Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 28, 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
- 1Totally engrossed
- 5Share and share __
- 10Hollywood headliner
- 14At any time
- 15T-Rexes, for short
- 16Sheet of glass
- 17Ship of 1492
- 18"Are so!" response
- 19Poker pot starter
- 20Two-wheeler for two people
- 22Workweek-ending cry
- 23Sinister smile
- 24Impressive sight
- 26Solemn pledge
- 29Free-for-all brawls
- 32Mail-routing abbr.
- 35Authentic
- 38Soup-serving utensil
- 39"Constrictor" snake
- 40Performer at a baby grand
- 42Find a purpose for
- 43Spear in a joust
- 45"Tall" story
- 46Went very fast
- 47More nervous
- 49Informal assent
- 51Infuriate
- 54Jotted down
- 58In an angry mood
- 60Teases by raising hopes
- 63Quick haircut
- 64"Here we are!"
- 65Countless ages of time
- 66Annapolis campus: Abbr.
- 67People, places, or things
- 68Leg joint
- 69Accomplishes
- 70__ Wall of China
- 71Movie studio stages
Down
- 1Takes a lease for
- 2Bird-related
- 3Tube-shaped pasta
- 4Take unfair advantage of
- 5Eden exile
- 6Tree branch
- 7Concave navel
- 8Eccentric
- 9High regard
- 10Burger-flipping tool
- 11Much knotted, as hair
- 12Prefix meaning "against"
- 13Coral ridge
- 21Historical period
- 25Pool table fabric
- 27Prefix for pod or angle
- 28Warm up in an oven
- 30Otherwise
- 31Sesame-__ bun
- 32Competent
- 33Frog's cousin
- 34Orange-colored citrus fruit
- 36Get __ for effort
- 37"Pad" flower in a pond
- 40Look closely (at)
- 41"Long time no __"
- 44Movie theaters
- 46Sharp screams
- 48Evaluating
- 50Leather-piercing tool
- 52Cousin of a croc
- 53Happen next
- 55Upper-atmosphere layer
- 56Basic credo
- 57Four letters in "scissors"
- 58Small earring
- 59Approximately
- 61__ fish sandwich
- 62Office helper: Abbr.
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 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "BROWN BEGINNINGS".
All 78 answers
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- 1ATotally engrossedRAPT
- 5AShare and share __ALIKE
- 10AHollywood headlinerSTAR
- 14AAt any timeEVER
- 15AT-Rexes, for shortDINOS
- 16ASheet of glassPANE
- 17AShip of 1492NINA
- 18A"Are so!" responseAMNOT
- 19APoker pot starterANTE
- 20ATwo-wheeler for two peopleTANDEMBIKE
- 22AWorkweek-ending cryTGIF
- 23ASinister smileSNEER
- 24AImpressive sightEYEFUL
- 26ASolemn pledgeOATH
- 29AFree-for-all brawlsMELEES
- 32AMail-routing abbr.ATTN
- 35AAuthenticREAL
- 38ASoup-serving utensilLADLE
- 39A"Constrictor" snakeBOA
- 40APerformer at a baby grandPIANIST
- 42AFind a purpose forUSE
- 43ASpear in a joustLANCE
- 45A"Tall" storyTALE
- 46AWent very fastSPED
- 47AMore nervousEDGIER
- 49AInformal assentYEAH
- 51AInfuriateENRAGE
- 54AJotted downWROTE
- 58AIn an angry moodSORE
- 60ATeases by raising hopesTANTALIZES
- 63AQuick haircutTRIM
- 64A"Here we are!"ITSUS
- 65ACountless ages of timeEONS
- 66AAnnapolis campus: Abbr.USNA
- 67APeople, places, or thingsNOUNS
- 68ALeg jointKNEE
- 69AAccomplishesDOES
- 70A__ Wall of ChinaGREAT
- 71AMovie studio stagesSETS
- 1DTakes a lease forRENTS
- 2DBird-relatedAVIAN
- 3DTube-shaped pastaPENNE
- 4DTake unfair advantage ofTRADEON
- 5DEden exileADAM
- 6DTree branchLIMB
- 7DConcave navelINNIE
- 8DEccentricKOOKY
- 9DHigh regardESTEEM
- 10DBurger-flipping toolSPATULA
- 11DMuch knotted, as hairTANGLEDUP
- 12DPrefix meaning "against"ANTI
- 13DCoral ridgeREEF
- 21DHistorical periodERA
- 25DPool table fabricFELT
- 27DPrefix for pod or angleTRI
- 28DWarm up in an ovenHEAT
- 30DOtherwiseELSE
- 31DSesame-__ bunSEED
- 32DCompetentABLE
- 33DFrog's cousinTOAD
- 34DOrange-colored citrus fruitTANGERINE
- 36DGet __ for effortANA
- 37D"Pad" flower in a pondLILY
- 40DLook closely (at)PEER
- 41D"Long time no __"SEE
- 44DMovie theatersCINEMAS
- 46DSharp screamsSHRIEKS
- 48DEvaluatingRATING
- 50DLeather-piercing toolAWL
- 52DCousin of a crocGATOR
- 53DHappen nextENSUE
- 55DUpper-atmosphere layerOZONE
- 56DBasic credoTENET
- 57DFour letters in "scissors"ESSES
- 58DSmall earringSTUD
- 59DApproximatelyORSO
- 61D__ fish sandwichTUNA
- 62DOffice helper: Abbr.ASST
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