8/25/25/PIZZA TOPPINGS
Across
- Thick slice
- After-tax
- Bring to a halt
- Person who stares
- Crunchy, as potato chips
- Sliced up a turkey
- Metallic mineral
- "One more time!"
- Hawaiian fruit topping
- Not as wet
- With no warranty
- Actual
- Thickly packed
- Grains in granola
- Narrow opening for coins
- "I'd love to"
- Change for a $20 bill
- At no charge
- Make simpler
- California wine region
- Church steeple
- Similar (to)
- Internet auction site
- Jury members
- Topping of beefy slices
- Disney Florida theme park
- Luau instrument, for short
- Newsstand stack of "dailies"
- Go __ (date only one person)
- Duckling's dad
- After-bath garment
- Cat's cry
- Homeowner's grassy spaces
- Column with essays
- Pork strip topping
- Company officer, for short
- Paid for a poker hand
- Very often
- Dinner plate
Down
- Trousers' line of stitches
- Class exams
- Mistake
- Aunt's daughter
- Settles a bill
- White gemstone
- Ping-Pong playing surface
- Devious
- Twisted out of shape
- Largest continent
- Water surrounded by land
- Any literary category
- Ocean waves' tops
- Golf bag carrier
- See eye to eye
- Drizzles or showers
- Pungent veggie topping
- Land surrounded by water
- Blast from the __ (song oldie)
- College teacher nickname
- Bosc or Bartlett fruit
- Behind schedule
- Otherwise
- Say something
- Italian sausage topping
- Blossoms yet to open
- Lowly chess piece
- Tiny salty fish topping
- Kid's snow vehicle
- Cabbie's vehicle
- Mothers of lambs
- Home's interior design
- Underground plant part
- Small whirlpool
- Car horn sound
- __ for (selects)
- Man or boy
- With no tread, as a tire
- Neighborhood
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Monday, August 25, 2025 is titled “8/25/25/PIZZA TOPPINGS” 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.