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DOWN YOU GO: Longest answers suitably placed

Sunday, August 3, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 146 clues
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Across

  1. Walk the floor 4 ℓ
  2. Misbehave 5 ℓ
  3. Clarifying phrase 5 ℓ
  4. Body art, informally 3 ℓ
  5. Secured at a pier 6 ℓ
  6. Facial sniffer 4 ℓ
  7. Olympic sword 4 ℓ
  8. Dog category 3 ℓ
  9. Took, as a bus 6 ℓ
  10. Raspy 6 ℓ
  11. 1-800-FLOWERS rival 3 ℓ
  12. Washbowls 6 ℓ
  13. Admin. aide 4 ℓ
  14. Oven accessory 4 ℓ
  15. Draw __ in the sand 5 ℓ
  16. Snipe's cousin 6 ℓ
  17. Celebratory nights 4 ℓ
  18. Consist of 3 ℓ
  19. Glacial periods 7 ℓ
  20. Sheer joy 4 ℓ
  21. Spy in 25+ films 4 ℓ
  22. Police officer 3 ℓ
  23. Moody music genre 3 ℓ
  24. Sound of fright 3 ℓ
  25. Ready to be assembled 6 ℓ
  26. Emperor, for instance 5 ℓ
  27. Show embarrassment 6 ℓ
  28. Euro coin 4 ℓ
  29. Housetop room 5 ℓ
  30. Liberties 8 ℓ
  31. Writes hurriedly 4 ℓ
  32. More shabby 7 ℓ
  33. Plenty 4 ℓ
  34. Utah ski resort 4 ℓ
  35. GM category 3 ℓ
  36. Very short putts 6 ℓ
  37. Make mention of 4 ℓ
  38. New Mexico art center 4 ℓ
  39. Marathon measures 5 ℓ
  40. Mineral in geodes 5 ℓ
  41. Fictional Doone 5 ℓ
  42. Old Testament prophet 4 ℓ
  43. Roman moon goddess 4 ℓ
  44. Shady area 5 ℓ
  45. More cagy 5 ℓ
  46. On the ball 5 ℓ
  47. Unquestionable 4 ℓ
  48. Indigenous Canadian 4 ℓ
  49. Store sign abbr. 4 ℓ
  50. Ranchers' roundups 5 ℓ
  51. Silly mistake, in slang 5 ℓ
  52. Suffix for law 3 ℓ
  53. Greek vowels 4 ℓ
  54. Arab world leader 4 ℓ
  55. Slangy cash 5 ℓ
  56. Hotel staffers 5 ℓ
  57. Leftover portion 4 ℓ
  58. Half a fluid oz. 4 ℓ
  59. "The Gold-Bug" author 3 ℓ
  60. __ Christi, TX 6 ℓ
  61. Irish wailing spirit 7 ℓ
  62. Eat like a hen 4 ℓ
  63. List of a team's games 8 ℓ
  64. Hang loose 5 ℓ
  65. Hang loose 4 ℓ
  66. "Don't ask me!" 6 ℓ
  67. Was able to 5 ℓ
  68. Game tile 6 ℓ
  69. Rowboat implement 3 ℓ
  70. Graphic design deg. 3 ℓ
  71. Mass __ (trains and buses) 7 ℓ
  72. Muslim cleric 4 ℓ
  73. Directional suffix 3 ℓ
  74. "Good grief!" 4 ℓ
  75. Main purpose 3 ℓ
  76. Sets, as a trap 4 ℓ
  77. Stopped for now 6 ℓ
  78. Fountain of Rome 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Looks intently 5 ℓ
  2. Out of fashion 5 ℓ
  3. Not deserved 5 ℓ
  4. Pounding tool 10 ℓ
  5. Sandpaper specification 6 ℓ
  6. Nut in cookies 6 ℓ
  7. __-la-la 3 ℓ
  8. Boot bottom 4 ℓ
  9. Paperless reading 5 ℓ
  10. Painting crew's sheets 10 ℓ
  11. "My name is..." 3 ℓ
  12. Waterproof canvas 4 ℓ
  13. Licorice flavoring 5 ℓ
  14. Laundry room machine 11 ℓ
  15. How some winds flow 8 ℓ
  16. Automaker's test device 10 ℓ
  17. Mexican ancestor 5 ℓ
  18. Doles (out) 5 ℓ
  19. Hound's __ legs 4 ℓ
  20. Musical gift 3 ℓ
  21. Greek vowel 5 ℓ
  22. Lady Gaga concert series that stopped at unglamorous taverns 11 ℓ
  23. Youngster "in arms" 4 ℓ
  24. Organic balm 4 ℓ
  25. Job for a plumber 10 ℓ
  26. Upholstery protection 10 ℓ
  27. Classified 6 ℓ
  28. Many seventh graders 6 ℓ
  29. Autumnal display 10 ℓ
  30. Shade source 4 ℓ
  31. Woodland creature 4 ℓ
  32. Promising newbie 5 ℓ
  33. Sitting atop 4 ℓ
  34. Back, on a boat 3 ℓ
  35. Mentor's advice 8 ℓ
  36. Relinquishes formally 5 ℓ
  37. Map app suggestion: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  38. Prepped for publication 6 ℓ
  39. Cafe patrons 6 ℓ
  40. Poke fun at 5 ℓ
  41. Bach choral piece 5 ℓ
  42. Cavalry horse 5 ℓ
  43. Emergency kit light 5 ℓ
  44. Derby Day drink 5 ℓ
  45. Big raptor 5 ℓ
  46. Hidden supply 5 ℓ
  47. ABA member 4 ℓ
  48. Tall cylindrical structure 4 ℓ
  49. Pig's place 3 ℓ
  50. __ Zedong 3 ℓ
  51. Slow down 5 ℓ
  52. Scotland's __ terrier 5 ℓ
  53. June honoree 3 ℓ
  54. Piece of lumber 5 ℓ
  55. Weather-altering current 6 ℓ
  56. Toxic substance 6 ℓ
  57. Alphabetic trio 3 ℓ
  58. Yuletide song 4 ℓ
  59. Put a covering on 4 ℓ
  60. The Buckeye State 4 ℓ
  61. Desert havens 5 ℓ
  62. Best-liked, informally 4 ℓ
  63. In the heart of 4 ℓ
  64. Pants presser 4 ℓ
  65. Spanish appetizers 5 ℓ
  66. Tugboat sounds 5 ℓ
  67. Sierra __ (Liberia neighbor) 5 ℓ
  68. "Jingle Bells" preposition 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, August 3, 2025 is titled “DOWN YOU GO: Longest answers suitably placed” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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