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KEEPERS

Thursday, August 7, 2025 Constructed by Mark McClain 76 clues
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Across

  1. Spherical opening 4 ℓ
  2. Wendy's alternative 4 ℓ
  3. Schools of thought 4 ℓ
  4. Managed 3 ℓ
  5. S&L acronym 3 ℓ
  6. Win the affection of 6 ℓ
  7. Legendary looter 6 ℓ
  8. Astronaut affirmative 3 ℓ
  9. According to 3 ℓ
  10. Notable period 5 ℓ
  11. Many a franchise film 6 ℓ
  12. Football punishment 14 ℓ
  13. Old Testament twin 4 ℓ
  14. Disney head 4 ℓ
  15. Clump of 30-Down 4 ℓ
  16. Roast cut 4 ℓ
  17. Vocal quality 4 ℓ
  18. Pulled apart 4 ℓ
  19. Unceasingly 4 ℓ
  20. Jai __ 4 ℓ
  21. Perform perfectly 4 ℓ
  22. Structures that block soil 14 ℓ
  23. Without stopping 5 ℓ
  24. Place for pictures 6 ℓ
  25. "Same" prefix 3 ℓ
  26. What a tee lacks 6 ℓ
  27. Cartoon exclamation 3 ℓ
  28. Novelist Brown 3 ℓ
  29. Round up 6 ℓ
  30. Your choice of 3 ℓ
  31. Ivy, for instance 12 ℓ
  32. Publicize 3 ℓ
  33. Midmonth day 4 ℓ
  34. One of the first mates 4 ℓ
  35. Suspenseful story 12 ℓ
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Down

  1. Medal-worthy 6 ℓ
  2. Preceder of a THX text 3 ℓ
  3. Tanker cargo 3 ℓ
  4. Edible, per 53-Down 5 ℓ
  5. Mixed up with 7 ℓ
  6. Prophetic indication 4 ℓ
  7. Salon service 4 ℓ
  8. Smooth-talking 5 ℓ
  9. Giovanni, in Scotland 3 ℓ
  10. Turkey neighbor 4 ℓ
  11. Something in a shower 6 ℓ
  12. "Still,..." 6 ℓ
  13. Twin of Artemis 6 ℓ
  14. Parish cleric 6 ℓ
  15. Evil alter ego 6 ℓ
  16. Five-pillar faith 5 ℓ
  17. Of Swiss peaks 5 ℓ
  18. Formal agreement 4 ℓ
  19. Kellogg's brand 4 ℓ
  20. Squad or brigade 4 ℓ
  21. Sooner St. school 3 ℓ
  22. Vessel designation 3 ℓ
  23. Poetic preposition 3 ℓ
  24. Utopian 5 ℓ
  25. Group's assurance 5 ℓ
  26. Certain loafs 4 ℓ
  27. Mrs. Shakespeare 4 ℓ
  28. Detailed, with "out" 4 ℓ
  29. Ivy Leaguer 3 ℓ
  30. Ottawa-based force: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  31. Cruel gossip 4 ℓ
  32. Family nickname 4 ℓ
  33. Freelance assignment 3 ℓ
  34. Contends 4 ℓ
  35. "It __ over..." 4 ℓ
  36. "Doggone it!" 4 ℓ
  37. City near Delhi 4 ℓ
  38. Excessive fuss 3 ℓ
  39. Dinar spender 5 ℓ
  40. Stacked 7 ℓ
  41. Equate 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, August 7, 2025 is titled “KEEPERS” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 76 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 KEEPERS Crossword August 7 2025 Answers