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SCIENCE PAPER

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Constructed by Bruce Key 76 clues
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Across

  1. Reliable fixers 4 ℓ
  2. SALT treaty subjects 4 ℓ
  3. Bridges of fame 4 ℓ
  4. Walk in the park 11 ℓ
  5. DC server 3 ℓ
  6. Written tribute 3 ℓ
  7. Possible sales opportunity 4 ℓ
  8. Sousaphone ancestors 8 ℓ
  9. Hyundai alterative 6 ℓ
  10. Pyramid topper 4 ℓ
  11. Theme of the puzzle 10 ℓ
  12. Soccer announcer's shout 4 ℓ
  13. Residencia 4 ℓ
  14. Measures taken by builders 5 ℓ
  15. Hand fee 4 ℓ
  16. Border collie's concerns 4 ℓ
  17. Go after 4 ℓ
  18. Green shade 4 ℓ
  19. Brass without buttons 5 ℓ
  20. Swear off 4 ℓ
  21. Sharp criticism 10 ℓ
  22. Word on a Northern Sky map 4 ℓ
  23. Two-sharp key 6 ℓ
  24. They work with seals 8 ℓ
  25. Exploration organization 4 ℓ
  26. DNA collector 3 ℓ
  27. Center ice, in hockey 11 ℓ
  28. Sleeper, for instance 3 ℓ
  29. Pool hall cry 8 ℓ
  30. Get a load of 5 ℓ
  31. Meat sauce 4 ℓ
  32. Cherry and ruby 4 ℓ
  33. Mischievous caper 5 ℓ
  34. Stone's center 5 ℓ
  35. How some court cases are won 8 ℓ
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Down

  1. Strategic agenda 4 ℓ
  2. Brigadier symbol 4 ℓ
  3. Sushi seasoning 4 ℓ
  4. Dubai's __ Khalifa (world's tallest building) 4 ℓ
  5. Turquoise kin 4 ℓ
  6. Customer reactions 8 ℓ
  7. Seasonal bug 3 ℓ
  8. Coop group 4 ℓ
  9. Summer cruise port 6 ℓ
  10. Roomy ride 5 ℓ
  11. Don't count 4 ℓ
  12. PR portion 4 ℓ
  13. Camel cousins 6 ℓ
  14. High-end hybrid 5 ℓ
  15. What we got "cockatoo" from 5 ℓ
  16. Heroic history 4 ℓ
  17. Well-versed in 4 ℓ
  18. Needing to knock off 4 ℓ
  19. Bus bar 4 ℓ
  20. Check the flow of 4 ℓ
  21. Bridges of fame 4 ℓ
  22. Affinity grp. 4 ℓ
  23. How some may say "Now!" 4 ℓ
  24. Shelter of a sort 3 ℓ
  25. Capital southwest of Helena 5 ℓ
  26. It means "across" 5 ℓ
  27. Exploit to the fullest 4 ℓ
  28. Gridiron great Tarkenton 4 ℓ
  29. Chocolate alternative 5 ℓ
  30. Frigidaire alternative 5 ℓ
  31. Sitar tunes 5 ℓ
  32. Song sounds 5 ℓ
  33. Naught 4 ℓ
  34. Warning signs 5 ℓ
  35. Gentle push 5 ℓ
  36. Seiko's printer brand 5 ℓ
  37. Condo manager 4 ℓ
  38. Broccoli __ (turnip cousin) 4 ℓ
  39. Swinging steadily 8 ℓ
  40. Steps toward JDs 5 ℓ
  41. Inferior 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 2, 2025 is titled “SCIENCE PAPER” and was constructed by Bruce Key. 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.

Newsday SCIENCE PAPER Crossword October 2 2025 Answers