Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Wednesday, October 15, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 15, 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
- 1Walking stick
- 5Tree-dwelling primate
- 10Rolled-up sandwich
- 14Assist in a crime
- 15Maytag alternative
- 16Detest
- 17Dark-bark tree
- 19Laundry appliance
- 20Fully prepared
- 21V-shaped cut in a log
- 22Levels of a ladder
- 23Knighted men
- 24Soreness after exercise
- 26Typeface adornments
- 29Hearth fuel from trees
- 33Sharp, as eyesight
- 34Have a formal meal
- 35Vampire novelist Rice
- 36Chore to do
- 37Covered with asphalt
- 38Flowery necklaces
- 39Are: Sp.
- 40Wasn't truthful
- 41Moved furtively
- 42Shady lawyers
- 44Two-door autos
- 45Say grace, say
- 46Shaker contents
- 47Shuttle boat
- 50Regional animals
- 52Pot pie veggie
- 55Meal where 38-Across are worn
- 56Small tropical tree kept indoors
- 58Guitarist Clapton
- 59Tot's three-wheeler
- 60Increase in altitude
- 61All finished
- 62Collect in bulk
- 63Genesis paradise
Down
- 1Cars that are "hailed"
- 2Well-skilled
- 3Not messy
- 4List-ending abbr.
- 5Works hard
- 6Gives off, as steam
- 7Artist Chagall
- 8No longer in shackles
- 9Old school cheer
- 10Light-bark tree with edible seeds
- 11Very hard to find
- 12On the summit of
- 13Ballpoints
- 18Steak cutter
- 22That lady
- 23Evergreen native to Alaska
- 25Street __ (urban reputation)
- 26Overfills
- 27Online money
- 28Out of practice
- 29Bills with Lincoln
- 30A point ahead
- 31Kept chilled
- 32Workstations
- 34Business with milking machines
- 37Courtroom statement
- 41Powered by the sun
- 43Take a taste of
- 44Boats made from barks
- 46Mopes
- 47Left in a hurry
- 48Money in Milan
- 49Picnic spoiler
- 51Operatic solo
- 52Took care of a bill
- 53Something __ entirely
- 54Last word of Handel's Messiah
- 56School fundraising grp.
- 57Opposite of post-
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 10-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "TWO-WORD TREES".
All 78 answers
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- 1AWalking stickCANE
- 5ATree-dwelling primateLEMUR
- 10ARolled-up sandwichWRAP
- 14AAssist in a crimeABET
- 15AMaytag alternativeAMANA
- 16ADetestHATE
- 17ADark-bark treeBLACKBIRCH
- 19ALaundry applianceIRON
- 20AFully preparedSET
- 21AV-shaped cut in a logNOTCH
- 22ALevels of a ladderSTEPS
- 23AKnighted menSIRS
- 24ASoreness after exerciseACHE
- 26ATypeface adornmentsSERIFS
- 29AHearth fuel from treesFIREWOOD
- 33ASharp, as eyesightACUTE
- 34AHave a formal mealDINE
- 35AVampire novelist RiceANNE
- 36AChore to doTASK
- 37ACovered with asphaltPAVED
- 38AFlowery necklacesLEIS
- 39AAre: Sp.ESTA
- 40AWasn't truthfulLIED
- 41AMoved furtivelySNUCK
- 42AShady lawyersSHYSTERS
- 44ATwo-door autosCOUPES
- 45ASay grace, sayPRAY
- 46AShaker contentsSALT
- 47AShuttle boatFERRY
- 50ARegional animalsFAUNA
- 52APot pie veggiePEA
- 55AMeal where 38-Across are wornLUAU
- 56ASmall tropical tree kept indoorsPARLORPALM
- 58AGuitarist ClaptonERIC
- 59ATot's three-wheelerTRIKE
- 60AIncrease in altitudeRISE
- 61AAll finishedDONE
- 62ACollect in bulkAMASS
- 63AGenesis paradiseEDEN
- 1DCars that are "hailed"CABS
- 2DWell-skilledABLE
- 3DNot messyNEAT
- 4DList-ending abbr.ETC
- 5DWorks hardLABORS
- 6DGives off, as steamEMITS
- 7DArtist ChagallMARC
- 8DNo longer in shacklesUNCHAINED
- 9DOld school cheerRAH
- 10DLight-bark tree with edible seedsWHITEWALNUT
- 11DVery hard to findRARE
- 12DOn the summit ofATOP
- 13DBallpointsPENS
- 18DSteak cutterKNIFE
- 22DThat ladySHE
- 23DEvergreen native to AlaskaSITKASPRUCE
- 25DStreet __ (urban reputation)CRED
- 26DOverfillsSATES
- 27DOnline moneyECASH
- 28DOut of practiceRUSTY
- 29DBills with LincolnFIVES
- 30DA point aheadONEUP
- 31DKept chilledONICE
- 32DWorkstationsDESKS
- 34DBusiness with milking machinesDAIRYFARM
- 37DCourtroom statementPLEA
- 41DPowered by the sunSOLAR
- 43DTake a taste ofTRY
- 44DBoats made from barksCANOES
- 46DMopesSULKS
- 47DLeft in a hurryFLED
- 48DMoney in MilanEURO
- 49DPicnic spoilerRAIN
- 51DOperatic soloARIA
- 52DTook care of a billPAID
- 53DSomething __ entirelyELSE
- 54DLast word of Handel's MessiahAMEN
- 56DSchool fundraising grp.PTA
- 57DOpposite of post-PRE
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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?
The Wednesday, October 15, 2025 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?
Today's grid has 78 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.