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LEAK PREVENTION

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Lite, on food labels 5 ℓ
  2. IRS form experts 4 ℓ
  3. Rung of a ladder 4 ℓ
  4. Counting everything 5 ℓ
  5. Request, as advice 6 ℓ
  6. Current fashions 6 ℓ
  7. Historical period 3 ℓ
  8. Pressed a doorbell 4 ℓ
  9. Electrical adapter for France 10 ℓ
  10. Duel-power, as an appliance 4 ℓ
  11. Very seldom available 4 ℓ
  12. Spa's hot room 5 ℓ
  13. "Simple Simon __ pieman..." 4 ℓ
  14. Book of photos 5 ℓ
  15. Predictive sign 4 ℓ
  16. Theater stage accessory 4 ℓ
  17. Minor argument 4 ℓ
  18. Note from a teacher 5 ℓ
  19. Drama with sopranos 5 ℓ
  20. Wish earnestly 4 ℓ
  21. Sworn promise 4 ℓ
  22. Phone book listings 5 ℓ
  23. A Great Lake 4 ℓ
  24. __ Major (Big Dipper constellation) 4 ℓ
  25. Requirement 4 ℓ
  26. Translucent building brick 10 ℓ
  27. Snakelike fish 3 ℓ
  28. Off the right path 6 ℓ
  29. Acting like a feline 5 ℓ
  30. Farm building for horses 6 ℓ
  31. Bitter-tasting 5 ℓ
  32. High school dance 4 ℓ
  33. Daddy 4 ℓ
  34. Piece of fabric 5 ℓ
  35. Foolish and silly 5 ℓ
  36. Mineral from a mine 3 ℓ
  37. Thorny flower 4 ℓ
  38. Touch down on a runway 4 ℓ
  39. First Greek letter 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Time-consuming 4 ℓ
  2. Shielded from the sun 5 ℓ
  3. On an ocean voyage 5 ℓ
  4. Peeling utensil 5 ℓ
  5. Emerald Isle region 10 ℓ
  6. View secretly 6 ℓ
  7. Grand-scale tale 4 ℓ
  8. Spanish bull 4 ℓ
  9. Oyster exterior 5 ℓ
  10. Graduation hat dangler 6 ℓ
  11. Greek war god 4 ℓ
  12. Disaster aid org. 4 ℓ
  13. Milk-colored gem 4 ℓ
  14. Houston baseballers 6 ℓ
  15. Tex-Mex dips 6 ℓ
  16. Vagabond or hobo 5 ℓ
  17. Indy 500 entrant 5 ℓ
  18. Put an __ (stop) 5 ℓ
  19. Major happening 5 ℓ
  20. Region 4 ℓ
  21. Highway entrance 4 ℓ
  22. Nearly colorless 4 ℓ
  23. Oil change, informally 4 ℓ
  24. E pluribus __ 4 ℓ
  25. Chess or charades 4 ℓ
  26. Microwave sound 4 ℓ
  27. Male deer 4 ℓ
  28. Pet shelter org. 4 ℓ
  29. Skyscraping 4 ℓ
  30. Per item, informally 4 ℓ
  31. Swimmer's headgear 10 ℓ
  32. Marine reef material 5 ℓ
  33. Hymn's last word 4 ℓ
  34. "In that case..." 4 ℓ
  35. Salon colorist 4 ℓ
  36. Top of a house 4 ℓ
  37. Dice toss 4 ℓ
  38. Glove insert 4 ℓ
  39. Have the courage (to) 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 26, 2025 is titled “LEAK PREVENTION” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 LEAK PREVENTION Crossword August 26 2025 Answers