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HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Constructed by Jay Silverman 78 clues
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Across

  1. Paper tablets 4 ℓ
  2. Dish holding a dinner 5 ℓ
  3. Winter ailment 3 ℓ
  4. Neat and orderly 4 ℓ
  5. Obtain entry to 6 ℓ
  6. Home security co. 3 ℓ
  7. Had some food 3 ℓ
  8. Just right 6 ℓ
  9. Spanish cheer 3 ℓ
  10. Manicurist's tool 12 ℓ
  11. Grumpy mood 4 ℓ
  12. Be entitled to 4 ℓ
  13. Parcel out 5 ℓ
  14. Dog collar attachment 5 ℓ
  15. Internet diary 4 ℓ
  16. Roof overhang 4 ℓ
  17. Knives' sharp parts 5 ℓ
  18. Do tailoring 3 ℓ
  19. Snow day toy 4 ℓ
  20. Fencing blade 4 ℓ
  21. Raisin __ cereal 4 ℓ
  22. Hard work 5 ℓ
  23. Nary a soul 4 ℓ
  24. Take a break 4 ℓ
  25. Indoor pro sports venue 5 ℓ
  26. Mayflower landing spot 12 ℓ
  27. Sci-fi beings 6 ℓ
  28. Luau instrument 3 ℓ
  29. Gear tooth 3 ℓ
  30. Area with parking spaces 3 ℓ
  31. Main ideas 6 ℓ
  32. Surface for surfing 4 ℓ
  33. With a flat surface 5 ℓ
  34. Transports by truck 5 ℓ
  35. Covering for a gift box 13 ℓ
  36. Beauty and the __ 5 ℓ
  37. Competition award 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Snail mail buddy 6 ℓ
  2. Chapter of history 3 ℓ
  3. Whole bunch 3 ℓ
  4. Prez on Mount Rushmore 3 ℓ
  5. "Happy as a" songbird 4 ℓ
  6. There's no __ like home 5 ℓ
  7. Not factual 6 ℓ
  8. Eyelid attachment 4 ℓ
  9. Worry (about) 4 ℓ
  10. Message from a teacher 5 ℓ
  11. Plead not guilty, say 6 ℓ
  12. NASA's first lunar program 6 ℓ
  13. Boxing great Muhammad 3 ℓ
  14. Famous people, for short 6 ℓ
  15. Lacking a musical key 6 ℓ
  16. Originate (from) 6 ℓ
  17. Tried out 6 ℓ
  18. Donkeys 5 ℓ
  19. Solemn vows 5 ℓ
  20. Raven relative 4 ℓ
  21. Discount event 4 ℓ
  22. Aroma detector 4 ℓ
  23. Was ahead of everyone else 3 ℓ
  24. Pub beverage 3 ℓ
  25. Trail behind 3 ℓ
  26. Get good at a skill again 7 ℓ
  27. Authorizes 3 ℓ
  28. Preserved with a cassette 6 ℓ
  29. Bat's underground home 4 ℓ
  30. Higher than 4 ℓ
  31. Hair-styling goo 3 ℓ
  32. Yale student 3 ℓ
  33. Morning Joe airer 5 ℓ
  34. Was in tears 4 ℓ
  35. Rodeo ropes 6 ℓ
  36. Hard to view, as through fog 4 ℓ
  37. "Amazing!" 3 ℓ
  38. Judicial document 4 ℓ
  39. Hitchhiker's hope 4 ℓ
  40. Cutting and __ (word-processor activity) 7 ℓ
  41. HS support org. 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 is titled “HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT” and was constructed by Jay Silverman. 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 HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT Crossword October 29 2025 Answers