Daily Themed Crossword October 8, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 8, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 8, 2025 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ chowder (menu item) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Title for a knight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Soda ___ (sweet carbonated drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cartoon skunk ___ Le Pew | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Costa ___ (Central American country) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | First woman in the Bible | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___-Carlton (hotel chain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Component on a list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Month when Jingle Bells is played for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Candy ___ (striped treat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Eyelid flutter or something Wednesday Addams rarely does on the eponymous Netflix series giving her stare an unwavering intensity | BLINK | 5 | |
| #12 | Basketball slangily | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___ constrictor (large serpent) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Mrs. Bing's nickname on Friends | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ... and a partridge in a ___ tree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | The Studio actor ___ Rogen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Vote into office as a leader | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Drain as strength | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Easy as ___ (simple) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Villain's hidey-hole | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Iconic hairstyle that has been a part of almost every Wednesday Addams look | Show answer | 8 | |
| #22 | Lifeboat-propelling tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Droop like an old sofa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Christina ___ actress who played Wednesday Addams in the '90s and returned in a different role on the Netflix series | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | October's birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Protection from mosquitoes perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | It may include a CC list | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Have bills left to pay say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Farm insect? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ sequence series of steps that Jenna Ortega performed as Wednesday for the Netflix series inspired by '80s goth moves in nightclubs | DANCE | 5 | |
| #31 | Please dig in! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___-hoo (brand of chocolate drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Firecracker that fizzles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Doubtfire (Robin Williams hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | EMT's life-saving activity: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Hawaiian garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Appropriate (anagram of pat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Toyz company that released a Wednesday Doll based on the Netflix series which may remind you of the Annabelle doll | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Suffix with web to mean an online domain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ skating (sport featured in I Tonya) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Sylvester Stallone's role in First Blood where he plays an army veteran | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Salon service often clubbed with a mani for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Bread-baker in the kitchen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Quick kiss on the cheek | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Mouthwash instruction | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Meeting with a doctor for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Viva ___ Vegas (Elvis song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Hi in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | You're the only ___ trust: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Toots one's own horn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Lip Sync Battle UK co-host ___ B | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ live and breathe!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Prefix with dermis and center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Shop ___ You Drop (1991 game show) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | For ___ a jolly good fellow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Gator's kin for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Kind of meeting at a school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ donna (diva) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Before now | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Did great on as a test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Gambling city in Nevada | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | What's ___ you? (How does it matter to you?): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Verse composition like Monday's Child with the line Wednesday's child is full of woe which inspired the name of the character | POEM | 4 | |
| #64 | Wage ___ of words (argue): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ get down to business | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Dissenter's vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Grammatical glue? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Specialized hospital area: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | ___ astray (misguided) | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 8, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 8, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PIGTAILS at 8 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 4 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 October 8, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 8, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 8, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 8, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 8, 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.