Belleville News-Democrat Crossword Answers Crossword October 28, 2025

Here are answers to the Crossword in the Belleville News-Democrat on October 28, 2025

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Crossword Clues:
NUMBER	ANSWER	CLUE
1A	6 letters	Storage spots at houses' tops
7A	7 letters	Got cozy
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14A	6 letters	On bed rest, say
15A	7 letters	John Lennon's love
16A	6 letters	Repetitive futbol cheer
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17A	8 letters	Hang back
18A	3 letters	62-Across was inducted into it in Sept. 2025
19A	5 letters	Unspoken
21A	4 letters	Pinot noir and shiraz
22A	4 letters	Actor Kapoor
24A	3 letters	Big ___ (semi)
25A	3 letters	Some sci-fi characters
26A	3 letters	Wad of gum, say
28A	5 letters	Blokes
30A	3 letters	Kung pao chicken vessel
33A	5 letters	Brownish-yellow colour
35A	5 letters	G-sharp equivalent
36A	3 letters	Is for you?
37A	5 letters	Vacation booking
38A	3 letters	___ es Salaam
39A	5 letters	Consumed
41A	3 letters	Water cooler?
42A	5 letters	Josh
44A	5 letters	Broad neck scarf
45A	3 letters	Gondola propeller
46A	5 letters	One of the Obama daughters
47A	3 letters	Stat for a Canadian driver
48A	3 letters	"Fast ___" (Tracy Chapman hit)
49A	3 letters	Bartenders check them
51A	4 letters	Squabble
54A	5 letters	Part of a chipmunk's stash
57A	5 letters	Trustworthy
59A	3 letters	Not prone to crushes, for short
60A	8 letters	Atsuko Okatsuka or Wanda Sykes
62A	6 letters	Lakers power forward James
64A	7 letters	Wall Street figures
65A	6 letters	African fly
66A	7 letters	Ladies of Lima
67A	6 letters	Remained
1D	5 letters	Hello, in Honolulu
2D	5 letters	Kestrel claw
3D	10 letters	Battle spacecraft piloted by Darth Vader
4D	3 letters	Bride's phrase
5D	4 letters	___ of personality
6D	5 letters	Long weapon with a point
7D	4 letters	Russian rejection
8D	3 letters	Canon camera series
9D	10 letters	Beef often used for fajitas
10D	5 letters	"Def!"
11D	4 letters	Washer or dryer unit
12D	4 letters	Sinus docs
13D	3 letters	"___, a deer, a female deer ..."
17D	11 letters	Haute couture, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 9-, 27- and 30-Down
20D	7 letters	Noisy bugs
23D	4 letters	Folktales, e.g.
25D	3 letters	Clean energy org.
27D	10 letters	Wood-smoothing tool
29D	7 letters	"Done so fast?"
30D	10 letters	Super Bowl gathering, e.g.
31D	4 letters	Classic cookie
32D	4 letters	University city in 33-Down
33D	4 letters	The Buckeye State
34D	4 letters	"Cola" lead-in
40D	4 letters	Snakes by the Nile
43D	3 letters	Musical gift
48D	5 letters	Operating principle
50D	5 letters	Seasons, as pasta water
52D	5 letters	Sprang up
53D	5 letters	Softened, with "down"
54D	4 letters	Random ___ of kindness
55D	4 letters	Honeycrisp center
56D	4 letters	Arab country home to the Land of Frankincense
57D	4 letters	Scottish gal
58D	4 letters	Out of concern that
61D	3 letters	Nest egg choice, briefly
63D	3 letters	"The Golden Girls" actress Arthur

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