Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — September 14, 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 14, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"Just a little ___" (small amount)BIT
4A"Old MacDonald had a ___ ..."FARM
8ACar tank fillerGAS
11AUniversity URL endingEDU
12AGreat Lake with a "spooky" nameERIE
13AVenomous snake found in the NileASP
14AVast period of timeEON
15ASmallest part of a chemical elementATOM
16ACircular chart typePIE
17APilots' vehiclesPLANES
20A"The Walking ___," swap "Dead" with a rhyming word to get an apocalyptic TV show where people flee from rising bakery loavesBREAD
22AThree-ingredient sandwich: Abbr.BLT
23A___ urchin (marine creature)SEA
24A"___ to the Future," swap "Back" with a rhyming word to get a sci-fi film where Marty goes back in time to look for munchiesSNACK
27ASpiral-shaped whirlwind that can wreck housesTORNADO
31AAd ___ (relevant)REM
32ABlacklistBAN
33A"No ___ intended" ("Didn't mean to use wordplay")PUN
34A"... How ___ what you are ..." (line from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"): 2 wds.IWONDER
37A"House of ___," swap "Cards" with a rhyming word to get a political TV show where leaders scheme to rule the nation's fat reservesLARDS
39AIt flares up without fuel?IRE
40AYoung boy, in ScotlandLAD
41AGreek philosopher who was a student of SocratesPLATO
44AHidden ___ (secret motive)AGENDA
48AApple core?IOS
49A"Nobody ___ Baby in a corner" (oft-quoted line from "Dirty Dancing")PUTS
52ADragon's denLAIR
53AWriter Capote, fondlyTRU
54A"Star ___," swap "Wars" with a rhyming word to get a space saga where the Jedi battle for the galaxy's best chocolate treatsBARS
55AMarie Claire competitorELLE
56APodcast interruptions, for shortADS
57AThumbs-up vote, in CongressYEA
58AYellowhammer State, for shortALA

Down

1DMicrowave's alert soundBEEP
2DTelevised singing competition "American ___"IDOL
3DFish usually found in a canTUNA
4D"Beauty and the ___," swap "Beast" with a rhyming word to get a fantasy film where Belle must host a lavish banquetFEAST
5DSchool subject with brushesART
6DBrazil's Carnival City, familiarlyRIO
7DOne who's part of a clubMEMBER
8DStare with shock (anagram of "page")GAPE
9DHome to Bangladesh and BhutanASIA
10DDrove too fast, saySPED
18D"This Is Us" network: Abbr.NBC
19DGrazer from YellowstoneELK
21DTook part in a race, sayRAN
23DDad's little boySON
24D___ Lanka, Asian islandSRI
25DFactory-freshNEW
26DRihanna's "Te ___"AMO
27DRoad crew's supplyTAR
28DMonth before May, for shortAPR
29DFirecracker that fails to crackDUD
30DSlip-___ (laceless shoes)ONS
32DHoney Nut Cheerios' insect mascotBEE
35D___-pick (be fussy)NIT
36DMake a short unannounced visit: 2 wds.DROPBY
37DJet ___ (traveler's woe)LAG
38D"Cry Your Heart Out" singerADELE
40DGlasgow galLASS
41DOne would enjoy this with hummusPITA
42DAddress for an earl or dukeLORD
43DMaker of thin PCsASUS
45DDisney lionessNALA
46D"Kill ___: Volume 1," swap "Bill" with a rhyming word to get a martial arts film where the Bride takes her revenge on evil picklesDILL
47DTwo-dimensional region of spaceAREA
50DAbu Dhabi's country: Abbr.UAE
51D"The ___ La La Song" (song by The Banana Splits)TRA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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