Newsday Crossword October 20, 2025 Answers
By Doug Peterson · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from October 20, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Wild guess4 Pass out playing cards4 Theme park shuttle4 Excessive publicity4 Prom queen's crown5 Residence4 Whitish gem4 "__ to you" (common toast)5 Smooth out4 Volume with global maps10 Ship off4 Very strict5 Couch in a den4 Potato's covering4 Pasta toppings6 Leaky faucet's sound4 Periods of history4 Swap5 Per person4 Ten-cent coins5 Strongly suggest4 Small stream5 Chair or pew4 Child's snow vehicle4 Sport played at Wimbledon6 Speak unclearly4 Garden in Genesis4 Actress Keaton or TV journalist Sawyer5 Thick slice4 Volume with definitions of words10 Folded Mexican food4 Sneeze sound5 Eat in style4 Rebound of a sound4 Squads of athletes5 Wicked4 Seven-day span4 Makes a blunder4 Ooze slowly4Down
Any TV program4 Keyboard mistakes5 Take __ (disassemble)5 Charming Southern woman5 Weight loss plan4 __ Grey tea4 Neighborhoods5 Rodeo ropes6 Volume with synonym lists9 Wander around4 Prayer's last word4 Darn with thread4 Showed gratitude to7 Physicians: Abbr.3 Skim milk's lack3 Colorful part of the eye4 Specifies, as a person5 Science author Sagan4 Sharp part of a razor4 Bit of bird food4 Money owed4 Very uncommon4 Clickable phone image4 Yellow Pages, for example9 Emblem "of approval"4 Small apartments7 Baby goat3 Serene6 __ de Janeiro3 More pleasant5 South American mountain range5 Overly trusting5 Bert's Sesame Street pal5 Slow-cooked beef meal4 Shoestring4 Muscle soreness4 Burn slightly, as a steak4 Male cats4 High-pitched bark4Frequently Asked Questions
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