Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 5, 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 5, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid33 across · 33 down
1P
2U
3B
4A
5G
6E
7A
8R
9C
10I
F
I
11A
R
I
12F
I
T
13T
O
O
14L
15H
O
G
16R
O
N
17E
18T
19A
20S
H
21O
O
T
22S
23N
O
O
P
24S
T
N
25I
P
O
26L
I
27P
28C
29A
30F
31E
32D
O
U
33B
L
E
O
34H
35S
E
V
E
N
36I
T
N
O
37W
O
E
38G
E
T
39N
40A
41S
42T
N
43T
44C
45R
O
O
K
46T
A
47R
48I
O
U
49R
I
50O
51B
O
52O
53M
54M
O
D
55T
R
Y
56O
B
S
57O
L
D
58A
T
L
59F
I
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1APlace to get a drink and play some darts (rhymes with "tub")PUB
4ANumber associated with birthdaysAGE
7AJoan of ___ (historical figure)ARC
10A"What ___ told you that ship hasn't sailed?": 2 wds.IFI
11ASinger Grande of "The Boy Is Mine," to fansARI
12A___ as a fiddle (hale and hearty)FIT
13A*Device or gadget, and something Q may make to aid James Bond in combatTOOL
15ALarge male pigHOG
16A___ Weasley, Harry Potter's best palRON
17AFlight's landing hour: Abbr.ETA
20A*Film ___, what Daniel Craig or Pierce Brosnan participated in to make James Bond moviesSHOOT
22A*Spy on someone, like James BondSNOOP
24ATrain stop, for shortSTN
25AWall Street launch (anagram of "opi"): Abbr.IPO
26A___-smacking good (like a tasty meal)LIP
28APlace to grab a cappuccinoCAFE
32A*James Bond's code number ... and the underlying connection between the themed entries at 13a, 20a, 22a, 44a, 51a, 44d, and 47dDOUBLEOHSEVEN
36A"Pay ___ mind" ("Just ignore the matter"): 2 wds.ITNO
37A"___ is me!" ("Oh no!")WOE
38A"How to ___ Away with Murder" (TV show starring Viola Davis)GET
39A"If I Ruled the World" rapperNAS
42ANetwork with the slogan "We Know Drama": Abbr.TNT
44A*Word for a criminal, that you could use to describe the villains that James Bond cracks down onCROOK
46ASticky road gooTAR
48ALetters on a "will pay you back" noteIOU
49A___ de Janeiro (city in Brazil)RIO
51A*Loud sound that may be heard as James Bond walks away from an explosionBOOM
54APopular '60s dress styleMOD
55ARugby "touchdown"TRY
56ABaby doctors, for shortOBS
57ATrafford stadium descriptor?OLD
58ASecond-largest ocean, for shortATL
59APudding fruit, perhapsFIG

Down

1DPlum's centerPIT
2DAlien's ride: Abbr.UFO
3DScience class with dissection, for shortBIO
4DOoh and ___ (sounds of amazement)AAH
5D"Ewww!"GROSS
6DOctopus limb countEIGHT
7DJimi Hendrix's hairdoAFRO
8DBook ___, North American editorial siteRIOT
9DFedEx unit, for shortCTN
14D"The Wolf of Wall Street" actor DiCaprio, fondlyLEO
18D___ plaza (highway fare locale)TOLL
19D"I baked ___ just for you" (apple dessert): 2 wds.APIE
21D"___ upon a time ..." (fairy tale starter)ONCE
22DApt name for a DalmatianSPOT
23D"Proper" or "common" grammar partNOUN
25D___ Amin, role for Forest Whitaker (anagram of "dii")IDI
27DComic punch soundPOW
29D"A" of GPA, for shortAVG
30DPlumber's chargeFEE
31DDoctor you may visit when you have a cold: Abbr.ENT
33DPro ___ (free of charge)BONO
34D"___ Ones," YouTube series where celebrities eat spicy wingsHOT
35DDispatched, as an emailSENT
40DHeart's main supply lineAORTA
41DMaxi ___ (bottomwear)SKIRT
43D"I'll put that on your ___" ("I'll add it to the bill")TAB
44D*Stylish and popular, and a word you could use to describe James BondCOOL
45DActor Paul ___ of "Friends"RUDD
47D*Top of the building, and somewhere you would expect to see James Bond's action sequences involving leaping from building to buildingROOF
48D"Here's my two cents ..." in textspeak: Abbr.IMO
50DPopeye's Olive ___OYL
52D___-Wan Kenobi ("Star Wars" character)OBI
53DChinese food additive that adds a certain "je ne sais quoi," say: Abbr.MSG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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