FOUR SECONDS
Across
- Certain (of)
- Brief letter
- "Thank you very __"
- Verify visually a second time
- Part of TGIF
- Period of history
- Astronomer's prefix for "verse"
- Second Family officeholder
- Synagogue scroll
- Beauty salon sweeping
- Egyptian queen's nickname
- "Not only that..."
- Adolescent
- Fall gradually
- "That remains to be __"
- Norms: Abbr.
- Con game
- Apple's music devices
- Employee safety agcy.
- Related (to)
- Batman's sidekick
- Appear to be
- Beach surface
- Second look at a sportscast moment
- Resort for relaxing
- Large body of salt water
- Last year's jrs.
- Olympic award for second place
- Solo of Star Wars
- Feline zodiac sign
- Razor insert
- Chopped-down tree remnant
- Dog-biting bug
- Eden resident
- Hunter's weapon
- Sound of a dove
- Smartphone download
Down
- Apple device's voice
- Conclude
- Soft metal
- Give approval for
- Rocket-launching agency
- Dirty laundry holder
- Mousetrap morsel
- Customer for software
- The majority of
- Revises, as a manuscript
- Steals from
- "Once __ a time..."
- Constructs, as a house
- Oval pill
- Makes a scarf or sweater
- Highly admired celebrities
- Woodworker's clamp
- "It's us against __"
- Nothing, in Spain
- Explorer __ the Red
- Extremely long times
- Oboe mouthpiece
- Metal in steel
- Possesses
- Beerlike beverage
- Breaks sharply
- Hammer targets
- Baby sheep
- Allow
- Glass fragment
- AM/FM device
- Chaotic mess
- __ for (verify)
- Santa's helper
- The __ Lama
- Expert (at)
- Makes a jump
- World Series org.
- Homer Simpson's bartender
- Hocus-__ (magic word)
- Monthly util. bill
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 is titled “FOUR SECONDS” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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.