAL SNACKS” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.
The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.