Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — September 20, 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 20, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid34 across · 33 down
1T
2S
3A
4B
5R
6A
7H
8U
9M
10R
I
C
11H
12R
O
W
13U
N
O
14I
C
E
E
15O
M
A
16R
17L
I
P
18E
19E
W
20R
E
21L
A
T
E
22H
23A
L
L
S
24E
V
A
25I
O
N
26S
E
27N
28B
29T
30W
31D
A
N
32C
E
33F
34R
35A
S
I
E
36R
37E
X
A
M
38L
O
B
39F
R
O
40A
41K
42A
43C
O
44F
F
E
E
45S
46P
47A
S
M
S
48K
O
I
49W
E
D
50A
T
51O
Y
52N
53E
54M
55O
56I
R
A
57R
A
W
58A
S
I
F
59G
U
M
60T
R
E
61L
E
A
F

Clues & Answers

Across

1AAirport safety group: Abbr.TSA
4ALingerie partBRA
7ASing with no words (rhymes with "sum")HUM
10AFilthy ___ (like billionaires)RICH
12AColumn's partnerROW
13ACard game where people might "Draw Four"UNO
14AFrozen slushy drink company with a polar bear mascotICEE
15A"Doctor Zhivago" actor ___ SharifOMAR
17A___ gloss (makeup product)LIP
18A"Wee" backwardEEW
20A"I can ___ to it" (empathetic words)RELATE
22A"No decking the ___ tonight!" warning you might have gotten if you planned to celebrate Christmas in England during the 1600s banHALLS
24A___ Longoria, "Desperate Housewives" actressEVA
25ACharged atomic particleION
26ACongress member, for shortSEN
28A"On another note ..." in textspeak: Abbr.BTW
31A"___ floors are closed till further notice!" sign you might have seen if you hoped to shake a leg in Finland during the 1939 banDANCE
33A"Cheers" spin-off starring Kelsey Grammer as a psychiatristFRASIER
37AEnd-of-year testEXAM
38AHigh tennis shotLOB
39ATo and ___ (back and forth)FRO
40AAlias equivalent: Abbr.AKA
43A"Put that ___ cup down!" warning you might have heard if you ordered a cup of joe at an Ottoman cafe during the 1600s banCOFFEE
45AInvoluntary jerks and muscle movements, saySPASMS
48AColorful pond fishKOI
49AGet hitchedWED
50A"This is not ___" (warning to kids): 2 wds.ATOY
52AName that means "nobody" in LatinNEMO
56A___ Glass of radio's "This American Life"IRA
57ALike unprocessed dataRAW
58A"___ I care!" ("I'm not worried!"): 2 wds.ASIF
59A"Spit out that chewing ___!" order you might have heard if you got caught chewing a sticky treat in Singapore after the 1992 banGUM
60AItalian for "three"TRE
61AWhat may crunch underfoot in fallLEAF

Down

1DNew York's ___-state areaTRI
2D"___ 'em!" ("Attack!")SIC
3D___ of spadesACE
4DSurf the Web (rhymes with "drowse")BROWSE
5DCD-___ (computer storage medium): Abbr.ROM
6DSelf-___ (knows oneself well, say)AWARE
7D"Leave the ___ hoop at home!" reminder you might have received if you tried to spin this toy in Japan during the 1950s banHULA
8D"U" in I.C.U.UNIT
9DSulk or poutMOPE
11DHeight-enhancing shoe partHEEL
16DSpeed up, as an engineREV
19DMetallica's "Nothing ___ Matters"ELSE
21DWorkplaces for scientists, for shortLABS
22DDeliberate false alarmHOAX
23DActress ___ Kendrick from "Pitch Perfect"ANNA
25DChemical suffix with "sulf" and "brom"IDE
27DSuper Bowl organization: Abbr.NFL
29DMinor misunderstandingTIFF
30D"What ___ you thinking?"WERE
32DNashville-based musical event: Abbr.CMAS
34D___ road ice creamROCKY
35DPeek-___ (hide and seek): Hyph.ABOO
36DEuropean deer speciesROE
41DRetail giant known for its Blue Light SpecialsKMART
42DLady Gaga's movie "___ Is Born": 2 wds.ASTAR
44DSet in concrete, so to speakFINAL
45DBig gulpSWIG
46DCountry whose capital is LimaPERU
47D"Marriage Story" actor ___ DriverADAM
51DBe in arrearsOWE
53DSuffix with "Vietnam" or "Siam"ESE
54DActress Goth from "MaXXXine"MIA
55D"Hands ___ the pinball machine!" sign you might have spotted if you wanted to play at a New York arcade during the 1940s banOFF
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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