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Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Wednesday, October 29, 2025/78 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 29, 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

  • 1Paper tablets
  • 5Winter ailment
  • 8Dish holding a dinner
  • 13Fencing blade
  • 14Raisin __ cereal
  • 15Hard work
  • 16Nary a soul
  • 17Take a break
  • 18Indoor pro sports venue
  • 19Mayflower landing spot
  • 22Sci-fi beings
  • 23Luau instrument
  • 24Gear tooth
  • 27Area with parking spaces
  • 28Main ideas
  • 31Surface for surfing
  • 32Transports by truck
  • 33With a flat surface
  • 34Covering for a gift box
  • 38Competition award
  • 39Beauty and the __
  • 40Neat and orderly
  • 41Obtain entry to
  • 43Home security co.
  • 46Had some food
  • 47Spanish cheer
  • 48Just right
  • 50Manicurist's tool
  • 53Parcel out
  • 56Be entitled to
  • 57Grumpy mood
  • 58Dog collar attachment
  • 59Internet diary
  • 60Roof overhang
  • 61Knives' sharp parts
  • 62Do tailoring
  • 63Snow day toy

Down

  • 1Snail mail buddy
  • 2NASA's first lunar program
  • 3Plead not guilty, say
  • 4Message from a teacher
  • 5Worry (about)
  • 6Eyelid attachment
  • 7Not factual
  • 8There's no __ like home
  • 9"Happy as a" songbird
  • 10Prez on Mount Rushmore
  • 11Whole bunch
  • 12Chapter of history
  • 14Get good at a skill again
  • 20Preserved with a cassette
  • 21Authorizes
  • 24Bat's underground home
  • 25Higher than
  • 26Hair-styling goo
  • 29Yale student
  • 30Morning Joe airer
  • 31Was in tears
  • 32Hard to view, as through fog
  • 33Rodeo ropes
  • 34Judicial document
  • 35Hitchhiker's hope
  • 36"Amazing!"
  • 37Cutting and __ (word-processor activity)
  • 38HS support org.
  • 41Boxing great Muhammad
  • 42Famous people, for short
  • 43Lacking a musical key
  • 44Originate (from)
  • 45Tried out
  • 47Solemn vows
  • 49Donkeys
  • 50Aroma detector
  • 51Discount event
  • 52Raven relative
  • 53Pub beverage
  • 54Was ahead of everyone else
  • 55Trail behind

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 41 down.
  3. The longest answer has 13 letters and is 34-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT".

All 78 answers

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  • 1APaper tabletsPADS
  • 5AWinter ailmentFLU
  • 8ADish holding a dinnerPLATE
  • 13AFencing bladeEPEE
  • 14ARaisin __ cerealBRAN
  • 15AHard workLABOR
  • 16ANary a soulNONE
  • 17ATake a breakREST
  • 18AIndoor pro sports venueARENA
  • 19AMayflower landing spotPLYMOUTHROCK
  • 22ASci-fi beingsALIENS
  • 23ALuau instrumentUKE
  • 24AGear toothCOG
  • 27AArea with parking spacesLOT
  • 28AMain ideasTHEMES
  • 31ASurface for surfingWAVE
  • 32ATransports by truckHAULS
  • 33AWith a flat surfaceLEVEL
  • 34ACovering for a gift boxWRAPPINGPAPER
  • 38ACompetition awardPRIZE
  • 39ABeauty and the __BEAST
  • 40ANeat and orderlyTIDY
  • 41AObtain entry toACCESS
  • 43AHome security co.ADT
  • 46AHad some foodATE
  • 47ASpanish cheerOLE
  • 48AJust rightTOATEE
  • 50AManicurist's toolNAILSCISSORS
  • 53AParcel outALLOT
  • 56ABe entitled toEARN
  • 57AGrumpy moodSNIT
  • 58ADog collar attachmentLEASH
  • 59AInternet diaryBLOG
  • 60ARoof overhangEAVE
  • 61AKnives' sharp partsEDGES
  • 62ADo tailoringSEW
  • 63ASnow day toySLED
  • 1DSnail mail buddyPENPAL
  • 2DNASA's first lunar programAPOLLO
  • 3DPlead not guilty, sayDENYIT
  • 4DMessage from a teacherSEEME
  • 5DWorry (about)FRET
  • 6DEyelid attachmentLASH
  • 7DNot factualUNTRUE
  • 8DThere's no __ like homePLACE
  • 9D"Happy as a" songbirdLARK
  • 10DPrez on Mount RushmoreABE
  • 11DWhole bunchTON
  • 12DChapter of historyERA
  • 14DGet good at a skill againBRUSHUP
  • 20DPreserved with a cassetteONTAPE
  • 21DAuthorizesOKS
  • 24DBat's underground homeCAVE
  • 25DHigher thanOVER
  • 26DHair-styling gooGEL
  • 29DYale studentELI
  • 30DMorning Joe airerMSNBC
  • 31DWas in tearsWEPT
  • 32DHard to view, as through fogHAZY
  • 33DRodeo ropesLASSOS
  • 34DJudicial documentWRIT
  • 35DHitchhiker's hopeRIDE
  • 36D"Amazing!"GEE
  • 37DCutting and __ (word-processor activity)PASTING
  • 38DHS support org.PTA
  • 41DBoxing great MuhammadALI
  • 42DFamous people, for shortCELEBS
  • 43DLacking a musical keyATONAL
  • 44DOriginate (from)DERIVE
  • 45DTried outTESTED
  • 47DSolemn vowsOATHS
  • 49DDonkeysASSES
  • 50DAroma detectorNOSE
  • 51DDiscount eventSALE
  • 52DRaven relativeCROW
  • 53DPub beverageALE
  • 54DWas ahead of everyone elseLED
  • 55DTrail behindLAG

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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Wednesday, October 29, 2025 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?

Today's grid has 78 entries. Weekday grids are usually 15x15; Sunday puzzles run larger.

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