Daily Themed Crossword September 21, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 21, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
September 21, 2025 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Police officer informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Come one come ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Valentine's month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Male sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Can you ___ little slower please? (request to a taxi driver perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Common ending for mere and revere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Opposite of buy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ and coke (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | One who may say loo or blimey for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Martini garnish ... and a word used with 19a to signify 50a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Tree limb ... and a word used with 17a to signify 50a | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Consultant's charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Lumberjack's toothed tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Color commonly associated with doves ... and a word used with 26a to signify 50a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Nation's waving symbol ... and a word used with 23a to signify 50a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Teen's age-ending letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | What in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Religious offshoot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Rock genre for the Ramones (rhymes with dunk) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | What's used in a high five ... and a word used with 38a to signify 50a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Ice cream drink ... and a word used with 35a to signify 50a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Princess's cause of insomnia in a fairy tale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Christian ___ (French fashion designer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Washington Post competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Knight-wear | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Actor McKellen of the X-Men franchise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Feathered accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Diplomacy goal ... or what is represented by 17a and 19a 23a and 26a 35a and 38a paired up | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Cricket referee for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | A of Q&A for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Hagar the Horrible creator ___ Browne | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Women's Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | TV network with an eye logo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Dunkable cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Opinion ___ (survey seen on Instagram) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Yes I ___ (I second that thought) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | ___ Reed from the band The Velvet Underground | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | The Silence of the ___ psychological thriller | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Houseplant with fronds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Clapton of Layla | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Little Women woman played by Eliza Scanlen fondly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Hitchhiker's ask | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Wail like a baby | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Shape of a two-finger sign that also represents 50a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Flying fleet of the UK: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Director Anderson of The Phoenician Scheme | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___-haw! (donkey cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Move slowly like a snail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Fish tank in a fancy hotel | Show answer | 8 | |
| #50 | Unpleasant greasy substance (rhymes with funk) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Barely make a living with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Beer barrel's spout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Vietnamese noodle soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Twice-a-month tide (anagram of nape) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Took a bold risk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Title of respect for a king | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Boat's landing area | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ Jam video game series: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Round ___ virgin ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Professor's aides: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ Tai (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Reddit's Q&A corner: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Morning Edition broadcaster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 21, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 21, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AQUARIUM at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 21, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 21, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 21, 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 63 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 21, 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 21, 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 8, 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.