Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — April 27, 2025 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated April 27, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid35 across · 34 down
1M
2R
3S
4G
5A
6P
7J
8O
9H
10N
11M
O
O
12E
R
I
E
13O
B
O
E
14M
A
D
15D
O
R
A
16N
E
S
S
17M
A
18R
I
O
19E
Y
E
20A
T
M
21A
22D
S
23T
24H
25A
I
26T
I
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27H
28C
29L
30W
I
L
L
31Y
32A
L
F
33B
O
B
34O
P
T
35E
36A
R
37O
O
P
S
38Z
A
P
39S
40O
W
41S
O
R
E
42H
O
L
43M
44E
45S
46A
47C
E
R
48M
O
M
49A
V
E
50B
E
A
R
51S
E
P
52Y
E
A
53C
O
M
O
54U
S
A
55O
R
R

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"___ Doubtfire" (Robin Williams film)MRS
4ASpace between teeth, sayGAP
7ALennon who asked people to "Imagine"JOHN
11ADairy farm callMOO
12AGreat Lake near Niagara FallsERIE
13AOrchestra woodwindOBOE
14A___-Eye Moody ("Harry Potter" character)MAD
15ANickelodeon's little explorerDORA
16ALoch ___ MonsterNESS
17ANintendo's plumber who is never seen without his M-stamped red capMARIO
19APupil's placeEYE
20A"Right now" in textspeak: Abbr.ATM
21ASpotify spots that go away if you upgrade to premium, for shortADS
23APad ___ (stir-fried noodle dish)THAI
26ANo-win situationTIE
27AStomach acid, chemically: Abbr.HCL
30A___ Wonka, Roald Dahl's chocolate factory owner who is never seen without his iconic top hatWILLY
32APolitico LandonALF
33A___ the Builder, cartoon handyman who is never seen without his yellow hard hatBOB
34A___ out (withdraw)OPT
35AOrgan lent for a rantEAR
37AClumsy one's remarkOOPS
38AHit with a ray gun, sayZAP
39A"As you ___, so shall you reap"SOW
41ALike post-workout musclesSORE
42ASherlock ___, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective who is never seen without his signature deerstalker hatHOLMES
46ATaiwanese laptop makerACER
48A"Wow" upside downMOM
49A"___ Maria" (hymn)AVE
50APaddington ___, beloved British animal character who is never seen without his famed red bucket hatBEAR
51ANinth month, for shortSEP
52AThumbs-up voteYEA
53ALake ___ (Italian resort lake)COMO
54AStars and Stripes land: Abbr.USA
55ALake in Ontario, CanadaORR

Down

1D"So-o-o-o good!"MMM
2DLoaf around in "Rome"ROAM
3DBaking ___ (kitchen ingredient)SODA
4DBride's counterpartGROOM
5DHot ___ balloonAIR
6DFried rice ingredientPEA
7DIndiana ___, celebrated archeologist of film who is never seen without his classic fedoraJONES
8DFollow instructionsOBEY
9DWater sprayer on a fire truckHOSE
10DSuper ___ (video game console): Abbr.NES
12DMake changes to a document, sayEDIT
18DTrain trackRAIL
21DHave the flu, sayAIL
22DRock band ___ LeppardDEF
23DSeesaw necessityTWO
24DWord repeated twice before "Hooray!"HIP
25DCtrl-___-Del (Computer shortcut)ALT
26DPit sealer?TAR
27D"The White Lotus" network: Abbr.HBO
28DLAPD figure, informallyCOP
29DCake measuring units: Abbr.LBS
31DWine label infoYEAR
36DAldous Huxley's "___ and Essence"APE
37DHogwarts letter carrierOWL
38DMasked vigilante of California who is never seen without his cape and his iconic sombreroZORRO
39DPuma pair?SHOES
40D___-Loompa (a certain chocolate factory employee)OOMPA
41DLine of stitching, as on a baseballSEAM
43DBLT dressing, for shortMAYO
44DWord used with "more" to make a Taylor Swift albumEVER
45DBlacken on a grillSEAR
46DAlphabetical openersABC
47DHead of a company: Abbr.CEO
48DEast Lansing school: Abbr.MSU
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.