Daily Themed Crossword October 18, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 18, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 18, 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 | Hot ___ (Jacuzzi e.g.) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___: Miami (procedural TV show): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ the Builder children's TV series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ of a kind (rare) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Kellogg's Cracklin' ___ Bran | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Much ___ About Nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Julius Caesar's robe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Was in debt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Cargo-measuring unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Liquid for a pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Giant moth-like creature featured in the Godzilla films as a good monster and protector of the Earth | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | ___ Lama (spiritual leader) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Droop under gravity as an old couch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Station refill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Sparkler on a tiara | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Abbreviations in company names | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ My Life (Bon Jovi hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Legendary hairy creature featured in the film Harry and the Hendersons as a friendly and intelligent monster | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Flight entrance area | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Consumed something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Pod or cycle prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Thumbs-down votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Fuzzy blue Muppet from Sesame Street celebrated for being a helpful sweet-natured monster | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Baked ___ (meringue-based dessert) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Official behind a catcher briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Simon de Canterville vulnerable ghost who is a sympathetic figure featured in Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ Rose actress from the series Orange Is the New Black | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | You love in Latin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Modern boxing-like combat sport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Cut with a beam (anagram of sale) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Plunder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Verbalize | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Takeaway game with matches | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Kindergarten pupil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Classic card game with reverse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | I ___ to differ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Monster googly-eyed character featured in Sesame Street as a friendly and snack-loving monster | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Carpenter's cutter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Shopping list fillers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Bubble ___ (relaxing soak) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Skunk's stench | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ fide (authentic) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Run a fever say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ double take (look twice): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Pester continuously | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Cry at the end of a workweek: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Spreadsheet info | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Manager's subordinate for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Rock band's booking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Management degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Misbehaving child's punishment perhaps: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Earth's center and hottest part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Mix with a spoon like sugar in tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | He helps you when your computer crashes: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Hand sanitizer target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Junior naval rank for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Green veggies used in gumbo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Steam-filled room | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Australia's national gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Whispery YouTube genre (anagram of mars): Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Red carpet vehicle for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | United ___ Emirates (Abu Dhabi's country) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ cat (small wild cat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Stay Puft Marshmallow ___ fluffy monster featured in the Ghostbusters franchise who also appears in a friendly version | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Faulkner's ___ Lay Dying: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Segment of a school year for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 18, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 18, 2025, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BIGFOOT at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 18, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 18, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 18, 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 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 October 18, 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 18, 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.