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BROWN BEGINNINGS

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Totally engrossed 4 ℓ
  2. Hollywood headliner 4 ℓ
  3. Share and share __ 5 ℓ
  4. More nervous 6 ℓ
  5. Informal assent 4 ℓ
  6. Infuriate 6 ℓ
  7. Jotted down 5 ℓ
  8. In an angry mood 4 ℓ
  9. Teases by raising hopes 10 ℓ
  10. Quick haircut 4 ℓ
  11. "Here we are!" 5 ℓ
  12. Countless ages of time 4 ℓ
  13. Annapolis campus: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  14. Leg joint 4 ℓ
  15. People, places, or things 5 ℓ
  16. Accomplishes 4 ℓ
  17. __ Wall of China 5 ℓ
  18. Movie studio stages 4 ℓ
  19. At any time 4 ℓ
  20. T-Rexes, for short 5 ℓ
  21. Sheet of glass 4 ℓ
  22. Ship of 1492 4 ℓ
  23. "Are so!" response 5 ℓ
  24. Poker pot starter 4 ℓ
  25. Workweek-ending cry 4 ℓ
  26. Two-wheeler for two people 10 ℓ
  27. Sinister smile 5 ℓ
  28. Impressive sight 6 ℓ
  29. Solemn pledge 4 ℓ
  30. Free-for-all brawls 6 ℓ
  31. Mail-routing abbr. 4 ℓ
  32. Authentic 4 ℓ
  33. Soup-serving utensil 5 ℓ
  34. Performer at a baby grand 7 ℓ
  35. "Constrictor" snake 3 ℓ
  36. Find a purpose for 3 ℓ
  37. Spear in a joust 5 ℓ
  38. "Tall" story 4 ℓ
  39. Went very fast 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Takes a lease for 5 ℓ
  2. Coral ridge 4 ℓ
  3. Prefix meaning "against" 4 ℓ
  4. Much knotted, as hair 9 ℓ
  5. Burger-flipping tool 7 ℓ
  6. High regard 6 ℓ
  7. Eccentric 5 ℓ
  8. Concave navel 5 ℓ
  9. Tree branch 4 ℓ
  10. Eden exile 4 ℓ
  11. Take unfair advantage of 7 ℓ
  12. Tube-shaped pasta 5 ℓ
  13. Bird-related 5 ℓ
  14. Evaluating 6 ℓ
  15. Leather-piercing tool 3 ℓ
  16. Cousin of a croc 5 ℓ
  17. Happen next 5 ℓ
  18. Upper-atmosphere layer 5 ℓ
  19. Basic credo 5 ℓ
  20. Four letters in "scissors" 5 ℓ
  21. Small earring 4 ℓ
  22. Approximately 4 ℓ
  23. __ fish sandwich 4 ℓ
  24. Office helper: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  25. Historical period 3 ℓ
  26. Pool table fabric 4 ℓ
  27. Sesame-__ bun 4 ℓ
  28. Prefix for pod or angle 3 ℓ
  29. Warm up in an oven 4 ℓ
  30. Otherwise 4 ℓ
  31. Competent 4 ℓ
  32. Frog's cousin 4 ℓ
  33. Orange-colored citrus fruit 9 ℓ
  34. Get __ for effort 3 ℓ
  35. "Pad" flower in a pond 4 ℓ
  36. Look closely (at) 4 ℓ
  37. "Long time no __" 3 ℓ
  38. Movie theaters 7 ℓ
  39. Sharp screams 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 is titled “BROWN BEGINNINGS” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. 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.

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