Daily Themed Crossword October 28, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 28, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
October 28, 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 | Wal-___ Stores Inc. (former name for a retail chain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Helicopter landing site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Young Sheldon network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Foul unwelcoming smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Now ___ seen it all! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___-Seltzer (antacid brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | N of NBA | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Permanently damage something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Meshed fishing material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___-tiny (pint-sized) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Something that may be written in dd/mm/yy format | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Young Darth Vader's name (anagram of nia) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Distinctive glow around a person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ Devils mischievously-nicknamed Premier League team also known as Manchester United FC | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | John Green's The Fault in ___ Stars | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Flying machines | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | Actor ___ Clooney of Ocean's Eleven | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Deli sandwich known by its initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | C'est la ___! (Such is life!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Eight in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ Devils mischievously-named Welsh ice hockey team who compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | Restaurant supervisor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ little teapot short and stout ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | 100% confident | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Written laws that are passed by a legislative body | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | Put in the overhead bin say (rhymes with blow) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Wheel with teeth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Bausch & Lomb brand of contact lens solutions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Jersey Devils mischievously-named NHL team from Newark that has won multiple Stanley Cup Championships | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Fit of fury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Gas in glowing signs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Tuesday preceder for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Palindromic organization concerned with tooth problems: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Go bad as a banana | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Prefix with ceratops to mean a dinosaur | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Tree with cones and needle-shaped leaves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | James Cameron's 2009 film starring Zoe Saldana which was set in Pandora | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Lana ___ Rey singer of Diet Mountain Dew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | I couldn't ___ less! (I am not bothered!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Duke ___ Devils mischievous name shared by 27 intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University at NCAA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Dermatologist's concern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ updates for me? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Formula ___ Lewis Hamilton's sporting series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ pods (laundry detergent) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Hardly thrilling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | I smell ___! (suspect trickery): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Sunbather's shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Opposite of positive for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | NYPD alert: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | The Lord of the Rings monster (anagram of roc) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Cry similar to yuck! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Speedwagon Neal Doughty's rock band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Actress Longoria of The Young and the Restless | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Paul McCartney's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Reaction to a punch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Newspaper bigwig | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Staff on a ship or a flight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Instagram upload | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | ___ Tuesday (Mardi Gras) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Button for turning off audio on a TV | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Shoot up like a plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | U.S. citizen's personal ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___-fi (genre for Back to the Future) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Large coffee dispenser | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Comfy summer shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Composer Brian of Ambient 1: Music for Airports | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Arizona State ___ Devils mischievous name shared by 26 intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Arizona State University at NCAA | SUN | 3 |
How the October 28, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 28, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NATIONAL 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 2 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 28, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 28, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 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 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 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 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.
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.