Daily Themed Crossword October 25, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 25, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
October 25, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Defrost as frozen food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | What one wants to scratch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Weeding tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | The Gateway ___ Missouri monument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Female horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Hole-punching tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Comedian ___ Davidson from Saturday Night Live | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Tie up to a pier as a boat (anagram of room) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Grande major U.S. and Mexico river | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | In the blink of an ___ (very quickly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Television's James ___ who hosted a Late Late Show on CBS for eight years | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Television's Jimmy ___ who hosts The Tonight Show on NBC | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Get a view of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | In the past say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | What's the ___? (dejected person's words maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Take the edge off? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Get ___ out of shape (become very upset) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Just ___! (Nike's tagline): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | School grade below cee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Urban transport for hire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Current unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Take one's breath away | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | From rags-to-___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Television's Jimmy ___ who hosted the Academy Awards ceremony in 2023 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Nestle's ___-Caps candy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Suffix with lemon for a refreshing summer drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Long luxurious ride for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Dextrous beginner? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Spill the ___ (gossip) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Bank offering against collateral | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Television's Jimmy ___ who hosts the game show I Literally Just Told You on Channel 4 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Unhappy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Norms or benchmarks for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Captain ___ who kidnapped Wendy Darling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Beer dispenser at a bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Charlemagne and Otto I's realm: Abbr. (anagram of her) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Part of a play | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Ferris ___ (amusement park ride) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Really really big say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Concept behind yin and yang (anagram of oat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Casual footwear brand that shares its name with snapping reptiles | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Superman and Iron Man e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Opposite of soft | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Toddler's boo-boo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Musk who founded SpaceX and The Boring Company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Modern thee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ between the lines (understand the true meaning) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Four (nickname for The Beatles) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Grew older say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | The ___ Ranger 2013 Johnny Depp movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | PC key on the top-left keyboard corner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Actor ___ Centineo of To All the Boys I've Loved Before | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Five-and-___ store (inexpensive shop) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Miami Dolphins or Cincinnati Bengals e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Television's Jim ___ known for playing Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Does halloween pranks with white rolls for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Laundry hamper say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Fargo (multinational bank) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | T.S. ___ who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | School figure with a whistle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Kit-___ chocolate-covered wafers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | I had no ___! (Didn't have a clue!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Fermented honey drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ scientist (villain stereotype) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Zedong who had a Little Red Book | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Hey ___ what's up? (slangy greeting) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Peeve | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 25, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 25, 2023, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is IMMENSE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for October 25, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 25, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 25, 2023 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 25, 2023 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 25, 2023 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.