Daily Themed Crossword September 25, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 25, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
September 25, 2025 — 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 | Christmas pudding fruit (rhymes with drum) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | I agree! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Memo ___ (office stationery) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___-pedi (beauty treatment) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Wood chopper's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Ostrich's Aussie cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Travel by boat say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Mount Everest or Kilimanjaro for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Opposite of negative for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Downey Jr. Iron Man actor who learned to play the violin for his role in Chaplin | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | ___ Rica (Central American country) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Actress Grande of Wicked to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Road-laying gunk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Nightmarish street | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Nicolas ___ National Treasure actor who learned to play the mandolin for his role in Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Open as a toothpaste tube | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Is this ___ much to ask for? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Rudy ___ (former NBA player) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Actor Sean ___ who played Ned Stark on Game of Thrones | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Vehicle that sounds like ban | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Birthday party +1? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Mahal (Indian marble landmark) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ Knightley Pirates of the Caribbean actress who learned to play the guitar for her role in Begin Again | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ the Hun | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Bro's sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | In favor of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Bassist's booster for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Grant Love Actually actor who learned to play the guitar for his role in About a Boy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Old MacDonald ending syllables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Grande (North American river) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___-dokie! (Sure thing!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Jack Quaid to Meg Ryan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | USA's neighbor to the south for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Where Knoxville and Nashville are for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Evening hours: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | When doubled a Teletubby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Prefix with corn for a one-horned magical horse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Teller actor who learned to play the drums for his role in Whiplash | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Thanksgiving tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | The guac is ___ (information at a restaurant about an add-on) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Mister in Colombia | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ le Pew (Looney Tunes skunk) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Mi ___ (Spanish for My love) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Layer seen on unused furniture | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Staircase part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Gal ___ (girl friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Flickable lighter and common pen brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Stick used for support during walking | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Free Willy star | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Ice cream container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | VH1's sister channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Seaweed extract that acts as a binding agent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Lady of A Star Is Born | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ of the Tiger theme song of Rocky III | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Prefix before biotic or oxidant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Trees with acorns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | You're the only ___ trust: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Morning phone sound perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Foxx Django Unchained actor who learned to play the cello for his role in The Soloist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Be careful the coffee ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Planet of the ___ (sci-fi franchise) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | More than a duo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Goofy or Pluto e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Chicken ___ (rash-inducing disease) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Guitar's smaller cousin for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Tonic's bar buddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Rooster's partner | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 25, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 25, 2025, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ROBERT at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 25, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 25, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 25, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 25, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 25, 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.