Newsday Crossword October 9, 2025 Answers
By Fred Piscop · Edited by Stan Newman
Every answer for the Newsday Crossword from October 9, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue for its answer and past appearances.
Across
Brothers' boss5 Biblical queen's home5 Vocation3 Wailing warning5 Travel endorsements5 Big bumbler3 ...during a case11 Fact-check3 "Where __?"3 Caribou kin3 "Poison" plant group6 Stadiumgoer's souvenir7 Volunteer group's offer5 ...during a symphony13 Grafton's "Trespass" title starter3 Not-so-big shot3 Pharaoh-era goddess4 Compote ingredients5 Green land3 Tiny amount5 Athena's craft concern4 Needle holder3 UN observer3 ...for an orator13 Minimum5 Grown naturally7 Common village ctr.6 Elvis-era prez3 Non-__ (48-Across label)3 Bill dispenser3 ...at an 11-Across11 "You don't mean?!"3 Obviously impatient5 Nautical nonsense5 Well-put3 Second chances5 Forfeits5Down
Tunesmiths' org.5 Forest or desert5 UCLA team6 Anthem contraction3 Choice for a charge3 Slender and graceful6 Backwoods boor4 Compass reading3 Short-legged hounds7 "In that sense..."6 Indonesian language8 Crude group4 Backs a hand4 Charters, say5 California lily8 N as in nuclei8 Rotational line4 Seattle Storm's league4 Reviewer who wrote The Great Movies5 Thus: Lat.3 Scolding sound3 Baby food3 Bungle something3 The Cub Scouts have one8 Fuzzy stuff4 Snail cousin4 Unscrupulous act7 European capital, humorously5 Most Popular Driver Award presenter6 Western coolers6 Karl Marx collaborator6 Something visible5 RC alternatives5 Family nickname4 Situated on4 "In that case..."4 ProFlowers.com owner3 12-Down qty.3 Vegas casino with a Carnival theme3Frequently Asked Questions
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