Newsday Crossword hints and answers for October 4, 2025
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Clues72
Across34
Down38
TitleSATURDAY STUMPER
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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Job successor (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPSALMS→
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Chew toy staple (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERAWHIDE→
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Weather (7)
Starts with R, ends with TRIDEOUT→
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Where 4-Down originated (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOCEANIA→
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Where many auditions are performed (7)
Starts with O, ends with OONVIDEO→
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Subject of flight attendant instructions (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDEVICES→
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Ring data (4)
Starts with T, ends with STKOS→
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Glue applications (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDABS→
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Uplift (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELATE→
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Its HQ is near Lake Geneva (3)
Starts with I, ends with CIOC→
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Surpass dressing up (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREDO→
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Birth announcement triplet (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLBS→
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Home of Bosch's ...Earthly Delights (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPRADO→
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Sound comes out of its bell (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBOE→
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Betty Who's Grinch boy (3)
Starts with S, ends with USTU→
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Displays loyalty (14)
Starts with S, ends with RSTICKSTOGETHER→
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Fried fair fare (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETWINKIE→
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Legend in their own mind (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTINHORN→
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Guard against bachelorette party mix-ups (14)
Starts with W, ends with MWINEGLASSCHARM→
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Start to matter (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
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Constantly shifting, say (5)
Starts with A, ends with YANTSY→
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Practice grp. (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDRS→
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Put down (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLAND→
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"None but yourself who are your greatest __": Longfellow (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFOE→
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Made like many mousses (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDOMED→
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Charismatic confidence (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMOJO→
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Bookstore drawer (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAFE→
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Hotel Bossa Nova neighborhood (7)
Starts with I, ends with AIPANEMA→
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Booze brand adjectivized in ads (7)
Starts with A, ends with TABSOLUT→
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Audited (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSATINON→
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Turn off (7)
Starts with R, ends with EREPULSE→
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Palmetto Bowl combatant (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCLEMSON→
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Was exhausted (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLAPSED→
Down
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"Avoid fertilizer," from Angler Magazine (6)
Starts with P, ends with PPROTIP→
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Save-yourself saw (10)
Starts with S, ends with MSINKORSWIM→
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Trying to advance (10)
Starts with A, ends with GADVOCATING→
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Gifts with 32 kukui nuts (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEIS→
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Vette body redesign (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMOD→
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Cardigan elbow, often (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESUEDE→
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What you'd expect to find in coat closets (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRODS→
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__-high (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
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Pigeons' plaint (11)
Starts with W, ends with DWEVEBEENHAD→
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Approves with enthusiasm (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHAILS→
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Pioneers in freeze-drying (c. 13th century) (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
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What you take in (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIET→
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Impede opposite (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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Loathsome one (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTOAD→
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Settings for creepers and cacti (11)
Starts with R, ends with SROCKGARDENS→
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Poirot forte (5)
Starts with L, ends with CLOGIC→
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Take a range of courses (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDINE→
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What Fortnite forbids (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOTS→
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Targets not hit (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSHORTFALLS→
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Page with privacy policies (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETERMSOFUSE→
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Poesy's "foster-child of silence" (3)
Starts with U, ends with NURN→
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They're thermally insulated (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKILNS→
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San Andreas, for Calaveras County (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSEAT→
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What "from" is often amended to (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHAN→
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Complement of West Point's first graduating class (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
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Agrarian cylinder (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSILO→
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Threw hard, per the OED (since 2022) (6)
Starts with Y, ends with DYEETED→
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George's garb on the Abbey Road cover (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDENIM→
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Allowing a look out, say (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAJAR→
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Peace offering (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNOBEL→
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Chip shape (4)
Starts with D, ends with CDISC→
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Intro for -esce (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPAL→
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First __ (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMATE→
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"Father of American Education" (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMANN→
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Ultimately silent smashing success (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCOUP→
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Dairy report (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMOO→
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Place for tubs and scrubs (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for October 4, 2025?+
72 clues: 34 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Lars G. Doubleday.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Job successor (PSALMS); Chew toy staple (RAWHIDE); Weather (RIDEOUT).
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?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
