MAKE SOME NOISE
Across
- Touch softly, as with a napkin
- _ code (number on mail)
- Speedily
- Attend without an invitation
- Enclosures mailed with RSVPs
- "At what time?"
- Religious subgroups
- Striped cat
- Pointed beard
- Grapelike smoothie berry
- 1990s period of Web company success
- Stand up
- Star Wars series sage
- Disney mermaid
- NFL six-point plays
- En __ (as a group)
- Served lunch to
- Notion
- Biblical tower city
- Showroom sample, for short
- Verse-reading competition
- Word-of-mouth
- Sports defeats
- Camera close-up lenses
- Sends junk emails to
- __ out a living (barely got by)
- Really enjoyed oneself
- Bird that honks
- Good-looking
- Used a shovel
- "Put a lid __!"
- Foremost
- Snake living in forests
- Local pub
- Nevada city
- Not cooked
- Made amends
Down
- Salsa, for nacho chips
- Office seekers, for short
- Muslim cleric
- No-points score
- Oak cousin
- Came to an end
- Well-qualified
- "No bid"
- Bottomless pit
- Hive dweller
- Unneeded fuss
- Wool made from mohair
- Appear to be
- Pilfered
- Major elevator maker
- Small fruit pie
- Corrosive liquid
- "Striped" fish
- Scores 100% on
- Block, as a river
- Comics cry of distress
- Uplifting poem
- Fuming
- "It's about time!"
- Daydreamer's scribble
- City surrounding the Vatican
- Striped African equine
- Multi-movement piano piece
- Christie's male detective
- Comics punch sound
- Emergency supply kit
- Shade of color
- Golden __ (seniors)
- Swear (to)
- Any "precious" rocks
- Keyboarding errors
- "Physician" rap artist
- Shout from Scrooge
- Skilled with computers
- Elapse quickly
- Beginner, informally
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 1, 2025 is titled “MAKE SOME NOISE” and was constructed by Zachary Edward-Brown. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.
The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.