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GETTING IT DONE

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Quick snack 4 ℓ
  2. Took a photo of 4 ℓ
  3. End-of-term exam 5 ℓ
  4. '70s dance music 5 ℓ
  5. Make a wager 3 ℓ
  6. Lent a hand 5 ℓ
  7. Pie __ mode 3 ℓ
  8. Rainbow shape 3 ℓ
  9. "That's how I get it done" 14 ℓ
  10. Reach by phone 4 ℓ
  11. Desire to have 4 ℓ
  12. Waking up now 5 ℓ
  13. Wicked 4 ℓ
  14. "There's no __ like home" 5 ℓ
  15. In __ of (substituting for) 4 ℓ
  16. Go out with 4 ℓ
  17. Plain __ (obvious) 5 ℓ
  18. Besides that 4 ℓ
  19. Region 4 ℓ
  20. Fictional Scarlett 5 ℓ
  21. Nickel or dime 4 ℓ
  22. Discontinued Swedish car 4 ℓ
  23. __ and raves (carries on) 5 ℓ
  24. Search (for) 4 ℓ
  25. "That's getting it done" 14 ℓ
  26. Yo-yo or kite 3 ℓ
  27. Exclamation like 37-Down 3 ℓ
  28. Walk proudly 5 ℓ
  29. Family MDs 3 ℓ
  30. Letter before beta 5 ℓ
  31. Story told in segments 6 ℓ
  32. __ Vegas, NV 3 ℓ
  33. Opera solo 4 ℓ
  34. Definitely able to get it done 15 ℓ
  35. Formal ceremony 4 ℓ
  36. Sheep's sounds 6 ℓ
  37. Abel's mother 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Cape Canaveral org. 4 ℓ
  2. Explosive letters 3 ℓ
  3. Pigpen sound 4 ℓ
  4. Common TV drama length 4 ℓ
  5. Academy or college 6 ℓ
  6. Rodeo rope 5 ℓ
  7. Overly stylish 4 ℓ
  8. Mom's mom 4 ℓ
  9. "If __ my way..." 4 ℓ
  10. Sudden raid 5 ℓ
  11. Done as a routine 8 ℓ
  12. Close securely 4 ℓ
  13. Spoken, as opposed to written 4 ℓ
  14. Palace for a king 6 ℓ
  15. Jacket sleeve 3 ℓ
  16. Adjust to a situation 5 ℓ
  17. Concur 5 ℓ
  18. Clear-sky color 4 ℓ
  19. Spanish cheers 4 ℓ
  20. Monopoly corner square 4 ℓ
  21. Pleasant 4 ℓ
  22. "Take __ a compliment" 4 ℓ
  23. Norway's capital 4 ℓ
  24. Group of troops 4 ℓ
  25. Coffee, slangily 4 ℓ
  26. Get married 3 ℓ
  27. DO __ DISTURB 3 ℓ
  28. Giant sea mammal 5 ℓ
  29. Do pretty good on a test 5 ℓ
  30. Turned logs into boards 5 ℓ
  31. Rome's __ Fountain 5 ℓ
  32. Makes angry 5 ℓ
  33. Deep investigation 5 ℓ
  34. Occupy, as a table 5 ℓ
  35. Tartan pattern 5 ℓ
  36. Undue speed 5 ℓ
  37. Invited 5 ℓ
  38. "I've solved it!" 3 ℓ
  39. Resort with hot springs 3 ℓ
  40. Tot's wheels 8 ℓ
  41. Horseshoe-shaped fastener 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, August 5, 2025 is titled “GETTING IT DONE” 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 GETTING IT DONE Crossword August 5 2025 Answers