Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Tuesday, October 7, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 7, 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
- 1Degs. in finance
- 5Teakettle vapor
- 10Diplomat's skill
- 14Guitarist Clapton
- 15Bend in a road
- 16Salt Lake City's state
- 17"Look, I did it"
- 18Archer's missile
- 19Ready to harvest
- 20Type of tree with needles
- 22Unable to sit still
- 23Blushing
- 24Stick (out)
- 25Grownup boys
- 26What many floor tiles are made of
- 30Find a new purpose for
- 34Computerized information list
- 35Have sore muscles
- 36Underground parts of plants
- 38Legal claim, as a mortgage
- 39River vessel with a theater
- 41Core belief
- 42Least speedy
- 43__ for the course (about average)
- 45Roll call "no" vote
- 46Coffeehouse servers
- 51Adjust, as auto wheels
- 54Body art artist with needles
- 55Diver's oxygen holder
- 56Kindergarten glue
- 57Back of the neck
- 58Prefix meaning "all"
- 59Make changes to
- 60Vicinity
- 61Ship's pole
- 62Deserving of assistance
- 63Sergeant or admiral
Down
- 1Cab fare calculator
- 2Courageous
- 3Lent a hand to
- 4Winter neckwear
- 5In short supply
- 6Soup-serving bowl
- 7Goofed up
- 8Shakespeare's river
- 9Kitten's cry
- 10Music player with a needle
- 11Keep __ (persevere)
- 12Outfielders' hats
- 13Those people
- 21Monopoly or Scrabble
- 22Subtle glow
- 24Air Force fleet
- 26Purring pet
- 27Most important
- 28"Yes, that's clear"
- 29Fifth of a nickel
- 30Hoarse voice
- 31Sound in a cavern
- 32Reluctant assent
- 33Clothing repair box with needles
- 34On the __ (precisely)
- 36Optimistic
- 37High-fiber grain
- 40Lima or lentil
- 41Group of three
- 43Touched gently
- 44Aorta, for one
- 46Moisten in the oven
- 47Underwater tracking device
- 48Small jeweled crown
- 49Colorado ski resort
- 50Sirloin or T-bone
- 51Nuclear energy source
- 52The Dalai __
- 53Quaint hotels
- 54Colorful story
- 56Skillet or wok
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "NEEDLE HOLDERS".
All 78 answers
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- 1ADegs. in financeMBAS
- 5ATeakettle vaporSTEAM
- 10ADiplomat's skillTACT
- 14AGuitarist ClaptonERIC
- 15ABend in a roadCURVE
- 16ASalt Lake City's stateUTAH
- 17A"Look, I did it"TADA
- 18AArcher's missileARROW
- 19AReady to harvestRIPE
- 20AType of tree with needlesEVERGREEN
- 22AUnable to sit stillANTSY
- 23ABlushingREDFACED
- 24AStick (out)JUT
- 25AGrownup boysMEN
- 26AWhat many floor tiles are made ofCERAMIC
- 30AFind a new purpose forREUSE
- 34AComputerized information listDATABASE
- 35AHave sore musclesACHE
- 36AUnderground parts of plantsROOTS
- 38ALegal claim, as a mortgageLIEN
- 39ARiver vessel with a theaterSHOWBOAT
- 41ACore beliefTENET
- 42ALeast speedyPOKIEST
- 43A__ for the course (about average)PAR
- 45ARoll call "no" voteNAY
- 46ACoffeehouse serversBARISTAS
- 51AAdjust, as auto wheelsALIGN
- 54ABody art artist with needlesTATTOOIST
- 55ADiver's oxygen holderTANK
- 56AKindergarten gluePASTE
- 57ABack of the neckNAPE
- 58APrefix meaning "all"OMNI
- 59AMake changes toALTER
- 60AVicinityAREA
- 61AShip's poleMAST
- 62ADeserving of assistanceNEEDY
- 63ASergeant or admiralRANK
- 1DCab fare calculatorMETER
- 2DCourageousBRAVE
- 3DLent a hand toAIDED
- 4DWinter neckwearSCARF
- 5DIn short supplySCARCE
- 6DSoup-serving bowlTUREEN
- 7DGoofed upERRED
- 8DShakespeare's riverAVON
- 9DKitten's cryMEW
- 10DMusic player with a needleTURNTABLE
- 11DKeep __ (persevere)ATIT
- 12DOutfielders' hatsCAPS
- 13DThose peopleTHEY
- 21DMonopoly or ScrabbleGAME
- 22DSubtle glowAURA
- 24DAir Force fleetJETS
- 26DPurring petCAT
- 27DMost importantMAIN
- 28D"Yes, that's clear"ISEE
- 29DFifth of a nickelCENT
- 30DHoarse voiceRASP
- 31DSound in a cavernECHO
- 32DReluctant assentUHOK
- 33DClothing repair box with needlesSEWINGKIT
- 34DOn the __ (precisely)DOT
- 36DOptimisticROSY
- 37DHigh-fiber grainOAT
- 40DLima or lentilBEAN
- 41DGroup of threeTRIO
- 43DTouched gentlyPATTED
- 44DAorta, for oneARTERY
- 46DMoisten in the ovenBASTE
- 47DUnderwater tracking deviceSONAR
- 48DSmall jeweled crownTIARA
- 49DColorado ski resortASPEN
- 50DSirloin or T-boneSTEAK
- 51DNuclear energy sourceATOM
- 52DThe Dalai __LAMA
- 53DQuaint hotelsINNS
- 54DColorful storyTALE
- 56DSkillet or wokPAN
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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?
The Tuesday, October 7, 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.