Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Wednesday, November 5, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, November 5, 2025, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1Divisions of a play
- 5Dog shelter org.
- 10Clock reading
- 14Stolen property
- 15Yell
- 16Urban air pollution
- 17Driver's test task
- 20Mall tenant
- 21Kingly title
- 22Displays on hotel rm. doors
- 23Per item
- 26Backless sofa
- 28Dollar fractions: Abbr.
- 31Sit down heavily
- 33Marry secretly
- 36Bachelor of __ degree
- 38"Magnum" masterwork
- 40Speed contests
- 41Car dealer's spark-plugs shop
- 44"Old MacDonald" ender
- 45Female opera star
- 46A while ago
- 47Shorthand expert
- 48Reduced by
- 50Golfer's platform
- 51Feeling nervous
- 54"Beat it!"
- 56Texter's ha-ha
- 58Coin in Italy
- 60Licorice flavoring
- 64Whom a boxer practices with
- 68Group of troops
- 69Tuckered out
- 70Taiwanese computer maker
- 71Do keyboarding
- 72Take care of
- 73Pair in the three longest answers
Down
- 1Swiss peaks
- 2Layer of paint
- 3Spanish bull
- 4Unblinking look
- 5Gestural communication: Abbr.
- 6"He said, __ said"
- 7Office seekers
- 8Archer on Valentine's Day cards
- 9Video game pioneer
- 10Chiding sound
- 11"Don't blame me!"
- 12A third of tri-
- 13Hatchery products
- 18Sudden jump
- 19Fall back (to)
- 24Clumsy person
- 25Was optimistic
- 27San Antonio attraction
- 28Superhero's garments
- 29Genetic characteristic
- 30Urban night light
- 32Classroom student
- 34Fractions of a British pound
- 35Lauder of lipstick
- 37Goosebumps author
- 39Decides to keep
- 42At an earlier date
- 43Overly hasty
- 49Fly high
- 52Looks good on
- 53Bert's Muppet pal
- 55Served from a keg
- 56Aspiring atty.'s exam
- 57Grand Ole __
- 59Fairy tale beast
- 61Ancient Andes native
- 62Crystal ball user
- 63Goes wrong
- 65Sandwich bread
- 66Household dog or cat
- 67Excessive fuss
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "DOUBLE STANDARDS".
All 78 answers
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- 1ADivisions of a playACTS
- 5ADog shelter org.ASPCA
- 10AClock readingTIME
- 14AStolen propertyLOOT
- 15AYellSHOUT
- 16AUrban air pollutionSMOG
- 17ADriver's test taskPARALLELPARKING
- 20AMall tenantSTORE
- 21AKingly titleSIRE
- 22ADisplays on hotel rm. doorsNOS
- 23APer itemEACH
- 26ABackless sofaDIVAN
- 28ADollar fractions: Abbr.CTS
- 31ASit down heavilyPLOP
- 33AMarry secretlyELOPE
- 36ABachelor of __ degreeARTS
- 38A"Magnum" masterworkOPUS
- 40ASpeed contestsRACES
- 41ACar dealer's spark-plugs shopPARTSDEPARTMENT
- 44A"Old MacDonald" enderEIEIO
- 45AFemale opera starDIVA
- 46AA while agoONCE
- 47AShorthand expertSTENO
- 48AReduced byLESS
- 50AGolfer's platformTEE
- 51AFeeling nervousTENSE
- 54A"Beat it!"SHOO
- 56ATexter's ha-haLOL
- 58ACoin in ItalyEURO
- 60ALicorice flavoringANISE
- 64AWhom a boxer practices withSPARRINGPARTNER
- 68AGroup of troopsARMY
- 69ATuckered outTIRED
- 70ATaiwanese computer makerACER
- 71ADo keyboardingTYPE
- 72ATake care ofSEETO
- 73APair in the three longest answersPARS
- 1DSwiss peaksALPS
- 2DLayer of paintCOAT
- 3DSpanish bullTORO
- 4DUnblinking lookSTARE
- 5DGestural communication: Abbr.ASL
- 6D"He said, __ said"SHE
- 7DOffice seekersPOLS
- 8DArcher on Valentine's Day cardsCUPID
- 9DVideo game pioneerATARI
- 10DChiding soundTSK
- 11D"Don't blame me!"IMINNOCENT
- 12DA third of tri-MONO
- 13DHatchery productsEGGS
- 18DSudden jumpLEAP
- 19DFall back (to)REVERT
- 24DClumsy personCLOD
- 25DWas optimisticHOPED
- 27DSan Antonio attractionALAMO
- 28DSuperhero's garmentsCAPES
- 29DGenetic characteristicTRAIT
- 30DUrban night lightSTREETLAMP
- 32DClassroom studentPUPIL
- 34DFractions of a British poundPENCE
- 35DLauder of lipstickESTEE
- 37DGoosebumps authorSTINE
- 39DDecides to keepSAVES
- 42DAt an earlier dateSOONER
- 43DOverly hastyRASH
- 49DFly highSOAR
- 52DLooks good onSUITS
- 53DBert's Muppet palERNIE
- 55DServed from a kegONTAP
- 56DAspiring atty.'s examLSAT
- 57DGrand Ole __OPRY
- 59DFairy tale beastOGRE
- 61DAncient Andes nativeINCA
- 62DCrystal ball userSEER
- 63DGoes wrongERRS
- 65DSandwich breadRYE
- 66DHousehold dog or catPET
- 67DExcessive fussADO
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