Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Tuesday, October 21, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 21, 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
- 1Misplace
- 5Baby sheep
- 9Slammed-door sound
- 13__ and crafts
- 14Woodwind instrument
- 15__ bear (Arctic mammal)
- 16Inflatable sphere for the shore
- 18Protruding navel
- 19__ sauce (sushi condiment)
- 20Balance-sheet plus
- 21Rogue
- 22Starting 15-Down stake
- 23Confidential fact
- 24Positive potential
- 27Divide up with others
- 29Tie up at a pier
- 30Settle a debt
- 32Once owned
- 35High school dance
- 36Soup-cooking vessel
- 37Major burden
- 39When a plane is due in: Abbr.
- 40Discharged, as a cannon
- 42"Do __ others as..."
- 43Land parcel
- 45Opinion pieces
- 47Capital of Massachusetts
- 50Get away fast
- 51Upscale Honda
- 52Go bad, as milk
- 54TV network with an eye logo
- 57Was furious
- 58Inflatable platform for lying on water
- 60Windowpane material
- 61M*A*S*H star Alan
- 62"In addition..."
- 63All __ (fully attentive)
- 64Small snack
- 65Stinging insect
Down
- 1Science research rooms
- 2Triple-decker cookie
- 3Remain
- 4PC "cancel" key
- 5Crab's undersea cousin
- 6Belittle
- 7Tunneling mammal
- 8Strap around a waist
- 9Inflatable birthday party structure
- 10Wedding vow locale
- 11Too easily tricked
- 12Welcome upon arrival
- 15Card game with bluffs and bets
- 17Glove insert
- 22Inflatable sleeping surface
- 23"O __ can you see..."
- 24Official at home plate
- 25Tiny skin opening
- 26Chimney residue
- 27Tennis or soccer
- 28Detest
- 31Long heroic tale
- 33Elsa's sister in Frozen
- 34Required task
- 38Maritime distress call
- 40"Ceiling" room cooler
- 41Samson's female betrayer
- 44Turnpikes and freeways
- 46__-addressed stamped envelope
- 47Flat-bottomed boat
- 48Central Florida city
- 49Sweet cubes added to tea
- 50Frozen __ (grocery department)
- 52Extend across
- 53Game on horseback
- 54Pepsi or Coke
- 55Deep male voice
- 56Halt
- 59Attorney's field
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 9-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "PUMP IT UP".
All 78 answers
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- 1AMisplaceLOSE
- 5ABaby sheepLAMB
- 9ASlammed-door soundBANG
- 13A__ and craftsARTS
- 14AWoodwind instrumentOBOE
- 15A__ bear (Arctic mammal)POLAR
- 16AInflatable sphere for the shoreBEACHBALL
- 18AProtruding navelOUTIE
- 19A__ sauce (sushi condiment)SOY
- 20ABalance-sheet plusASSET
- 21ARogueKNAVE
- 22AStarting 15-Down stakeANTE
- 23AConfidential factSECRET
- 24APositive potentialUPSIDE
- 27ADivide up with othersSHARE
- 29ATie up at a pierMOOR
- 30ASettle a debtREPAY
- 32AOnce ownedHAD
- 35AHigh school dancePROM
- 36ASoup-cooking vesselPOT
- 37AMajor burdenONUS
- 39AWhen a plane is due in: Abbr.ETA
- 40ADischarged, as a cannonFIRED
- 42A"Do __ others as..."UNTO
- 43ALand parcelTRACT
- 45AOpinion piecesESSAYS
- 47ACapital of MassachusettsBOSTON
- 50AGet away fastFLEE
- 51AUpscale HondaACURA
- 52AGo bad, as milkSPOIL
- 54ATV network with an eye logoCBS
- 57AWas furiousRAGED
- 58AInflatable platform for lying on waterPOOLFLOAT
- 60AWindowpane materialGLASS
- 61AM*A*S*H star AlanALDA
- 62A"In addition..."ALSO
- 63AAll __ (fully attentive)EARS
- 64ASmall snackNOSH
- 65AStinging insectWASP
- 1DScience research roomsLABS
- 2DTriple-decker cookieOREO
- 3DRemainSTAY
- 4DPC "cancel" keyESC
- 5DCrab's undersea cousinLOBSTER
- 6DBelittleABASE
- 7DTunneling mammalMOLE
- 8DStrap around a waistBELT
- 9DInflatable birthday party structureBOUNCEHOUSE
- 10DWedding vow localeALTAR
- 11DToo easily trickedNAIVE
- 12DWelcome upon arrivalGREET
- 15DCard game with bluffs and betsPOKER
- 17DGlove insertHAND
- 22DInflatable sleeping surfaceAIRMATTRESS
- 23D"O __ can you see..."SAY
- 24DOfficial at home plateUMP
- 25DTiny skin openingPORE
- 26DChimney residueSOOT
- 27DTennis or soccerSPORT
- 28DDetestHATE
- 31DLong heroic taleEPIC
- 33DElsa's sister in FrozenANNA
- 34DRequired taskDUTY
- 38DMaritime distress callSOS
- 40D"Ceiling" room coolerFAN
- 41DSamson's female betrayerDELILAH
- 44DTurnpikes and freewaysROADS
- 46D__-addressed stamped envelopeSELF
- 47DFlat-bottomed boatBARGE
- 48DCentral Florida cityOCALA
- 49DSweet cubes added to teaSUGAR
- 50DFrozen __ (grocery department)FOODS
- 52DExtend acrossSPAN
- 53DGame on horsebackPOLO
- 54DPepsi or CokeCOLA
- 55DDeep male voiceBASS
- 56DHaltSTOP
- 59DAttorney's fieldLAW
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