Newsday Crossword October 7, 2025 Answers

Complete answers for the Newsday crossword puzzle from October 7, 2025.

Newsday Crossword October 7, 2025 Answers

This Newsday puzzle from October 7, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 across and 41 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Newsday crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Degs. in finance	MBAS
5A	Teakettle vapor	STEAM
10A	Diplomat's skill	TACT
14A	Guitarist Clapton	ERIC
15A	Bend in a road	CURVE
16A	Salt Lake City's state	UTAH
17A	"Look, I did it"	TADA
18A	Archer's missile	ARROW
19A	Ready to harvest	RIPE
20A	Type of tree with needles	EVERGREEN
22A	Unable to sit still	ANTSY
23A	Blushing	REDFACED
24A	Stick (out)	JUT
25A	Grownup boys	MEN
26A	What many floor tiles are made of	CERAMIC
30A	Find a new purpose for	REUSE
34A	Computerized information list	DATABASE
35A	Have sore muscles	ACHE
36A	Underground parts of plants	ROOTS
38A	Legal claim, as a mortgage	LIEN
39A	River vessel with a theater	SHOWBOAT
41A	Core belief	TENET
42A	Least speedy	POKIEST
43A	__ for the course (about average)	PAR
45A	Roll call "no" vote	NAY
46A	Coffeehouse servers	BARISTAS
51A	Adjust, as auto wheels	ALIGN
54A	Body art artist with needles	TATTOOIST
55A	Diver's oxygen holder	TANK
56A	Kindergarten glue	PASTE
57A	Back of the neck	NAPE
58A	Prefix meaning "all"	OMNI
59A	Make changes to	ALTER
60A	Vicinity	AREA
61A	Ship's pole	MAST
62A	Deserving of assistance	NEEDY
63A	Sergeant or admiral	RANK

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Cab fare calculator	METER
2D	Courageous	BRAVE
3D	Lent a hand to	AIDED
4D	Winter neckwear	SCARF
5D	In short supply	SCARCE
6D	Soup-serving bowl	TUREEN
7D	Goofed up	ERRED
8D	Shakespeare's river	AVON
9D	Kitten's cry	MEW
10D	Music player with a needle	TURNTABLE
11D	Keep __ (persevere)	ATIT
12D	Outfielders' hats	CAPS
13D	Those people	THEY
21D	Monopoly or Scrabble	GAME
22D	Subtle glow	AURA
24D	Air Force fleet	JETS
26D	Purring pet	CAT
27D	Most important	MAIN
28D	"Yes, that's clear"	ISEE
29D	Fifth of a nickel	CENT
30D	Hoarse voice	RASP
31D	Sound in a cavern	ECHO
32D	Reluctant assent	UHOK
33D	Clothing repair box with needles	SEWINGKIT
34D	On the __ (precisely)	DOT
36D	Optimistic	ROSY
37D	High-fiber grain	OAT
40D	Lima or lentil	BEAN
41D	Group of three	TRIO
43D	Touched gently	PATTED
44D	Aorta, for one	ARTERY
46D	Moisten in the oven	BASTE
47D	Underwater tracking device	SONAR
48D	Small jeweled crown	TIARA
49D	Colorado ski resort	ASPEN
50D	Sirloin or T-bone	STEAK
51D	Nuclear energy source	ATOM
52D	The Dalai __	LAMA
53D	Quaint hotels	INNS
54D	Colorful story	TALE
56D	Skillet or wok	PAN