Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Wednesday, October 8, 2025/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 8, 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
- 1Mentions one-by-one
- 6Sunbeam
- 9Home for protons
- 13Served from a keg
- 14Don't include
- 16Neither __ nor there
- 17Central Florida city
- 18Act moody
- 19Prayer's last word
- 20Arabian Nights flying rug
- 23Green holder for peas
- 24Prefix like atmo-
- 25Pass into law
- 27School lunch sandwich initials
- 30Speck of land in the sea
- 33Ziti or spaghetti
- 36Keogh plan alternative
- 37Exxon's former name
- 38Try to achieve
- 39Spherical vehicle for Cinderella
- 42Happens next
- 43Octet of an octopus
- 44Light brown color
- 45Shorthand pro
- 46__ Romeo (Italian auto)
- 47Superlative suffix
- 48Pirate flag symbol
- 50Court prosecutors: Abbr.
- 53Belly muscles
- 55Device for traveling to the future
- 61Increase, as weight
- 63Song sung alone
- 64Comfy and cozy
- 65Woodwind instrument
- 66Subtle "Hey you!"
- 67Wipe clean
- 68Polite guy
- 69Golf peg
- 70Fender bumps
Down
- 1Weaver's device
- 2Ancient Andes native
- 3Male deer
- 4Rocky actress Shire
- 5Parking lot slot
- 6Italy's capital, to natives
- 7Love, in Spain
- 8"Hooray!"
- 9"Now I get it!"
- 10Asks for trouble
- 11Three-layer cookie
- 12Repair, as a blouse
- 15Adolescent
- 21Emergency situation
- 22Piglike mammals
- 26Female undershirt, briefly
- 27Tubes under sinks
- 28Main impact of a blow
- 29Informal jazz performance
- 31Nine-digit ID
- 32In the neighborhood
- 34Robes in ancient Italy
- 35"__ we all?"
- 37Barely sustain
- 38Warship fleet
- 40Young hoodlum
- 41Comics canine's comment
- 46Not quite
- 49Speak like Daffy Duck
- 51Had sore muscles
- 52Land by the sea
- 53Extremely eager
- 54Like a __ in the woods
- 56Other than that
- 57Speck of dust
- 58"Ask me, __ expert"
- 59Sparrow's home
- 60Looks at closely
- 62After-tax
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 39-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "FANCIFUL TRANSPORT".
All 78 answers
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- 1AMentions one-by-oneLISTS
- 6ASunbeamRAY
- 9AHome for protonsATOM
- 13AServed from a kegONTAP
- 14ADon't includeOMIT
- 16ANeither __ nor thereHERE
- 17ACentral Florida cityOCALA
- 18AAct moodyMOPE
- 19APrayer's last wordAMEN
- 20AArabian Nights flying rugMAGICCARPET
- 23AGreen holder for peasPOD
- 24APrefix like atmo-AER
- 25APass into lawENACT
- 27ASchool lunch sandwich initialsPBJ
- 30ASpeck of land in the seaISLE
- 33AZiti or spaghettiPASTA
- 36AKeogh plan alternativeIRA
- 37AExxon's former nameESSO
- 38ATry to achieveAIMFOR
- 39ASpherical vehicle for CinderellaPUMPKINCARRIAGE
- 42AHappens nextENSUES
- 43AOctet of an octopusARMS
- 44ALight brown colorTAN
- 45AShorthand proSTENO
- 46A__ Romeo (Italian auto)ALFA
- 47ASuperlative suffixEST
- 48APirate flag symbolSKULL
- 50ACourt prosecutors: Abbr.DAS
- 53ABelly musclesABS
- 55ADevice for traveling to the futureTIMEMACHINE
- 61AIncrease, as weightGAIN
- 63ASong sung aloneSOLO
- 64AComfy and cozyHOMEY
- 65AWoodwind instrumentOBOE
- 66ASubtle "Hey you!"PSST
- 67AWipe cleanERASE
- 68APolite guyGENT
- 69AGolf pegTEE
- 70AFender bumpsDENTS
- 1DWeaver's deviceLOOM
- 2DAncient Andes nativeINCA
- 3DMale deerSTAG
- 4DRocky actress ShireTALIA
- 5DParking lot slotSPACE
- 6DItaly's capital, to nativesROMA
- 7DLove, in SpainAMOR
- 8D"Hooray!"YIPPEE
- 9D"Now I get it!"AHA
- 10DAsks for troubleTEMPTSFATE
- 11DThree-layer cookieOREO
- 12DRepair, as a blouseMEND
- 15DAdolescentTEEN
- 21DEmergency situationCRISIS
- 22DPiglike mammalsTAPIRS
- 26DFemale undershirt, brieflyCAMI
- 27DTubes under sinksPIPES
- 28DMain impact of a blowBRUNT
- 29DInformal jazz performanceJAMSESSION
- 31DNine-digit IDSSN
- 32DIn the neighborhoodLOCAL
- 34DRobes in ancient ItalyTOGAS
- 35D"__ we all?"ARENT
- 37DBarely sustainEKEOUT
- 38DWarship fleetARMADA
- 40DYoung hoodlumPUNK
- 41DComics canine's commentARF
- 46DNot quiteALMOST
- 49DSpeak like Daffy DuckLISP
- 51DHad sore musclesACHED
- 52DLand by the seaSHORE
- 53DExtremely eagerAGOG
- 54DLike a __ in the woodsBABE
- 56DOther than thatELSE
- 57DSpeck of dustMOTE
- 58D"Ask me, __ expert"IMAN
- 59DSparrow's homeNEST
- 60DLooks at closelyEYES
- 62DAfter-taxNET
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What are today's Newsday Crossword answers?
The Wednesday, October 8, 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?
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