Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — September 12, 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 September 12, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid34 across · 33 down
1O
2A
3T
4D
5O
6E
7R
8I
9P
10W
R
A
11P
12O
R
R
13O
N
A
14L
I
M
O
15L
O
U
16B
T
W
17O
18O
P
19P
20I
21G
E
O
N
22E
23A
R
T
H
24T
N
N
25E
N
D
26T
I
27S
28K
A
29T
30I
31E
32A
D
A
33N
E
34O
35W
O
L
F
36R
O
M
37A
38N
39E
R
40E
41W
E
T
42P
E
43R
M
A
N
44E
N
T
45W
46H
A
L
E
47N
O
N
48B
O
U
T
49B
50U
G
51A
52T
53T
54A
55M
O
T
H
56E
S
E
57C
O
A
L
58I
D
S
59L
A
S
60T
W
I
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1AGranola grainOAT
4AFemale deerDOE
7AFabric tearRIP
10ABubble ___ (packaging material)WRAP
12AFictional character from Joseph Heller's novel "Catch-22"ORR
13A"Based ___ true story": 2 wds.ONA
14AFancy prom ride, for shortLIMO
15AComedian CostelloLOU
16A"One more thing ..." in textspeak: Abbr.BTW
17AAlley-___ (basketball term)OOP
19ACity bird once used as a messenger that can detect sounds below 1 Hz, far beyond the human hearing rangePIGEON
22AMother ___ (our home)EARTH
24ASpike TV, formerly: Abbr.TNN
25ALast page, sayEND
26AFrank McCourt book "___: A Memoir"TIS
28A"Dawson's Creek" actress ___ HolmesKATIE
32ALovelace of early computingADA
33APrefix with "natal"NEO
35AAnimal that howls at the moon and can detect sounds up to at least 25,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing rangeWOLF
36ALike some clock numeralsROMAN
39APoetic word that sounds like "air"ERE
41A"Slippery when ___"WET
42ALike markers that are hard to erasePERMANENT
45ABlue ___, largest animal in the world that can detect sounds as low as 10 Hz, far beyond the human hearing rangeWHALE
47A___-disclosure agreementNON
48ABoxing matchBOUT
49ACockroach or cicada, for oneBUG
51A"___ boy!" (encouragement)ATTA
55AGreater wax ___, butterfly-like insect that can detect sounds up to 300,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing rangeMOTH
56A"Japan" suffixESE
57ALocomotive fuelCOAL
58AEmployee badges: Abbr.IDS
59A___ Palmas, SpainLAS
60ABit of kindling, for a campfireTWIG

Down

1DBarn ___, "wise" bird of prey that can detect sounds up to 12,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing rangeOWL
2DSinger Grande's nicknameARI
3D___ o' shanter (Scottish headwear)TAM
4DIntelligent ocean swimmer with a "bottlenose" variety that can detect sounds up to 150,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing rangeDOLPHIN
5DSpanish for "gold" (anagram of "roo")ORO
6DGo off, as a volcanoERUPT
7DGraduation gownROBE
8D"What's gotten ___ you?"INTO
9DSmallest chess piecePAWN
11DLike a "D" gradePOOR
18DBaseball's "Master Melvin"OTT
20DIt runs in pens?INK
21DChew, like a beaverGNAW
22DOpposite of "ecto"ENDO
23DGenesis gentlemanADAM
25DRabbit's long body partEAR
27D"Things are not always as they ___"SEEM
29D"Cougar ___" (TV sitcom starring Courteney Cox)TOWN
30D"I'm sorry if ___ you down" ("I'm sorry for disappointing you"): 2 wds.ILET
31DYoung salamander (anagram of "fet")EFT
34DGood sources of vitamin CORANGES
37DBeat ___ to one's door (be eager to visit or meet someone): 2 wds.APATH
38D"___ blu, dipinto di blu" (Domenico Modugno song)NEL
40DFather of ambient music Brian ___ENO
43DActress ___ Wilson from "Jojo Rabbit"REBEL
44DPut into practiceENACT
45DElijah ___, "Yellowjackets" actorWOOD
46DHumble dwellings with thatched roofsHUTS
48DWeight-to-height ratio: Abbr.BMI
50DGrand Canyon's country: Abbr.USA
52D___-away zone ("no parking" area)TOW
53DJames Clavell bestseller "___-Pan"TAI
54DBoolean or linear subject, for shortALG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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