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DON'T PUSH IT

Friday, October 24, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 76 clues
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Across

  1. Write in stone, say 4 ℓ
  2. Read closely or quickly 4 ℓ
  3. Cold __ 5 ℓ
  4. Screened over 5 ℓ
  5. Part 3 of quote 9 ℓ
  6. Successful candidate 7 ℓ
  7. Are 5 ℓ
  8. End of quote 13 ℓ
  9. Pretends to be 4 ℓ
  10. Actress Falco 4 ℓ
  11. A lot more than miffed 5 ℓ
  12. Corp. branch 4 ℓ
  13. Kid lit environmentalist 5 ℓ
  14. Investment concern 4 ℓ
  15. Explanation intro 4 ℓ
  16. Horror film series addr. 5 ℓ
  17. French military cap 4 ℓ
  18. Small municipality, for short 4 ℓ
  19. Year-end rendition 5 ℓ
  20. Tostada alternative 4 ℓ
  21. Ceiling support 4 ℓ
  22. Early version 5 ℓ
  23. Something inside, for short 4 ℓ
  24. Start of a quote 13 ℓ
  25. Metaphorical fire contents 5 ℓ
  26. Without limit 7 ℓ
  27. Moves swiftly and suddenly 5 ℓ
  28. Part 2 of quote 9 ℓ
  29. Short article 4 ℓ
  30. US auditing agency 3 ℓ
  31. What clippers are called 3 ℓ
  32. Matlock network 3 ℓ
  33. Source of the quote 7 ℓ
  34. Marge's neighbor 3 ℓ
  35. Fling forcefully 4 ℓ
  36. Nearby star 3 ℓ
  37. "Who, me?" 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Drop back 3 ℓ
  2. "Good riddance" 6 ℓ
  3. Buttonhole 6 ℓ
  4. Slow gallop 6 ℓ
  5. Outstanding 7 ℓ
  6. John who has sung with Joel 5 ℓ
  7. Dark brown 6 ℓ
  8. Country on the Caspian 4 ℓ
  9. Novelist Gruen 4 ℓ
  10. Dual-power 4 ℓ
  11. Spoken sound-alike 7 ℓ
  12. Drew in a coloring book 8 ℓ
  13. Low digit 3 ℓ
  14. Antidote 6 ℓ
  15. Slips past 6 ℓ
  16. Set of instructions 6 ℓ
  17. Lorry filler 6 ℓ
  18. Flowery wear 3 ℓ
  19. Option for returns 5 ℓ
  20. Biblical excerpt 4 ℓ
  21. EMT announcements 4 ℓ
  22. Detriment 4 ℓ
  23. Long board 3 ℓ
  24. Precognitive skill 3 ℓ
  25. Not as conventional 5 ℓ
  26. Soldier supporter 3 ℓ
  27. "Let's do this!" 4 ℓ
  28. Have status 4 ℓ
  29. Alphabet quartet 4 ℓ
  30. Sorority letter 3 ℓ
  31. Gymnastics apparatus 5 ℓ
  32. Give a hand to 4 ℓ
  33. Term of endearment 3 ℓ
  34. Term of endearment 8 ℓ
  35. Some sibs 4 ℓ
  36. Schedule spot 4 ℓ
  37. Western hero's pal 5 ℓ
  38. Cane cutter 7 ℓ
  39. Sign painted on a barn 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 24, 2025 is titled “DON'T PUSH IT” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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 DON'T PUSH IT Crossword October 24 2025 Answers