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WE'RE SO BRIGHT

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Boulder or pebble 4 ℓ
  2. Initials on an invitation 4 ℓ
  3. Drain blockages 5 ℓ
  4. Guys 3 ℓ
  5. Organ for hearing 3 ℓ
  6. Revered celebrities 5 ℓ
  7. Mascara stain 5 ℓ
  8. Use oars 3 ℓ
  9. Eve's first home 4 ℓ
  10. Champagne, for example 13 ℓ
  11. Went on horseback 4 ℓ
  12. "Halt!" 4 ℓ
  13. Make into law 5 ℓ
  14. McCartney or Revere 4 ℓ
  15. Discourage from doing 5 ℓ
  16. Very often 4 ℓ
  17. Poker pot starter 4 ℓ
  18. Disreputable, as a bar 5 ℓ
  19. Pigsties 4 ℓ
  20. Phone app image 4 ℓ
  21. Get tangled up 5 ℓ
  22. "Put a lid __!" 4 ℓ
  23. Editor's removal mark 4 ℓ
  24. Convention venue 5 ℓ
  25. Floor-washing tools 4 ℓ
  26. Rave from a critic 13 ℓ
  27. Extremely long time 3 ℓ
  28. Fractions of a mile 4 ℓ
  29. Not __ (mediocre) 5 ℓ
  30. Sink, as the sun 3 ℓ
  31. Flair for fashion 5 ℓ
  32. "__ you kidding?" 3 ℓ
  33. Spray can 7 ℓ
  34. Whole bunch (of) 4 ℓ
  35. Impressive presentation 15 ℓ
  36. As you like it, in recipes 7 ℓ
  37. Sailor's greeting 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Mountain chains 6 ℓ
  2. Fractions of a qt. 3 ℓ
  3. Bigwig celebrity, for short 3 ℓ
  4. White wintertime missile 8 ℓ
  5. Juliet's love 5 ℓ
  6. Eastern European 4 ℓ
  7. Bit of heredity 4 ℓ
  8. In plain sight 5 ℓ
  9. Size above Medium 5 ℓ
  10. Construction site lifter 5 ℓ
  11. Was sure of 4 ℓ
  12. Any of America's "original 13" 6 ℓ
  13. Spotted wildcat 6 ℓ
  14. Historical period 3 ℓ
  15. Black-and-orange bird 6 ℓ
  16. Big Ben's city 6 ℓ
  17. Candies and cookies 6 ℓ
  18. Cider fruit 5 ℓ
  19. Contest submission 5 ℓ
  20. Chopped into small cubes 5 ℓ
  21. Fill with joy 5 ℓ
  22. Prepare gifts 4 ℓ
  23. Joint above a shin 4 ℓ
  24. Crimson and scarlet 4 ℓ
  25. Light brown color 3 ℓ
  26. Resort with saunas 3 ℓ
  27. "In my opinion..." 5 ℓ
  28. Suffix for violin or novel 3 ℓ
  29. Neighborhood 4 ℓ
  30. Moist, as morning grass 4 ℓ
  31. Not wanting to work 4 ℓ
  32. Ginger ale or root beer 4 ℓ
  33. Yale students 4 ℓ
  34. Tequila cocktail, for short 4 ℓ
  35. __ about (approximately) 4 ℓ
  36. Police dept. rank 3 ℓ
  37. Moved fast 4 ℓ
  38. Loses concentration 8 ℓ
  39. River barriers 4 ℓ
  40. Throat-clearing sound 4 ℓ
  41. Bee attack 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 14, 2025 is titled “WE'RE SO BRIGHT” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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.

Newsday WE'RE SO BRIGHT Crossword October 14 2025 Answers