Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, October 17, 2025
Friday, October 17, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 17, 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
- 1Courageous persistence
- 5What many film fans visit
- 9Rim or brim
- 13P, as for piccolo players
- 14Lawyer in Chicago
- 15Interpret well
- 16Forms a collection
- 18Snug as __...
- 19"Name, please?"
- 20Much more than ready
- 22Sch. near Atlanta
- 23Bounty beverage
- 25Leave reeling
- 27Mdse.
- 29Sent back, as 27-Across
- 31Tough go
- 32Graphic starter
- 33Share a view
- 35Hamilton honors before Tonys
- 38Digital bands
- 41Nation in Revelation
- 42Missouri city, briefly
- 43Suffix for shapes
- 44Any plant of the crocus family
- 46Refuse to share
- 47TV channel with cash winners
- 48Glacial offshoot
- 51Bela, in Son of Frankenstein
- 53Add sound effects, say
- 54Goods transfer
- 56Responsible (for)
- 60Savings vehicles
- 62"Modern" Manhattan museum
- 64Bard's "close by"
- 65Butte boots' brand
- 66Green plums
- 67"Good heavens!"
- 68Muted call
- 69Arabian nation
Down
- 1Faulty data acronym
- 2Prego rival
- 3Not well dressed
- 4Mistake maxim opener
- 5National grocery franchise
- 6It means "beyond"
- 7Bottom of the barrel
- 8Infatuates
- 9Time with a name
- 10Software repairs
- 11Measure accurately
- 12E as in EAP or ERB
- 13Be worthwhile
- 17Victoria's granddad
- 21Plentifully
- 24They're pathogenic
- 26Polo traversed it
- 27Actress Rowlands
- 28Diner offerings
- 30What hens haven't
- 32Prized possession
- 33Future farmers, often
- 34"Bon appetit!"
- 36Designer von Furstenberg
- 37Three-part no.
- 39Bifurcated choice
- 40Switch (between)
- 45Mention, as something unwelcome
- 47Cracker creator
- 48Sentry's task
- 49Quaint collectible
- 50Watercooler sounds
- 52Rock band __ Boingo
- 55What hens have
- 57__ favor from
- 58Creditor's holding
- 59Medium's extremes
- 61Vowelless Scrabble play
- 63Prime meridian setting: Abbr.
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 38-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "GEE WHIZ".
All 78 answers
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- 1ACourageous persistenceGRIT
- 5AWhat many film fans visitIMDB
- 9ARim or brimEDGE
- 13AP, as for piccolo playersPIANO
- 14ALawyer in ChicagoGERE
- 15AInterpret wellREAD
- 16AForms a collectionAGGREGATES
- 18ASnug as __...ABUG
- 19A"Name, please?"YOUARE
- 20AMuch more than readyAGOG
- 22ASch. near AtlantaUGA
- 23ABounty beverageGROG
- 25ALeave reelingSTAGGER
- 27AMdse.GDS
- 29ASent back, as 27-AcrossRET
- 31ATough goSLOG
- 32AGraphic starterGEO
- 33AShare a viewAGREE
- 35AHamilton honors before TonysOBIES
- 38ADigital bandsENGAGEMENTRINGS
- 41ANation in RevelationMAGOG
- 42AMissouri city, brieflySTJOE
- 43ASuffix for shapesGON
- 44AAny plant of the crocus familyIRID
- 46ARefuse to shareHOG
- 47ATV channel with cash winnersGSN
- 48AGlacial offshootICEBERG
- 51ABela, in Son of FrankensteinYGOR
- 53AAdd sound effects, sayDUB
- 54AGoods transferSALE
- 56AResponsible (for)LIABLE
- 60ASavings vehiclesIRAS
- 62A"Modern" Manhattan museumGUGGENHEIM
- 64ABard's "close by"NIGH
- 65AButte boots' brandUGGS
- 66AGreen plumsGAGES
- 67A"Good heavens!"GOSH
- 68AMuted callPSST
- 69AArabian nationOMAN
- 1DFaulty data acronymGIGO
- 2DPrego rivalRAGU
- 3DNot well dressedINRAGS
- 4DMistake maxim openerTOERR
- 5DNational grocery franchiseIGA
- 6DIt means "beyond"META
- 7DBottom of the barrelDREGS
- 8DInfatuatesBESOTS
- 9DTime with a nameERA
- 10DSoftware repairsDEBUGGINGS
- 11DMeasure accuratelyGAUGE
- 12DE as in EAP or ERBEDGAR
- 13DBe worthwhilePAY
- 17DVictoria's granddadGEORGE
- 21DPlentifullyGALORE
- 24DThey're pathogenicGERMS
- 26DPolo traversed itGOBI
- 27DActress RowlandsGENA
- 28DDiner offeringsDOGGIEBAGS
- 30DWhat hens haven'tTEETH
- 32DPrized possessionGEM
- 33DFuture farmers, oftenAGGIES
- 34D"Bon appetit!"ENJOY
- 36DDesigner von FurstenbergEGON
- 37DThree-part no.SSN
- 39DBifurcated choiceAORB
- 40DSwitch (between)TOGGLE
- 45DMention, as something unwelcomeDRAGUP
- 47DCracker creatorGRAHAM
- 48DSentry's taskIDING
- 49DQuaint collectibleCURIO
- 50DWatercooler soundsGLUGS
- 52DRock band __ BoingoOINGO
- 55DWhat hens haveEGGS
- 57D__ favor fromBEGA
- 58DCreditor's holdingLIEN
- 59DMedium's extremesEMS
- 61DVowelless Scrabble playSHH
- 63DPrime meridian setting: Abbr.GST
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The Friday, October 17, 2025 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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