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HEALTHY START: By the sound of it

Sunday, October 25, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 146 clues
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Across

  1. Spontaneous comment 5 ℓ
  2. Guiding phrase 5 ℓ
  3. End-of-week comment 4 ℓ
  4. Garish 4 ℓ
  5. Celestial hunter 5 ℓ
  6. Prefix for present 4 ℓ
  7. Broad-based 4 ℓ
  8. Garlicky sauce 5 ℓ
  9. Streisand's second film 10 ℓ
  10. Didn't fluctuate 10 ℓ
  11. NL Central team 3 ℓ
  12. Discernment 5 ℓ
  13. Lady of pop 4 ℓ
  14. Insect's middle 6 ℓ
  15. With no slack 4 ℓ
  16. Put into words 3 ℓ
  17. "New York, New York" singer 7 ℓ
  18. Rambler of old 4 ℓ
  19. Stallone character 6 ℓ
  20. Diver's outfit 5 ℓ
  21. He steers ships 8 ℓ
  22. Annoying 6 ℓ
  23. Add to or take from 5 ℓ
  24. Haphazardly 13 ℓ
  25. Take down, in a way 7 ℓ
  26. Namibia neighbor 6 ℓ
  27. Copy checkers, for short 3 ℓ
  28. Wee bit 3 ℓ
  29. Doesn't seem proper 6 ℓ
  30. French state 4 ℓ
  31. Action star from Hong Kong 4 ℓ
  32. Get rid (of) 6 ℓ
  33. Bridge statement 5 ℓ
  34. Sans-serif typeface 9 ℓ
  35. Tropical fruit 5 ℓ
  36. Object of worship 4 ℓ
  37. Point ineptly 6 ℓ
  38. Big bovines 4 ℓ
  39. Mystical doctrine 6 ℓ
  40. Like Victorian squares 6 ℓ
  41. Saddle sticker 3 ℓ
  42. Car care brand 3 ℓ
  43. Way back when 7 ℓ
  44. Northwestern capital 13 ℓ
  45. Money in 49-Down 5 ℓ
  46. Ostrich or emu 6 ℓ
  47. Finnair hub 8 ℓ
  48. Old-fashioned, as humor 5 ℓ
  49. File download option 6 ℓ
  50. Cold and clammy 4 ℓ
  51. Hosp. staffers 4 ℓ
  52. Beefs about 7 ℓ
  53. Sleuth, for short 3 ℓ
  54. San __, CA 5 ℓ
  55. As per 3 ℓ
  56. Wally of cookies 4 ℓ
  57. First female House Speaker 6 ℓ
  58. M*A*S*H transport 10 ℓ
  59. Classifieds section 10 ℓ
  60. Santa __ Park (venerable racetrack) 5 ℓ
  61. Artist Magritte 4 ℓ
  62. Agenda line 4 ℓ
  63. Paradise Lost character 5 ℓ
  64. '80s heavyweight champ 5 ℓ
  65. Sales disclaimer 4 ℓ
  66. Walk worriedly 4 ℓ
  67. Rub away 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Sounds relieved 4 ℓ
  2. Variety of quartz 4 ℓ
  3. In the present 5 ℓ
  4. Jeweled topper 5 ℓ
  5. Three-layer treats 5 ℓ
  6. Nocturnal flier 4 ℓ
  7. Carried out 3 ℓ
  8. Prepare to open 7 ℓ
  9. Rolex alternatives 6 ℓ
  10. Actress Lindsay 5 ℓ
  11. 30 Rock star 3 ℓ
  12. Just sitting around 4 ℓ
  13. __-edged (top-quality) 4 ℓ
  14. Tepid rating 8 ℓ
  15. Flora and fauna 5 ℓ
  16. Under the weather 3 ℓ
  17. Just sit around 4 ℓ
  18. Daily fare 4 ℓ
  19. Slap on, as paint 4 ℓ
  20. Least capricious 8 ℓ
  21. Colossus 5 ℓ
  22. Wished undone 4 ℓ
  23. Dirties 5 ℓ
  24. Western sidekick 5 ℓ
  25. "Very funny" or "Not very funny" 4 ℓ
  26. Prophetic sign 4 ℓ
  27. Eur. kingdom 4 ℓ
  28. Visual representation 8 ℓ
  29. Extracted, as sap 4 ℓ
  30. Boombox button 4 ℓ
  31. Where wrens rest 5 ℓ
  32. Almanac section 5 ℓ
  33. Sicily neighbor 5 ℓ
  34. Dormancy 5 ℓ
  35. See the point 5 ℓ
  36. Big name in auto parts 5 ℓ
  37. Old college cry 3 ℓ
  38. Sitarist Shankar 4 ℓ
  39. Pretty up 8 ℓ
  40. Jazz band participant 3 ℓ
  41. FDR or JFK 3 ℓ
  42. Sushi tuna 3 ℓ
  43. Absurd 5 ℓ
  44. Asp, for one 5 ℓ
  45. Plaster backing 4 ℓ
  46. By the __ (wine option) 5 ℓ
  47. Dynamite guy 5 ℓ
  48. Old saying 5 ℓ
  49. Book after Jonah 5 ℓ
  50. Majestic southern tree 8 ℓ
  51. Sense of self 3 ℓ
  52. Thing on the to-do list 4 ℓ
  53. Apprised of 4 ℓ
  54. Croft of video games 4 ℓ
  55. Ornate buttons 5 ℓ
  56. Inst. of learning 4 ℓ
  57. Software prototypes 5 ℓ
  58. Nonclerical 4 ℓ
  59. Pod that might be pickled 4 ℓ
  60. Wears well 5 ℓ
  61. When to eat 8 ℓ
  62. Shawshank Redemption characters 7 ℓ
  63. Arabian native 6 ℓ
  64. Blueprint datum 4 ℓ
  65. Admit, informally 5 ℓ
  66. Slipknot loop 5 ℓ
  67. Junction points 5 ℓ
  68. Designer Perry 5 ℓ
  69. Minuscule 5 ℓ
  70. Obama education secretary Duncan 4 ℓ
  71. Ewes' milieus 4 ℓ
  72. Lead-in to boy or girl 4 ℓ
  73. Knighted Guinness 4 ℓ
  74. Large water bird 4 ℓ
  75. First-rate, to rappers 4 ℓ
  76. Prefix for physical 4 ℓ
  77. Golfer's target 3 ℓ
  78. Haunch 3 ℓ
  79. Hunters' org. 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, October 25, 2026 is titled “HEALTHY START: By the sound of it” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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