Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 7, 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 7, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

65 clues13×13 grid32 across · 33 down
1B
2O
3N
4M
5O
6P
7C
8R
9I
10B
11A
D
E
12E
M
U
13A
U
D
I
14G
E
E
15S
I
N
16E
L
L
E
N
17D
18U
S
T
19J
A
M
E
S
20S
I
S
21T
E
R
22K
23A
24N
E
25H
E
N
26N
27A
28A
L
I
29S
I
P
30E
B
31B
32S
33T
S
P
34T
O
N
35Y
O
R
E
36H
U
G
37S
M
O
R
E
38S
39T
40R
41E
E
P
42C
I
A
43P
E
A
R
S
44P
A
T
R
45I
46C
47K
48A
L
G
A
E
49A
R
E
50T
U
E
51R
E
U
S
52L
E
S
53S
L
Y

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"___ appetit!"BON
4AJanitor's toolMOP
7ABaby bedCRIB
11ASuffix for a lemon-based summer drinkADE
12ALarge flightless Australian birdEMU
13AAutomobile brand with a four-ring logoAUDI
14A"Golly ___ whiz!"GEE
15A___ City, Las Vegas nicknameSIN
16A"The ___ DeGeneres Show" (talk show)ELLEN
17AVacuum cleaner's targetDUST
19ALeBron ___, NBA athlete who you can play as in the video game "Fortnite"JAMES
20AFemale siblingSISTER
22AHarry ___, English footballer who you can play as in the video game "Fortnite"KANE
25AIndian dye used to make temporary tattoos with intricate designsHENNA
28A"The Greatest" boxer Muhammad ___ALI
29ADrink with a strawSIP
30A___ and flows (tide description, perhaps)EBBS
33ACough syrup amount, for shortTSP
34ATrucker's weight unitTON
35ADays of ___ (olden times)YORE
36AGroup ___ (team huddle, perhaps)HUG
37ACampfire treatSMORE
38AActress Meryl ___ of "Only Murders in the Building"STREEP
42ASecret security group: Abbr.CIA
43AAnjou and Bosc, for twoPEARS
44A___ Mahomes, NFL quarterback who you can play as in the video game "Fortnite"PATRICK
48AGreen growth in an aquariumALGAE
49A"___ you listening?"ARE
50ADay associated with Mars, for shortTUE
51AMarco ___, German footballer who you can play as in the video game "Fortnite"REUS
52A"___ Miserables," book by Victor HugoLES
53ACrafty, like a foxSLY

Down

1DBean ___ (comfy seat)BAG
2D"___ To Joy" by Friedrich SchillerODE
3D"It's not a want, it's a ___" (necessity)NEED
4DLionel ___, Argentine footballer who you can play as in the video game "Fortnite"MESSI
5DNeglects to includeOMITS
6DWordplay joke that aptly rhymes with "fun"PUN
7D___ before the stormCALM
8D"No hits below the belt" or "always dribble the ball when moving," e.g.RULE
9D___ of March (Roman calendar event)IDES
10DTrash containerBIN
16DMake money, as for a livingEARN
18D___-by date (expiry information)USE
19DCherokee and Wrangler automakerJEEP
21D"Sure ___!" ("You bet!")THING
22DKit ___ (candy bar brand)KAT
23D"___ Toy Barn" (Randy Newman song)ALS
24D"___ it in the bud" (halt something at an early stage)NIP
26DBrazilian FIFA athlete who plays for Santos FC and someone you can play as in the video game "Fortnite"NEYMAR
27DPeek-___ (hide and seek): Hyph.ABOO
29DCream of mushroom ___SOUP
31D"It's freezing here" soundBRR
32D"Comprende?"SEE
34D"___ Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Nancy Sinatra hit)THESE
37DConstruction workers' workplacesSITES
38DPractice before a boutSPAR
39DPrefix with "phone" or "pathy"TELE
40DPizza sauce brandRAGU
41DPaleozoic and Mesozoic periods, for twoERAS
42D"Take ___" ("Be cautious")CARE
44DPen ___ (long-distance friend)PAL
45DThe "I" of FWIWITS
46D___-de-sac (dead end)CUL
47DDecryption needKEY
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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