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Across
- Gloat about
- "Beg your pardon"
- It's east of Thailand
- Justice appointed after Sonia
- Tweet of gratitude
- Paragon
- E. Germany, to natives
- "The Prince of Soul"
- Downton Abbey countess
- All of the files
- Sighing sound
- Miffed, with "off"
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- Hosted
- Orange inedible
- Proscriptions
- Won't shut up
- Whitehall whitewall
- Shop jargon
- All together
- Impertinent glance
- Vegan Starter Kit provider
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- Hiding place
- Curt denial
- Gradually became
- Orange edibles
- Be profuse
- 95, or three consecutive keyboard letters
- Arab League member
- "...__ reasonable facsimile"
- Troops' chaplain
- City near Yosemite
- Slips in some pots
- Italian endearment
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- Sushi spread
- Aetna alternative
- Flaw in logic
Down
- Clanged
- National Barbecue Month
- Letter resembling H
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- PDA entry
- Water near the Sorbonne
- Outdated
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- Benatar's battlefield
- Circus safety device
- Sort of
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- Person downloading apps
- Kept for years in a cask
- Loud speaker
- Make fit
- Narrator of Evita
- Liveliness
- Melville novel
- Proficient
- Stamps out
- Something shared by identical twins
- Easily scared
- Wonderland serving
- Felipe VI, in Spain
- Proofs of age, e.g.
- Splendor
- Adj. for bueno and bandeau
- Canal clogger
- Ultimate inspiration for Survivor
- Sloop or skillet
- __ out at (reproved)
- Rumormonger's intro
- Working the desk, say
- Word before marshal or mattress
- Lee of the Shakers
- "I finally get it!"
- Hunting garb, for short
- Bout count conclusion
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Friday, February 14, 2025 is titled “TRIPLE DOUBLE” and was constructed by S.N.. 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.