CREATIVE CAPITALIST
Across
- Unconfident attempt
- Alpo alternative
- Springs for a vacation
- Often-underwater ground
- Adverb ending
- 3M paper product
- Obsessive gamer's risk
- End of quote
- Slight stain
- 5-to-500 banknote
- Bistro amenity
- "They can go right ahead"
- Emendation
- The works
- The two
- Not a reindeer nickname
- Jr. and sr.
- Cantina serving
- Caffeine source
- Bowl org.
- Certain tuskers
- Military detachment
- Mythical waterway
- Start of a quote
- Do a store chore
- World Cup chant
- Removes hair from
- Royal Rumble org.
- Middle of quote
- See 35-Across
- Oslo Accords (1990s) signer
- With 32-Across, joyful shout
- Source of quote
Down
- Keeps from littering
- Common sequel subtitle
- The way it's displayed
- Keep from scoring
- Grab, as cold cubes
- Stepped down
- Tubside bottle
- As another option
- Do your part
- Could potentially
- Instrument with keys
- Lightheaded
- Arise (from)
- Tennessee Williams contemporary
- Fair housing
- Walked over
- Detail often drawn by Degas
- Got it all (in)
- Formal "you bet"
- Metaphor for intrigue
- Transportation to the top
- Unsurpassed
- "...for __ know"
- "No, it's lemonade!" shouter in a GEICO ad
- Central Florida city nickname
- TV guy with a YouTube "Garage" series
- What this is in Barcelona
- Sought a long catch
- Shuffle along
- Scenery for Red Riding Hood
- Time period
- Address abbreviation
- The Wrights' home state
- Others: Lat.
- Consulted
- Was close to in class
- Sundial numeral
- Very virtuous
- Whom Britain's Tony is named for
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 10, 2025 is titled “CREATIVE CAPITALIST” and was constructed by S.N.. The puzzle features 72 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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