Daily Themed Crossword October 9, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 9, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 9, 2025 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Price ___ (clothing label) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Zeppelin of Whole Lotta Love | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Type of dance with clicking sounds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Ctrl + ___ + Del (desktop shortcut) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Yes to a pirate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Skeleton part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Grades that are worse than cees | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | I ___ you can't reach the top shelf (challenging words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Up the ___ (poker phrase) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Online chats: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ model (inspiring person) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Banned insecticide: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ of the Flies 1990 movie set largely in one location the island where the characters were stranded | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Units of farmland | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Lubricant liquid used in cooking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Month after the one with a leap day for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | The Breakfast ___ 1985 movie set largely in one location the library where the characters had detention | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Put on a show like the friends of Friends | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Am ___ believe that? (expression of doubt): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Skirt's stitched edge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Yellowstone deer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Bear from The Jungle Book | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Reservoir ___ 1992 movie set largely in one location a warehouse where the characters met after a heist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Hour after noon: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Chili con ___ (chili with meat) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Smoke informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | 1983 horror movie based on a Stephen King book and featuring a rabid dog that was set largely in one location the Trenton family home | CUJO | 4 | |
| #28 | Bridgerton dance area | Show answer | 8 | |
| #29 | The stock market is ___ all-time high: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Hopper with a pouch informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Yesteryear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Post on social media perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Swiss high peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Cathedral bench | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Just a ___ (wee bit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Ginger ___ (soft drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Former telecom giant (anagram of get): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Scientist's workplaces for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Sleep with one ___ open (be wary) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Michigan's most populous city | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Don't take that ___ with me! (Don't talk to me that way!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Six-legged colony insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Wee League (minor league basketball) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Like a head without a trace of hair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Second half of a record: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Peaks that are bigger than hills for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Walt Disney World locale for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ roll please! (lead-up to an announcement) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Items that come with keys | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | German oh! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | NBA's Cavaliers on scoreboards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Go the extra ___ (put in more effort) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | On the summit of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | 2015 thriller movie about escaping captivity that was set largely in one location a shed that the protagonists needed to escape from | ROOM | 4 | |
| #55 | Solve for x math subject | Show answer | 7 | |
| #56 | Billion-year period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Cook eggs in a way | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | 12 ___ Men 1957 movie that was largely set in one location the New York County courthouse | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Camera ___ (aerial photography need) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Like a rosy round-cheeked baby | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | In ___ (in trouble): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Clip partner? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Mitch's partner on Modern Family | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Early tech giant: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Alley-___ (NBA move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Miner's find | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Litter sound perhaps | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 9, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 9, 2025, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BALLROOM at 8 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 October 9, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 9, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 9, 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 67 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 9, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 9, 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.