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RESTRAINING ORDERS

Thursday, October 16, 2025 Constructed by Winston Emmons 76 clues
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Across

  1. LG tech 4 ℓ
  2. Lose luster 4 ℓ
  3. Silly people 5 ℓ
  4. Restraining order 14 ℓ
  5. Claudius successor 4 ℓ
  6. Marquis de __ 4 ℓ
  7. Weeping 7 ℓ
  8. Plug-in transportation 5 ℓ
  9. Relaxed run 4 ℓ
  10. Restraining order 10 ℓ
  11. What hydrogen hasn't 4 ℓ
  12. Oscar actress Marisa 5 ℓ
  13. Errand runner 4 ℓ
  14. Columbia Pictures owner 4 ℓ
  15. Captain Hook look 5 ℓ
  16. Wood smoother 4 ℓ
  17. Haleakala National Park locale 4 ℓ
  18. "Be strong, dude" encouragement 5 ℓ
  19. Attention-getter 4 ℓ
  20. Billfold fill 4 ℓ
  21. Restraining order 10 ℓ
  22. SUV ancestors 7 ℓ
  23. Alexandra nickname 5 ℓ
  24. Eventually yields 4 ℓ
  25. It's on the house 4 ℓ
  26. Restraining order 14 ℓ
  27. Sense starter 3 ℓ
  28. Shakespeare sneaky soldier 4 ℓ
  29. Courtroom drama shout 4 ℓ
  30. "I'll pass" 3 ℓ
  31. Friars Club's "Top Box Office Name of the Century" 7 ℓ
  32. Requirements 3 ℓ
  33. Apt rhyme for "secure" 4 ℓ
  34. Greenlit 4 ℓ
  35. "Sold out" letters 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Doc blocs 4 ℓ
  2. Fire dept. employee 3 ℓ
  3. Mars, to Marc Antony 4 ℓ
  4. Shout from a ship 4 ℓ
  5. Momentous 7 ℓ
  6. Sleepless in Seattle director 6 ℓ
  7. Specialty thread 6 ℓ
  8. Sinus specialists, for short 4 ℓ
  9. Perrier product 3 ℓ
  10. Company with a van line 3 ℓ
  11. Hindu trinity member 6 ℓ
  12. MLK Day follower 4 ℓ
  13. CNN reporter Bash 4 ℓ
  14. Quick look 4 ℓ
  15. Genetic observations 6 ℓ
  16. Seuss elephant 6 ℓ
  17. Honey source 6 ℓ
  18. __-European languages 4 ℓ
  19. Day divider 4 ℓ
  20. Minimal choreography 4 ℓ
  21. Abacus parts 4 ℓ
  22. Concert hall number 4 ℓ
  23. To a degree 4 ℓ
  24. Flattens on a canvas 3 ℓ
  25. Finder's reward 3 ℓ
  26. Spruce cousin 3 ℓ
  27. Slangy suffix 4 ℓ
  28. Auspices 5 ℓ
  29. Language like Laotian 4 ℓ
  30. Where 46-Across is seen 4 ℓ
  31. Earliest stage 5 ℓ
  32. Prefix meaning "within" 4 ℓ
  33. Secluded spots 5 ℓ
  34. "Me too!" 5 ℓ
  35. Kitchen knife brand 5 ℓ
  36. A generous disposition 5 ℓ
  37. Oxford, for instance 4 ℓ
  38. Tomato for paste 4 ℓ
  39. Throw away 4 ℓ
  40. What hitchhikers hope to hitch 5 ℓ
  41. Comforting comment 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 16, 2025 is titled “RESTRAINING ORDERS” and was constructed by Winston Emmons. The puzzle features 76 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.

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