Newsday Crossword October 25, 2026 Answers
By Mark McClain · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from October 25, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Spontaneous comment5 End-of-week comment4 Garish4 Guiding phrase5 Garlicky sauce5 Broad-based4 Prefix for present4 Celestial hunter5 Streisand's second film10 Didn't fluctuate10 NL Central team3 Discernment5 Lady of pop4 Insect's middle6 With no slack4 "New York, New York" singer7 Put into words3 Rambler of old4 Stallone character6 Diver's outfit5 Add to or take from5 Annoying6 He steers ships8 Haphazardly13 Take down, in a way7 Namibia neighbor6 Copy checkers, for short3 Wee bit3 Doesn't seem proper6 Action star from Hong Kong4 Get rid (of)6 French state4 Tropical fruit5 Sans-serif typeface9 Bridge statement5 Object of worship4 Point ineptly6 Big bovines4 Mystical doctrine6 Car care brand3 Saddle sticker3 Like Victorian squares6 Way back when7 Northwestern capital13 Finnair hub8 Ostrich or emu6 Money in 49-Down5 Old-fashioned, as humor5 File download option6 Cold and clammy4 Sleuth, for short3 Beefs about7 Hosp. staffers4 First female House Speaker6 Wally of cookies4 San __, CA5 As per3 Classifieds section10 M*A*S*H transport10 Santa __ Park (venerable racetrack)5 Artist Magritte4 Agenda line4 Paradise Lost character5 '80s heavyweight champ5 Sales disclaimer4 Walk worriedly4 Rub away5Down
Sounds relieved4 Daily fare4 Just sit around4 Under the weather3 Flora and fauna5 Tepid rating8 __-edged (top-quality)4 Just sitting around4 30 Rock star3 Actress Lindsay5 Rolex alternatives6 Prepare to open7 Carried out3 Nocturnal flier4 Three-layer treats5 Jeweled topper5 In the present5 Variety of quartz4 Slap on, as paint4 Least capricious8 Colossus5 Western sidekick5 Dirties5 Wished undone4 "Very funny" or "Not very funny"4 Prophetic sign4 Eur. kingdom4 Visual representation8 Extracted, as sap4 Boombox button4 Big name in auto parts5 See the point5 Dormancy5 Sicily neighbor5 Almanac section5 Where wrens rest5 Old college cry3 Sitarist Shankar4 Pretty up8 Sushi tuna3 FDR or JFK3 Jazz band participant3 Book after Jonah5 Old saying5 Dynamite guy5 By the __ (wine option)5 Plaster backing4 Asp, for one5 Absurd5 Majestic southern tree8 Sense of self3 Nonclerical4 Software prototypes5 Inst. of learning4 Ornate buttons5 Croft of video games4 Apprised of4 Thing on the to-do list4 Pod that might be pickled4 Wears well5 When to eat8 Shawshank Redemption characters7 Arabian native6 Blueprint datum4 Minuscule5 Designer Perry5 Admit, informally5 Junction points5 Slipknot loop5 First-rate, to rappers4 Large water bird4 Prefix for physical4 Knighted Guinness4 Lead-in to boy or girl4 Ewes' milieus4 Obama education secretary Duncan4 Hunters' org.3 Haunch3 Golfer's target3Frequently Asked Questions
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