Belleville News-Democrat Crossword Answers Crossword October 27, 2025

Here are answers to the Crossword in the Belleville News-Democrat on October 27, 2025

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Crossword Clues:
NUMBER	ANSWER	CLUE
1A	5 letters	Swanky parties
6A	5 letters	Melee
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11A	3 letters	Meaning of "chai" in Hindi
14A	5 letters	Atlanta University
15A	5 letters	Loosen, as a knot
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16A	3 letters	Bowler or beanie
17A	11 letters	Created by ChatGPT, say (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last letter)
19A	3 letters	Syst. used in the Deaf community
20A	7 letters	Spacecraft's return
21A	7 letters	Subject of Newton's first law
23A	3 letters	"Take On Me" band
24A	3 letters	"___ we a thing?"
25A	4 letters	Has to repay
26A	4 letters	Puts frosting on
29A	10 letters	Like some motorcycles (... first 3 letters + the last 4)
32A	3 letters	"Seize the ___!"
33A	4 letters	Limited-time employee
34A	4 letters	Observed
35A	5 letters	Alpha's opposite
37A	3 letters	Key near Ctrl
39A	5 letters	Businesswoman Lauder
42A	4 letters	Complain, or a type of fish
44A	4 letters	Each
46A	3 letters	Mountain ___ Baja Blast
47A	10 letters	Like an extreme economy (... first 3 letters + the last 2)
50A	4 letters	Center of a bagel
51A	4 letters	Character in Norse mythology?
52A	3 letters	Post-Ramadan festival
53A	3 letters	However, for short
55A	7 letters	Draw in
57A	7 letters	Grows chompers
61A	3 letters	Radio host Glass
62A	11 letters	RC car's power source (... first 2 letters + the last 2)
64A	3 letters	Squid's ink holder
65A	5 letters	"Am I ___?" ("Got it?")
66A	5 letters	Nintendo dinosaur
67A	3 letters	Doc with three specialties
68A	5 letters	Rugby formation
69A	5 letters	Oldest musketeer
1D	4 letters	Option on a bike
2D	4 letters	French gal pal
3D	4 letters	Seating box
4D	6 letters	TD Garden and others
5D	5 letters	Instrument in "Take On Me," briefly
6D	4 letters	Hide, as the 10-Down
7D	3 letters	"Messenger" molecule
8D	6 letters	Apparel
9D	7 letters	Frankfurters
10D	4 letters	Article intro
11D	10 letters	"Unacceptable"
12D	6 letters	Not as tough
13D	6 letters	After much delay
18D	5 letters	Wipe away
22D	5 letters	Cords around a boxing ring
24D	7 letters	Clap
26D	3 letters	Marriage vow
27D	3 letters	2015 NFL MVP Newton
28D	10 letters	It can be held during a conversation
30D	3 letters	"Gattaca" star Thurman
31D	4 letters	Ooze
33D	4 letters	Root used in poi
36D	5 letters	Nintendo enthusiast, say
38D	3 letters	Pranks with bath tissue, for short
40D	3 letters	Snaky fish
41D	3 letters	She's a sheep
43D	7 letters	HS class after Algebra 2
45D	5 letters	Playful aquatic mammal
47D	6 letters	Cook slowly
48D	6 letters	Defeated in a sprint
49D	6 letters	Like dark chocolate, maybe
50D	6 letters	Meal around a simmering broth
54D	5 letters	2003 Outkast hit whose title is a casual greeting
56D	4 letters	"Now I know my ___ ..."
57D	4 letters	Biden served one as president
58D	4 letters	___ browns
59D	4 letters	Reverberate
60D	4 letters	Hits the slopes
63D	3 letters	Letter after sigma

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