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PUMP IT UP

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Misplace 4 ℓ
  2. Slammed-door sound 4 ℓ
  3. Baby sheep 4 ℓ
  4. Land parcel 5 ℓ
  5. Opinion pieces 6 ℓ
  6. Capital of Massachusetts 6 ℓ
  7. Get away fast 4 ℓ
  8. Upscale Honda 5 ℓ
  9. Go bad, as milk 5 ℓ
  10. TV network with an eye logo 3 ℓ
  11. Was furious 5 ℓ
  12. Inflatable platform for lying on water 9 ℓ
  13. Windowpane material 5 ℓ
  14. "In addition..." 4 ℓ
  15. M*A*S*H star Alan 4 ℓ
  16. All __ (fully attentive) 4 ℓ
  17. Small snack 4 ℓ
  18. Stinging insect 4 ℓ
  19. __ and crafts 4 ℓ
  20. Woodwind instrument 4 ℓ
  21. __ bear (Arctic mammal) 5 ℓ
  22. Inflatable sphere for the shore 9 ℓ
  23. Protruding navel 5 ℓ
  24. Balance-sheet plus 5 ℓ
  25. Rogue 5 ℓ
  26. __ sauce (sushi condiment) 3 ℓ
  27. Starting 15-Down stake 4 ℓ
  28. Confidential fact 6 ℓ
  29. Positive potential 6 ℓ
  30. Divide up with others 5 ℓ
  31. Once owned 3 ℓ
  32. Settle a debt 5 ℓ
  33. Tie up at a pier 4 ℓ
  34. High school dance 4 ℓ
  35. Major burden 4 ℓ
  36. Soup-cooking vessel 3 ℓ
  37. "Do __ others as..." 4 ℓ
  38. Discharged, as a cannon 5 ℓ
  39. When a plane is due in: Abbr. 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Science research rooms 4 ℓ
  2. Welcome upon arrival 5 ℓ
  3. Too easily tricked 5 ℓ
  4. Wedding vow locale 5 ℓ
  5. Inflatable birthday party structure 11 ℓ
  6. Strap around a waist 4 ℓ
  7. Tunneling mammal 4 ℓ
  8. Belittle 5 ℓ
  9. Crab's undersea cousin 7 ℓ
  10. PC "cancel" key 3 ℓ
  11. Remain 4 ℓ
  12. Triple-decker cookie 4 ℓ
  13. Turnpikes and freeways 5 ℓ
  14. __-addressed stamped envelope 4 ℓ
  15. Flat-bottomed boat 5 ℓ
  16. Central Florida city 5 ℓ
  17. Sweet cubes added to tea 5 ℓ
  18. Frozen __ (grocery department) 5 ℓ
  19. Game on horseback 4 ℓ
  20. Extend across 4 ℓ
  21. Pepsi or Coke 4 ℓ
  22. Deep male voice 4 ℓ
  23. Halt 4 ℓ
  24. Attorney's field 3 ℓ
  25. Card game with bluffs and bets 5 ℓ
  26. Glove insert 4 ℓ
  27. Inflatable sleeping surface 11 ℓ
  28. "O __ can you see..." 3 ℓ
  29. Chimney residue 4 ℓ
  30. Official at home plate 3 ℓ
  31. Tiny skin opening 4 ℓ
  32. Tennis or soccer 5 ℓ
  33. Detest 4 ℓ
  34. Required task 4 ℓ
  35. Elsa's sister in Frozen 4 ℓ
  36. Long heroic tale 4 ℓ
  37. Maritime distress call 3 ℓ
  38. Samson's female betrayer 7 ℓ
  39. "Ceiling" room cooler 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 21, 2025 is titled “PUMP IT UP” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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 PUMP IT UP Crossword October 21 2025 Answers