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BY THE DOZEN

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Constructed by Steve Faiella 78 clues
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Across

  1. Attired (in) 4 ℓ
  2. Minor quarrel 4 ℓ
  3. Taking little time 5 ℓ
  4. Sheep herder of nursery rhymes 6 ℓ
  5. Genesis garden 4 ℓ
  6. Noah's boat 3 ℓ
  7. Scarlett of Gone With the Wind 5 ℓ
  8. Turning out great 13 ℓ
  9. High-fiber cereal 4 ℓ
  10. Discontinue 5 ℓ
  11. Desserts with a crust 4 ℓ
  12. __ Grey (type of 13-Down) 4 ℓ
  13. Not busy at all 4 ℓ
  14. DeGeneres or Burstyn 5 ℓ
  15. Handicrafts website 4 ℓ
  16. Heads a cast 5 ℓ
  17. Hatchling's home 4 ℓ
  18. Not at all polite 4 ℓ
  19. Blender's baby-food setting 5 ℓ
  20. Female horse 4 ℓ
  21. Small wallet bills 4 ℓ
  22. Open, as a parka 5 ℓ
  23. Black-and-white dolphin 4 ℓ
  24. Proceeding very cautiously 13 ℓ
  25. Get into clothes 5 ℓ
  26. Catch sight of 3 ℓ
  27. Mexican money 4 ℓ
  28. Starts to get out of bed 6 ℓ
  29. Homes for hens 5 ℓ
  30. Overwhelming victory 4 ℓ
  31. Church area 4 ℓ
  32. Confident person's metaphorical bet 15 ℓ
  33. Hole in a piggy bank 4 ℓ
  34. Overly greasy 4 ℓ
  35. Elite guest roster 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Large group of people 5 ℓ
  2. Coffee alternative 3 ℓ
  3. Rainbow shape 3 ℓ
  4. Golf standard scores 4 ℓ
  5. Urban air pollution 4 ℓ
  6. Traditional Native American tents 6 ℓ
  7. Jockey's straps 5 ℓ
  8. Rice-shaped pasta 4 ℓ
  9. Displayed on a wall 4 ℓ
  10. Whirled around 4 ℓ
  11. Office's work stations 5 ℓ
  12. Very popular British singer 5 ℓ
  13. Of the moon 5 ℓ
  14. What shoppers compare 6 ℓ
  15. Neither hide __ hair 3 ℓ
  16. Prepared to propose 5 ℓ
  17. Offer to a hitchhiker 5 ℓ
  18. "All kidding __..." 5 ℓ
  19. Spools for older films 5 ℓ
  20. Balance-sheet plus 5 ℓ
  21. Merely 4 ℓ
  22. Coupes and convertibles 4 ℓ
  23. Formal party 4 ℓ
  24. Software manual reader 4 ℓ
  25. Ballpoints 4 ℓ
  26. Spelling competition 3 ℓ
  27. Lab rodent 3 ℓ
  28. Any Web access co. 3 ℓ
  29. Insurer with a gecko mascot 5 ℓ
  30. Freight weights 4 ℓ
  31. Make a mistake 3 ℓ
  32. Just adequate 4 ℓ
  33. Protruding navel 5 ℓ
  34. Nary a __ (nobody) 4 ℓ
  35. No later than 4 ℓ
  36. "Hey you!!" whisper 4 ℓ
  37. Alternatively 4 ℓ
  38. Tipped off 4 ℓ
  39. Minor error 4 ℓ
  40. Sport on horseback 4 ℓ
  41. Just __ (small amount, as of paint) 4 ℓ
  42. Change the color of 3 ℓ
  43. Main sports squad 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, August 20, 2025 is titled “BY THE DOZEN” and was constructed by Steve Faiella. 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 BY THE DOZEN Crossword August 20 2025 Answers