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USING LADDERS

Monday, March 3, 2025 Constructed by Doug Peterson 78 clues
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Across

  1. "That's a shame!" 4 ℓ
  2. Golfer's warning 4 ℓ
  3. Campus military program: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  4. __ boom (aircraft sound) 5 ℓ
  5. Intense publicity 4 ℓ
  6. Voice of Apple devices 4 ℓ
  7. Sugar cube 4 ℓ
  8. Battling skyscraper blazes 13 ℓ
  9. Infant 4 ℓ
  10. __ Allan Poe 5 ℓ
  11. Expose a secret 4 ℓ
  12. Any line on a grocery list 4 ℓ
  13. Ready, willing, and __ 4 ℓ
  14. Unravel, as a mystery 5 ℓ
  15. Volleyball dividers 4 ℓ
  16. Serve a meal to 4 ℓ
  17. Pen __ (author's alias) 4 ℓ
  18. Misplaced 4 ℓ
  19. Nebraska's largest city 5 ℓ
  20. Border on 4 ℓ
  21. Slightest trace 4 ℓ
  22. Invalidate, as a contract 5 ℓ
  23. Raining cats and __ 4 ℓ
  24. Pruning maples' high branches 13 ℓ
  25. Feeling achy or angry 4 ℓ
  26. "That makes sense now" 4 ℓ
  27. __ apart (in shreds) 4 ℓ
  28. Very funny people 5 ℓ
  29. Be too boastful about winning 5 ℓ
  30. Puppy's tail movement 3 ℓ
  31. Begin to melt 4 ℓ
  32. With 41-Across, cleaning second-story panes 7 ℓ
  33. See 39-Across 7 ℓ
  34. Frozen snow queen 4 ℓ
  35. America's Uncle 3 ℓ
  36. Playful aquatic mammal 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Arabian Nights' __ Baba 3 ℓ
  2. Space aliens: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  3. Room-size floor coverings 4 ℓ
  4. Woodwind instrument 4 ℓ
  5. Disappear gradually 4 ℓ
  6. Drinks very quickly 5 ℓ
  7. __ lotion (bottle brought to the beach) 7 ℓ
  8. Prefix meaning "all" 4 ℓ
  9. Go wandering around 4 ℓ
  10. Set of steps between floors 5 ℓ
  11. "Outer space" prefix for -naut 5 ℓ
  12. Steals from, as a pirate 5 ℓ
  13. Gives as an example 5 ℓ
  14. Yale student, informally 3 ℓ
  15. Get __ (throw out) 5 ℓ
  16. City-related 5 ℓ
  17. __ toast (thin, crisp bread) 5 ℓ
  18. Biblical song 5 ℓ
  19. Workout centers 4 ℓ
  20. Destiny 4 ℓ
  21. "A likely story!" 4 ℓ
  22. Donated 4 ℓ
  23. Flintstone or Astaire 4 ℓ
  24. Recycling container 3 ℓ
  25. Insect in a hive 3 ℓ
  26. Make changes to 5 ℓ
  27. Was introduced to 3 ℓ
  28. Rule over a kingdom 5 ℓ
  29. Hammer or screwdriver 4 ℓ
  30. Possess 3 ℓ
  31. Dusting cloth 3 ℓ
  32. Ye __ Shoppe 4 ℓ
  33. Lumber mill cutters 4 ℓ
  34. Airport screening agency: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  35. "At what time?" 4 ℓ
  36. Regarding, in memos 4 ℓ
  37. Berets and caps 4 ℓ
  38. Number of singers in a duet 3 ℓ
  39. Mischievous child 3 ℓ
  40. By the __ (incidentally) 3 ℓ
  41. Leprechauns' nationality 5 ℓ
  42. Roofing tile 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, March 3, 2025 is titled “USING LADDERS” and was constructed by Doug Peterson. 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.

Newsday USING LADDERS Crossword March 3 2025 Answers