Newsday Crossword October 18, 2025 Answers

Across

Earliest leader of Thebes5 Takes a back seat, say6 Went for the gold, perhaps6 Flurry of phraseology7 Beyond budding6 They're "wet" with sauce and melted cheese8 TMI opposite10 Something positioned above a plate4 Four before O3 They're sweet5 Napoleon, for example5 Not-so-clever comeback5 Common late-spring mag recommendation9 Nickname of a mound or music great5 Put right5 "Shame!"11 Room __5 No-win situations5 Modern wrinkle remover9 They may be mistaken for agaves5 __ steak5 Hand holdings5 "I can be viewed without special formatting"3 Off the ___ (top-of-mind, not surprisingly)4 "...the preservation and __ of their own liberties": Lincoln10 Pizzeria purchase8 Expected6 What 46-Across is7 It's 70 miles south of Salem6 Combo with an ice scoop6 Pry away5

Down

Pitching impediments7 Somewhat stronger "Right on!"8 Motorcycle Hall of Fame name4 Steelers' healers11 What a spot check takes care of5 Legendary ridiculing racer4 Olympic flag bearer at the Vancouver opening ceremony3 Kind of soup as a starter?10 Swift production of the 18th century6 "Can't resist!"6 Fit together nicely6 US city with the Russian Bishop's House5 Pedagogic payees7 Utterly exhaust11 One of the Uranian Shakespearean moons3 Swift production of the 21st century11 What many American flags depict10 Given the go-ahead4 PowerPoint's F14 Canvas constructions7 Multiply8 GPS ancestor7 Trip-taking need6 Social media slang evoking old-timey car horns6 Put on low6 Disrespect metaphor3 Individuality5 Roll over5 Share on the Gram4 Word from the Latin for "drive"4 Rugby plastic accessory3