HELP FROM YOUR PHONE
Across
- Ocean vessel
- Paper coffee containers
- Throat-clearing sound
- "Laughing" African animal
- Region filled with trees
- England's William, Prince of __
- America's uncle
- Capital of France
- "Look it up" reference app
- Straighten, as auto wheels
- Similar (to)
- Repair, as a sock
- State known for potatoes
- Give off, as heat
- Mailed out
- Misplaced
- Quarterback's throw
- Loch __ monster
- Tree with cones
- Change now and then
- Small group of experts
- Initial poker payment
- "What time __?"
- Select group of people
- Performed in a play
- Race-timing app
- Had a meal
- More factual
- Breakfast cooked on an "iron"
- Accidentally drop, as milk
- Many a Middle East native
- Tip of a kite
- Coral reef island
- Package-sealing roll
- Overcharge for an item
- Female toon explorer
- Roams around
- Possesses
- Finishes up
Down
- Healthful resorts
- Kid's vehicle on snow
- Pepper-picking __ Piper
- Bring together
- App for arithmetic help
- Ancient legend
- Guitarist Clapton
- Careless speed
- Fly a plane
- Baby bird's chirp
- Bump __ (encounter)
- Helpful clue
- Type of two-choice question
- Blacks out briefly
- Where's __? ("find the boy" kid's book)
- Opera solos
- Potato coverings
- Scandinavian furniture chain
- Bucket for beach sand
- Insect that stings
- Eve's first home
- University of Notre __
- Colored part of an eye
- Picnic's tiny guests
- Gem from an oyster
- Room divider
- Scrabble piece
- App for illumination
- Walk in water
- Like __ of bricks (very heavily)
- Harrison of Star Wars
- Steam room
- Sty dwellers
- Gorillas and chimps
- Highest-quality
- Rant and __ (talk angrily)
- Small city
- Departs
- Easy win
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Monday, August 18, 2025 is titled “HELP FROM YOUR PHONE” 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.