Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 28, 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 October 28, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid31 across · 36 down
1M
2A
3R
4T
5P
6A
7D
8C
9B
10S
11O
D
O
R
12I
V
E
13A
L
K
14A
15N
A
T
I
16O
N
A
L
17R
U
I
N
18N
E
T
19T
E
E
N
Y
20D
21A
22T
E
23A
24N
I
25A
U
R
A
26R
E
D
27O
28U
29R
30P
L
A
N
31E
32S
33G
E
34O
R
G
E
35B
L
T
36V
I
37E
38O
C
H
O
39C
A
R
D
40I
41F
F
42M
43G
R
44I
M
A
45S
U
R
E
46S
T
A
T
47U
48T
49E
50S
51S
T
O
W
52C
O
G
53R
E
N
U
54N
E
W
55I
R
E
56N
E
O
N

Clues & Answers

Across

1AWal-___ Stores, Inc. (former name for a retail chain)MART
5AHelicopter landing sitePAD
8ATV network with an eye logo: Abbr.CBS
11AFoul, unwelcoming smellODOR
12A"Now ___ seen it all!"IVE
13A___-Seltzer (antacid brand)ALKA
15AYellowstone ___ Park (spot for bears and elks)NATIONAL
17APermanently damage somethingRUIN
18AMeshed fishing materialNET
19A___-tiny (pint-sized)TEENY
20ASomething that may be written in dd/mm/yy formatDATE
23AYoung Darth Vader's name (anagram of "nia")ANI
25ADistinctive glow around a personAURA
26A___ Devils, mischievously-nicknamed Premier League team also known as Manchester United FCRED
27A"Flags of ___ Fathers" (2006 movie)OUR
30AFlying machinesPLANES
33AActor ___ Clooney of "Ocean's Eleven"GEORGE
35ADeli sandwich known by its initialsBLT
36A"C'est la ___!" ("Such is life!")VIE
38A"Eight," in SpanishOCHO
39A___ Devils, mischievously-named Welsh ice hockey team who compete in the Elite Ice Hockey LeagueCARDIFF
42ARestaurant supervisor, for shortMGR
44A"___ little teapot, short and stout ...": 2 wds.IMA
45A100% confidentSURE
46AWritten laws that are passed by a legislative bodySTATUTES
51APut in the overhead bin, say (rhymes with "blow")STOW
52AWheel with teethCOG
53ABausch & Lomb brand of contact lens solutionsRENU
54A___ Jersey Devils, mischievously-named NHL team from Newark that has won multiple Stanley Cup ChampionshipsNEW
55AExplosive stateIRE
56AGas in glowing signsNEON

Down

1DTuesday preceder, for shortMON
2DPalindromic organization concerned with tooth problems: Abbr.ADA
3DGo bad, as a bananaROT
4DPrefix with "ceratops" to mean a dinosaurTRI
5DTree with cones and needle-shaped leavesPINE
6DJames Cameron's 2009 film starring Zoe Saldana, which was set in PandoraAVATAR
7DMarina ___ Rey, CaliforniaDEL
8D"I couldn't ___ less!" ("I am not bothered!")CARE
9DDuke ___ Devils, mischievous name shared by 27 intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University at NCAABLUE
10DDermatologist's concernSKIN
14D"___ updates for me?"ANY
16DFormula ___, Lewis Hamilton's sporting seriesONE
19D___ pods (laundry detergent)TIDE
20DHardly thrillingDULL
21D"I smell ___!" (suspect trickery): 2 wds.ARAT
22DSunbather's shadeTAN
24DOpposite of "positive," for shortNEG
25DNYPD alert: Abbr.APB
27D"The Lord of the Rings" monster (anagram of "roc")ORC
28DCry similar to "yuck!"UGH
29D___ Speedwagon, Neal Doughty's rock bandREO
31DSpacewalk initialsEVA
32DPaul McCartney's titleSIR
34DReaction to a punchOOF
37DNewspaper bigwigEDITOR
39DStaff on a ship or a flightCREW
40DInstagram uploadIMAGE
41D___ Tuesday (Mardi Gras)FAT
42DButton for turning off audio on a TVMUTE
43DShoot up, like a plantGROW
45DU.S. citizen's personal ID: Abbr.SSN
46D___-fi (genre for "Back to the Future")SCI
47DLarge coffee dispenserURN
48DComfy summer shirtTEE
49DComposer Brian of "Ambient 1: Music for Airports"ENO
50DArizona State ___ Devils, mischievous name shared by 26 intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Arizona State University at NCAASUN
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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