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Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Wednesday, October 1, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 1, 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

  • 1Touch softly, as with a napkin
  • 4Speedily
  • 9_ code (number on mail)
  • 12Notion
  • 14Biblical tower city
  • 15Showroom sample, for short
  • 16Verse-reading competition
  • 18Word-of-mouth
  • 19Sports defeats
  • 20Camera close-up lenses
  • 21Sends junk emails to
  • 23__ out a living (barely got by)
  • 25Bird that honks
  • 26Really enjoyed oneself
  • 31"Put a lid __!"
  • 32Used a shovel
  • 33Good-looking
  • 34Local pub
  • 35Snake living in forests
  • 37Foremost
  • 38Made amends
  • 40Not cooked
  • 41Nevada city
  • 42Attend without an invitation
  • 44Enclosures mailed with RSVPs
  • 45"At what time?"
  • 46Religious subgroups
  • 47Striped cat
  • 50Pointed beard
  • 53Grapelike smoothie berry
  • 541990s period of Web company success
  • 58Stand up
  • 59Disney mermaid
  • 60Star Wars series sage
  • 61NFL six-point plays
  • 62En __ (as a group)
  • 63Served lunch to

Down

  • 1Salsa, for nacho chips
  • 2Unneeded fuss
  • 3Hive dweller
  • 4Bottomless pit
  • 5"No bid"
  • 6Well-qualified
  • 7Came to an end
  • 8Oak cousin
  • 9No-points score
  • 10Muslim cleric
  • 11Office seekers, for short
  • 13"It's about time!"
  • 15Daydreamer's scribble
  • 17City surrounding the Vatican
  • 20Striped African equine
  • 21Multi-movement piano piece
  • 22Christie's male detective
  • 24Comics punch sound
  • 25Emergency supply kit
  • 26Shade of color
  • 27Golden __ (seniors)
  • 28Swear (to)
  • 29Any "precious" rocks
  • 30Keyboarding errors
  • 32"Physician" rap artist
  • 35Skilled with computers
  • 36Shout from Scrooge
  • 39Beginner, informally
  • 41Elapse quickly
  • 43Wool made from mohair
  • 44Appear to be
  • 46Pilfered
  • 47Small fruit pie
  • 48Corrosive liquid
  • 49"Striped" fish
  • 51Major elevator maker
  • 52Scores 100% on
  • 54Block, as a river
  • 55Comics cry of distress
  • 56Uplifting poem
  • 57Fuming

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 16-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "MAKE SOME NOISE".

All 78 answers

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  • 1ATouch softly, as with a napkinDAB
  • 4ASpeedilyAPACE
  • 9A_ code (number on mail)ZIP
  • 12ANotionIDEA
  • 14ABiblical tower cityBABEL
  • 15AShowroom sample, for shortDEMO
  • 16AVerse-reading competitionPOETRYSLAM
  • 18AWord-of-mouthORAL
  • 19ASports defeatsLOSSES
  • 20ACamera close-up lensesZOOMS
  • 21ASends junk emails toSPAMS
  • 23A__ out a living (barely got by)EKED
  • 25ABird that honksGOOSE
  • 26AReally enjoyed oneselfHADABLAST
  • 31A"Put a lid __!"ONIT
  • 32AUsed a shovelDUG
  • 33AGood-lookingPRETTY
  • 34ALocal pubBAR
  • 35ASnake living in forestsTREEBOA
  • 37AForemostTOP
  • 38AMade amendsATONED
  • 40ANot cookedRAW
  • 41ANevada cityRENO
  • 42AAttend without an invitationGATECRASH
  • 44AEnclosures mailed with RSVPsSASES
  • 45A"At what time?"WHEN
  • 46AReligious subgroupsSECTS
  • 47AStriped catTABBY
  • 50APointed beardGOATEE
  • 53AGrapelike smoothie berryACAI
  • 54A1990s period of Web company successDOTCOMBOOM
  • 58AStand upRISE
  • 59ADisney mermaidARIEL
  • 60AStar Wars series sageYODA
  • 61ANFL six-point playsTDS
  • 62AEn __ (as a group)MASSE
  • 63AServed lunch toFED
  • 1DSalsa, for nacho chipsDIP
  • 2DUnneeded fussADO
  • 3DHive dwellerBEE
  • 4DBottomless pitABYSS
  • 5D"No bid"PASS
  • 6DWell-qualifiedABLE
  • 7DCame to an endCEASED
  • 8DOak cousinELM
  • 9DNo-points scoreZERO
  • 10DMuslim clericIMAM
  • 11DOffice seekers, for shortPOLS
  • 13D"It's about time!"ATLAST
  • 15DDaydreamer's scribbleDOODLE
  • 17DCity surrounding the VaticanROME
  • 20DStriped African equineZEBRA
  • 21DMulti-movement piano pieceSONATA
  • 22DChristie's male detectivePOIROT
  • 24DComics punch soundKAPOW
  • 25DEmergency supply kitGOBAG
  • 26DShade of colorHUE
  • 27DGolden __ (seniors)AGERS
  • 28DSwear (to)ATTEST
  • 29DAny "precious" rocksSTONES
  • 30DKeyboarding errorsTYPOS
  • 32D"Physician" rap artistDRDRE
  • 35DSkilled with computersTECHY
  • 36DShout from ScroogeBAH
  • 39DBeginner, informallyNEWBIE
  • 41DElapse quicklyRACEBY
  • 43DWool made from mohairANGORA
  • 44DAppear to beSEEM
  • 46DPilferedSTOLE
  • 47DSmall fruit pieTART
  • 48DCorrosive liquidACID
  • 49D"Striped" fishBASS
  • 51DMajor elevator makerOTIS
  • 52DScores 100% onACES
  • 54DBlock, as a riverDAM
  • 55DComics cry of distressOOF
  • 56DUplifting poemODE
  • 57DFumingMAD

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