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NEEDLE HOLDERS

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Degs. in finance 4 ℓ
  2. Diplomat's skill 4 ℓ
  3. Teakettle vapor 5 ℓ
  4. Least speedy 7 ℓ
  5. __ for the course (about average) 3 ℓ
  6. Roll call "no" vote 3 ℓ
  7. Coffeehouse servers 8 ℓ
  8. Adjust, as auto wheels 5 ℓ
  9. Body art artist with needles 9 ℓ
  10. Diver's oxygen holder 4 ℓ
  11. Kindergarten glue 5 ℓ
  12. Back of the neck 4 ℓ
  13. Prefix meaning "all" 4 ℓ
  14. Vicinity 4 ℓ
  15. Make changes to 5 ℓ
  16. Ship's pole 4 ℓ
  17. Deserving of assistance 5 ℓ
  18. Sergeant or admiral 4 ℓ
  19. Guitarist Clapton 4 ℓ
  20. Bend in a road 5 ℓ
  21. Salt Lake City's state 4 ℓ
  22. "Look, I did it" 4 ℓ
  23. Archer's missile 5 ℓ
  24. Ready to harvest 4 ℓ
  25. Unable to sit still 5 ℓ
  26. Type of tree with needles 9 ℓ
  27. Blushing 8 ℓ
  28. Stick (out) 3 ℓ
  29. Grownup boys 3 ℓ
  30. What many floor tiles are made of 7 ℓ
  31. Computerized information list 8 ℓ
  32. Find a new purpose for 5 ℓ
  33. Underground parts of plants 5 ℓ
  34. Have sore muscles 4 ℓ
  35. Legal claim, as a mortgage 4 ℓ
  36. Core belief 5 ℓ
  37. River vessel with a theater 8 ℓ
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Down

  1. Cab fare calculator 5 ℓ
  2. Those people 4 ℓ
  3. Outfielders' hats 4 ℓ
  4. Keep __ (persevere) 4 ℓ
  5. Music player with a needle 9 ℓ
  6. Kitten's cry 3 ℓ
  7. Shakespeare's river 4 ℓ
  8. Goofed up 5 ℓ
  9. Soup-serving bowl 6 ℓ
  10. In short supply 6 ℓ
  11. Winter neckwear 5 ℓ
  12. Lent a hand to 5 ℓ
  13. Courageous 5 ℓ
  14. Touched gently 6 ℓ
  15. Aorta, for one 6 ℓ
  16. Moisten in the oven 5 ℓ
  17. Underwater tracking device 5 ℓ
  18. Small jeweled crown 5 ℓ
  19. Colorado ski resort 5 ℓ
  20. Sirloin or T-bone 5 ℓ
  21. The Dalai __ 4 ℓ
  22. Nuclear energy source 4 ℓ
  23. Quaint hotels 4 ℓ
  24. Colorful story 4 ℓ
  25. Skillet or wok 3 ℓ
  26. Subtle glow 4 ℓ
  27. Monopoly or Scrabble 4 ℓ
  28. Air Force fleet 4 ℓ
  29. "Yes, that's clear" 4 ℓ
  30. Purring pet 3 ℓ
  31. Most important 4 ℓ
  32. Fifth of a nickel 4 ℓ
  33. On the __ (precisely) 3 ℓ
  34. Clothing repair box with needles 9 ℓ
  35. Reluctant assent 4 ℓ
  36. Sound in a cavern 4 ℓ
  37. Hoarse voice 4 ℓ
  38. High-fiber grain 3 ℓ
  39. Optimistic 4 ℓ
  40. Group of three 4 ℓ
  41. Lima or lentil 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, October 7, 2025 is titled “NEEDLE HOLDERS” 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.

Newsday NEEDLE HOLDERS Crossword October 7 2025 Answers