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Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 18, 2025

Saturday, October 18, 2025/62 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, October 18, 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

  • 1Earliest leader of Thebes
  • 6Takes a back seat, say
  • 12Went for the gold, perhaps
  • 13Flurry of phraseology
  • 14Beyond budding
  • 15They're "wet" with sauce and melted cheese
  • 16TMI opposite
  • 18Something positioned above a plate
  • 19Four before O
  • 20They're sweet
  • 21Napoleon, for example
  • 22Not-so-clever comeback
  • 24Common late-spring mag recommendation
  • 26Nickname of a mound or music great
  • 28Put right
  • 29"Shame!"
  • 32Room __
  • 33No-win situations
  • 35Modern wrinkle remover
  • 39They may be mistaken for agaves
  • 41__ steak
  • 42Hand holdings
  • 44"I can be viewed without special formatting"
  • 45Off the ___ (top-of-mind, not surprisingly)
  • 46"...the preservation and __ of their own liberties": Lincoln
  • 48Pizzeria purchase
  • 50Expected
  • 51What 46-Across is
  • 52It's 70 miles south of Salem
  • 53Combo with an ice scoop
  • 54Pry away

Down

  • 1Pitching impediments
  • 2Somewhat stronger "Right on!"
  • 3Motorcycle Hall of Fame name
  • 4Steelers' healers
  • 5What a spot check takes care of
  • 6Legendary ridiculing racer
  • 7Olympic flag bearer at the Vancouver opening ceremony
  • 8Kind of soup as a starter?
  • 9Swift production of the 18th century
  • 10"Can't resist!"
  • 11Fit together nicely
  • 12US city with the Russian Bishop's House
  • 13Pedagogic payees
  • 15Utterly exhaust
  • 17One of the Uranian Shakespearean moons
  • 21Swift production of the 21st century
  • 23What many American flags depict
  • 25Given the go-ahead
  • 27PowerPoint's F1
  • 30Canvas constructions
  • 31Multiply
  • 34GPS ancestor
  • 35Trip-taking need
  • 36Social media slang evoking old-timey car horns
  • 37Put on low
  • 38Disrespect metaphor
  • 40Individuality
  • 43Roll over
  • 46Share on the Gram
  • 47Word from the Latin for "drive"
  • 49Rugby plastic accessory

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 62 entries.
  2. There are 31 across and 31 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 29-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".

All 62 answers

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  • 1AEarliest leader of ThebesTHETA
  • 6ATakes a back seat, sayHOPSIN
  • 12AWent for the gold, perhapsSIEVED
  • 13AFlurry of phraseologyBARRAGE
  • 14ABeyond buddingINLEAF
  • 15AThey're "wet" with sauce and melted cheeseBURRITOS
  • 16ATMI oppositeTELLMEMORE
  • 18ASomething positioned above a plateMITT
  • 19AFour before OKAY
  • 20AThey're sweetDEARS
  • 21ANapoleon, for exampleTORTE
  • 22ANot-so-clever comebackARESO
  • 24ACommon late-spring mag recommendationBEACHREAD
  • 26ANickname of a mound or music greatSATCH
  • 28APut rightTRUED
  • 29A"Shame!"HATETOSEEIT
  • 32ARoom __TOLET
  • 33ANo-win situationsDRAWS
  • 35AModern wrinkle removerLASERPEEL
  • 39AThey may be mistaken for agavesALOES
  • 41A__ steakSWISS
  • 42AHand holdingsPAIRS
  • 44A"I can be viewed without special formatting"TXT
  • 45AOff the ___ (top-of-mind, not surprisingly)DOME
  • 46A"...the preservation and __ of their own liberties": LincolnPERPETUITY
  • 48APizzeria purchaseTOMATOES
  • 50AExpectedNORMAL
  • 51AWhat 46-Across isAGELESS
  • 52AIt's 70 miles south of SalemEUGENE
  • 53ACombo with an ice scoopBARSET
  • 54APry awayWREST
  • 1DPitching impedimentsTINEARS
  • 2DSomewhat stronger "Right on!"HELLYEAH
  • 3DMotorcycle Hall of Fame nameEVEL
  • 4DSteelers' healersTEAMDOCTORS
  • 5DWhat a spot check takes care ofADFEE
  • 6DLegendary ridiculing racerHARE
  • 7DOlympic flag bearer at the Vancouver opening ceremonyORR
  • 8DKind of soup as a starter?PRIMORDIAL
  • 9DSwift production of the 18th centurySATIRE
  • 10D"Can't resist!"IGOTTA
  • 11DFit together nicelyNESTED
  • 12DUS city with the Russian Bishop's HouseSITKA
  • 13DPedagogic payeesBURSARS
  • 15DUtterly exhaustBORETOTEARS
  • 17DOne of the Uranian Shakespearean moonsMAB
  • 21DSwift production of the 21st centuryTHEERASTOUR
  • 23DWhat many American flags depictSTATESEALS
  • 25DGiven the go-aheadCUED
  • 27DPowerPoint's F1HELP
  • 30DCanvas constructionsTEEPEES
  • 31DMultiplyTWOTIMES
  • 34DGPS ancestorSEXTANT
  • 35DTrip-taking needLSDTAB
  • 36DSocial media slang evoking old-timey car hornsAWOOGA
  • 37DPut on lowSIMMER
  • 38DDisrespect metaphorLIP
  • 40DIndividualitySTYLE
  • 43DRoll overRENEW
  • 46DShare on the GramPOST
  • 47DWord from the Latin for "drive"URGE
  • 49DRugby plastic accessoryTEE

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