SPORTS MISTAKES
Across
- "God __ America"
- Antiques Roadshow network
- Castaways' homes
- Poet Dickinson
- Theater attendant
- Become ready to reap
- Slide down snowy slopes
- Country in the Andes
- Bowler's "off the lane" error
- Person from Edinburgh
- Internet auction site
- Spine-tingling
- Mom's sister
- Hammer's targets
- Offer for purchase
- Make an attempt
- Maple or mahogany
- Lingers
- Devour quickly
- Have sore muscles
- Used to be
- Cleverly avoid
- Piggy bank opening
- Scandinavian furniture chain
- Give temporarily
- Sprinter's "too soon" error
- Actor's prompt
- Concluded
- Hard to climb
- 10% church donation
- Cleans off with a towel
- Move with the wind
- Curve of the foot
- Kitchen range appliance
- Tablet computer download
- Ship docks
- Ship's staff
- Apple's music player
- Contest with calf roping
Down
- Hamburger meat
- Actor Penn or Connery
- Sandwich's exterior
- Orange __ tea
- Small sofa
- Norse hammer god
- Sch. near Beverly Hills
- Impulsive speed
- Orator's talk
- Bath bubbles
- And others: Abbr.
- Volcanic output
- Consume, as food
- Ambulance sounds
- Happen again
- Literary twist
- Flair for fashion
- Story that might be "tall"
- High school jr.'s exam
- Lyft's rideshare rival
- Defeated in a contest
- Operatic solo
- "Pad" flower in a pond
- Not as much
- Diamond hurler's off-target error
- Takes to court
- The latest reports
- Duo + 1
- Topped with frosting
- Golfer's on-the-green error
- Overly sentimental
- Mistake in keyboarding
- Now more than __
- Work on a seam
- Tiny skin opening
- Lamentful cry
- First full spring mo.
- __ of the time (occasionally)
- British noble above an earl
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, July 15, 2025 is titled “SPORTS MISTAKES” 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.