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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, October 31, 2025

Friday, October 31, 2025/74 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 31, 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

  • 1Yahoo alternative
  • 4Ending like -ita
  • 8Rugged bike
  • 11However, typed with thumbs
  • 13San Francisco's __ Buena Island
  • 15Cold, in Cancun
  • 17The least required
  • 20Bunker Hill general
  • 21'90s German leader
  • 22Duke's hoops rival
  • 23Of a state-union system
  • 26Barbadian Ambassador/singer
  • 28Start of a family favor request
  • 30Spot for the night
  • 31Sharp cry
  • 32Cellular material
  • 33Took a turn
  • 35__ rule
  • 37Gooey dirt
  • 41Charger connection
  • 44Higher-up
  • 47Security Council vote
  • 48Frothy sweet
  • 53Annoys a lot
  • 54Part of a bass' range
  • 55Certain phone chats
  • 56Piccata meat
  • 58Behold, of old
  • 59Was a pioneer
  • 64Cylindrical structure
  • 65Youngest White House child this century
  • 66Faint-colored
  • 67Archaeo- opposite
  • 68Mythical river
  • 69NASA propellant

Down

  • 1Swarm around
  • 2Onset
  • 31980s SNL cast member
  • 4Needle hole
  • 5Film noir protagonist
  • 6Trying trip
  • 7Use up
  • 8Back on board
  • 9Three-part
  • 10Capital close to Slovakia
  • 12Kant contemporary
  • 14Less ruddy
  • 16Award in the NATO alphabet
  • 18Overly academic
  • 19Minnesota congresswoman Omar
  • 2311-Across kin
  • 24Formal vote
  • 25Bugs Bunny's girlfriend
  • 27Sistine ceiling subject
  • 29Distressed
  • 34Legendary Sherwoodian
  • 36Spin on ice
  • 38Averse to mixing
  • 39Eclectic British rocker
  • 40Martial arts weapon
  • 42Work out
  • 43Isn't colorfast
  • 45Moody music
  • 46Quail or recoil
  • 48Baby furniture
  • 49Lincoln's first veep
  • 50Now lower
  • 51Postures on mats
  • 52Twist open
  • 57Out of concern that
  • 60Where a homophone of a word in the four longest answers can be found
  • 61Question of motive
  • 62Overexert
  • 63Survey check-off

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "PARK RANGERS".

All 74 answers

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  • 1AYahoo alternativeMSN
  • 4AEnding like -itaETTA
  • 8ARugged bikeATV
  • 11AHowever, typed with thumbsOTOH
  • 13ASan Francisco's __ Buena IslandYERBA
  • 15ACold, in CancunFRIO
  • 17AThe least requiredBARENECESSITIES
  • 20ABunker Hill generalGAGE
  • 21A'90s German leaderKOHL
  • 22ADuke's hoops rivalUNC
  • 23AOf a state-union systemFEDERAL
  • 26ABarbadian Ambassador/singerRIHANNA
  • 28AStart of a family favor requestWOULDYOUBEADEAR
  • 30ASpot for the nightINN
  • 31ASharp cryYELP
  • 32ACellular materialRNA
  • 33ATook a turnWENT
  • 35A__ ruleASA
  • 37AGooey dirtMUCK
  • 41ACharger connectionUSB
  • 44AHigher-upEXEC
  • 47ASecurity Council voteNON
  • 48AFrothy sweetCHOCOLATEMOUSSE
  • 53AAnnoys a lotRANKLES
  • 54APart of a bass' rangeLOWNOTE
  • 55ACertain phone chatsIMS
  • 56APiccata meatVEAL
  • 58ABehold, of oldECCE
  • 59AWas a pioneerBLAZEDNEWTRAILS
  • 64ACylindrical structureSILO
  • 65AYoungest White House child this centurySASHA
  • 66AFaint-coloredPALE
  • 67AArchaeo- oppositeNEO
  • 68AMythical riverSTYX
  • 69ANASA propellantLOX
  • 1DSwarm aroundMOB
  • 2DOnsetSTAGEONE
  • 3D1980s SNL cast memberNORADUNN
  • 4DNeedle holeEYE
  • 5DFilm noir protagonistTEC
  • 6DTrying tripTREK
  • 7DUse upABSORB
  • 8DBack on boardAFT
  • 9DThree-partTRIUNE
  • 10DCapital close to SlovakiaVIENNA
  • 12DKant contemporaryHEGEL
  • 14DLess ruddyASHIER
  • 16DAward in the NATO alphabetOSCAR
  • 18DOverly academicNERDY
  • 19DMinnesota congresswoman OmarILHAN
  • 23D11-Across kinFWIW
  • 24DFormal voteAYE
  • 25DBugs Bunny's girlfriendLOLA
  • 27DSistine ceiling subjectADAM
  • 29DDistressedUPSET
  • 34DLegendary SherwoodianTUCK
  • 36DSpin on iceAXEL
  • 38DAverse to mixingUNSOCIAL
  • 39DEclectic British rockerCOSTELLO
  • 40DMartial arts weaponKNEE
  • 42DWork outSOLVE
  • 43DIsn't colorfastBLEEDS
  • 45DMoody musicEMO
  • 46DQuail or recoilCOWER
  • 48DBaby furnitureCRIBS
  • 49DLincoln's first veepHAMLIN
  • 50DNow lowerONSALE
  • 51DPostures on matsASANAS
  • 52DTwist openUNCAP
  • 57DOut of concern thatLEST
  • 60DWhere a homophone of a word in the four longest answers can be foundZOO
  • 61DQuestion of motiveWHY
  • 62DOverexertTAX
  • 63DSurvey check-offSEX

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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?

The Friday, October 31, 2025 grid has 74 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.

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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword?

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