Daily Themed Crossword September 30, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 30, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
September 30, 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 | Pancake breakfast chain with a smile on its logo: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Distress signal from a ship at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Ear of corn say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Sulk or pout (rhymes with cope) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Ambulance squad member: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Letters at the end of rope or elope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Strategize a course of action say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Hearing aid site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Optimist's feeling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Light leafy dish | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Mascot ___ competition where the team's good luck charms rush to the finish line and a popular break-time sight in MLB | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Flowery souvenir from Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Heats up a little | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ replay quick video clip of a play that's broadcasted and a popular break-time sight in the NBA or MLB | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Prepare to hit a golf ball: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Holy ___! (rhyming exclamation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Japanese pond fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Indian title of respect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | From ___ Z (entirely): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Hell's ___ (Gordon Ramsay's reality show) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Final sum | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Patience ___ virtue: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Edgar Allan ___ 19th-century horror author | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Tennis champion ___ Agassi | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Will you marry me? gesture that is a popular break-time sight in most stadium sports | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | The First ___ (Christmas carol) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Finger count | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Kung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Underground deposits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Commercials that are a usual break-time sight in most stadium sports for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Player on a D.C. baseball team for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Disney lioness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Young mischief makers (rhymes with crimps) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Hi in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Milky white birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Soccer kick after a foul | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | ___ you later alligator! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | House actor ___ Epps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | The ___ that broke the camel's back (minor action that caused a big reaction) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Pigeon call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Antonym for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Float like a butterfly sting like a ___ (Muhammad Ali quote) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Roll call reply | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Law enforcement agency that combats drug trafficking: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Kitten's parent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Tattoo artist's medium | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Net material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Are you ___ about this? (Are you certain?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ my wit's end: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Say ___ plastic: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ machine (Vegas fixture perhaps) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Kesha's hit song TiK ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Bobby ___ (hair fastener) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Roman three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Air travel safety agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | T-shirt ___ launcher that shoots team t-shirts into the crowd and a popular break-time sight in most stadium sports | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Google Maps or Safari for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Restroom to a Brit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Baseball Tonight channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Explorer with the Map and Boots? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Highlight ___ compilation of best plays from the season or game which is a popular break-time sight in most stadium sports | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Fast & Furious actress ___ Pataky | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Group bridging families and educators: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ card (referee's no-no card) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Roll-___ (certain deodorants) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Wee battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Parking area | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 30, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 30, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PROPOSAL at 8 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 30, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 30, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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.