Newsday Crossword October 1, 2025 Answers

Across

Touch softly, as with a napkin3 Speedily5 _ code (number on mail)3 Notion4 Biblical tower city5 Showroom sample, for short4 Verse-reading competition10 Word-of-mouth4 Sports defeats6 Camera close-up lenses5 Sends junk emails to5 __ out a living (barely got by)4 Bird that honks5 Really enjoyed oneself9 "Put a lid __!"4 Used a shovel3 Good-looking6 Local pub3 Snake living in forests7 Foremost3 Made amends6 Not cooked3 Nevada city4 Attend without an invitation9 Enclosures mailed with RSVPs5 "At what time?"4 Religious subgroups5 Striped cat5 Pointed beard6 Grapelike smoothie berry4 1990s period of Web company success10 Stand up4 Disney mermaid5 Star Wars series sage4 NFL six-point plays3 En __ (as a group)5 Served lunch to3

Down

Salsa, for nacho chips3 Unneeded fuss3 Hive dweller3 Bottomless pit5 "No bid"4 Well-qualified4 Came to an end6 Oak cousin3 No-points score4 Muslim cleric4 Office seekers, for short4 "It's about time!"6 Daydreamer's scribble6 City surrounding the Vatican4 Striped African equine5 Multi-movement piano piece6 Christie's male detective6 Comics punch sound5 Emergency supply kit5 Shade of color3 Golden __ (seniors)5 Swear (to)6 Any "precious" rocks6 Keyboarding errors5 "Physician" rap artist5 Skilled with computers5 Shout from Scrooge3 Beginner, informally6 Elapse quickly6 Wool made from mohair6 Appear to be4 Pilfered5 Small fruit pie4 Corrosive liquid4 "Striped" fish4 Major elevator maker4 Scores 100% on4 Block, as a river3 Comics cry of distress3 Uplifting poem3 Fuming3