Daily Themed Crossword September 28, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 28, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
September 28, 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 | Comic book writer ___ Lee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Hoarse-sounding voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | I'm at my wits' ___ (perplexed and upset) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Prefix with potent and present | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Palindromic fashion magazine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Do or ___ (high-risk situation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Yang Twins (alliterative hip hop duo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Another word for saliva | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Genetic code letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Prefix with hazard to mean disorganized | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Plea to a deity ... and with 47a a wish that's not expressed verbally | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Word before tale to refer to someone who spills secrets | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Knight's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Bank offering for post-retirement savings: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Einstein's or Darwin's field for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tax professional: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Trail ___ (hiking snack) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Disney+ or Apple TV+ for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Peak smaller than a mountain ... and with 47a a horror media franchise with both games and movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | What a miner does | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | As ___ as a fox (cunning) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ chi (Chinese martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ the season to be jolly ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Grocery shopping or a trip to the post office e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Quiet ... or a word that adds a twist to 20a 34a 60a 4d and 39d | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Chinese general on a menu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Six-pointers in the NFL for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ one's own horn (brag) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Like water ___ duck's back: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Aye anagram and synonym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Sauna wraparound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Theater showing ... and with 47a a wordless movie like Metropolis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Julia Roberts' ___ Pray Love | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Nose's stinky detection | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Back muscle briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ sauce (sushi condiment) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | More than I needed to know! in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Taylor clothing retailer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Time to see stars ... and with 47a a beloved Christmas carol | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Self-___ (confidence in oneself) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Austrian peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Steps on a banana peel say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ dish (lab item) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Cartoon Network's Ed Edd n ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Cat's number of lives say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Santa (start of a Christmas letter) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | A of AKA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Gateway ___ (Missouri landmark) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Apple's Cook | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Dry as a desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Yellow ride usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ My Life (Bon Jovi hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Flatbread from the Middle East that is often paired with hummus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Actor Rickman or Alda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | What should be on a blender before you turn it on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Former telecom giant (anagram of get): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Unit in the alphabet ... and with 47a term referring to the k in knife or s in aisle | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | 2017 and 2019 for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Show's title sequence for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Got up from one's chair | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Upper part of the mouth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Eyelid sore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Creative flash | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Future attorney's assessment: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | The price is negotiable: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Chick-___-A (restaurant chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Tallahassee's state: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Count or quantity for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 28, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 28, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RESPECT at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for September 28, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 28, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 28, 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 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 September 28, 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 28, 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.
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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.