PARK RANGERS
Across
- Yahoo alternative
- Rugged bike
- Ending like -ita
- Frothy sweet
- Annoys a lot
- Part of a bass' range
- Certain phone chats
- Piccata meat
- Behold, of old
- Was a pioneer
- Cylindrical structure
- Youngest White House child this century
- Faint-colored
- Archaeo- opposite
- Mythical river
- NASA propellant
- However, typed with thumbs
- San Francisco's __ Buena Island
- Cold, in Cancun
- The least required
- Bunker Hill general
- '90s German leader
- Duke's hoops rival
- Of a state-union system
- Barbadian Ambassador/singer
- Start of a family favor request
- Spot for the night
- Sharp cry
- Cellular material
- Took a turn
- __ rule
- Gooey dirt
- Charger connection
- Higher-up
- Security Council vote
Down
- Swarm around
- Capital close to Slovakia
- Three-part
- Back on board
- Use up
- Trying trip
- Film noir protagonist
- Needle hole
- 1980s SNL cast member
- Onset
- Baby furniture
- Lincoln's first veep
- Now lower
- Postures on mats
- Twist open
- Out of concern that
- Overexert
- Where a homophone of a word in the four longest answers can be found
- Question of motive
- Survey check-off
- Kant contemporary
- Less ruddy
- Award in the NATO alphabet
- Minnesota congresswoman Omar
- Overly academic
- 11-Across kin
- Formal vote
- Bugs Bunny's girlfriend
- Sistine ceiling subject
- Distressed
- Legendary Sherwoodian
- Spin on ice
- Averse to mixing
- Eclectic British rocker
- Martial arts weapon
- Work out
- Isn't colorfast
- Moody music
- Quail or recoil
About this puzzle
The Newsday Crossword for Friday, October 31, 2025 is titled “PARK RANGERS” and was constructed by Kevin Christian. The puzzle features 74 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.