Daily Themed Crossword September 16, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 16, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
September 16, 2025 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Lost traction on the road say (rhymes with skid) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ chocolate (winter beverage) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cow's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Tree with cones and needles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Candy ___ (striped Christmas treat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Incomes earned by retirees | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | I'm in it for the long ___ (determined to finish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Raggedy ___ doll | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Universe (pageant title) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Monthly magazine edition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Actor ___ Affleck from Gone Girl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Inexperienced player in gaming lingo (anagram of boon) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | British Formula One team and sports car brand known for its signature papaya orange-colored supercars | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Place to get a latte | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | FBI agent slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Critical hospital wing: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Captain Jack ___ Johnny Depp's character in Pirates of the Caribbean | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | ___ Martin British Formula One team and car brand famously featured in James Bond movies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | The Fresh Prince of ___-Air ('90s sitcom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Make up a story | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Turns that aren't rights | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Rock-hard peach part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ what you did there!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___-Benz car brand that owns the German Formula One team known for its Silver Arrow cars and three-pointed star logo | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | Shopping center | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | The ___ Love (2014 film starring Elisabeth Moss): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ making myself clear? (stern words from a parent): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Red ___ Austrian Formula One team named after an iconic energy drink that may give you wings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | 1990s hip hop group Salt-N-___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Gymgoer's physique slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Electric guitar enhancer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sushi chef's eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ artist (swindler) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Vertebra location | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | The ___ King (Disney film with Simba and Nala) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Weary commuter's resthouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | American Formula One racing team named after one of the largest machine tool companies in the world | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | The drinks are ___! (We'll buy): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Yellow pages number for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Shanghai's country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Swiss Formula One team with a name that means clean in German | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | ___ B of the Spice Girls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Abbreviations in company names | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Bubble-making bar in the bathroom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Place to throw a throw perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Letters following A | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Hungry kitten's cry (sounds like mule) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ of passage (ceremonial observance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Pro-recycling prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Rosary carrier in a convent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Friend or ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | NFL ball carriers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | A Beautiful Noise singer ___ Keys | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Construction location | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Forearm or leg e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Jacob's Biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ asleep (dozed off) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ on someone (snitch) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Get ready for an exam say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Clean as a floor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Suffix with butyl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Pat gently as while applying makeup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Music genre for Weezer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Sloth from the Ice Age movies | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 16, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 16, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PENSIONS 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 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 September 16, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 16, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 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 66 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 September 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 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.