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EYES ONLY

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Constructed by Sally R. Stein 78 clues
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Across

  1. __ for (chooses) 4 ℓ
  2. Fruit in a "Newton" cookie 3 ℓ
  3. Accept eagerly 5 ℓ
  4. Hedge-reducing devices 8 ℓ
  5. Young dog 3 ℓ
  6. Edible sunflower bit 4 ℓ
  7. Inedible cherry bit 3 ℓ
  8. Mortgage agency Fannie __ 3 ℓ
  9. "A mouse!" 3 ℓ
  10. Finding fault with 11 ℓ
  11. Two less than penta- 3 ℓ
  12. Boat paddled on lakes 5 ℓ
  13. Old-style "Awesome!" 5 ℓ
  14. Up in the __ (unsettled) 3 ℓ
  15. Monopoly or Scrabble 4 ℓ
  16. Film performer 5 ℓ
  17. Allow 3 ℓ
  18. Offers in a store 5 ℓ
  19. Lost traction, as on ice 4 ℓ
  20. Be patient 4 ℓ
  21. Justice Kagan 5 ℓ
  22. Keogh plan alternative 3 ℓ
  23. Walk inside 5 ℓ
  24. Brother of Moses 5 ℓ
  25. At the present time 3 ℓ
  26. Liquid in a pen 3 ℓ
  27. River through New Orleans 11 ℓ
  28. Pigpen 3 ℓ
  29. Tap on the head 3 ℓ
  30. Conclusions 4 ℓ
  31. Work with needle and thread 3 ℓ
  32. Disappears suddenly 8 ℓ
  33. Stay out of sight 4 ℓ
  34. Sit for a photo 4 ℓ
  35. Known far and wide 5 ℓ
  36. Vampire novelist Rice 4 ℓ
  37. Sturdily made 5 ℓ
  38. French male friends 4 ℓ
  39. Ballpark keyboard instrument 5 ℓ
  40. Outdoor parking areas 4 ℓ
  41. Any fizzy soft drink 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. "Buy this today" ad phrase 5 ℓ
  2. Stare in amazement 4 ℓ
  3. Metal in barbells 4 ℓ
  4. Completing 9 ℓ
  5. Italian-style sandwich 6 ℓ
  6. Still in its original packaging 8 ℓ
  7. Criminal, to a cop 4 ℓ
  8. Jai __ (court sport) 4 ℓ
  9. Last but not __ 5 ℓ
  10. Resembling zebras 7 ℓ
  11. Makes a knot in 4 ℓ
  12. Gullible person 5 ℓ
  13. Popular tourist spots 6 ℓ
  14. Photograph, for short 3 ℓ
  15. Docks for ships 5 ℓ
  16. Southeast Florida city 5 ℓ
  17. Paid to play poker 5 ℓ
  18. Swelled head 3 ℓ
  19. Cleveland's lake 4 ℓ
  20. And others: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  21. Worldwide: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  22. Hammer or chisel 4 ℓ
  23. Great enthusiasm 4 ℓ
  24. Three letters of "minimum" 3 ℓ
  25. Wood-cutting tool 3 ℓ
  26. E flat's other name 6 ℓ
  27. Battery power measures 5 ℓ
  28. Big Bird's street 6 ℓ
  29. With no guarantee 4 ℓ
  30. Novelist Ferber or Buchanan 4 ℓ
  31. "That remains to be __" 4 ℓ
  32. Of low quality 4 ℓ
  33. Knee-length woman's garment 9 ℓ
  34. Love: Sp. 4 ℓ
  35. Rapid 4 ℓ
  36. Speed contest on snow 8 ℓ
  37. Pleasure trips 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 12, 2025 is titled “EYES ONLY” and was constructed by Sally R. Stein. 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.

Newsday EYES ONLY Crossword August 12 2025 Answers