Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, October 20, 2025
Monday, October 20, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, October 20, 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
- 1Wild guess
- 5Pass out playing cards
- 9Theme park shuttle
- 13Excessive publicity
- 14Prom queen's crown
- 15Residence
- 16Whitish gem
- 17"__ to you" (common toast)
- 18Smooth out
- 19Volume with global maps
- 21Ship off
- 22Very strict
- 23Couch in a den
- 25Potato's covering
- 28Pasta toppings
- 32Leaky faucet's sound
- 36Periods of history
- 38Swap
- 39Per person
- 40Ten-cent coins
- 42Strongly suggest
- 43Small stream
- 45Chair or pew
- 46Child's snow vehicle
- 47Sport played at Wimbledon
- 49Speak unclearly
- 51Garden in Genesis
- 53Actress Keaton or TV journalist Sawyer
- 57Thick slice
- 60Volume with definitions of words
- 64Folded Mexican food
- 65Sneeze sound
- 66Eat in style
- 67Rebound of a sound
- 68Squads of athletes
- 69Wicked
- 70Seven-day span
- 71Makes a blunder
- 72Ooze slowly
Down
- 1Any TV program
- 2Keyboard mistakes
- 3Take __ (disassemble)
- 4Charming Southern woman
- 5Weight loss plan
- 6__ Grey tea
- 7Neighborhoods
- 8Rodeo ropes
- 9Volume with synonym lists
- 10Wander around
- 11Prayer's last word
- 12Darn with thread
- 14Showed gratitude to
- 20Physicians: Abbr.
- 24Skim milk's lack
- 26Colorful part of the eye
- 27Specifies, as a person
- 29Science author Sagan
- 30Sharp part of a razor
- 31Bit of bird food
- 32Money owed
- 33Very uncommon
- 34Clickable phone image
- 35Yellow Pages, for example
- 37Emblem "of approval"
- 41Small apartments
- 44Baby goat
- 48Serene
- 50__ de Janeiro
- 52More pleasant
- 54South American mountain range
- 55Overly trusting
- 56Bert's Sesame Street pal
- 57Slow-cooked beef meal
- 58Shoestring
- 59Muscle soreness
- 61Burn slightly, as a steak
- 62Male cats
- 63High-pitched bark
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 19-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LOOK IT UP".
All 78 answers
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- 1AWild guessSTAB
- 5APass out playing cardsDEAL
- 9ATheme park shuttleTRAM
- 13AExcessive publicityHYPE
- 14AProm queen's crownTIARA
- 15AResidenceHOME
- 16AWhitish gemOPAL
- 17A"__ to you" (common toast)HERES
- 18ASmooth outEVEN
- 19AVolume with global mapsWORLDATLAS
- 21AShip offSEND
- 22AVery strictSTERN
- 23ACouch in a denSOFA
- 25APotato's coveringSKIN
- 28APasta toppingsSAUCES
- 32ALeaky faucet's soundDRIP
- 36APeriods of historyERAS
- 38ASwapTRADE
- 39APer personEACH
- 40ATen-cent coinsDIMES
- 42AStrongly suggestURGE
- 43ASmall streamBROOK
- 45AChair or pewSEAT
- 46AChild's snow vehicleSLED
- 47ASport played at WimbledonTENNIS
- 49ASpeak unclearlySLUR
- 51AGarden in GenesisEDEN
- 53AActress Keaton or TV journalist SawyerDIANE
- 57AThick sliceSLAB
- 60AVolume with definitions of wordsDICTIONARY
- 64AFolded Mexican foodTACO
- 65ASneeze soundACHOO
- 66AEat in styleDINE
- 67ARebound of a soundECHO
- 68ASquads of athletesTEAMS
- 69AWickedEVIL
- 70ASeven-day spanWEEK
- 71AMakes a blunderERRS
- 72AOoze slowlySEEP
- 1DAny TV programSHOW
- 2DKeyboard mistakesTYPOS
- 3DTake __ (disassemble)APART
- 4DCharming Southern womanBELLE
- 5DWeight loss planDIET
- 6D__ Grey teaEARL
- 7DNeighborhoodsAREAS
- 8DRodeo ropesLASSOS
- 9DVolume with synonym listsTHESAURUS
- 10DWander aroundROVE
- 11DPrayer's last wordAMEN
- 12DDarn with threadMEND
- 14DShowed gratitude toTHANKED
- 20DPhysicians: Abbr.DRS
- 24DSkim milk's lackFAT
- 26DColorful part of the eyeIRIS
- 27DSpecifies, as a personNAMES
- 29DScience author SaganCARL
- 30DSharp part of a razorEDGE
- 31DBit of bird foodSEED
- 32DMoney owedDEBT
- 33DVery uncommonRARE
- 34DClickable phone imageICON
- 35DYellow Pages, for examplePHONEBOOK
- 37DEmblem "of approval"SEAL
- 41DSmall apartmentsSTUDIOS
- 44DBaby goatKID
- 48DSereneSEDATE
- 50D__ de JaneiroRIO
- 52DMore pleasantNICER
- 54DSouth American mountain rangeANDES
- 55DOverly trustingNAIVE
- 56DBert's Sesame Street palERNIE
- 57DSlow-cooked beef mealSTEW
- 58DShoestringLACE
- 59DMuscle sorenessACHE
- 61DBurn slightly, as a steakCHAR
- 62DMale catsTOMS
- 63DHigh-pitched barkYELP
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The Monday, October 20, 2025 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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