Thursday · April 3, 2025 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword April 3, 2025 Answers

All 67 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the April 3, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.

67Clues
9Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

April 3, 2025 — All 67 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Vast expanse of water Show answer 3
#2 On and ___ (light switch setting) Show answer 3
#3 Male sibling for short Show answer 3
#4 Liquid extracted from olives Show answer 3
#5 House entrance that is knocked Show answer 4
#6 Use an oar say Show answer 3
#7 Scissors' cutting sound Show answer 4
#8 Jimi Hendrix's hairdo Show answer 4
#9 Captain's yes Show answer 3
#10 ___ Mis (famous musical colloquially) Show answer 3
#11 Zig-___ pattern Show answer 3
#12 2013 sports biography starring Chris Hemsworth that shares its name with a 1991 thriller film about two narcotics officers RUSH 4
#13 Doesn't excite me much sound Show answer 3
#14 Treasure ___ (treasure holder) Show answer 5
#15 Walking stick Show answer 4
#16 British reference book: Abbr. Show answer 3
#17 Oxygen or hydrogen e.g. Show answer 3
#18 M in MHz Show answer 4
#19 2009 psychological thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal that shares its name with 2024 crime-comedy film about twins Show answer 8
#20 Hi-___ graphics Show answer 3
#21 Farm animal with horns Show answer 3
#22 2004 Oscar-winning film starring Sandra Bullock that shares its name with a 1996 erotic thriller film Show answer 5
#23 Oat ___ muffin Show answer 4
#24 Well look here! Show answer 3
#25 Australian marsupial briefly Show answer 3
#26 2000 historical film starring Russell Crowe that shares its name with a 1992 sports film about teen boxers Show answer 9
#27 To and ___ Show answer 3
#28 My Chemical Romance music genre Show answer 3
#29 ___ model (source of inspiration) Show answer 4
#30 Academic year division for short Show answer 3
#31 Earth Day month briefly Show answer 3
#32 ___ at Work (road sign before a construction site) Show answer 3
#33 Sailor's Mayday Show answer 3
#34 German article meaning a Show answer 3
#35 Laila ___ iconic female boxer Show answer 3
#36 That punch hurt! Show answer 3
#37 What's ___ dinner? Show answer 3
#38 2013 Disney film about two sisters Anna and Elsa that shares its name with a 2010 horror-thriller about stranded skiers Show answer 6
#39 Blow one's trumpet Show answer 4
#40 Rob ___ (whiskey cocktail) Show answer 3
#41 Need to repay say Show answer 3
#42 Dot's partner in Morse code Show answer 4
#43 Addition symbol Show answer 4
#44 Superlative suffix with best or great Show answer 3
#45 Throat-clearing sound Show answer 4
#46 Opposite of undo Show answer 4
#47 Sunday church gathering Show answer 4
#48 Corn on the ___ Show answer 3
#49 ___ Ladyship Show answer 3
#50 Tesla or Honda product Show answer 3
#51 Ruby or emerald e.g. Show answer 3
#52 It's the end of an ___ Show answer 3
#53 Some microwave ovens: Abbr. Show answer 3
#54 Fiery gray residue Show answer 3
#55 ___ la la (song syllables) Show answer 3
#56 Put up as a framed picture Show answer 4
#57 Tai ___ (martial art) Show answer 3
#58 Lion's growl Show answer 4
#59 Produced as a fruit Show answer 4
#60 The ___ 2019 horror-drama film starring Olga Kurylenko that shares its name with a 2003 bizarre cult classic film Show answer 4
#61 Pungent smell Show answer 4
#62 Certain baseball positions: Abbr. Show answer 3
#63 ___ Michele Glee actress Show answer 3
#64 ___ up (increase in intensity) Show answer 3
#65 ___ Hiddleston actor who portrayed Loki Show answer 3
#66 Matador yell Show answer 3
#67 Kylo ___ (Star Wars villain) Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the April 3, 2025 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 3, 2025, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GLADIATOR at 9 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. 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 April 3, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

April 3, 2025 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for April 3, 2025?
The April 3, 2025 grid has 67 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 67 clues. The longest answer is GLADIATOR at 9 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for April 3, 2025 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including April 2, 2025 and April 4, 2025.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the April 3, 2025 Crossword

01

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 9 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for April 3, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 3, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

67clues on this board
9longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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