Daily Themed Crossword September 8, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 8, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
September 8, 2025 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pull with effort (rhymes with brag) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Pig's pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sandwich meat often eaten with eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Legendary Himalayan snowman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Battery size for small electronics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Famous ___ (chocolate-chip cookie brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ... and they lived happily ___ after | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Movie studio whose mascot is a lion: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | As you sow so shall you ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Actor DiCaprio in tabloids | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Be 2024 mixtape single by GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion that spells out the word B-A-D-D-E-S-T | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ Fridays (restaurant chain): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Yellow tropical fruit in a smoothie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ There 2013 song by Ariana Grande and Big Sean that spells out the word B-I-G | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Des Moines state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Peek-___ (hide and seek played with a toddler): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Four score and seven years ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Monopoly or Chess e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Every ___ You Take song by the Police | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Inject the ___ 1981 song by AC/DC that spells out a word in the title | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Shoe-wiping surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Texas battle site to remember | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | ___ Song 2015 hit by the band Bring Me the Horizon that spells out the word S-P-I-R-I-T | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Opposite of WSW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Let's take ___ break! (beverage break): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Letters after K | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Mix with a swizzle stick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Dips as the sun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Band-___ (medical adhesive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Brave singer ___ Bareilles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | I ___ sorry!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ROTC relative: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Deposit as an egg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Fabric coloring agent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Accelerate an engine say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Finished a pizza say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Hollaback ___ 2005 hit by Gwen Stefani that spells out the word B-A-N-A-N-A-S | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Polynesian island country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Laser ___ (arena game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Starchy Thanksgiving tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Scarlett O'___ (famous movie character) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Prayer ending word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ and groan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Therapeutic massage site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | 911 responder: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Awesome! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | X-___ small (like some tees) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Bee Gees surname | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Assistant in Young Frankenstein | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Saturday ___ rock number by the band Bay City Rollers that spells out the word S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Slimy sticky stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Weed-clearing tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Untouched by time seemingly | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | ___ glance: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | One doing labor? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Comedian ___ Philips | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Winehouse singer of Back to Black | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Delivery vehicle that often has sliding doors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Every cloud ___ silver lining: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Up and ___ (rise and shine): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Vets' concerns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | El ___ city in Texas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Concludes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Tzu (Chinese philosopher) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Emcee's prop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Mikhail ___ chess legend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Long-term savings plan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Stinging vision? | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 8, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 8, 2025, a Monday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AGELESS 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 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 September 8, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 8, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 8, 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 69 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 September 8, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 8, 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.