Newsday Crossword hints and answers for October 25, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues146
Across67
Down79
TitleHEALTHY START: By the sound of it
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Spontaneous comment (5)
Starts with A, ends with BADLIB→
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End-of-week comment (4)
Starts with T, ends with FTGIF→
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Garish (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLOUD→
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Guiding phrase (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMOTTO→
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Garlicky sauce (5)
Starts with A, ends with IAIOLI→
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Broad-based (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIDE→
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Prefix for present (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
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Celestial hunter (5)
Starts with O, ends with NORION→
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Streisand's second film (10)
Starts with H, ends with YHELLODOLLY→
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Didn't fluctuate (10)
Starts with H, ends with YHELDSTEADY→
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NL Central team (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSTL→
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Discernment (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETASTE→
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Lady of pop (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGAGA→
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Insect's middle (6)
Starts with T, ends with XTHORAX→
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With no slack (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTAUT→
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"New York, New York" singer (7)
Starts with S, ends with ASINATRA→
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Put into words (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSAY→
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Rambler of old (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHOBO→
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Stallone character (6)
Starts with B, ends with ABALBOA→
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Diver's outfit (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASCUBA→
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Add to or take from (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMEND→
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Annoying (6)
Starts with R, ends with GRILING→
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He steers ships (8)
Starts with H, ends with NHELMSMAN→
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Haphazardly (13)
Starts with H, ends with RHELTERSKELTER→
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Take down, in a way (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDEFLATE→
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Namibia neighbor (6)
Starts with A, ends with AANGOLA→
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Copy checkers, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEDS→
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Wee bit (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTAD→
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Doesn't seem proper (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSMELLS→
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Action star from Hong Kong (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCHAN→
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Get rid (of) (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDIVEST→
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French state (4)
Starts with E, ends with TETAT→
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Tropical fruit (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMANGO→
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Sans-serif typeface (9)
Starts with H, ends with AHELVETICA→
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Bridge statement (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIPASS→
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Object of worship (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
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Point ineptly (6)
Starts with M, ends with MMISAIM→
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Big bovines (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOXEN→
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Mystical doctrine (6)
Starts with C, ends with ACABALA→
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Car care brand (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSTP→
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Saddle sticker (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBUR→
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Like Victorian squares (6)
Starts with G, ends with TGASLIT→
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Way back when (7)
Starts with A, ends with OAGESAGO→
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Northwestern capital (13)
Starts with H, ends with AHELENAMONTANA→
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Finnair hub (8)
Starts with H, ends with IHELSINKI→
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Ostrich or emu (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERATITE→
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Money in 49-Down (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEUROS→
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Old-fashioned, as humor (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCORNY→
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File download option (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSAVEAS→
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Cold and clammy (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDANK→
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Sleuth, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTEC→
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Beefs about (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLAMENTS→
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Hosp. staffers (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLPNS→
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First female House Speaker (6)
Starts with P, ends with IPELOSI→
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Wally of cookies (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
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San __, CA (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMATEO→
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As per (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
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Classifieds section (10)
Starts with H, ends with DHELPWANTED→
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M*A*S*H transport (10)
Starts with H, ends with RHELICOPTER→
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Santa __ Park (venerable racetrack) (5)
Starts with A, ends with AANITA→
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Artist Magritte (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
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Agenda line (4)
Starts with I, ends with MITEM→
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Paradise Lost character (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSATAN→
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'80s heavyweight champ (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTYSON→
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Sales disclaimer (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASIS→
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Walk worriedly (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPACE→
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Rub away (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
Down
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Sounds relieved (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAAHS→
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Daily fare (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIET→
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Just sit around (4)
Starts with L, ends with LLOLL→
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Under the weather (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
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Flora and fauna (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABIOTA→
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Tepid rating (8)
Starts with T, ends with STWOSTARS→
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__-edged (top-quality) (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGILT→
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Just sitting around (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
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30 Rock star (3)
Starts with F, ends with YFEY→
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Actress Lindsay (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLOHAN→
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Rolex alternatives (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOMEGAS→
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Prepare to open (7)
Starts with U, ends with HUNLATCH→
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Carried out (3)
Starts with D, ends with DDID→
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Nocturnal flier (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMOTH→
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Three-layer treats (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOREOS→
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Jeweled topper (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATIARA→
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In the present (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTODAY→
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Variety of quartz (4)
Starts with O, ends with XONYX→
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Slap on, as paint (4)
Starts with D, ends with BDAUB→
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Least capricious (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSTABLEST→
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Colossus (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGIANT→
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Western sidekick (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTONTO→
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Dirties (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOILS→
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Wished undone (4)
Starts with R, ends with DRUED→
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"Very funny" or "Not very funny" (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHAHA→
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Prophetic sign (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
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Eur. kingdom (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBELG→
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Visual representation (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLIKENESS→
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Extracted, as sap (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBLED→
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Boombox button (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAMFM→
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Big name in auto parts (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODELCO→
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See the point (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGETIT→
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Dormancy (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSLEEP→
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Sicily neighbor (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMALTA→
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Almanac section (5)
Starts with A, ends with SATLAS→
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Where wrens rest (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNESTS→
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Old college cry (3)
Starts with R, ends with HRAH→
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Sitarist Shankar (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRAVI→
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Pretty up (8)
Starts with D, ends with EDECORATE→
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Sushi tuna (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAHI→
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FDR or JFK (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDEM→
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Jazz band participant (3)
Starts with S, ends with XSAX→
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Book after Jonah (5)
Starts with M, ends with HMICAH→
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Old saying (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADAGE→
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Dynamite guy (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNOBEL→
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By the __ (wine option) (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGLASS→
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Plaster backing (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLATH→
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Asp, for one (5)
Starts with V, ends with RVIPER→
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Absurd (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINANE→
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Majestic southern tree (8)
Starts with M, ends with AMAGNOLIA→
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Sense of self (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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Nonclerical (4)
Starts with L, ends with CLAIC→
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Software prototypes (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBETAS→
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Inst. of learning (4)
Starts with U, ends with VUNIV→
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Ornate buttons (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTUDS→
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Croft of video games (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALARA→
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Apprised of (4)
Starts with I, ends with NINON→
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Thing on the to-do list (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTASK→
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Pod that might be pickled (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOKRA→
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Wears well (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLASTS→
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When to eat (8)
Starts with M, ends with EMEALTIME→
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Shawshank Redemption characters (7)
Starts with I, ends with SINMATES→
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Arabian native (6)
Starts with Y, ends with IYEMENI→
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Blueprint datum (4)
Starts with S, ends with CSPEC→
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Minuscule (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTEENY→
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Designer Perry (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELLIS→
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Admit, informally (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCOPTO→
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Junction points (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNODES→
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Slipknot loop (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOOSE→
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First-rate, to rappers (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPHAT→
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Large water bird (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSWAN→
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Prefix for physical (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMETA→
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Knighted Guinness (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
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Lead-in to boy or girl (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
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Ewes' milieus (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEAS→
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Obama education secretary Duncan (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARNE→
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Hunters' org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANRA→
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Haunch (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHIP→
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Golfer's target (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for October 25, 2026?+
146 clues: 67 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Spontaneous comment (ADLIB); End-of-week comment (TGIF); Garish (LOUD).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
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