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INTELLIGENCE TEST

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Electric fan sound 4 ℓ
  2. Moral misdeeds 4 ℓ
  3. Take suddenly 4 ℓ
  4. Long walk in the woods 4 ℓ
  5. Not as polite 5 ℓ
  6. Admired person 4 ℓ
  7. Mellows, as wine 4 ℓ
  8. Got out of bed 5 ℓ
  9. Tennis great Sampras 4 ℓ
  10. Challenging to figure out 4 ℓ
  11. "Ouch!" 10 ℓ
  12. Airplane walkway 5 ℓ
  13. Parcels (out) 5 ℓ
  14. Unwrap, as a gift 4 ℓ
  15. Take __ (disassemble) 5 ℓ
  16. __ Francisco, CA 3 ℓ
  17. Old TV antenna 6 ℓ
  18. Tip of an ear 4 ℓ
  19. Intense sunlight 15 ℓ
  20. Unadorned 4 ℓ
  21. How this answer is written 6 ℓ
  22. Metallic rocks 3 ℓ
  23. Auction offers 4 ℓ
  24. Double-__ sword 5 ℓ
  25. Creme de __ (chocolate liquor) 5 ℓ
  26. Said further 5 ℓ
  27. "It was fine with me" 10 ℓ
  28. Kingly title 4 ℓ
  29. Editor's "don't delete" 4 ℓ
  30. Unusual knickknack 5 ℓ
  31. Lake bordering Ohio 4 ℓ
  32. And others: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  33. Florida Disney theme park 5 ℓ
  34. "__ of your business!" 4 ℓ
  35. Weighty book 4 ℓ
  36. Ill-at-__ (nervous) 4 ℓ
  37. Break sharply 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. "Huh?" 4 ℓ
  2. Snow vehicles 5 ℓ
  3. University of __ Dame 5 ℓ
  4. Best possible 5 ℓ
  5. Liquid-transfer tube 6 ℓ
  6. Highest-quality 4 ℓ
  7. From farm country 5 ℓ
  8. Metric weights 5 ℓ
  9. Turnpike refueling stop 8 ℓ
  10. Scandinavian furniture chain 4 ℓ
  11. Way up in the sky 4 ℓ
  12. Like very much 5 ℓ
  13. Scale notes after dos 3 ℓ
  14. Take a chair 3 ℓ
  15. Sandwich shop 4 ℓ
  16. Fit for the task 4 ℓ
  17. Good buddies 4 ℓ
  18. Lubricates 4 ℓ
  19. Low-quality 4 ℓ
  20. "Furthermore..." 4 ℓ
  21. Have to have 4 ℓ
  22. Farmland measure 4 ℓ
  23. Minor inconvenience 4 ℓ
  24. __ de Janeiro 3 ℓ
  25. Alphabet beginning 4 ℓ
  26. Makes a blunder 4 ℓ
  27. Surprise attack 4 ℓ
  28. Bellies 8 ℓ
  29. Classic "spherical" Volkswagen 6 ℓ
  30. Have a meal 3 ℓ
  31. About, before a year 5 ℓ
  32. $100 bill, informally 5 ℓ
  33. Spanish farewell 5 ℓ
  34. "Same here" 5 ℓ
  35. Beneficial feature 5 ℓ
  36. Nightmare, for example 5 ℓ
  37. Profound 4 ℓ
  38. Ship of 1492 4 ℓ
  39. Metal in steel 4 ℓ
  40. Play a trick on 4 ℓ
  41. __ cream sundae 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 25, 2026 is titled “INTELLIGENCE TEST” 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.

Newsday INTELLIGENCE TEST Crossword August 25 2026 Answers