Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — September 8, 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 8, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1APull with effort (rhymes with "brag")DRAG
5APig's penSTY
8ASandwich meat often eaten with eggsHAM
11ALegendary Himalayan snowmanYETI
12ABattery size for small electronicsAAA
13AFamous ___ (chocolate-chip cookie brand)AMOS
15A"... and they lived happily ___ after"EVER
16AMovie studio whose mascot is a lion: Abbr.MGM
17A"As you sow, so shall you ___"REAP
18AActor DiCaprio, in tabloidsLEO
20A"___ Be," 2024 mixtape single by GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion that spells out the word "B-A-D-D-E-S-T"WANNA
21A___ Fridays (restaurant chain): Abbr.TGI
24AYellow tropical fruit in a smoothieMANGO
27A"___ There," 2013 song by Ariana Grande and Big Sean that spells out the word "B-I-G"RIGHT
29ADes Moines stateIOWA
31APeek-___ (hide and seek played with a toddler): Hyph.ABOO
32AFollower of "long" or "ages"AGO
33AMonopoly or Chess, e.g.GAME
37A"Every ___ You Take," song by the PoliceBREATH
39A"Inject the ___," 1981 song by AC/DC that spells out a word in the titleVENOM
40AShoe-wiping surfaceMAT
41ATexas battle site to "remember"ALAMO
42A"___ Song," 2015 hit by the band Bring Me the Horizon that spells out the word "S-P-I-R-I-T"HAPPY
46AOpposite of WSW: Abbr.ENE
47A"Let's take ___ break!" (beverage break): 2 wds.ATEA
48ALetters after "K"LMN
50AMix with a swizzle stickSTIR
54AMatch unitsSETS
55ABand-___ (medical adhesive)AID
56A"Brave" singer ___ BareillesSARA
57A"I ___ sorry!": 2 wds.AMSO
58AROTC relative: Abbr.OCS
59ANot ordained, sayLAY

Down

1DFabric coloring agentDYE
2DAccelerate an engine, sayREV
3DFinished a pizza, sayATE
4D"Hollaback ___," 2005 hit by Gwen Stefani that spells out the word "B-A-N-A-N-A-S"GIRL
5DPolynesian island countrySAMOA
6DLaser ___ (arena game)TAG
7DStarchy Thanksgiving tuberYAM
8DScarlett O'___ (famous movie character)HARA
9DPrayer ending wordAMEN
10D___ and groanMOAN
14DTherapeutic massage siteSPA
19D911 responder: Abbr.EMT
20D"Awesome!"WOW
21DX-___ small (like some tees)TRA
22DBee Gees surnameGIBB
23DAssistant in "Young Frankenstein"IGOR
25D"Saturday ___," rock number by the band Bay City Rollers that spells out the word "S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y"NIGHT
26DSlimy, sticky stuffGOO
28DWeed-clearing toolHOE
30DUntouched by time, seeminglyAGELESS
32D___ glance: 2 wds.ATA
34DSanta ___, CaliforniaANA
35DOne doing labor?MOM
36DComedian ___ PhilipsEMO
38D___ Santiago, character from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"AMY
39DDelivery vehicle that often has sliding doorsVAN
42D"Every cloud ___ silver lining": 2 wds.HASA
43D"Up and ___" (rise and shine): 2 wds.ATEM
44DVets' concernsPETS
45DEl ___, city in TexasPASO
46DConcludesENDS
48D___ Tzu (Chinese philosopher)LAO
49DEmcee's prop, for shortMIC
51DMikhail ___, chess legendTAL
52D___ Gershwin of songwriting fameIRA
53DStinging vision?RAY
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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