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UNABLE AT FIRST

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Clumsy person's cry 4 ℓ
  2. Eight-person band 5 ℓ
  3. Slightly wet 4 ℓ
  4. "Infantile" cry of amazement 6 ℓ
  5. Give an answer 5 ℓ
  6. Is untruthful 4 ℓ
  7. Historical period 3 ℓ
  8. 950, in Roman numeral 3 ℓ
  9. Day after today 8 ℓ
  10. Main course 6 ℓ
  11. "Sure, although..." 5 ℓ
  12. Running at an easy gallop 9 ℓ
  13. Pictorial diagram 5 ℓ
  14. "Are not!" response 4 ℓ
  15. Create with yarn 4 ℓ
  16. Desert spots with water 5 ℓ
  17. Alluring 4 ℓ
  18. Little green legumes 4 ℓ
  19. Spiced tea of India 4 ℓ
  20. At any point 4 ℓ
  21. Easily fooled 5 ℓ
  22. Popular cuisine of China 9 ℓ
  23. Building add-on 5 ℓ
  24. Most full-bodied 8 ℓ
  25. Needing to be done immediately 6 ℓ
  26. Scale notes after dos 3 ℓ
  27. Droop 3 ℓ
  28. Cast a ballot 4 ℓ
  29. Showbiz star, for short 5 ℓ
  30. Extremely unpleasant 6 ℓ
  31. Second Greek letter 4 ℓ
  32. Alaskan port 4 ℓ
  33. Facing a pitcher 5 ℓ
  34. Explorer Ponce de __ 4 ℓ
  35. __ of measure (mile or quart) 4 ℓ
  36. Repaired 5 ℓ
  37. Accident-__ (clumsy) 5 ℓ
  38. Fishing rod's spool 4 ℓ
  39. Person from Edinburgh 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Take place 5 ℓ
  2. Schoolbook 4 ℓ
  3. Preholiday nights 4 ℓ
  4. Point of a fork 4 ℓ
  5. British city of Chaucer's "Tales" 10 ℓ
  6. Running by itself 6 ℓ
  7. Before people could watch sitcoms 5 ℓ
  8. Untidy room 4 ℓ
  9. Wide urban st. 3 ℓ
  10. Tooth-related 6 ℓ
  11. Location to build on 4 ℓ
  12. Feelings of hunger 5 ℓ
  13. Chicago airport 5 ℓ
  14. Maternity ward events 6 ℓ
  15. Good-looking 6 ℓ
  16. Woolen footwear 5 ℓ
  17. Any illegal activity 5 ℓ
  18. High-IQ club 5 ℓ
  19. Kid's plastic bricks 5 ℓ
  20. Cajun veggie 4 ℓ
  21. Takeout meal order 4 ℓ
  22. Degs. in finance 4 ℓ
  23. Taper off 4 ℓ
  24. Golf course hazard 4 ℓ
  25. Disallow, informally 3 ℓ
  26. Initial stage 5 ℓ
  27. __ and aahed 5 ℓ
  28. Aladdin's magical pal 5 ℓ
  29. Nevada city 4 ℓ
  30. Melon with orange flesh 10 ℓ
  31. Athlete paid to punch 5 ℓ
  32. "Don't rub __!" 4 ℓ
  33. Go out with 4 ℓ
  34. Chaotic fight 5 ℓ
  35. Foolish person 4 ℓ
  36. Computer expert, for short 4 ℓ
  37. Furthermore 4 ℓ
  38. Chicken cooked in hot oil 5 ℓ
  39. Carpenter's wood-shaving tool 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, July 29, 2025 is titled “UNABLE AT FIRST” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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.

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