Daily Beast Crossword October 26 2025 Answers (10/26/25)

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Daily Beast Crossword October 26, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	___ Byrne (star of 14-Across, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year and is being shown at the Savannah Film Festival this weekend)
5A	O'Brien who co-stars with 1-Across in 14-Across, playing her therapist
10A	"May ___ in hell if..." (strong expression of hope that something won't happen)
11A	Make ___ of money (get rich)
12A	The U.S. prez, briefly
13A	Gives four stars to, say
14A	With 22-Across: low-budget film with lots of buzz at film festivals this year (and an intriguing title)
16A	Photographer Goldin
17A	"Pretty sneaky, ___" (1980s TV ad line)
18A	Place to unwind
19A	Novak of "The Office" and "MAS*H" character Honeycutt, for two
22A	See 14-Across
25A	Lend ___ (listen to someone vent)
26A	Have ___ with (be connected to)
27A	Nick in "48 Hrs." and "The Prince of Tides"
28A	Brand of contact lens accessories
29A	Pigs' homes
30A	___ Rocky (singer featured in 14-Across)
1D	Scary poison
2D	"___ prostitute was queen? What would happen then?" (Lucinda Williams line)
3D	___-law (certain relative)
4D	___ A Sketch (classic toy)
5D	Heart-related
6D	Gems that may be milky
7D	Evening, on marquees
8D	"Break ___!" (wish of good luck to an actor before a play)
9D	Eliot ___ (Kevin Costner's role in "The Untouchables")
15D	___ to (dreams about)
18D	Emulate Alysa Liu
19D	Amanda who posted a great new selfie of herself this week after a few rough years
20D	___ gym (prepare to get fit)
21D	Dawn
22D	"Why am ___ surprised?"
23D	Katz's in New York City, e.g.
24D	Swisher of New York Magazine and the podcast "Pivot"
25D	Part of Q&A

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