Daily Themed Crossword October 16, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 16, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 16, 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 | ___-Tarts (toaster pastries) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Leaning Tower of ___ (Italian landmark) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Animated series Ed ___ n Eddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Target for a Q-Tip | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Prefix with biotic or oxidant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Feline zodiac sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Boxing bout ender often: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Mark of a deep cut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ hath no fury like ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Venomous snake from Egypt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Key above CapsLock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | The ___ Wears Prada film where Meryl Streep plays a demanding boss and editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Runway | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___ to the West Wind (Shelley poem) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Kings of ___ Notion rock band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | I ___ sorry! (I sincerely apologize): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Ginger or root follower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | All the President's ___ film where Jason Robards plays a newsroom boss who pushes for nothing but the truth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Colonel Sanders' beard | Show answer | 6 | |
| #19 | Mexican-American e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Wise nocturnal bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Aren't ___ pair? (Send In the Clowns lyric): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | A bird in the ___ is worth two in the bush | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ Space film where Gary Cole plays a micromanaging boss who is obsessed with TPS reports | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | You all right? response: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Panic-stricken | Show answer | 7 | |
| #26 | ___ Brockovich film where Albert Finney plays a skeptical advocate boss who is also empathetic at the same time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Stunt pilot's maneuver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Year-___-glance: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Where to find a date? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Suffix with north or east | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Twelve in Roman numerals | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | 200 or 500 race briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Passports and driver's licenses: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Stopover stop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Animal rights organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Wine barrel trees | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | The ___ film where Sandra Bullock plays a commanding boss who gets engaged to her assistant | Show answer | 8 | |
| #38 | Cut copy and ___ (Word document actions) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Ancient Peruvian native | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Horse's home | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Up in the ___ film where Jason Bateman plays a pragmatic boss who manages a team at an HR consultancy firm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Distance above sea level for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Cold cuts shop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Barbie or Raggedy Ann e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Coop female | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Nickelodeon's bilingual explorer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___-com company (online business) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Dragon-roll ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | A long time ___ in a land far away ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Trim the lawn say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Hamburger meat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Thermopolis Anne Hathaway's The Princess Diaries role | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Letter after emm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Silent approval | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Furry creature from Star Wars | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Agatha Christie's And ___ There Were None | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | I can't ___ it (I don't have the financial means) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Appliances for pressing clothes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Pen or bottle topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Tehran's territory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Not-too-spicy as salsa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Not ___ watch!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Driver (Robert De Niro movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | I feel ___ my bones: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Abel's biblical brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Anaphylaxis treatment for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Floral chain | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 16, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 16, 2025, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PROPOSAL 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 6 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 16, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 16, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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.