Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 4, 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 4, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid35 across · 34 down
1C
2L
3O
4G
5S
6E
7W
8I
9N
10C
11A
E
R
O
12M
I
A
13P
E
A
14L
E
G
O
15W
O
O
L
16O
A
K
17F
18L
A
G
19D
20R
D
R
E
21N
22A
S
A
L
23B
O
X
24P
O
S
25O
K
26L
A
27S
28A
29L
30T
31E
V
A
32S
M
A
R
33T
34B
O
O
35T
A
P
36E
37A
M
S
O
38E
K
E
39L
40M
N
41D
42E
L
I
43R
44A
45D
I
O
46K
47O
O
L
48E
C
O
49P
50A
I
N
51I
52S
53M
54E
55S
A
T
56E
S
T
A
57Z
U
N
E
58T
I
E
59D
A
H
60A
M
O
K

Clues & Answers

Across

1ADrain blockage (rhymes with "slog")CLOG
5AUse a needle and thread, saySEW
8A"Monsters, ___." (Pixar movie)INC
11APrefix with "plane"AERO
12A"Mamma ___!" (Amanda Seyfried starrer)MIA
13APod veggiePEA
14AKids' building blockLEGO
15ASweater materialWOOL
16AAcorn-bearing treeOAK
17AThe Stars and Stripes, for oneFLAG
19ARapper who co-founded Beats Electronics: 2 wds.DRDRE
21A___ spray (nose-block reliever)NASAL
23AMusic ___, old-timey music player that tinkles lullabies when wound upBOX
24AOpposite of "negative," for shortPOS
25ATulsa's state, for shortOKLA
27APopcorn or pretzel seasoningSALT
31AActress ___ Green of "Proxima"EVA
32ALike a straight-A student, saySMART
34ALittle girl in "Monsters, Inc."BOO
35A___ deck, old-timey music player where you could slide in a cassette and play tunes all day longTAPE
37A"I ___ hungry!" ("I want a snack!"): 2 wds.AMSO
38ASqueeze out, as a livingEKE
39ALetters after "K"LMN
41ANew York's Carnegie ___DELI
43ATransistor ___, old-timey music player that aired "American Top 40" hits onceRADIO
46A___-Aid (flavored drink mix)KOOL
48A___-friendly (like electric cars)ECO
49AWhat a headache causesPAIN
51A"Woe ___!" (sorrowful exclamation): 2 wds.ISME
55ADay before Sunday, for shortSAT
56ASpanish for "this"ESTA
57ADiscontinued 2006 portable music player by Microsoft that was featured as the "glass slipper" of "Another Cinderella Story"ZUNE
58ANo-win situation?TIE
59A"Well, lah-di-___!"DAH
60ARun ___ (be out of control)AMOK

Down

1DLow-___ (dieter's choice, perhaps)CAL
2D"Freaky Friday" actress Jamie ___ CurtisLEE
3DURL ending commonly used by business groupsORG
4DMesses upGOOFS
5DSuffocating urban hazeSMOG
6D"Old MacDonald" ending syllablesEIO
7D"Where's ___?" (book where you spot the man with the candy-cane-colored shirt)WALDO
8D___ Shuffle, Apple's discontinued music player that made white earbuds a status symbolIPOD
9DClose byNEAR
10DBirthday party dessertCAKE
15DOld-timey Sony music player that you played all your mixtapes on, back in the dayWALKMAN
18DNeighbor of CambodiaLAOS
20DPharmacy prescriptions, for shortRXS
21D___ Scotia, CanadaNOVA
22D"Right now!": Abbr.ASAP
23DHappy hour spotsBARS
24DTamagotchi, for onePET
26DGo on the ___ (skip town)LAM
28DGenesis shepherdABEL
29DNorse villain in "The Avengers"LOKI
30DBig ___ (stubbed body part, often)TOE
33DTask list: Hyph.TODO
36DYale studentELI
40DSmall motorcycleMOPED
42D___ Doolittle, "Pygmalion" protagonistELIZA
43DTake a breather, sayREST
44DBreakfast bowl berryACAI
45DShower affection "on"DOTE
46D"Kin" partnerKITH
47DGo out ___ limb: 2 wds.ONA
50DActor Butterfield of "Hugo"ASA
52DReceipt enderSUM
53DLetters near a phone's "6"MNO
54D"A rat!" soundEEK
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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