Newsday Crossword hints and answers for October 12, 2025
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Clues146
Across71
Down75
TitleSUPPLEMENTS: Beyond the regular
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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Savory taste (5)
Starts with U, ends with IUMAMI→
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Catches red-handed (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNABS→
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Big Apple baseballers (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMETS→
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Traffic slowdown (3)
Starts with J, ends with MJAM→
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Kept secret (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSATON→
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Film excerpts (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCLIPS→
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Nerve cell appendage (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAXON→
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Extremely uncommon (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
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Grade booster (11)
Starts with E, ends with TEXTRACREDIT→
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Guitar device (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCAPO→
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Shorten for space (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
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Dollar bill (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESINGLE→
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Court claimant (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSUER→
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Scratch up (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
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Steep-walled elevation (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMESA→
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Friendly nation (4)
Starts with A, ends with YALLY→
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Emme, for example (13)
Starts with P, ends with LPLUSSIZEMODEL→
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Sawyer's pal (4)
Starts with F, ends with NFINN→
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Blurt out (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSAY→
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Any of the Simpsons (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTOON→
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HS exam (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSAT→
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Suffix for nectar (3)
Starts with I, ends with EINE→
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Stationary exerciser (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBIKE→
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Flour source (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
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Irish poet (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEATS→
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Sellers of remaindered merchandise (13)
Starts with S, ends with SSURPLUSSTORES→
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"Jai alai" language (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBASQUE→
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Spruces (up) (6)
Starts with T, ends with STIDIES→
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Thurman of films (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUMA→
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Drought relief (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRAIN→
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Hot beverage dispenser (3)
Starts with U, ends with NURN→
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A flair for fashion (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYLE→
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Convent attire (5)
Starts with H, ends with THABIT→
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Low-__ diet (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCARB→
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Glass ingredient (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSAND→
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Concert bonus (15)
Starts with A, ends with NADDEDATTRACTION→
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Informal chuckle (4)
Starts with L, ends with FLAFF→
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Carries a balance (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOWES→
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Glittery fabrics (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLAMES→
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Male whales (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBULLS→
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Attorneys' org. (3)
Starts with A, ends with AABA→
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Beethoven's birthplace (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBONN→
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First mother (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
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"Amen" (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSOBEIT→
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"Holy" brat (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTERROR→
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Etc. etc. (13)
Starts with M, ends with EMOREOFTHESAME→
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Pursuer of Bugs (5)
Starts with E, ends with RELMER→
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Office seeker, for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with LPOL→
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Makes a knot in (4)
Starts with T, ends with STIES→
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Make a tear in (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRIP→
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Going by way of (3)
Starts with V, ends with AVIA→
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Leopold's co-defendant (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLOEB→
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NBC series since the '70s (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
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Six-legged colonists (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
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Reason for a flight surcharge (13)
Starts with E, ends with EEXCESSBAGGAGE→
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"What a pity" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
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Italian hero choice (4)
Starts with V, ends with LVEAL→
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Heavy weight (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTON→
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Bausch's partner (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLOMB→
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Bona fide (6)
Starts with A, ends with LACTUAL→
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Prince William's aunt (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
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Memorization process (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROTE→
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Unneeded coins (11)
Starts with S, ends with ESPARECHANGE→
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Busy person (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDOER→
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Support in wrongdoing (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
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Computer screen font (5)
Starts with A, ends with LARIAL→
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Sir __ John (5)
Starts with E, ends with NELTON→
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Close out (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
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Harp constellation (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALYRA→
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Former GM make (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLDS→
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Tough travels (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLOGS→
Down
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Puts to work (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
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Ankle-length skirt (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMAXI→
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Envelope-routing abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NATTN→
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Actor Freeman (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMORGAN→
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Counting everything (5)
Starts with I, ends with LINALL→
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ATM maker (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNCR→
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Many craft brews (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALES→
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Cause to increase, as an auction price (5)
Starts with B, ends with PBIDUP→
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Sales pitch (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSPIEL→
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Apple computer (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMAC→
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Study carefully (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEXAMINE→
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Yellow gem (5)
Starts with T, ends with ZTOPAZ→
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Snoozer's sounds (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNORES→
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Bored with everything (5)
Starts with J, ends with DJADED→
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Crop up (5)
Starts with A, ends with EARISE→
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Wire material (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMETAL→
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Walk proudly (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTRUT→
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TV accessories (7)
Starts with R, ends with SREMOTES→
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Fahrenheit alternative (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCELSIUS→
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Babbles (4)
Starts with Y, ends with SYAKS→
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Not at all pleased (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESORE→
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Tofu sources (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSOYS→
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Ancient Mexican (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMAYAN→
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Clenched hands (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFISTS→
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"Kayak" language (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINUIT→
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Socially uncool (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNERDY→
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"May I help you?" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
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Run, as colors (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBLEED→
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Blue hue (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAQUA→
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Make a left or right (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTURN→
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Texter's button (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSEND→
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Rice with spice (5)
Starts with P, ends with FPILAF→
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Large horns (5)
Starts with T, ends with STUBAS→
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Keep off a list (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
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Southwestern snake (7)
Starts with R, ends with RRATTLER→
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Netanyahu nickname (4)
Starts with B, ends with IBIBI→
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Speed test (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERACE→
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MFA part (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
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Rough-__ (unrefined) (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHEWN→
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Port of Yemen (4)
Starts with A, ends with NADEN→
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Big star's small role (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCAMEO→
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Cold-shoulders (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSNUBS→
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Cuckoo clock part (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDOOR→
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Glowing review (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERAVE→
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Orchestral winds (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOBOES→
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Behind schedule (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELATE→
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Biblical shepherd (4)
Starts with A, ends with LABEL→
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Rural business (4)
Starts with F, ends with MFARM→
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Find out (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLEARN→
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Cutoff point (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLIMIT→
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Pedometer tally (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEPS→
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Chessmaster Spassky (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBORIS→
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Wood finish (7)
Starts with S, ends with CSHELLAC→
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Party participant (7)
Starts with R, ends with RREVELER→
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Synthesizer inventor (4)
Starts with M, ends with GMOOG→
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Designer Cassini (4)
Starts with O, ends with GOLEG→
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Army bases: Abbr. (3)
Starts with F, ends with SFTS→
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Fey of TV (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATINA→
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72-Down occupation (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPLANTER→
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Of the stars (6)
Starts with A, ends with LASTRAL→
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Toy plane material (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABALSA→
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Of the same height (6)
Starts with A, ends with LASTALL→
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Slip away from (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEVADE→
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Inert gas (5)
Starts with X, ends with NXENON→
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Repaired, as wicker (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCANED→
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__ prize (unenviable award) (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBOOBY→
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Start getting paid to play (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGOPRO→
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Texting alternative (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEMAIL→
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Yearnings (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACHES→
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Thin nail (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBRAD→
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Golden Rule word (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNTO→
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Overly eager (4)
Starts with A, ends with GAGOG→
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Monocle, essentially (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLENS→
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Landing hr. guess (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
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Right-angle shapes (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for October 12, 2025?+
146 clues: 71 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Fred Piscop.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Savory taste (UMAMI); Catches red-handed (NABS); Big Apple baseballers (METS).
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?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
