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TIMEOUT

Thursday, October 9, 2025 Constructed by Fred Piscop 76 clues
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Across

  1. Brothers' boss 5 ℓ
  2. Vocation 3 ℓ
  3. Biblical queen's home 5 ℓ
  4. ...for an orator 13 ℓ
  5. Minimum 5 ℓ
  6. Grown naturally 7 ℓ
  7. Common village ctr. 6 ℓ
  8. Elvis-era prez 3 ℓ
  9. Non-__ (48-Across label) 3 ℓ
  10. Bill dispenser 3 ℓ
  11. ...at an 11-Across 11 ℓ
  12. "You don't mean?!" 3 ℓ
  13. Nautical nonsense 5 ℓ
  14. Obviously impatient 5 ℓ
  15. Well-put 3 ℓ
  16. Second chances 5 ℓ
  17. Forfeits 5 ℓ
  18. Wailing warning 5 ℓ
  19. Travel endorsements 5 ℓ
  20. Big bumbler 3 ℓ
  21. ...during a case 11 ℓ
  22. Fact-check 3 ℓ
  23. "Poison" plant group 6 ℓ
  24. Caribou kin 3 ℓ
  25. "Where __?" 3 ℓ
  26. Stadiumgoer's souvenir 7 ℓ
  27. Volunteer group's offer 5 ℓ
  28. ...during a symphony 13 ℓ
  29. Grafton's "Trespass" title starter 3 ℓ
  30. Not-so-big shot 3 ℓ
  31. Pharaoh-era goddess 4 ℓ
  32. Green land 3 ℓ
  33. Tiny amount 5 ℓ
  34. Compote ingredients 5 ℓ
  35. UN observer 3 ℓ
  36. Needle holder 3 ℓ
  37. Athena's craft concern 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Tunesmiths' org. 5 ℓ
  2. Backs a hand 4 ℓ
  3. Crude group 4 ℓ
  4. Indonesian language 8 ℓ
  5. "In that sense..." 6 ℓ
  6. Short-legged hounds 7 ℓ
  7. Compass reading 3 ℓ
  8. Backwoods boor 4 ℓ
  9. Slender and graceful 6 ℓ
  10. Choice for a charge 3 ℓ
  11. Anthem contraction 3 ℓ
  12. UCLA team 6 ℓ
  13. Forest or desert 5 ℓ
  14. Most Popular Driver Award presenter 6 ℓ
  15. Western coolers 6 ℓ
  16. Karl Marx collaborator 6 ℓ
  17. Something visible 5 ℓ
  18. RC alternatives 5 ℓ
  19. "In that case..." 4 ℓ
  20. Family nickname 4 ℓ
  21. Situated on 4 ℓ
  22. ProFlowers.com owner 3 ℓ
  23. 12-Down qty. 3 ℓ
  24. Vegas casino with a Carnival theme 3 ℓ
  25. Charters, say 5 ℓ
  26. California lily 8 ℓ
  27. N as in nuclei 8 ℓ
  28. Rotational line 4 ℓ
  29. Seattle Storm's league 4 ℓ
  30. Thus: Lat. 3 ℓ
  31. Reviewer who wrote The Great Movies 5 ℓ
  32. Scolding sound 3 ℓ
  33. The Cub Scouts have one 8 ℓ
  34. Fuzzy stuff 4 ℓ
  35. Snail cousin 4 ℓ
  36. Bungle something 3 ℓ
  37. Baby food 3 ℓ
  38. Unscrupulous act 7 ℓ
  39. European capital, humorously 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 9, 2025 is titled “TIMEOUT” and was constructed by Fred Piscop. The puzzle features 76 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 TIMEOUT Crossword October 9 2025 Answers