Newsday Crossword October 3, 2025 Answers
By Fred Piscop · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from October 3, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Surveillance, so to speak4 Pay deduction acronym4 Marlon Oscar role4 Long lunch4 Fairgoer of rhyme5 Beauty bar brand4 Little Mermaid prince4 They're down-to-earth10 Get a loan on4 Cost to get your cash6 Ending like -ling3 Seek enlightenment3 Store to improve3 Yolk surrounder5 Unite10 Wrapped up4 Last Jedi general4 Emulating3 Helm a film, in show biz slang4 Intellectual aid9 Iffy attempt4 Butterfly, for short3 Table pastime4 Coffee shop machine4 Consider in advance10 Chesapeake Bay occupation5 Case worker's org.3 Do-say connector3 Tkt. seller3 Not at all eager6 Followers meaning "followers"4 Amazonian ecosystem10 "You're wrong"4 Austen protagonist4 Cellar dwellers5 Be vexed4 Heartfelt4 Acorn, essentially4 Simpsons bus driver4Down
Leon Uris novel6 Street artist's medium7 British mason7 What you'd expect to be around a foot4 Coffee shop accessory6 Title akin to rabbi4 Salon offering4 Henry's 2nd or 4th4 Mediterranean diet staple, for short3 "It's just a scratch"7 Break for a bit7 Raw bar array7 Puck's Beverly Hills place5 Nearly none3 Off yonder4 Cling6 Early show of interest6 Chair artisan5 Brothers Grimm magician3 Azores' __ Miguel island3 UN delegate3 "__ big fan"3 Eyesight suffix4 Ran the wrong way?7 No-win situation7 Best yet, per record books7 Not precisely7 Lamppost flier subject7 Fueled (up)6 Shills with, say5 Meet successfully6 Victoria Cross awarder3 Solemn exchange4 Where the Detroit River ends4 Name meaning "born again"4 "Tips" found in the five longest answers4 Break for a bit3Frequently Asked Questions
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