Newsday Crossword hints and answers for November 2, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues144
Across68
Down76
TitleOFF THE GRID: Not exactly football
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Castaways' vehicles (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAFTS→
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Pin blame on (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFAULT→
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Basics (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
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Fearless and daring (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBOLD→
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Be patient for (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAWAIT→
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Of a forearm born (5)
Starts with U, ends with RULNAR→
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Alphabetize, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSORT→
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Akron's home (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
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Europe's longest river (5)
Starts with V, ends with AVOLGA→
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Bunch of, casually (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALOTTA→
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Tasting like lemons (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSOUR→
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Attention-seeking sound (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
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What can't be proposed in a parliament (13)
Starts with I, ends with NILLEGALMOTION→
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Daybreak (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESUNRISE→
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Oscar de la __ (5)
Starts with R, ends with ARENTA→
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In-flight stat. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
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Errand list heading (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTODO→
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Web access cos. (4)
Starts with I, ends with SISPS→
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Conflicts "declared" (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWARS→
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Free movie ticket (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSCREENPASS→
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LPGA great Patty (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSHEEHAN→
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What browns and grays are (6)
Starts with E, ends with YEARTHY→
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Shower sponge (6)
Starts with L, ends with HLOOFAH→
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They take off from JFK (11)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWYORKJETS→
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Little brat (3)
Starts with I, ends with PIMP→
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Director Coppola (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASOFIA→
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Battery-operated weapon (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTASER→
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Be of __ (help) (5)
Starts with U, ends with OUSETO→
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Inventor Whitney (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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Ensign or admiral (4)
Starts with R, ends with KRANK→
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Carne __ (burrito filling) (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASADA→
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Increases (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUPS→
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Human being (7)
Starts with A, ends with EADAMITE→
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What pillow stuffers do (9)
Starts with T, ends with NTOUCHDOWN→
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Fruit-filled pastries (9)
Starts with T, ends with STURNOVERS→
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Of ocular coverings (7)
Starts with C, ends with LCORNEAL→
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Unfortunate (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
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Wolverine cousin (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESABLE→
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Red-__ (franks) (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHOTS→
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Early 11th-century date (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMII→
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Persian faith (5)
Starts with B, ends with IBAHAI→
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Viking language (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENORSE→
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"It's my opinion..." (5)
Starts with I, ends with LIFEEL→
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Texter's #1 pal (3)
Starts with B, ends with FBFF→
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Coming home in a hurry (11)
Starts with R, ends with KRUNNINGBACK→
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Confine (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCAGEIN→
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Tidy up (6)
Starts with N, ends with NNEATEN→
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Ballet footwear (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETOESHOE→
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Brightly colored Tupperware (10)
Starts with O, ends with LORANGEBOWL→
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Lhasa __ dog (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAPSO→
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Ambulance crew: Abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEMTS→
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Offend (4)
Starts with H, ends with THURT→
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Brief swim (3)
Starts with D, ends with PDIP→
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Soldier's break, for short (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRANDR→
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Name of some dailies (7)
Starts with G, ends with EGAZETTE→
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Boomboxes, e.g. (13)
Starts with W, ends with SWIDERECEIVERS→
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Pizzeria appliance (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOVEN→
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Bring up the __ (trail) (4)
Starts with R, ends with RREAR→
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Nonsense (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRIPE→
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San __ (Palo Alto neighbor) (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMATEO→
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Frog's kin (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTOAD→
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L. Frank Baum princess (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOZMA→
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Cast member (5)
Starts with A, ends with RACTOR→
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Gain access (5)
Starts with E, ends with RENTER→
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Hogwarts messengers (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOWLS→
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Type of tide (4)
Starts with N, ends with PNEAP→
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Belgian port (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGHENT→
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Amount bet (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTAKE→
Down
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Sitarist Shankar (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRAVI→
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Truant GI (4)
Starts with A, ends with LAWOL→
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Harvest season (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFALL→
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Yellow-brown stone (9)
Starts with T, ends with ETIGERSEYE→
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Project's phase (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTAGE→
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What to leave a gas station with (8)
Starts with F, ends with KFULLTANK→
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Baseball great Roberto (6)
Starts with A, ends with RALOMAR→
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Golden Rule word (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNTO→
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Coffee variety (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELATTE→
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Innate quality (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRAIT→
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Affinity grp. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASSN→
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Disapproving shout (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBOO→
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Literary castaway (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECRUSOE→
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Austrian pastry (7)
Starts with S, ends with LSTRUDEL→
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Male pig (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBOAR→
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Casual greeting (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOHHI→
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False statements (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIES→
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Spherical roof (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOME→
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Sadat of Egypt (5)
Starts with A, ends with RANWAR→
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Brewery furnace (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOAST→
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Toddler's taboos (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNONOS→
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"Go ahead and ask" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRYME→
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"This __ my first rodeo" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISNT→
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__ butter moisturizer (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASHEA→
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Seats for worshipers (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEWS→
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Vacillates (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSEESAWS→
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X-like Greek letter (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICHI→
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"I'm so unlucky!" (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPOORME→
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Formal party (6)
Starts with A, ends with RAFFAIR→
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Very virtuous people (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSAINTS→
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Shampoo direction (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESHAKE→
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Journalist Greeley (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHORACE→
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Snacked on (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
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Queue after Q (4)
Starts with R, ends with URSTU→
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Martial art (4)
Starts with J, ends with OJUDO→
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Secondary strategy (5)
Starts with P, ends with BPLANB→
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__ for (select) (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
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Beloved celebrity (4)
Starts with I, ends with LIDOL→
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Off-script remark (5)
Starts with A, ends with BADLIB→
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"Don't you cry" girl in a Foster song (7)
Starts with S, ends with ASUSANNA→
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Get even for (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAVENGE→
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Beyond what's reasonable (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTOOFAR→
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Nicaraguan leader Daniel (6)
Starts with O, ends with AORTEGA→
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Out of view (6)
Starts with U, ends with NUNSEEN→
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Capture, informally (3)
Starts with N, ends with BNAB→
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Drought relief (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRAIN→
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Hispanic boy (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCHICO→
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Feathered missile (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDART→
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"Alternatively..." (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIFNOT→
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Color gradation (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHUE→
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Watchful (9)
Starts with O, ends with TOBSERVANT→
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Former Chicago mayor Emanuel (4)
Starts with R, ends with MRAHM→
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Macbeth, by birth (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCOT→
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__ out a living (scrapes by) (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEKES→
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Easy to lift (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLIGHT→
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Hardly any (3)
Starts with F, ends with WFEW→
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Brit's "You can bet on this" (8)
Starts with I, ends with TITSACERT→
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Nary a soul (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOONE→
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Bit of an atom (7)
Starts with N, ends with NNEUTRON→
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German-based grocer (4)
Starts with A, ends with IALDI→
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Something simple (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBREEZE→
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Laura of That '70s Show (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPREPON→
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Convention badge (5)
Starts with I, ends with GIDTAG→
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Parakeet seat (5)
Starts with P, ends with HPERCH→
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Thin coins (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDIMES→
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Head for (4)
Starts with G, ends with OGOTO→
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Declare firmly (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAVOW→
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Enthusiasm (4)
Starts with Z, ends with LZEAL→
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Finish lines (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENDS→
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Finish filming (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWRAP→
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Formal ceremony (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERITE→
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Jazz singer __ James (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
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Offend the nose (4)
Starts with R, ends with KREEK→
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Doctors' org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAMA→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for November 2, 2025?+
144 clues: 68 Across and 76 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Castaways' vehicles (RAFTS); Pin blame on (FAULT); Basics (ABCS).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
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