Daily Themed Crossword September 18, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 18, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
September 18, 2025 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Number after nine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Sunscreen lotion rating: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Mend as a torn shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Bread variety at a deli | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Generous ___ fault (extremely kind): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Request made to a judge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | It's the dawn of a new ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Ernie's Muppet mate on Sesame Street | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Munich's river (anagram of sari) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Water-boiling vessel that whistles | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | The ___ Knight 2008 DC film starring Christian Bale featuring a touching tribute to Heath Ledger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Rowboater's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Direction opposite NNW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 Marvel film starring Letitia Wright featuring a touching tribute to Chadwick Boseman | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | First second and reverse in a car | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | 1972 Elton John hit about an astronaut: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #17 | ___ Willie Winkie (nursery rhyme) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Start to smell maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Actor Holbrook of Lincoln | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Star Wars: The ___ Jedi 2017 space opera film starring Mark Hamill featuring a touching tribute to Carrie Fisher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Recycle ___ (PC folder) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Surname for pop music's Kevin Joe and Nick | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | One ___ Is Lying (crime thriller TV series): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Kung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Book of maps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | ___ Marvel 2019 Marvel film starring Brie Larson featuring a touching tribute to Stan Lee | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | ___ just about to say the same thing: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Pretty ___ picture: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Australian hopper informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Apartment type often sought after by artists | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Crossed the finish line first say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ of war (rope game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Star ___ Beyond 2016 sci-fi film starring Chris Pine featuring a touching tribute to Leonard Nimoy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Charlotte Bronte's Jane ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ and tidy (clean) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Take control of the wheel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | ___ favor (Spanish for please) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Trans ___ (unhealthy food component) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Itsy-bitsy arachnid from a children's rhyme | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Frozen queen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Have on as clothes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Noah built one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | The Voice coach ___ Shelton | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Tick-___ (clock sound) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Ball-balancing marine mammal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Andreas Fault | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Shiverer's utterance in the cold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Flushed London can informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Circus performance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | FBI agent informally: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Graceful pond glider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ too shall pass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Tikkanen five-time Stanley Cup winner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Intergalactic travelers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Pirate's bounty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Vehicle that takes kids to school | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Where Mount Fuji is | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | 8d's snowman friend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ & Furious action-packed film franchise starring Vin Diesel featuring touching tributes to Paul Walker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | El ___ Texas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Need antibiotics say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Goody ___-shoes (well-behaved person) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Bit of crowing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Gallery focus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Informal promise of payment: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Eggy Christmas drink | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 18, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 18, 2025, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ROCKETMAN at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 clues carry 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for September 18, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 18, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 18, 2025 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 September 18, 2025 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 18, 2025 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.