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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, October 3, 2025

Friday, October 3, 2025/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 3, 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

  • 1Surveillance, so to speak
  • 5Pay deduction acronym
  • 9Marlon Oscar role
  • 13Long lunch
  • 14Fairgoer of rhyme
  • 15Beauty bar brand
  • 16Little Mermaid prince
  • 17They're down-to-earth
  • 19Get a loan on
  • 20Cost to get your cash
  • 21Ending like -ling
  • 22Seek enlightenment
  • 23Store to improve
  • 24Yolk surrounder
  • 26Unite
  • 31Wrapped up
  • 32Last Jedi general
  • 33Emulating
  • 34Helm a film, in show biz slang
  • 35Intellectual aid
  • 39Iffy attempt
  • 42Butterfly, for short
  • 43Table pastime
  • 46Coffee shop machine
  • 47Consider in advance
  • 51Chesapeake Bay occupation
  • 53Case worker's org.
  • 54Do-say connector
  • 55Tkt. seller
  • 56Not at all eager
  • 60Followers meaning "followers"
  • 61Amazonian ecosystem
  • 63"You're wrong"
  • 64Austen protagonist
  • 65Cellar dwellers
  • 66Be vexed
  • 67Heartfelt
  • 68Acorn, essentially
  • 69Simpsons bus driver

Down

  • 1Leon Uris novel
  • 2Street artist's medium
  • 3British mason
  • 4What you'd expect to be around a foot
  • 5Coffee shop accessory
  • 6Title akin to rabbi
  • 7Salon offering
  • 8Henry's 2nd or 4th
  • 9Mediterranean diet staple, for short
  • 10"It's just a scratch"
  • 11Break for a bit
  • 12Raw bar array
  • 14Puck's Beverly Hills place
  • 18Nearly none
  • 23Off yonder
  • 25Cling
  • 27Early show of interest
  • 28Chair artisan
  • 29Brothers Grimm magician
  • 30Azores' __ Miguel island
  • 36UN delegate
  • 37"__ big fan"
  • 38Eyesight suffix
  • 39Ran the wrong way?
  • 40No-win situation
  • 41Best yet, per record books
  • 44Not precisely
  • 45Lamppost flier subject
  • 48Fueled (up)
  • 49Shills with, say
  • 50Meet successfully
  • 52Victoria Cross awarder
  • 57Solemn exchange
  • 58Where the Detroit River ends
  • 59Name meaning "born again"
  • 60"Tips" found in the five longest answers
  • 62Break for a bit

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 39 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "WORKING FOR TIPS".

All 76 answers

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  • 1ASurveillance, so to speakTABS
  • 5APay deduction acronymFICA
  • 9AMarlon Oscar roleVITO
  • 13ALong lunchHERO
  • 14AFairgoer of rhymeSIMON
  • 15ABeauty bar brandOLAY
  • 16ALittle Mermaid princeERIC
  • 17AThey're down-to-earthPLAINFOLKS
  • 19AGet a loan onHOCK
  • 20ACost to get your cashATMFEE
  • 21AEnding like -lingLET
  • 22ASeek enlightenmentASK
  • 23AStore to improveAGE
  • 24AYolk surrounderWHITE
  • 26AUniteJOINFORCES
  • 31AWrapped upOVER
  • 32ALast Jedi generalLEIA
  • 33AEmulatingALA
  • 34AHelm a film, in show biz slangLENS
  • 35AIntellectual aidBRAINFOOD
  • 39AIffy attemptSTAB
  • 42AButterfly, for shortMME
  • 43ATable pastimePOOL
  • 46ACoffee shop machineMILL
  • 47AConsider in advanceBARGAINFOR
  • 51AChesapeake Bay occupationEELER
  • 53ACase worker's org.ABA
  • 54ADo-say connectorASI
  • 55ATkt. sellerAGT
  • 56ANot at all eagerAVERSE
  • 60AFollowers meaning "followers"ISTS
  • 61AAmazonian ecosystemRAINFOREST
  • 63A"You're wrong"NOPE
  • 64AAusten protagonistEMMA
  • 65ACellar dwellersWINES
  • 66ABe vexedFRET
  • 67AHeartfeltDEEP
  • 68AAcorn, essentiallySEED
  • 69ASimpsons bus driverOTTO
  • 1DLeon Uris novelTHEHAJ
  • 2DStreet artist's mediumAEROSOL
  • 3DBritish masonBRICKIE
  • 4DWhat you'd expect to be around a footSOCK
  • 5DCoffee shop accessoryFILTER
  • 6DTitle akin to rabbiIMAM
  • 7DSalon offeringCOIF
  • 8DHenry's 2nd or 4thANNE
  • 9DMediterranean diet staple, for shortVOO
  • 10D"It's just a scratch"ILLLIVE
  • 11DBreak for a bitTAKETEN
  • 12DRaw bar arrayOYSTERS
  • 14DPuck's Beverly Hills placeSPAGO
  • 18DNearly noneFEW
  • 23DOff yonderAFAR
  • 25DClingHOLDON
  • 27DEarly show of interestNIBBLE
  • 28DChair artisanCANER
  • 29DBrothers Grimm magicianELF
  • 30DAzores' __ Miguel islandSAO
  • 36DUN delegateAMB
  • 37D"__ big fan"IMA
  • 38DEyesight suffixOPIA
  • 39DRan the wrong way?SMEARED
  • 40DNo-win situationTIEGAME
  • 41DBest yet, per record booksALLTIME
  • 44DNot preciselyOFASORT
  • 45DLamppost flier subjectLOSTPET
  • 48DFueled (up)GASSED
  • 49DShills with, sayABETS
  • 50DMeet successfullyRISETO
  • 52DVictoria Cross awarderRAF
  • 57DSolemn exchangeVOWS
  • 58DWhere the Detroit River endsERIE
  • 59DName meaning "born again"RENE
  • 60D"Tips" found in the five longest answersINFO
  • 62DBreak for a bitNAP

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