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'TIS THE SEASON

Friday, August 8, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 74 clues
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Across

  1. Tease 3 ℓ
  2. Poetic feet 5 ℓ
  3. Exasperation exclamation 5 ℓ
  4. Used 15 ℓ
  5. Cantata selection 4 ℓ
  6. Parts of pumps 5 ℓ
  7. "Let's get moving!" 8 ℓ
  8. Adhesive adornment 5 ℓ
  9. Significant span 3 ℓ
  10. "The Queen of Disco" 11 ℓ
  11. Patron of the arts 5 ℓ
  12. Ramen morsel 5 ℓ
  13. Console before Wii 3 ℓ
  14. Whole lots 5 ℓ
  15. Reach perfection 5 ℓ
  16. Tuck into 3 ℓ
  17. Fuss and noise 3 ℓ
  18. Aural assault 5 ℓ
  19. Shows approval 5 ℓ
  20. One more than cinque 3 ℓ
  21. Phrase on front fences 11 ℓ
  22. Most retiring 8 ℓ
  23. Crafter's supply 5 ℓ
  24. Mitigates 5 ℓ
  25. Piece of a solar panel 4 ℓ
  26. Nostalgic musing 15 ℓ
  27. Omega-3 source 3 ℓ
  28. Rowing crew leader 3 ℓ
  29. Absent from 5 ℓ
  30. Sorority letter 3 ℓ
  31. Field event 7 ℓ
  32. Philosopher Lao-__ 3 ℓ
  33. MLB or NBA honor 3 ℓ
  34. Grammy category 3 ℓ
  35. Some Like __ 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Wood shaper 4 ℓ
  2. USMC rank 4 ℓ
  3. Blood bank abbr. 4 ℓ
  4. Assembled 4 ℓ
  5. Pacino, for long 7 ℓ
  6. "No more, really" 8 ℓ
  7. Regarding this 6 ℓ
  8. Cyrillic "city" suffix 4 ℓ
  9. Unrefined 3 ℓ
  10. "Light" or "dark" drink 3 ℓ
  11. Order superior 6 ℓ
  12. Capital near the Oregon Trail 10 ℓ
  13. Noodle nugget 4 ℓ
  14. Stamping machines 4 ℓ
  15. Less specific 6 ℓ
  16. First on the moon, alphabetically 6 ℓ
  17. Thou 3 ℓ
  18. Folds in 4 ℓ
  19. The __ word of the four longest answers spells a season ending soon 4 ℓ
  20. Sphere of interest 4 ℓ
  21. Opposite of nulli- 4 ℓ
  22. Rice, for instance 4 ℓ
  23. Common winter wear 4 ℓ
  24. Unruly hair 3 ℓ
  25. Scrape (out) 3 ℓ
  26. Male name (+ y = female name) 4 ℓ
  27. USC aides 3 ℓ
  28. Fix permanently 4 ℓ
  29. Drive off 4 ℓ
  30. Surplus 5 ℓ
  31. Clinch a victory 5 ℓ
  32. Phrase on much world currency 5 ℓ
  33. Where it's happening 10 ℓ
  34. Mississippi feeder in Mississippi 5 ℓ
  35. Personal property 5 ℓ
  36. Disney film franchise 8 ℓ
  37. Engaged in 4 ℓ
  38. Jewelry scale parts 4 ℓ
  39. "That's enough" 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, August 8, 2025 is titled “'TIS THE SEASON” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 74 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 'TIS THE SEASON Crossword August 8 2025 Answers