Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 23, 2025
Thursday, October 23, 2025/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 23, 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
- 1Food with altered DNA
- 4Some cards with pics
- 7Minimal ink
- 10"I wonder ..."
- 13Director Howard
- 14__ half bad
- 15Be liable to
- 16Watersport tool
- 17Rocky Mtn. state
- 18World Series
- 21Retail proceeds
- 23Campus building
- 24Painter's protector
- 26Highly concentrated
- 27Elitist
- 28Samoa's region
- 30Alphabetic trio
- 31Small footwear
- 34Novelist Patchett
- 35Laundry cycle
- 38Machine tooth
- 41Noggin
- 42Adds to
- 45Miserly desire
- 47Went downhill fast
- 49A beginner in
- 50Couch protector
- 54Grates on
- 55Person-to-person
- 56Travel agent, often
- 60Grind __ halt
- 61Prohibition
- 62Airport security container
- 63Holiday lead-in
- 64Drive-thru device
- 65UK country
- 66Deep black
- 67Checker color
- 68Toutes __ heures (hourly)
Down
- 1Powderlike coffee beans
- 2They're all about the latest
- 3Carousing
- 4"Truth be told..."
- 5Handy person
- 6Fifth-century pontiff
- 7Grumpy coworker
- 8Harry Potter pet
- 9Sri Lanka export
- 10Hymn cry
- 11Submits for a contest
- 12Highly moral man
- 19D-Day craft
- 20__ butter shampoo
- 22Water pitcher part
- 25Suite spot
- 26Elk cousin
- 29Turn over formally
- 31Campus VIP
- 32Clarinet kin
- 33The same __ story
- 36Military detachment
- 37Canada's smallest territory
- 38"Is that even possible?"
- 39Exceeded, as a budget
- 40Staring vacantly
- 43Decisive
- 44Cross-referencing phrase
- 46Wood shaper
- 47Made a point
- 48Freudian study
- 51Synthetic fabric suffix
- 52Deep-seated
- 53Annoyance
- 57BLT alternative
- 58Falsification
- 59Aesop insect
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 39 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 11 letters and is 18-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SPILL DRILL".
All 76 answers
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- 1AFood with altered DNAGMO
- 4ASome cards with picsIDS
- 7AMinimal inkDOT
- 10A"I wonder ..."HMM
- 13ADirector HowardRON
- 14A__ half badNOT
- 15ABe liable toOWE
- 16AWatersport toolOAR
- 17ARocky Mtn. stateIDA
- 18AWorld SeriesFALLCLASSIC
- 21ARetail proceedsNETSALES
- 23ACampus buildingHALL
- 24APainter's protectorDROPCLOTH
- 26AHighly concentratedDENSE
- 27AElitistSNOOT
- 28ASamoa's regionOCEANIA
- 30AAlphabetic trioSTU
- 31ASmall footwearBOOTEE
- 34ANovelist PatchettANN
- 35ALaundry cycleTUMBLEDRY
- 38AMachine toothCOG
- 41ANogginNOODLE
- 42AAdds toUPS
- 45AMiserly desireAVARICE
- 47AWent downhill fastSKIED
- 49AA beginner inNEWAT
- 50ACouch protectorSLIPCOVER
- 54AGrates onIRKS
- 55APerson-to-personONEONONE
- 56ATravel agent, oftenTRIPPLANNER
- 60AGrind __ haltTOA
- 61AProhibitionBAN
- 62AAirport security containerBIN
- 63AHoliday lead-inEVE
- 64ADrive-thru deviceATM
- 65AUK countryENG
- 66ADeep blackJET
- 67AChecker colorRED
- 68AToutes __ heures (hourly)LES
- 1DPowderlike coffee beansGRINDS
- 2DThey're all about the latestMODERNS
- 3DCarousingONATOOT
- 4D"Truth be told..."INFACT
- 5DHandy personDOALL
- 6DFifth-century pontiffSTLEO
- 7DGrumpy coworkerDOC
- 8DHarry Potter petOWL
- 9DSri Lanka exportTEA
- 10DHymn cryHOSANNA
- 11DSubmits for a contestMAILSIN
- 12DHighly moral manMRCLEAN
- 19DD-Day craftLST
- 20D__ butter shampooSHEA
- 22DWater pitcher partSPOUT
- 25DSuite spotHOTEL
- 26DElk cousinDEER
- 29DTurn over formallyCEDE
- 31DCampus VIPBMOC
- 32DClarinet kinOBOES
- 33DThe same __ storyOLD
- 36DMilitary detachmentUNIT
- 37DCanada's smallest territoryYUKON
- 38D"Is that even possible?"CANITBE
- 39DExceeded, as a budgetOVERRAN
- 40DStaring vacantlyGAWKING
- 43DDecisivePIVOTAL
- 44DCross-referencing phraseSEENOTE
- 46DWood shaperRASP
- 47DMade a pointSCORED
- 48DFreudian studyDREAMS
- 51DSynthetic fabric suffixLON
- 52DDeep-seatedINNER
- 53DAnnoyancePEEVE
- 57DBLT alternativePBJ
- 58DFalsificationLIE
- 59DAesop insectANT
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The Thursday, October 23, 2025 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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