Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 14, 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
- 1Boulder or pebble
- 5Drain blockages
- 10Initials on an invitation
- 14Phone app image
- 15Get tangled up
- 16"Put a lid __!"
- 17Editor's removal mark
- 18Convention venue
- 19Floor-washing tools
- 20Rave from a critic
- 23Extremely long time
- 24Fractions of a mile
- 25Not __ (mediocre)
- 28Flair for fashion
- 30Sink, as the sun
- 32"__ you kidding?"
- 33Spray can
- 37Whole bunch (of)
- 38Impressive presentation
- 42Sailor's greeting
- 43As you like it, in recipes
- 44Guys
- 45Organ for hearing
- 46Revered celebrities
- 50Mascara stain
- 52Eve's first home
- 55Use oars
- 56Champagne, for example
- 60"Halt!"
- 62Make into law
- 63Went on horseback
- 64McCartney or Revere
- 65Discourage from doing
- 66Very often
- 67Poker pot starter
- 68Disreputable, as a bar
- 69Pigsties
Down
- 1Mountain chains
- 2Spotted wildcat
- 3Any of America's "original 13"
- 4Was sure of
- 5Construction site lifter
- 6Size above Medium
- 7In plain sight
- 8Bit of heredity
- 9Eastern European
- 10Juliet's love
- 11White wintertime missile
- 12Bigwig celebrity, for short
- 13Fractions of a qt.
- 21"In my opinion..."
- 22Suffix for violin or novel
- 26Neighborhood
- 27Moist, as morning grass
- 29Not wanting to work
- 30Ginger ale or root beer
- 31Yale students
- 34Tequila cocktail, for short
- 35__ about (approximately)
- 36Police dept. rank
- 37Moved fast
- 38River barriers
- 39Throat-clearing sound
- 40Loses concentration
- 41Bee attack
- 45Historical period
- 47Black-and-orange bird
- 48Big Ben's city
- 49Candies and cookies
- 51Cider fruit
- 52Fill with joy
- 53Chopped into small cubes
- 54Contest submission
- 57Crimson and scarlet
- 58Joint above a shin
- 59Prepare gifts
- 60Resort with saunas
- 61Light brown color
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 38-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "WE'RE SO BRIGHT".
All 78 answers
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- 1ABoulder or pebbleROCK
- 5ADrain blockagesCLOGS
- 10AInitials on an invitationRSVP
- 14APhone app imageICON
- 15AGet tangled upRAVEL
- 16A"Put a lid __!"ONIT
- 17AEditor's removal markDELE
- 18AConvention venueARENA
- 19AFloor-washing toolsMOPS
- 20ARave from a criticGLOWINGREVIEW
- 23AExtremely long timeEON
- 24AFractions of a mileFEET
- 25ANot __ (mediocre)SOBAD
- 28AFlair for fashionSTYLE
- 30ASink, as the sunSET
- 32A"__ you kidding?"ARE
- 33ASpray canAEROSOL
- 37AWhole bunch (of)SLEW
- 38AImpressive presentationDAZZLINGDISPLAY
- 42ASailor's greetingAHOY
- 43AAs you like it, in recipesTOTASTE
- 44AGuysMEN
- 45AOrgan for hearingEAR
- 46ARevered celebritiesIDOLS
- 50AMascara stainSMEAR
- 52AEve's first homeEDEN
- 55AUse oarsROW
- 56AChampagne, for exampleSPARKLINGWINE
- 60A"Halt!"STOP
- 62AMake into lawENACT
- 63AWent on horsebackRODE
- 64AMcCartney or ReverePAUL
- 65ADiscourage from doingDETER
- 66AVery oftenALOT
- 67APoker pot starterANTE
- 68ADisreputable, as a barSEEDY
- 69APigstiesPENS
- 1DMountain chainsRIDGES
- 2DSpotted wildcatOCELOT
- 3DAny of America's "original 13"COLONY
- 4DWas sure ofKNEW
- 5DConstruction site lifterCRANE
- 6DSize above MediumLARGE
- 7DIn plain sightOVERT
- 8DBit of heredityGENE
- 9DEastern EuropeanSLAV
- 10DJuliet's loveROMEO
- 11DWhite wintertime missileSNOWBALL
- 12DBigwig celebrity, for shortVIP
- 13DFractions of a qt.PTS
- 21D"In my opinion..."IFEEL
- 22DSuffix for violin or novelIST
- 26DNeighborhoodAREA
- 27DMoist, as morning grassDEWY
- 29DNot wanting to workLAZY
- 30DGinger ale or root beerSODA
- 31DYale studentsELIS
- 34DTequila cocktail, for shortRITA
- 35D__ about (approximately)ONOR
- 36DPolice dept. rankSGT
- 37DMoved fastSPED
- 38DRiver barriersDAMS
- 39DThroat-clearing soundAHEM
- 40DLoses concentrationZONESOUT
- 41DBee attackSTING
- 45DHistorical periodERA
- 47DBlack-and-orange birdORIOLE
- 48DBig Ben's cityLONDON
- 49DCandies and cookiesSWEETS
- 51DCider fruitAPPLE
- 52DFill with joyELATE
- 53DChopped into small cubesDICED
- 54DContest submissionENTRY
- 57DCrimson and scarletREDS
- 58DJoint above a shinKNEE
- 59DPrepare giftsWRAP
- 60DResort with saunasSPA
- 61DLight brown colorTAN
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The Tuesday, October 14, 2025 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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