TWO-WORD TREES
Across
- Walking stick
- Rolled-up sandwich
- Tree-dwelling primate
- Shady lawyers
- Two-door autos
- Say grace, say
- Shaker contents
- Pot pie veggie
- Shuttle boat
- Regional animals
- Meal where 38-Across are worn
- Small tropical tree kept indoors
- Guitarist Clapton
- Increase in altitude
- Tot's three-wheeler
- All finished
- Collect in bulk
- Genesis paradise
- Assist in a crime
- Maytag alternative
- Detest
- Dark-bark tree
- Laundry appliance
- Levels of a ladder
- V-shaped cut in a log
- Fully prepared
- Knighted men
- Soreness after exercise
- Typeface adornments
- Hearth fuel from trees
- Vampire novelist Rice
- Have a formal meal
- Sharp, as eyesight
- Chore to do
- Flowery necklaces
- Covered with asphalt
- Moved furtively
- Wasn't truthful
- Are: Sp.
Down
- Cars that are "hailed"
- Ballpoints
- On the summit of
- Very hard to find
- Light-bark tree with edible seeds
- Old school cheer
- No longer in shackles
- Artist Chagall
- Gives off, as steam
- Works hard
- List-ending abbr.
- Not messy
- Well-skilled
- Take a taste of
- Boats made from barks
- Mopes
- Left in a hurry
- Money in Milan
- Picnic spoiler
- Operatic solo
- Took care of a bill
- Something __ entirely
- Last word of Handel's Messiah
- School fundraising grp.
- Opposite of post-
- Steak cutter
- That lady
- Evergreen native to Alaska
- Street __ (urban reputation)
- Out of practice
- Overfills
- Online money
- Bills with Lincoln
- A point ahead
- Kept chilled
- Workstations
- Business with milking machines
- Courtroom statement
- Powered by the sun
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 15, 2025 is titled “TWO-WORD TREES” and was constructed by Jerry Clarkson. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.
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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.